Premier League Relegation Odds: West Ham now firmly in drop zone battle

The Premier League relegation market has taken a fresh twist after the opening weeks of the new season. Leeds have moved out of the bottom three in the odds, leaving Sunderland, Burnley and Wolves as the teams most likely to go down.

The biggest story, however, comes from east London. West Ham’s relegation odds have taken a huge blow after two crushing defeats in the space of a week.

The Hammers were 6/1 outsiders to be relegated before the season began, but a 2-0 defeat at Sunderland followed by a 5-1 hammering at home to Chelsea has seen their price slashed to just 7/4.

Despite having an immensely talented squad that includes the likes of Lucas Paqueta and Jarrod Bowen, that makes West Ham the fourth favourites for relegation, behind only Burnley, Sunderland and Wolves.

Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "The Hammers have been hammered twice in less than a week, and their relegation odds are already heading south.”

Sunderland, back in the top flight after winning the Championship play-off final, remain heavily fancied to go down. That is despite the aforementioned 3-0 opening day win against West ham.

Burnley are even shorter, with the bookies making Scott Parker's side the likeliest to suffer another immediate return to the Championship.

Wolves have avoided the early-season drama of West Ham but are still tipped to be in the mix. They remain firmly on the radar of the bookies when it comes to relegation candidates.

The hope for all of the promoted sides, and everyone else in the division for what it's worth, will be that they don't end the season with the lowest points tally in Premier League history.

Southampton ended the season with 12 points, just one more than Derby in 2007/08, who are regarded as the worst side in the history of the Premier League.

At the other end of the table, Liverpool and Arsenal are currently joint-favourites to lift the Premier League title, while Manchester City trail just behind after a patchy start.

Bukayo Saka heads the early betting for PFA Player of the Season, while Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah continue to dominate the Golden Boot market.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.