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- Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca moves into 9/2 to be the first Premier League manager to leave
- Leicester boss Steve Cooper sits just behind him in the betting market
- Man City remain clear favourites to win the Premier League after victory on Super Sunday
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca moves into 9/2 to be the first Premier League manager to leave
Betting remains available on the Sack Race with odds given on who will be the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season after the opening weekend of games took place.
We already have a big market mover with Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca shortening into 9/2 favourite with betting sites to be sacked after his side's defeat against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Super Sunday.
Chelsea rarely threatened City's goal and when they did it came in the form of Nicholas Jackson, who continues to struggle up front for the Blues, and Maresca already has big questions surrounding him.
The club's American owner Todd Boehly was seen leaving his seat before the full-time whistle and not looking happy at all which instantly led to Maresca's dismissal odds being slashed.
William Hill now place Maresca as the 9/2 favourite in the betting market to be the first Premier League manager to leave his role this season with those odds suggesting an 18.2% chance it happens.
| Next Premier League Manager to Leave | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Enzo Maresca | 9/2 | 18.2% |
| Steve Cooper | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Nuno Espirito Santo | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Erik ten Hag | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Eddie Howe | 9/1 | 10.0% |
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Leicester boss Steve Cooper sits just behind him in the betting market
Steve Cooper kicks off his Leicester Premier League campaign on Monday evening with his side taking on Tottenham in their opening match.
Cooper is another manager whose odds have been slashed in recent weeks without even managing a competitive game for his side with tough times ahead for the Foxes.
Reports suggest that Leicester could face two points deductions for rule breaches and Cooper also revealed that striker Patson Daka will miss a number of months through injury.
The Foxes therefore already look depleted going into the new season and Cooper will need a big start to stop any sort of pressure being heaped on him early on.
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Man City remain clear favourites to win the Premier League after victory on Super Sunday
Manchester City's 2-0 win away at Chelsea on Sunday was impressive to say the least, with Pep Guardiola's men hardly getting out of first gear during a dominant performance.
City remain the favourites to win the Premier League after that win, with Mikel Arteta's Arsenal sitting as second favourites in the betting odds after they also won 2-0 at the weekend.
The latest betting odds give an implied probability of 47.6% that City win the Premier League for the fifth year in-a-row this season.
| Premier League Winner 24/25 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Man City | 11/10 | 47.6% |
| Arsenal | 7/4 | 36.4% |
| Liverpool | 13/2 | 13.3% |
| Tottenham | 25/1 | 3.8% |
| Man Utd | 25/1 | 3.8% |
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