Football Betting News This Month | Premier League Kicks Off, Match Reports & Analysis | September 2026

by Johnny Francisco

Updated: September 2, 2026

2026/27 European club football is now firmly underway!

With the thrills and spills of this summer’s FIFA World Cup still fresh in the memory, domestic and continental competitions have now started all over Europe. After a summer of much change, the transfer window will stay open for a few more days in most European leagues with a host of big moves still on the cards.

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What’s been happening this week?

The Premier League kicked off at the weekend as did La Liga in Spain, Serie A in Italy, and the French Ligue Un.

The Champions’ League group stage lineups were decided after the last round of qualifiers when a number of clubs met their fate in crucial ties all around the continent. As ever, some heavyweight fixtures emerged from the draw in Monaco.

The MLS season continued with Nashville streaking away from Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami at the top of the Eastern conference, though things remain a little tighter in the west for leaders Vancouver Whitecaps.

The transfer window continues hang over the new season as clubs make last-minute moves to balance their teams (and their books).

England

The English top flight started started with defending champions Arsenal making light work of newly promoted Coventry City. Goals from Havertz, Saka and Odegaard gave the Gunners a comfortable win on opening night, matching the 3-0 scoreline from their defeat of Man City in the Community Shield the weekend prior.

Liverpool salvaged a point with a last-minute penalty kick to draw with Newcastle at St James’, while Manchester United were defeated at newly promoted Hull.

Manchester City won their first league match in a decade without Pep Guardiola at the helm with a late turnaround against Bournemouth, but Aston Villa were dismantled by Brighton on the south coast.

Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea won his first game in charge, defeating neighbours Fulham on the banks of the Thames. Club record signing Morgan Rogers opened his account for the West Londoners in a 3-2 away win.

Spurs were convincingly beaten by Brentford, despite the huge summer outlay under Roberto De Zerbi, and will no doubt seek a couple of further addditions before the transfer market closes next week.

Spain

Barcelona and Real Madrid have both opened their Liga campaigns with consecutive wins after an eventful summer for Spanish football.

Barca seek a third successive title and have started in dominant fashion, not conceding a goal in wins over Elche and then Athletic Club. Spain’s World Cup-winning captain Rodri made his Barcelona debut from the bench in the latter game at Camp Nou.

Real Madrid have dispatched Espanyol and Sociedad respectively in their opening fixtures, with Kylian Mbappe delighting the Bernabeu with a smooth hattrick against the Basques in Madrid.

Germany

The Bundesliga is yet to start for the new season but Bayern defeated Dortmund 2-1 in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup to start the domestic season. New signing Nathaniel Brown bagged on debut for the Bavarians before Olise added a second to give the champions another trophy.

France

A goal from Florian Thauvin upset PSG to give Lens victory in the Trophée Des Champions against the reigning champions. The Ligue Un season started the following weekend with PSG again failing to win, drawing 2-2 away in Rennes, while Marseille started their season off by thumping Strasbourg.

Italy

Champions Inter put four past new boys Monza at San Siro while Roma did the same to Fiorentina at the Olimpico. Rivals Milan, Juventus and Napoli also all won on opening weekend in Serie A.

Inter remain the team to beat on this evidence.

MLS

A late Lionel Messi consolation was not enough to save Inter Miami from defeat at home to Toronto, leaving the Floridians in second place in the East, a whole 10 points behind leaders Nashville SC, who themselves beat Columbus.

Vancouver lead the Western Conference after thrashing Dallas. Houston sit two points behind the Whitecaps having played a game more.

The biggest betting soccer storylines this week

• Arsenal have looked confident out the traps this season and look good at -140 to retain their Premier League title. City remain a way off them at +410 just ahead of Chelsea at +500.
• The 26/27 Champions’ League league phase draw was made with clubs discovering their 8 respective fixtures. The draw always throws the competition into focus at the start of the season and the first league games begin on Tuesday 8th September. Holders PSG (+500) are favorites to win a third consecutive continental crown, slightly ahead of Arsenal, Barcelona and Bayern (all +650)
• At +430, Messi’s Inter Miami remain favorites to win the MLS Cup crown come the end of the season in the US, despite sitting second behind Nashville in the Western Conference. Vancouver and Nashville sit marginally back at +500.
• The European transfer window closes next week and there is still plenty of time for big moves to take place. Argentines Enzo Fernandez and Julian Alvarez find themselves at the centre of two immense transfer tussles with time ticking down to the deadline.

Games to keep your eyes on this week

• Bayern Munich vs Stuttgart: The German champions kick off the defense of the Bundesliga title with a home fixture against Stuttgart and enter the season as odds-on favorites for a third consecutive triumphant league season.
• Lille vs PSG: The European champions seek a first win of the new domestic season at the home of the last team aside from theirselves to win the Ligue Un title. That was now five years ago and the Parisians are favorites to add a sixth consecutive title.
• Man Utd vs Ipswich Town: After succumbing to defeat at Hull in their opener, United now seek their first league win of the season against another newly-promoted team in the Tractor Boys. Ipswich defeated Sunderland in their first game and will hope to catch Michael Carrick’s charges cold.
• AS Monaco vs Marseille: While PSG are the league’s main attraction, this fixture throws together the two teams most likely to challenge the holders for the league crown.
• Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano: Rayo reached the Conference League final last season but have since lost their coach and several of the players involved in that historic run. Barcelona have entered the season in fine fettle and look well-placed to launch a multi-pronged assault for trophies this season.
• Aston Villa vs Arsenal: At points last season Aston Villa were Arsenal’s closest domestic challengers and Emery’s Europa League winners always fancy their chances against the big boys. England defender Ezri Konsa could make his Arsenal debut at the club he left last week, where he spent seven years of his career culminating in that Europa League win.

Confirmed transfers

The transfer window is soon to close but there have been some significant moves in recent weeks

• Maxence Lacroix from Crystal Palace to Chelsea
• Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig to Real Madrid
• John Stones from Man City to Inter
• Rodri from Man City to Barcelona
• Ronald Araujo from Barcelona to Liverpool
• Carlos Baleba from Brighton to Man Utd
• Ayoub Bouaddi from Lille to Man City
• Ferran Torres from Barcelona to PSG
• Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle to Arsenal

Potential transfers

• Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea to Man City
• Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea to Aston Villa
• Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa to Chelsea
• Bradley Barcola from PSG to Liverpool
• Daniel Munoz from Crystal Palace to Nottingham Forest
• Cody Gakpo from Liverpool to Tottenham Hotspur

Previous betting news updates

• [August 2026]: Premier League begins, last minute transfer moves.
• [July 2026]: Spain win the 2026 World Cup!
• [July 2026]: Favorites France are out! Spain vs Argentina in the Final.
• [July 2026]: Top four teams in the FIFA rankings fill out the semi-finals.
• [July 2026]: Trump taints tournament, but USA out anyway!
• [July 2026]: Germany and Netherlands shoot home after penalties.
• [June 2026]: Group phase concludes. South Africa are first team eliminated in the knockouts.
• [June 2026]: Knockout rounds taking shape. All three hosts are through!
• [June 2026]: Hosts reach the knockouts. World Cup fever has now set in.
• [June 2026]: The World Cup begins! Messi becomes the oldest player to score a World Cup hattrick.
• [May 2026]: Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League for a second consecutive season.
• [May 2026]: Arsenal win the Premier League for the first time since 2004.
• [May 2026]: Liverpool sacked Arne Slot as manager, and have replaced him with Andoni Iraola.
• [May 2026]: Man Utd have agreed a deal with Atalanta to sign Brazil midfielder Ederson.
• [June 2026]: Real Madrid have announced the signing of Ibrahima Konate on a free transfer from Liverpool.
• [June 2026]: Juventus have failed to reach an agreement with Dusan Vlahovic over a new contract, and he will leave for free.

Johnny Francisco

Johnny’s passion for sport shaped his early career. After studying economics, he developed an interest in betting markets and later built experience across sports betting analysis, journalism, and media.