Odds on Aston Villa to finish in the top 6 of the Premier League have shortened from 11/4 to 6/4 with Skybet, with three of 21 bookmakers cutting.
The odds on Aston Villa to finish in the top 6 of the Premier League have been slashed from 11/4 to 6/4 with Skybet, and after Villa knocked over the league leaders, the bookies have every reason to flinch.
Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 on 24 October, with Nicolas Jackson scoring both goals.
Three of 21 bookmakers have cut their odds on Aston Villa to finish in the top 6 of the Premier League.
The best price still on the board is 2/1 with Betfred, matched by Betfair Sportsbook.
Arsenal head the market at 1/100 with BetGoodWin, with Aston Villa seventh-shortest.
This move comes down to one result. Unai Emery's side beat Manchester City 2-1, and City arrived as league leaders with a perfect winning start to the domestic campaign. Nicolas Jackson was the man in front of goal. He pounced on a Marc Guéhi error inside six minutes, then finished off an Ibrahim Mbaye cross for the winner. That is a forward taking his moments against the best side in the country, and it is exactly the kind of cutting edge that wins a top six race.
It was no one-off, either. Three days earlier Villa beat Viking 3-1 in the Champions League, with Ross Barkley, an Emiliano Buendía penalty and an own goal doing the damage. Goals are flowing from different areas, and the attack is carrying this team. The traders have noticed: the cut to 6/4 with Skybet is a direct reaction to a side that just beat the champions-elect in waiting and looks sharper in the final third than it did a few weeks ago.
Premier League Top 6 Finish odds
Best odds on Aston Villa to finish in the top 6 of the Premier League are 2/1 with Betfred, worst 15/8 with Bet365.
Last updated: 26 October 2026, 21:44 UK time
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How big is the price on Aston Villa to finish in the top 6 of the Premier League?
Arsenal are the favourites at a best price of 1/100 with BetGoodWin, and frankly the market treats their place as a formality. Victory over Everton on the same weekend pulled them level on points with Manchester City at the top of the log. Aston Villa sit seventh-shortest at 2/1 with Betfred, which tells you this is still a crowded race, but also that there is real value left in the Aston Villa odds for anyone who trusts this attack.
Arsenal – 1/100 with BetGoodWin, priced as near-certainties for the top six.
Liverpool – 2/9 with Unibet, comfortably inside the bookies' top tier.
Chelsea – 2/7 with Spreadex and Sporting Index, just behind Liverpool in the betting.
Brighton – 4/9 with Bet Victor, the shortest of the rest and a side Villa must reel in.
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Can Aston Villa finish in the top 6 of the Premier League?
The squad will be tested quickly. A League Cup trip to Bournemouth comes first, then Fulham are the next league visitors, and previous meetings between the sides have produced five Villa wins against one for Fulham, with no draws. The worry sits at the back rather than up front: Aaron Wan-Bissaka is out with a hamstring strain and Matteo Ruggeri will not return until after the November international break. Our view is that Jackson and a goal-hungry attack can cover for those absences, and the current Aston Villa odds reflect a side that has given the bookmakers plenty to think about.
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