Sky Bet are offering a host of special markets ahead of the final day of the Premier League, which will see four clubs battling it out to retain their top flight status.
Alan Shearer’s Newcastle United are 1/2 for the drop and 2/1 to be relegated but bounce straight back up to the top flight next season. Third-bottom Newcastle face tough opposition with a trip to Villa Park and even a win may not guarantee them safety. Sky Bet make Shearer’s charges 2/1 to finish 17th.
The bottom three going into the final day of the season have been relegated in six of the past eight seasons and Sky Bet quote 4/7 for Middlesbrough and Newcastle to join West Brom in the Championship next season.
Sky Bet are offering odds on which of the four teams will score the fastest goal on Sunday and make Newcastle 11/5 joint favourites together with Hull (Boro 5/2, Sunderland 7/2). 50/1 is quoted for none of the four teams to score and it’s 8/11 for the four clubs to score four or more goals between them (evens under 3.5 goals).
After losing 3-1 to Portsmouth, Sunderland go into Sunday’s final game against Chelsea needing a win to guarantee their Premier League survival and Sky Bet make them 9/4 to avoid the drop by the narrowest margin by finishing 17th. Currently lying in 16th, Ricky Sbragia’s men will be relying on Hull and Newcastle not to win, should they fail to beat the Blues and are 7/1 to be playing in the Championship next season.
Hull, who are only a point behind the Black Cats, should host a weakened Manchester United side, with Sir Alex Ferguson planning to rest key players ahead of next Wednesday’s Champions League final. Phil Brown’s men are 5/1 with Sky Bet to go down and come straight back up again.
With Middlesbrough needing everything to go their way on Sunday to pull off a great escape, Sky Bet make Gareth’s Southgate’s side 1/80 to be relegated, 100/30 to finish bottom and 15/8 to go down and make an immediate return to the Premier League.
Sky Bet have produced a variety of enhanced trebles ahead of ‘Survival Sunday’ and quote 25/1 for Hull, Middlesbrough and Newcastle all to win.
Sky Bet Odds: Survival Sunday Specials
To be relegated in 08/09 and promoted 09/10
Note: To be relegated into the Championship 08/09 and come straight back up to the Premiership 09/10. All bets stand if any club not relegated in 08/09
Middlesbrough 15/8
Newcastle 2/1
Hull 5/1
Sunderland 14/1
Barclays Premiership Survival Sunday Enhanced Multiple
Newcastle, Hull & Chelsea all to win 16/1
West Ham & Man Utd to win, Newcastle draw 20/1
Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Man Utd all to win 20/1
Hull, Middlesboro and Newcastle all to Win 25/1
Hull, Sunderland & Middlesbrough all to win 33/1
Fastest Goal Sunday May 24th
Newcastle 11/5
Hull 11/5
Middlesbrough 5/2
Sunderland 7/2
None of above teams to score 50/1
Total Goals score by Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Hull
Over 3.4 8/11
Under 3.5 evens
Barclays Premiership 08/09 To Stay Up
Sunderland 1/20
Hull 1/2
Newcastle 6/4
Middlesboro 14/1
Barclays Premiership 08/09 Relegation
Middlesboro 1/80
Newcastle 1/2
Hull 8/5
Sunderland 7/1
Barclays Premiership 08/09 To Finish Bottom
West Brom 1/5 Middlesboro 10/3
Barclays Premiership 08/09 Relegation Trios
West Brom, Middlesboro, Newcastle 4/7
West Brom, Middlesboro, Hull 13/8
West Brom, Middlesboro, Sunderland 8/1
West Brom, Hull, Newcastle 16/1
How many North East Teams will be relegated?
Two 4/7 One 5/4
To finish 17th in PL 08/09
Hull 11/8
Newcastle 2/1
Sunderland 9/4
Middlesbrough 14/1