Sheffield Utd to be relegated from the Championship have shortened from 6/1 to 10/3 with BetTom. Three of 15 bookmakers cut. Read the full movement.
The odds on Sheffield Utd to be relegated from the Championship have shortened to a best price of 10/1 with Paddy Power after a frustrating home draw with ten-man Derby.
Sheffield Utd were held 1-1 by Derby at Bramall Lane, needing a late Patrick Bamford equaliser against ten men to rescue a point.
Bamford was forced off injured straight after scoring, which is the kind of blow that gets bookmakers paying attention.
Even with the move, 10/1 with Paddy Power is still the best price available on the Blades in this market.
Preston head the market at 4/11 with Bet365, a long way clear of Sheffield Utd at the top of the betting.
On paper this was a fixture for the Blades to bank. Derby rolled into Bramall Lane sitting 23rd and without a win in seven, and they lost defender Dion Sanderson to a second yellow card midway through the second half. Instead, Bobby Clark gave the away side a first-half lead and the home side spent far too long chasing it. Bamford finally levelled late on, but the forward was forced off injured straight after scoring, which turned a messy afternoon into a properly worrying one.
Chris Wilder did not dress it up afterwards, saying his side were "too passive" and moved the ball too slowly in the first half. That frustration makes sense: Sheffield Utd went into the weekend 11th in the table, coming off a hard-earned win on the road at Bristol City. Dropping points at home to a struggling side with an extra man, and now facing a doubt over the forward who dragged them level, is exactly the sort of outing that gets bookmakers taking a fresh look at the Blades' prospects of beating the drop. Our take is that the move is about the Bamford worry and a stubborn, messy display, not about Sheffield Utd suddenly being dragged into the relegation scrap.
Championship Relegation odds
Best odds on Sheffield Utd are 10/1 with Paddy Power, worst 4/1 with Bet365. Skybet and Betfair Sportsbook match Paddy Power at the top of the board, so it pays to shop around before taking anything shorter on the Blades going down.
Last updated: 24 October 2026, 23:30 UK time
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Who is favourite to be relegated from the Championship?
Preston are the favourites at a best price of 4/11 with Bet365, and it is hard to argue with the bookmakers on this one. They sit bottom of the log after back-to-back heavy defeats, and their form has been nowhere near good enough for weeks. Sheffield Utd remain well down the pecking order in this market, which is why the Blades' price move looks more like a nervous reaction to a bad afternoon than any real change in the relegation picture.
Preston – 4/11 with Bet365. Bottom of the log after back-to-back heavy defeats, and the clear favourites for the drop.
Derby – 1/1 with Bet Victor and Betfred. Arrived at Bramall Lane 23rd and on a seven-match winless run, and a point against the Blades did not end that run.
Charlton – 85/40 with Paddy Power, Skybet and Betfair Sportsbook. Charlton have failed to win their last 8 matches in the Championship.
Bolton – 13/5 with Skybet, Betfair Sportsbook and Paddy Power. They complete the top four in the betting, well ahead of Sheffield Utd in the pecking order.
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How can Sheffield Utd avoid being relegated from the Championship?
The answer starts with fixing what Wilder complained about: quicker ball movement and more urgency from the first whistle. Wrexham visit Bramall Lane on 30 October, then the Blades travel to Deepdale to face bottom side Preston on 3 November. Wins in those two outings would quickly make this price movement look like an overreaction. The big unknown is Bamford's fitness, because he was the man who rescued the Derby draw and the attack looks a lot less dangerous without him in front of goal. Our view is that this squad are better than a side fighting to beat the drop, and the current prices hold little appeal unless the injury news turns bad and the points dry up.
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