Sunderland to be relegated from the Premier League have drifted from 11/8 to 12/5 at BetTom, as nine of 13 bookmakers ease their odds. Read the move.
The odds on Sunderland to be relegated from the Premier League have drifted out from 11/8 to 12/5 with BetTom after a gutsy, backs-to-the-wall home win over Chelsea.
Sunderland beat Chelsea 1-0 at the Stadium of Light, with Enzo Le Fée converting the decisive penalty.
Nine of 13 bookmakers are easing their odds on Sunderland to be relegated from the Premier League.
The best price available on Sunderland is now 13/5 with Skybet, sixth-shortest in the market.
Coventry are the favourites at a best price of 8/11 with Bet Victor.
This was not pretty, and Sunderland will not care one bit. Brian Brobbey did the hard work for the only goal, drawing a foul from Levi Colwill inside the box, and Le Fée stepped up to put the penalty away in the first half. From there the home side dropped into a compact low block and simply refused to be opened up. Chelsea had most of the ball and very little to show for it. It was the kind of stubborn, unglamorous shift any side scrapping at the wrong end of the log would recognise, and it is exactly why the bookies have blinked.
Context makes the result bigger still. The win ended a seven-match winless run in the Premier League. Sunderland also did it with a patched-up defence: Omar Alderete was suspended and Dan Ballard was injured, so Nordi Mukiele and Luke O'Nien started at centre-back. Lose Granit Xhaka to injury inside the opening four minutes on top of that, and keeping a clean sheet against Chelsea looks like a statement. That defensive solidity is the single reason the market has eased, and it is the thread that runs through everything that follows.
Premier League Relegation odds
Best odds on Sunderland to be relegated from the Premier League are 13/5 with Skybet, worst 5/2 with Bet365. Paddy Power and Betfair Sportsbook match Skybet at the top of the range, while William Hill, 10Bet, Sporting Index, Unibet and QuinnBet sit alongside Bet365 at the shorter end.
Last updated: 8 November 2026, 18:59 UK time
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Will Sunderland be relegated from the Premier League?
Coventry are the favourites at a best price of 8/11 with Bet Victor, with Sunderland sixth-shortest at 13/5 with Skybet. The win over Chelsea lifted Sunderland off the bottom of the table, and the market has responded by pushing them further away from the front of the betting. They are still very much in the conversation, but they are no longer the side the bookmakers are most worried about. Here is how the priced front-runners line up.
Coventry – 8/11 with Bet Victor, the shortest price in the market and the clear favourites.
Hull – 4/5 with Bet Victor, close behind the favourites in the betting.
Man City – 11/10 with Bet Victor, third in the betting.
Crystal Palace – 6/4 with Bet Victor, fourth in the betting and priced shorter than Sunderland.
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How do Sunderland avoid being relegated from the Premier League?
One result does not fix a season, and the numbers behind the drift are a sober reminder. Sunderland have lost five of their last six matches in the Premier League, and they have conceded at least two goals in five of their last six in the same competition. That is why the Chelsea performance matters so much: the compact shape that kept a clean sheet is precisely what has been missing. If Régis Le Bris can make that low block his side's default rather than a one-off, the odds on Sunderland have room to keep easing. The next test is a trip to Aston Villa in the league, with Jagiellonia Bialystok visiting in the Europa League after that. Getting Alderete and Ballard back into the back line, and the outcome of Xhaka's early injury, will shape how sustainable this defensive reset proves to be. Our view: the drift is deserved, but Sunderland must turn one stubborn afternoon into a habit before anyone writes them off the relegation picture.
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