Bookies’ predicted Premier League finish for Leeds after Wrexham friendly

After a first pre-season outing in New Jersey, attention turns to how bookmakers expect Leeds United to fare in their second season back in the Premier League.

Nine weeks after their 2025-26 finale at West Ham, Leeds began pre-season against Championship side Wrexham at Raymond James Stadium, New Jersey. They trailed 1-0 after 31 seconds and missed a penalty, Joel Piroe the taker, before Piroe and Sean Longstaff levelled it 2-2 by half-time.

Summer signing Harry Wilson came on at the interval and impressed as Leeds fashioned chances to lead, yet Wrexham won 3-2 through Sam Smith’s 88th-minute strike.

According to yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk, the latest odds produce a predicted final table that currently has Arsenal as 7-4 favourites, with Manchester City at 3-1 and as short as 9-4 in places, and Liverpool at 7-1. Manchester United are 15-2, Chelsea 9-1 and Tottenham 28-1, trimmed to 18-1 with some firms.

Those odds sit within a wider projection measuring Leeds against Sunderland, Crystal Palace, Everton and the promoted trio Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City.

Pre-season results are rarely instructive, but this was a first glimpse of Daniel Farke’s reshaped side ahead of the new campaign.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk