Coventry are now 11/10 to finish bottom of the Premier League following a 0-5 defeat to Brighton. Track the latest odds movement and relegation prediction.
The odds on Coventry to prop up the Premier League have been slashed to just 11/10 with William Hill, Betfred and Bet Victor after a chastening 5-0 home hammering by Brighton.
Coventry can now be backed at a best price of 11/10 with William Hill, Betfred and Bet Victor in the Premier League To Finish Bottom market.
Frank Lampard's side sit rock bottom of the Premier League with zero points and zero goals from their opening four games.
The 5-0 defeat to Brighton on 13 September 2026 was made harder still when Taiwo Awoniyi saw a straight red for violent conduct.
Coventry are the clear market leader to prop up the table, priced shorter than every other candidate.
Here is the problem for Coventry: it is not just that they are losing, it is how. Brighton walked into the Coventry Building Society Arena on 13 September 2026 and left with a 5-0 win, Charalampos Kostoulas opening the scoring before Malick Yalcouye, a Pascal Gross penalty, Lewis Dunk and Yasin Ayari all piled on. That is a scoreline that tells you everything about a team still searching for its first goal, let alone its first point, in the top flight this season.
The red card only deepened the hole. Taiwo Awoniyi was dismissed for violent conduct in the 53rd minute, leaving Frank Lampard's side to play out the second half a man down and setting up a suspension that thins out an already stretched squad. Four games, no points, no goals — the market has reacted exactly as you would expect. The sportsbooks shortening Coventry's price to 11/10 is them catching up to what everyone watching already sees: this looks like a side built to finish last unless the results turn fast.
Coventry Premier League To Finish Bottom odds
Best odds 11/10 with William Hill (also available at Betfred and Bet Victor), worst 6/4 with Skybet and Paddy Power in the Premier League To Finish Bottom market.
Last updated: 13 September 2026, 19:34 UK time
Odds below are live and may have changed since publishing this article.
Who are the favourites to finish bottom of the Premier League?
Coventry head the Premier League To Finish Bottom market at 11/10 with William Hill, Betfred and Bet Victor, and after sitting 20th with zero points from four games it is easy to see why the sportsbooks have them out on their own. The chasing pack is some way back, which speaks to just how clearly the market views Coventry as the side most likely to occupy last place come the end of the campaign.
Coventry – 11/10 with William Hill, Betfred and Bet Victor; rooted to the bottom with no points and no goals.
Hull – 4/1 with Skybet and Paddy Power; the next name in the frame behind the market leader.
Ipswich – 8/1 with Betfred; a longer shot but firmly in the relegation conversation.
Fulham – 12/1 with Betfred and William Hill; an outside pick to slip all the way to the foot of the table.
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How do Coventry avoid finishing bottom?
The schedule offers no soft landing. Coventry host Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup third round on 16 September 2026 before travelling to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on 19 September 2026, and they will have to navigate the second of those without the suspended Taiwo Awoniyi. To pull clear of the 11/10 tag, Lampard's side simply have to start scoring and start collecting points — until they do, the market direction points one way, and Coventry remain the side most fancied to end the season in last place.
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