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Can the Premier League newcomers survive the relegation battle?

August 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

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Betfair relegation graph

Hey Stoke, West Brom and Hull, welcome to the Premier League party! Before you take off your jackets and get too comfortable, you might want to consider what happened to the last few guys who made it into the top twenty:

Only once have all three newly promoted sides survived - Fulham, Blackburn and Bolton in 2001-02. All three have been ever present since.On the only occasion that all three promoted sides went straight back down - Bolton, Barnsley and Crystal Palace in 1997-98 - none of them returned for four years.

Only 24 of the 47 clubs promoted into the Premier League have survived their first season.

Ten of the 16 Championship winners have survived, including five of the last seven, while four of the last five play-off winners have gone straight back down, three by finishing last.

Whether you believe it’s doom and gloom for the newbies, or you feel that some of the other top flight teams have outstayed their welcome (as chickendinner do), you are well advised to have a butchers at the Premier League relegation graph we helped produce with Betfair. It’s dead fancy, includes a link to a free £10 bet and will help you make an informed decision on the relegation battle. Take a look now!

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Posted: August 22nd, 2008 by Ryan Bailey

1 response so far

  • 1 rowleyboy // Aug 22, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    Will be hard to stay up for all three teams,Albion best bet to make it ,followed by Hull.
    Stoke i think back down,not much quality in team.

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