Commonly referred to as the best league in the world, the English Premier League is home to the world’s biggest and most supported football clubs. Because of this, the league attracts significant funding and interest, generating millions every year for the 20 clubs that compete in it.
Although the modern game is mainly focused on the European qualifiers, and leagues like the EPL are found in many areas of the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League, it has created a feeling of indifference among the top teams who cannot reach guaranteed every year.
In stark contrast, the relegation battle has far greater consequences, as teams relegated to the Championship face a huge drop in revenue. This makes it one of the most interesting matches in English Football, with bookmakers creating different markets for fans to check out, with this list. selected by eSportsInsider to provide competitive opportunities.
With half the season still to go, the odds are not looking good for Wolves and Burnley fans. The almost 1/20 chance of them going down shows that Burnley have less a chance to get themselves out of trouble despite being far from their rivals.
Wolves, however, have been completely wiped out, with speech rates of 1/1000. Taking just 3 points from their first 19 games, along with a winless start to the new year, puts them in real danger of being relegated. Derby County’s unclaimed record since the 2007/08 seasonwhere they have collected only 11 points this season.
While it is still statistically possible for both teams to survive, the bookies are looking at West Ham, Nottingham Forest, Leeds, and Bournemouth as the most likely to fill the last relegation spot. West Ham have endured a poor start to the season, and news that Manchester City’s Nathan Ake has turned down a move is a poor start to January, when they will be hoping to strengthen.
Nottingham Forest defied critics after their return to the Premier League and their strategy of loading their squad with big players. They appear to be cementing their place in the league and have gained European football this year, playing in the Europa League after controversially replacing Crystal Palace.
Home form this season has been a disaster, however, with the club just wandering around in their slumber. The club started the season with Nuno Espirito Santo, before being tricked into appointing Ange Postecoglou, who only lasted 8 games. The club now look to Sean Dyche to steady the ship, and his no-nonsense approach could be just what is needed.
Championship-promoted Leeds owe their respectable league place to form Dominic Calvert-Lewinand the club will be hoping to pick up enough points to avoid problems.
Bournemouth have a bit of a buffer, but the loss of potential star Antoine Semenyo to Manchester City would be a huge loss for them to take.
