Oddschecker punters have been piling in on Burnley to beat Palace on Sunday
Come Sunday afternoon, four-time Eredivise-winning manager Frank de Boer will have been at the helm at Crystal Palace for 76 days when his side face Burnley at Turf Moor. That figure is nine days short of the 85 days he lasted in charge of Italian side Inter Milan, although in that time he did take control of 14 games compared to just the four he will have overseen at the South London club come Sunday evening.
The Dutchman has been the subject of heavy speculation following a dismal start to the season which has seen the Eagles lose all three of their Premier League games to date as the Palace players struggle to adapt to the manager’s new style of play following a season under Sam Allardyce.
With the pressure well and truly on, Oddschecker punters have piled into Burnley with a home win one of the most popular bets in the Premier League this weekend and just 6% of all bets on the match for Palace to register their first win of the season.
Following a splurge of bets on Rafa Benitez to be the first manager to go following the closure of the transfer window, de Boer has returned to the top of the charts when it comes to bets on the market with over 52% on the former Ajax boss to be the first to go.
Benitez remains popular with punters whilst the bookie’s second favourite for the chop Slaven Bilic, sees his West Ham side go in search of their first points of the season when they host surprise package Huddersfield Town in their first home game on Monday night.
However, by then the first managerial casualty of the season may have already happened with former England manager Roy Hodgson again linked with the job. Palace has started the season as big as 5/1 for the drop but are now third favourites at best price 15/8.
Oddschecker spokesman George Elek: ‘There is no denying that Frank de Boer has had a torrid start to his reign at Selhurst Park, and punters have seen enough to think his spell in London will be a short one. Former boss Sam Allardyce has made comments hinting to a return to the dugout, but it is another former England manager in Roy Hodgson who looks likely to replace de Boer should he face the chop.’
