Premier League relegation battle odds, the outright market for the trio that will drop into the Championship next May, is a tale of as many as six teams, but two already look to be cut adrift before February is out.
Another weekend of Premier League action has come and gone with clubs down at the bottom looking to pick up points in any way to aid their battle against the threat of relegation. It's Nottingham Forets who are the new side looking to be in real trouble.
Forest have been docked four points for reaching the Premier League's profit and stability rules and thus, have been dropped into the relation zone. Luton Town are the beneficiaries of this result with Rob Edwards' side now outside of the bottom three.
The battle to avoid the drop looks to be closely fought between a handful of teams including the three newly promoted sides, Forest, Brentford and Everton and the betting markets aren't too pleasant reading for fans of the promoted clubs. You can check out other free betting tips that include outright Premier League markets.
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Nottingham Forest thrown into the deep end
On Monday, March 19th, Nottingham Forest found out their fate in terms of breaching PSR rules and regulations with the Reds being handed a four-point deduction. While being cleared would've been the ideal outcome, only losing four points is certainly going to be more than welcomed in Nottinghamshire.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side now find themselves inside the bottom three after this points deduction, which makes their 1-1 draw away to Luton Town on Saturday look even more costly as they're;t he ones who've overtaken them.
Everton's handed timely survival boost
The world appeared to be against Everton when they were initially handed a 10-point deduction for breaching Financial Fair Play rules, and then a decision on their appeal was seemingly dragging on. However, a verdict was reached on Sunday, February 26, which went in their favour reducing it from 10 to six points.
Therefore, Sean Dyche's side now have a five-point cushion over the bottom three with the betting markets reflecting this huge shift. The Toffees are now seen as 7/1 outsiders to drop down out of the Premier League for the first time in their history, making them fifth favourites behind Forest who have odds of 15/8.
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Sheffield United – 1/100
It's certainly looking to be a season many Sheffield United fans will want to forget very quickly. Three league wins from 26 games, scored just 22 and managed to concede 66 which is eight more than Burnley who have the second-worst defence in the league.
The writing was probably on the wall for Sheffield United when they lost 8-0 at home to Newcastle United early in the season, but Chris Wilder did provide a brief glimmer of hope. However, the Blades simply do not have enough quality at either end of the pitch to give themselves a fighting chance. With daunting odds of 1/40, the Blades may already be planning for a campaign in the Championship.
Burnley – 1/9
Much like Sheffield United, this season promised so much for Burnley, but they have been found out almost every weekend in the Premier League and the step up has simply been too much for Vincent Kompany's side who stormed the Championship last campaign.
The Clarets looked to be getting in the groove in December when they picked up two wins and a draw from a run of five matches. However, that last victory before Christmas was the last time they picked up all three points and now they are joint bottom of England's top tier. Burnley currently have the second-worst attack and defence – only Sheffield United have been poorer – so it's no surprise they are second favourites to go down.
Burnley's shock win at home to Brentford last week – helped by Sergio Reguillon's early red card – has boosted the Clarets' slim chance of staying up, but they must keep winning games and not give away preventable goals.
Luton Town – 8/13
Despite a shoestring budget and having no Premier League experience, Luton Town have proven themselves to be good enough at this level. The Hatters can go to within one point of Forest if they win their game in hand against Bournemouth, which is a massive incentive.
Luton won just one of their opening 12 Premier League matches but in the 13 that have proceeded that poor run, they have avoided defeat in six of them, including four huge wins, and two of them came against Newcastle and Brighton.
Luton do indeed find themselves outside of the bottom three as of right now having leapfrogged Nottingham Forest without playing a game due to their points deduction. Despite this news and change in the table, Luton are still seen as one of the favoured teams to be relegated.
