Huddersfield Miss Chance to Boost Championship Relegation Hopes

Huddersfield Miss Chance to Boost Championship Relegation Hopes

Huddersfield remain odds-on to be relegated from the Championship after missing a golden chance to move out of the bottom three going into the season's final international break.

Saturday's goalless draw away to rock bottom Rotherham United leaves the Terriers in 22nd position in the table and running out of games to secure their Championship status. The bookmakers have now priced up Huddersfield at 9/4 in the Championship relegation odds. 

Rotherham, meanwhile, ended a run of nine straight league losses by holding their Yorkshire rivals to a draw but they are a huge 19 points adrift and 1/2000 to be in League One next year.

The bottom three is still an all-Yorkshire affair after Sheffield Wednesday were thumped 6-0 away to promotion hopefuls Ipswich Town. The Owls recently slashed their Championship relegation odds with a run of five wins in six but they are a point off safety and 6/5 to go down.

Only a wafer-thin goal difference is keeping Birmingham City above the dreaded dotted line after the Blues slipped to a 1-0 home defeat to Watford at the weekend. Emmanuel Dennis struck the Hornets' winner just before half-time to condemn Birmingham to a third successive 1-0 defeat in the league. With manager Tony Mowbray still absent due to a health issue, Birmingham will be desperate to collect a win over the upcoming Easter double-header, facing QPR and Preston.

The Blues' clash with QPR is set to be vital for both sides, with the Hoops going into the March international break on the back of a goalless draw at Sunderland. QPR are in good form, taking 11 points from their past six games, and their Championship relegation odds are now 10/3.

Just above those two teams are Stoke - 3/1 for the drop - after Saturday's 3-0 home loss to Norwich. The Potters have a crunch clash at home to Huddersfield Town on Easter Monday.

Plymouth have taken only one point from four league games after their 1-0 weekend loss at home to Preston. The bookmakers have Argyle at 7/2 to be back in League One next season.

Blackburn Rovers are edging closer to safety after holding Middlesbrough to a scoreless draw at the weekend. Rovers have collected three straight draws under new boss John Eustace, but with Championship relegation odds of 7/2 they cannot yet feel assured of their survival just yet.

Millwall are now being priced up at 5/1 to go down after seeing their four-game unbeaten run ended by the new Championship table-toppers Leeds United. The Lions will hope for a vital victory when they go to Rotherham on Easter Monday.

None of the bottom nine teams won at the weekend, allowing Swansea City to move clear thanks to a 2-0 derby defeat of Cardiff City. The Swans now have 46 points on the board and should be safe, which is reflected in their new Championship relegation betting odds of 33/1.