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This is one race nobody wants to be in but the reality for the three bottom teams in the Premier League each year is relegation, which has a huge financial impact on clubs, and needless to say a massive emotional impact it has on fans. Newly promoted teams have typically found relegation difficult to avoid.
From a football betting point of view this is one of the most competitive markets on offer, and usually goes right down to the wire, which is a lot more than can be said for the title chase most years, as that market is typically decided a long way out from home.
Pick a perennial battler and watch them squirm - it is no surprise to see six or seven teams on the hook and displaying tasty prices on the bookies' boards to resign themselves to the biggest of all drops.
Below are different odds to be relegated from the Premier League from a number of bookmakers. Click in the bookmaker's logo to see their odds.
