Premier League Relegation Odds

The relegation teams are potentially a little straightforward this season, or at least two spots are. Picking a third is somewhat of a problem, but here we go!

Finishing bottom, for me, is Hull City. I know, it's a really rogue shout, isn't it? They're the favourites to go down and finish bottom. However, you don't always have to be bold when making predictions.

Hull were a good side in the Championship, they worked well, they rode their luck a little bit, but they were a well-oiled machine that fought very hard.

Unfortunately, the days of that working in the Premier League are all but done.

The Tigers enter the richest league in the world with a team which is massively below the standard required and I just don't see their chances of staying up this season.

Signings this summer have not excited me enough to give hope of them beating the drop and with the current state of the Premier League, there is every chance that this could be a torrid year for the Tigers. Indeed, they could well get mauled.

I also have very little faith in Coventry City's chances of safety. I'd love to fall into the fairytale of them staying up, but again, their team just isn't up to the level required.

Frank Lampard knows the league, yes, but it's fair to say he's never really lit it up as a manager. So, we can't really fall back on that reason.

It's a young squad and the pressure of the Premiership could well advance their progress. However, you're asking a lot of a team which didn't make the Championship easy.

In the most respectful way, we've seen better teams struggle after promotion and I think Coventry will succumb to the quality of the top flight.

The third relegation spot could be as simple as saying Ipswich and going from there. It may even just be a case of doing that. However, I worry quite a lot about Fulham.

After having such a clear set-up for years, the hiring of Alvaro Arbeloa is a massive shake-up and we've seen how badly things can go when this happens.

They're spending the money and the arrival of Gonzalo Garcia is a big one, but whether he's ready to be 'the guy' at a Premier Club is a doubt in itself. Harry Wilson, Raul Jimenez and Issa Diop leaving is also somewhat of a concern.

With Fulham - as cliché as it is - they're either going to do really well this season or really, really badly. I don't think there'll be a middle ground with it. So, I'm just leaning towards them being the third relegated side at 6/1.