In The Mixer: Experts pick their best Premier League bet for 2025/26
Content Editor at Free Super Tips, Alex was born in the shadow of Old Trafford and is an avid Man Utd fan. After graduating from university he combined his love of football, writing and betting to join FST and now closely follows goings-on in all of the top European leagues.
In The Mixer is FST’s weekly column where we catch up with our team of football betting experts and get their opinion on the hot topic of the week.
The start of the Premier League season is just over a week away, and after I picked out my favourite outright bets in our Season Outrights Hub, it’s the turn of some more experts as we task six tipsters to pick out their best prediction for the upcoming season.
Alex Jack
Having finished up in seventh place in the Premier League last season, some are expecting Nottingham Forest to struggle to reach those same heights this term.
However, the Reds’ success was built on a solid defensive foundation, a strong team ethic under boss Nuno Espirito Santo and the goals of Chris Wood.
Morgan Gibbs-White remaining at the club is a massive boost for the Tricky Trees and, while they might just fall short of their 65-point haul from last season, Forest are good value at 5-4 to finish in the top half of the table this term.
Alex Hilton
I’m going to go with market leader Keith Andrews to be the first manager to leave his post.
The Brentford boss has been promoted from within but he has huge shoes to fill following the overachievement of predecessor of Thomas Frank, who consolidated the West London side as a Premier League mainstay.
Andrews hasn’t been helped by the loss of several key men including Bryan Mbeumo, Christian Norgaard and Mark Flekken, while they could also be followed out of the door by livewire forward Yohan Wissa.
The jury is out on their replacements and rookie boss Andrews, and a weak set of opening results could see the Bees’ hierarchy panicked into a decisive decision.
Rob Eddy
Erling Haaland looks well worth taking on in the top goalscorer betting given his short odds and recent injury record, while turning down a penalty opportunity in the FA Cup final is also off-putting.
A lot may depend on where Alexander Isak is playing next season but Mohamed Salah looks worth chancing at 13/2. The champions have spent big this summer to strengthen what was easily the best team, and their attacking style creates abundant opportunities while pressurising the opposition into penalty concessions too.
Even if the pieces around him are different Salah is still the main man, and given his assists he may also be worth backing in the Player of the Year market.
Aidan Perkins
Aston Villa look decent value at around 6/4 for another top-six finish. Unai Emery has improved the Villans no end in the past few years and they followed up their fourth place in 2024 with sixth last season.
Villa were fighting for a top-four spot for much of the campaign, though, and only fell behind Newcastle in fifth in the end on goal difference, while they were just three points adrift of fourth-place Chelsea.
Keeping in-demand Ollie Watkins could be key to their ambitions, but I can see Emery’s side comfortably making the top six again.
James Milton
Burnley are a solid bet to finish bottom of the Premier League. The Clarets had an extraordinary 2024-25 Championship campaign, finishing level on 100 points with champions Leeds and conceding only 16 goals in 38 games.
However, the underlying stats suggest they were massively flattered by that defensive record and they look vulnerable after the departures of star goalkeeper James Trafford, defender CJ Egan-Riley and top goalscorer Josh Brownhill.
Fellow promoted clubs Leeds and Sunderland look more progressive than the Clarets, whose manager Scott Parker has a patchy managerial CV in the top flight.
Aaron Rogan
Brighton went under the radar last season, but the club finished eighth in the table, only five points shy of the top six. Manager Fabian Hurzeler took time to settle, while their squad had to gel after a busy transfer window.
The club had one of the youngest squads in the league last term, but they still produced eye-catching results against top sides. The eight points they dropped against a woeful bottom three ultimately cost them a Champions League place.
Brighton finished with four wins from five and they’ve made real defensive improvements this summer. Last summer’s signings always looked like long-term moves, so Brighton are real contenders to jump into the top six at 5/1.
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