Foxes backed for drop after another away loss

By Joe Champion 6:49PM 1 FEB 2017

CHAMPIONS Leicester’s problems worsened when they lost at Burnley on Tuesday night and bookmakes reported a flurry of bets on Claudio Ranieri’s men to lose their top-flight status this season.

The Foxes were no bigger than 11-2 to be relegated before last night’s matches following their 1-0 defeat at Turf Moor and bet365 offer 3-1 that they do not win away from home in the league this season. The same firm are odds-on about Leicester failing to reach the 40-point mark while Hills quote just 7-4 that Ranieri is no longer Foxes boss at the beginning of next season.

Arsenal’s shock 2-1 defeat at home to Watford prompted speculation that this could be Arsene Wenger’s last season in the Emirates hotseat and Coral are 6-4 from 9-4 that the Frenchman leaves the Gunners before the beginning of the 2017-18 campaign. He is 1-2 to still be in charge.

Several deadline-day deals were concluded late on Tuesday night with Southampton’s signing of Manolo Gabbiadini the most high-profile.

Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce, who witnessed his side win 1-0 at Bournemouth on Tuesday, completed the last-minute signings of Serbian midfielder Luka Milivojevic and defender Mamadou Sakho.