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Sorry Pearson 8-15 to keep his Leicester job

NIGEL PEARSON has apologised to the journalist he verbally abused on Wednesday and bookmakers expect him to remain in charge of Leicester for the foreseeable future.

Pearson called Ian Baker of the Wardles Press Agency an “ostrich”, “stupid” and “daft” in a bizarre press conference following Leicester’s 3-1 loss to Chelsea on Wednesday.

However, Hills make him 1-6 to see out the season with the Foxes and 8-15 to still be in charge at the start of next term.

The defeat left Leicester one point above the bottom three and 4-1 to be relegated while Chelsea are on the brink of the Premier League title. They will be champions if they beat Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Chelsea, 13 points clear of the chasing pack, are 5-6 with bet365 to win the Premier League by at least 12 points and can also be backed at 66-1 to equal or better Manchester United’s record success of 18 points.

Jose Mourinho is unsure as to whether Diego Costa will return in time to take on Palace despite the Brazilian-born Spanish international returning to training earlier this week.

“He has a chance, but we don’t need to risk it,” said Mourinho.

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