Hi all,

With the English Premier League Season 2017/18 now less that 2 weeks away, as promised here's the start of the new season's thread, complete with odds (provided by Sky Bet as they are my betting agency of choice).

Let's start with the top 6 favourites for outright Premier League winner:

Manchester City 15/8
Chelsea 7/2
Manchester United 10/3
Tottenham Hotspur 8/1
Arsenal 10/1
Liverpool 10/1

Now for the top 6 'favourites' for relegation:

Huddersfield Town 2/3
Burnley 5/4
Brighton & Hove Albion 6/5
Watford 7/4
Swansea 2/1
Newcastle United 7/2

Top Goalscorer:

Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) 3/1
Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) 4/1
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 6/1
Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) 9/1
Alvaro Morata (Chelsea) 9/1
Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) 10/1

First manager to lose his job:

Slaven Bilic (West Ham United) 5/2
Paul Clement (Swansea) 8/1
David Wagner (Huddersfield Town) 6/1
Chris Hughton (Brighton & Hove Albion) 9/1
Sean Dyche (Burnley) 10/1
Mark Hughes (Stoke City) 10/1

Obviously this is based on how it is right now, I'm sure there are still some transfers to be completed which will effect the odds.

Personally I think it'll be as close as it's ever been this year with no one running away with the title until the last couple of weeks. Similarly the relegation battle is too close to call right now, on paper of course.

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