Which Underrated Premier League Teams Should You Be Keeping an Eye On?

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How many teams are in the Premier League?

After having 22 teams compete in the first three seasons, the Premier League reduced its size to 20 teams in 1995/96. Three decades later, that remains the case in England’s top flight. Each season, the bottom three Premier League teams are relegated and replaced by the two highest-ranked teams in the English second tier and the EFL Championship promotion playoffs winner.

Who are the new Premier League teams?

Ipswich Town, Southampton, and Leicester City are the newest Premier League teams, with the latter two sides returning after a year in the second tier. As for Ipswich, they achieved back-to-back promotions from League One to the Premier League to end a 22-year top-flight absence. They will be looking to avoid the fate of last season’s three promoted sides – Luton Town, Burnley, and Sheffield United – all of whom suffered relegation.

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Is the Premier League all UK teams?

Not only is the Premier League entirely composed of teams from the United Kingdom, but it has been entirely composed of English teams in recent years. While Welsh sides Cardiff City and Swansea City have enjoyed lengthy spells in the top division, both teams have found themselves on the outside looking in as of late, with their last Premier League experience coming in 2019 and 2018, respectively.

As the sole two non-English sides to compete in the Premier League, Cardiff and Swansea seem more focused on avoiding relegation to the third tier than fighting for promotion. All signs point to the all-English dominance of the Premier League for the foreseeable future.

Who are the Big 6 teams in the Premier League?

Unlike Portugal and Spain, England has no such thing. Primeira League and La Liga have three teams (Benfica, Porto, Sporting; Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid, respectively) that have dominated the top flight. There are, however, the traditional ‘Big Six’ sides: Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, and Manchester United.

While these teams have an enormous financial advantage over the rest, that hasn’t always translated into superiority on the pitch. Leicester City pulled off one of the greatest upsets in football history, going from relegation favorites to title winners in 2015/16.

Newcastle and Brighton supplanted United and Chelsea in the upper echelon in the 2022/23 season, finishing fourth and sixth and qualifying for the Champions League and Europa League. Aston Villa followed in their footsteps in 2023/24 by finishing fourth and edging Tottenham to Champions League qualification.

Today, Villa find themselves back in Europe’s premier competition after four decades, and they look primed to make yet another push for a top-four finish this season under Unai Emery. Over the past 5 months, Villa have beaten Bayern Munich, Arsenal (twice), Manchester City, and Tottenham, and they are yet another under-the-radar team worth watching. Unai Emery’s side competes in the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, and FA Cup. While it’s far from easy dealing with such a packed schedule for European soccer players, they have more than enough quality to repeat last season’s feat of finishing in the top four and making a deep continental run.

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Who has won the Premier League in the last five years?

The Premier League has long prided itself on a competitive environment that has allowed a variety of teams to flourish and lay claim to England’s top prize. However, over the past half-decade, Manchester City has been able to manifest its dominance and stake out an unprecedented dynasty in the Premier League.

After finishing third in their first season under Pep Guardiola, City demolished the competition and became the first team in Premier League history to reach 100 points in 2017/18 before claiming a domestic treble the following year. Liverpool temporarily ended their supremacy by winning the 2019/20 league title. Still, City quickly returned to the summit, winning their first-ever Champions League trophy in 2023 and becoming the first team in the 136-year history of the English top flight to win four consecutive titles.

City find themselves handicapped in midfield with newly crowned Ballon d’Or winner Rodri unavailable for the rest of the season due to an ACL injury. At the same time, they also find themselves up against considerable competition from Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa, and Chelsea as they look to make it five straight championships. But as long as Erling Haaland – the winner of the last two Premier League Golden Boots – continues to knock home the goals, the Premier League betting odds will be in City’s favor as they look to extend their reign atop English football.

Which Premier League teams are going under the radar?

After Newcastle, Brighton, and Villa’s recent exploits, more undervalued Premier League sides will be encouraged to push for European football and challenge the Big Six. Brighton and Nottingham Forest find themselves in pole position to qualify for continental competition after an impressive start that has seen them accumulate 16 points from 9 matches, while Brentford, Fulham, and Bournemouth will all be looking to improve on last season’s midtable finish by challenging for a spot in the top half.

On October 27, Tottenham lost 1-0 at Selhurst Park, giving Crystal Palace their first Premier League defeat of the 2024/25 season. Three days later, they defeated Manchester City 2-1 in the EFL Cup, giving City their first campaign loss. If there’s any reason to follow the top level of English football, anybody can beat anybody. The Premier League’s opening weeks have already served up quite a few upsets, with Bournemouth beating Arsenal and Nottingham Forest edging Liverpool at Anfield. There’s reason to believe that they will keep coming.

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