Bookmakers Ladbrokes have slashes the odds on Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson to be the next manager to be sacked, as he now sits at 7/2 third favourite.
The move comes after Hodgson’s Liverpool lost at home to Blackpool leaving them in the relegation zone after a top-flight round of matches for the first time since 19 September 1964, with only West Ham United’s Avram Grant, at 5/2, and Wigan Athletic’s Roberto Martinez, at 3/1, only ahead of him.
Interestingly, under-pressure Everton manager David Moyes sits at 12/1 joint fourth favourite to be sacked next, with the same odds as Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Mick McCarthy, Blackpool manager Ian Holloway, and even high-flying Manchester City’s manager Roberto Mancini.
Despite their win, which now sees them sitting pretty in ninth place in the Premier League with an impressive 10 points from their opening seven games, Blackpool remain odds-on at 1/2 to be relegated. It is worth nothing that no team has ever been relegated after enjoying the same points haul after this stage of the season.
Wigan Athletic are next in line to be relegated as they have been given 10/11 odds to face the painful prospect, with Blackpool’s promoted partners West Brom and Newcastle sitting at fourth and fifth favourites with odds of 9/4 and 7/2 respectively to go down.
Liverpool, meanwhile, have also had their odds slashed for a calamitous drop into the Championship, going from 28/1 to 14/1.
David Williams of Ladbrokes said: "Sympathy is running out for Hodgson. Whatever the off-field issues are his problems are all over the field and fans are furious. He might already be on borrowed time."
Looking at the other end of the table, Chelsea remain favourites to reclaim their Premier League crown at 4/7 after overcoming Arsenal 2-0 on Sunday. Their defeated opponents now stand at 11/1 to achieve the same feat, with Manchester City now 7/1 third favourites behind rivals Manchester United at 3/1.
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