{"id":5973,"date":"2020-02-07T10:19:48","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T10:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/?p=5973"},"modified":"2020-02-07T10:19:48","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T10:19:48","slug":"the-race-for-the-premier-league-do-the-favourites-go-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/news-events\/the-race-for-the-premier-league-do-the-favourites-go-up\/","title":{"rendered":"The race for the Premier League \u2013 do the favourites go up?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The football season begins in the first week in August with the Championship, as the battle for places in the Premier League begins again.<\/p>\n

Many are again predicting the winners, and losers, and just who might earn one of the three places up for grabs in the world\u2019s most prestigious league.<\/p>\n

The promotion favourites have been named \u2013 but is that a good thing or not?<\/p>\n

Well OddsMonkey research has shown that it is anything but a good thing to be considered one of the favourites to up\u2026<\/p>\n

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Promotion favourites in last 5 years<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019\/2020<\/td>\nCardiff City<\/td>\nFulham<\/td>\nLeeds United<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018\/2019<\/td>\nMiddlesbrough<\/td>\nStoke City<\/td>\n\n
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West Bromwich Albion<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/2018<\/td>\nAston Villa<\/td>\nMiddlesbrough<\/td>\n\n
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Sheffield Wednesday<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/2017<\/td>\nAston Villa<\/td>\nNEWCASTLE UNITED<\/strong><\/td>\nNorwich City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015\/2016<\/td>\nDerby County<\/td>\nHULL CITY<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
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MIDDLESBROUGH<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014\/2015<\/td>\nDerby County<\/td>\nFulham<\/td>\nNORWICH CITY<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

And as the research shows, over the last five years \u2013 just four of the 15 favourites for promotion have done so\u2026that is just 26.6%.<\/p>\n

The last time was one of the favourites to achieve promotion was back in 2017 when Rafa Benitez guided Newcastle United back to the Premier League.<\/p>\n

In the last two years, not one of the favourites have managed to land a promotion spot.<\/p>\n

Going into 2019\/20 and the clubs looking to put the record right are Cardiff, Fulham and Leeds \u2013 they are the three favourites going into the campaign.<\/p>\n

OddsMonkey spokesman Peter Watton commented: \u201cIt really is amazing to look at just how tough the favourites have it in the Championship, but for just one of the favourites in the last three years to make it to the Premier League shows just how tough an ask it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Selected Championship odds 2019\/20:
\n<\/strong>Leeds United \u2013 9\/2
\nFulham \u2013 7\/1
\nCardiff City \u2013 10\/1
\nWest Bromwich Albion \u2013 12\/1
\nBrentford \u2013 12\/1
\nStoke City \u2013 12\/1
\nDerby County \u2013 16\/1
\nBristol City \u2013 16\/1
\nMiddlesbrough \u2013 16\/1
\nNottingham Forest \u2013 16\/1
\nHuddersfield Town \u2013 20\/1
\nSheffield Wednesday \u2013 20\/1
\nSwansea City \u2013 33\/1
\nBlackburn Rovers \u2013 33\/1
\nPreston North End \u2013 33\/1
\nMillwall \u2013 50\/1
\nWigan Athletic \u2013 50\/1
\nBirmingham City \u2013 50\/1
\nQueens Park Rangers \u2013 66\/1
\nLuton Town \u2013 66\/1
\nHull City \u2013 66\/1
\nReading \u2013 66\/1
\nCharlton Athletic \u2013 80\/1
\nBarnsley \u2013 100\/1<\/p>\n

*Odds correct at time of writing<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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