Chelsea missed the chance to put themselves firmly in the Premier League title race yesterday by settling for a 1-1 draw at Manchester United.

The Blues are 16-1 to win the championship for the first time since 2017 with bet365 after failing to take advantage of defeats to Manchester City and Arsenal this weekend and they are seven points behind Liverpool, which took advantage of the slippage of its rivals. -ups with a win against Brighton on Saturday.

Champions City remain 6-4 favorites despite losing 2-1 at Bournemouth, but it’s a tough competition with Liverpool 7-4 and Arsenal available at 100-30.

Yesterday’s stalemate at Old Trafford, in which Bruno Fernandes scored from the penalty spot before an equalizer from Moises Caicedo, also means an epic battle for a top-four finish is developing with just four points separating Nottingham Forest in third and Newcastle in tenth.

Liverpool, City and Arsenal all have slim chances of making next season’s Champions League, and Chelsea, who moved up to fourth place thanks to the point they earned, remain favorites to join them at 8-11.

United are 9-1 to succeed as new manager Ruben Amorim prepares to take the reins during this month’s international break.

Tottenham increased their own chances by recovering to beat Aston Villa 4-1 in yesterday’s kick-off.

Villa took Spurs into the top four last season and took the lead in north London when Morgan Rogers took advantage of some hesitation among the Tottenham defense from a corner.

However, the Londoners were rejuvenated after the break when Brennan Johnson brought them back to level before a Dominic Solanke brace put Spurs firmly in control and James Maddison capped the victory with a smart free-kick in added time .

The victory leaves Spurs two points behind local rivals Arsenal and Ange Postecoglou’s side, who have won four of their last six league matches, are 5-2 to be back in Europe’s top tier this season. next season.

Meanwhile, Villa, who play their final Champions League match against Club Brugge in Belgium on Wednesday, are 7-2 to secure a top-four spot.

Newcastle, who beat the Gunners 1-0 in Saturday’s kick-off, are 6-1, while Brighton can be backed at 10-1 and Forest are available at 20-1.

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