Newport County to finish bottom of the English League Two has drifted out from 11/2 to a best price of 14/1 with Bet365 as five bookmakers ease.
The odds on Newport County to finish bottom of the English League Two have drifted out from 11/2 to 14/1 with Bet365, and on current evidence the bookmakers are right to back away.
The best price on Newport County to finish bottom of the English League Two is now 14/1 with Bet365, with five bookmakers easing their odds.
Newport beat Chesterfield 4-1 at Rodney Parade on Friday, with all of the damage done before half-time.
That win lifted Newport to 10th in the League Two table.
Crawley are the favourites at a best price of 13/5 with Betfair Sportsbook, with Newport fifth-shortest in the market.
Newport put Chesterfield to the sword at Rodney Parade on Friday, winning 4-1 and wrapping the contest up before the break. Cameron Norman opened the scoring and Yahya Bamba added the fourth in first-half stoppage time, with two more goals arriving in between. That result lifted the home side to 10th in the log, and a team sitting in mid-table while scoring this freely in front of goal simply does not look like bottom-of-the-pile material. The attack is the story here, plain and simple.
No single catalyst for the move has been confirmed, but the timing is hard to ignore. The 1-0 defeat on the road at Cheltenham Town the week before now reads like a blip rather than a warning sign, and the market has adjusted accordingly. With the price eased out to 14/1 with Bet365, the bookmakers are effectively saying Newport's firepower should keep them well clear of trouble at the foot of the table. Frankly, it is hard to argue with them after a first half like that.
English League Two To Finish Bottom odds
Best odds 14/1 with Bet365 worst 14/1 with Paddy Power. Skybet and Betfair Sportsbook sit at exactly the same price, so the bookmakers are in full agreement on Newport and there is no extra value to squeeze out by shopping around.
Last updated: 31 October 2026, 17:41 UK time
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Who is favourite to finish bottom of the English League Two?
Crawley are the favourites at a best price of 13/5 with Betfair Sportsbook, and it is not hard to see why. The club changed head coach after a home defeat to Shrewsbury Town left them rooted to the foot of the table, and their league form has been thin all season. Saturday's narrow win at Oldham Athletic, settled by Danilo Orsi, was only their second league victory of the campaign, so nobody should be getting carried away just yet. Behind them, Rochdale, Rotherham and Colchester make up the chasing pack on the English League Two odds board, with Newport fifth-shortest and a fair distance back from that group.
Crawley – 13/5 with Betfair Sportsbook, bottom of the log after a dismal start to the season.
Rochdale – 11/2 with Bet365, the next shortest in the market.
Rotherham – 7/1 with Bet365, part of the chasing pack.
Colchester – 8/1 with Bet365, rounding out the four ahead of Newport.
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Will Newport County finish bottom of the English League Two?
On this evidence, we would not be rushing to back Newport County to finish bottom of the English League Two. Cup football fills the diary next, with Crystal Palace Under-21s visiting Rodney Parade in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday before Walsall come to town in the FA Cup on Saturday 7 November. Neither outing moves the log, so the real test of this drift comes when league action resumes and Newport have to show the Chesterfield blitz was no one-off. Crawley remain the side the market is most worried about, and while Newport keep finding the net like this, 14/1 with Bet365 looks a price to leave well alone.
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