Preston to be relegated from the Championship odds have shortened from 3/10 to 1/6 with BetGoodwin, as six of 17 bookmakers cut prices. See details below.
Preston's price to go down from the Championship has been cut right down, from 3/10 to just 1/6 with BetGoodwin, and the bookies clearly think this relegation fight is already heading one way.
Six of 17 bookmakers have now cut their price on this one, with BetGoodwin leading the charge down to 1/6.
Bet365 still offer the biggest number on Preston's demotion at 4/11.
Preston stay bottom of the log after sharing the points with West Brom.
Derby, the next shortest in the betting, sit at 1/1 with Betfred, a decent gap off the pace.
Preston did pick up a point from Saturday's visit of West Brom to Deepdale, but it told you more about the size of the job in front of them than any real improvement. Defender Andrew Hughes put the home side in front late on, only for substitute Aune Heggebø to drag West Brom level soon after, and a 1-1 draw was the final result. It was the first point under the club's current manager, which counts for something, but Preston are still bottom with four points from their opening 11 outings. That is not a dip, it is a hole, and anyone who follows a relegation scrap knows how quickly a hole like that starts to look permanent.
How the draw came about matters just as much. Preston had only 28% of the ball against fifth-placed West Brom and spent long stretches defending deep in a compact shape. That is stubborn, honest defending, and it earned them a point, but you will not climb off the bottom of the table by surviving on scraps of possession. It is exactly that kind of evidence that has seen BetGoodwin slash their number on Preston's relegation all the way to 1/6. The bookies have watched a team that can dig in for 90 minutes, and they have also watched one that cannot keep the ball long enough to really trouble anybody in front of goal.
Championship Relegation odds
Best odds on Preston going down are 4/11 with Bet365, worst 2/7 with Betway.
Last updated: 26 October 2026, 00:56 UK time
Odds below are live and may have changed since publishing this article.
Who is favourite to be relegated from the Championship?
Preston are the favourites at a best price of 4/11 with Bet365, and nobody else in the market is quoted shorter than evens. That gap is the real story here. The teams around them had messy outings of their own over the weekend, yet it is Preston's price that keeps moving, because the rest of the chasing pack still have enough points and enough games left to change their own picture. For now, the market has settled on one name at the top and a scrap for the places behind it.
Preston – 4/11 with Bet365. Still bottom after the draw with West Brom, and the side the market keeps moving against.
Derby – 1/1 with Betfred. Drew at Sheffield United, where goalkeeper Jacob Widell Zetterström's saves protected the point, and they sit 23rd.
Charlton – 85/40 with Betfair Sportsbook. Beaten 3-1 by Norwich at The Valley.
Bolton – 13/5 with Skybet. Rounding out the leading names in the betting.
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How do Preston avoid being relegated from the Championship?
Next up is a trip to Stoke at the bet365 Stadium on 31 October 2026, live on Sky Sports, and Preston travel there with captain Ali McCann, Caleb Wiley and Liam Gibbs all among the first-team players they have been managing through injury. Losing your skipper out of the engine room is the last thing a side already short of the ball needs. The compact shape that frustrated West Brom gives Preston something to build from, but a base is all it is: points away from home have to follow, and that means finding more of the ball to create something in front of goal. Until Preston prove they can turn stubborn defending into results, BetGoodwin's move to 1/6 says plenty about where the market reckons this season is going.
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