Odds on Lincoln to be relegated from the Championship have drifted from 6/5 to a new best price of 13/5 as bookmakers ease their odds. See the full market.
The odds on Lincoln to be relegated from the Championship have drifted out to 2/1, and that is a cracking vote of confidence in Chris Cohen's stubborn side.
Lincoln have drifted on Lincoln to be relegated from the Championship, with 13/5 the best price available at Paddy Power.
Preston are the favourites at a best price of 10/11 with Betfair Sportsbook, leaving Lincoln third-shortest in the betting.
Lincoln kept three clean sheets across their five Championship fixtures in September.
Lincoln's joint head coach Chris Cohen was shortlisted on 8 October for the Championship Manager of the Month award for September.
This drift has been earned at the back. Lincoln went unbeaten on the road in September, grinding out 1-0 wins at Preston North End and Bristol City, and that kind of stubborn, clean-sheet football is exactly what bookmakers price out of a relegation scrap. Cohen and his fellow joint head coach were shortlisted for the monthly manager award on the back of that run. The side now sit 12th in the table, mixing it in mid-table rather than scrapping among the bottom three, and that is a very different picture from the one the market painted when they were shorter.
It has not all been smooth sailing. Lincoln lost 1-2 to Swansea in September, and the injury list still bites, with defenders Tom Hamer and Tendayi Darikwa out alongside forward Mason Melia. Cohen used the October international break to work the late summer signings into tactical sessions, though, and the eased prices suggest bookmakers believe the squad has the depth to cover those absences. On this evidence, the drift looks justified rather than premature.
Championship Relegation odds
Best odds 13/5 with Paddy Power, worst 6/5 with Betfred. Skybet and Betfair Sportsbook match that top price on Lincoln, while Bet365 and William Hill sit alongside Betfred at the shortest end of the market.
Last updated: 10 October 2026, 04:52 UK time
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Who is favourite to be relegated from the Championship?
Preston are the favourites at a best price of 10/11 with Betfair Sportsbook, and the log backs that up. They sit deep in the bottom three and changed managers late in September after losing six of their first seven league games. Derby are next in the betting, with Lincoln third-shortest and Bolton matching their price, but on current form Cohen's side look miscast in that company.
Preston – 10/11 with Betfair Sportsbook, clear favourites after a dreadful start and a managerial change.
Derby – 5/2 with Betfred, second in the betting.
Lincoln – 13/5 with Paddy Power, third-shortest in the betting.
Bolton – 13/5 with Skybet, matching Lincoln's best price to complete the top four.
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Will Lincoln be relegated from the Championship?
The next test is a trip to Sheffield United, a side sitting below Lincoln in the table, and history offers a warning: Sheffield United have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches against Lincoln City in all competitions. With Melia missing, the rest of the attack has to find a way through, but it is the defence that powered September that keeps this side clear of trouble. West Ham then visit Sincil Bank on 14 October. If Lincoln keep picking up points with that same stubborn shape, the odds on Lincoln have room to drift further. Across the wider Championship odds, Preston are the side in real danger, and we would not be backing Lincoln to go down at the current price.
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