Sheffield United had the chance to dislodge Leeds from first place in Friday night’s hosting of Hull City, ahead of which Chris Wilder’s second-placed side sat one point behind Daniel Farke’s leaders. The Blades, though, suffered a rare big reverse, Hull leaving with a 3-0 success in a huge boost for both Leeds and third-placed Burnley who lock horns at Turf Moor on Monday night.
Saturday afternoon then saw the automatic promotion race spotlight fall on Sunderland who were presented with the opportunity to make inroads with their hosting of struggling Plymouth Argyle at the Stadium of Light. Yet the Black Cats also blew their lines, the contest ending in a 2-2 draw which left Sunderland in fourth place.
It’s all led to a fresh set of odds from the bookmakers, featuring a new Whites verdict and big changes in their new predicted final table. Here is the full new run down in reverse order using relegation odds for sides expected to end up in the bottom half.
19. 6th: West Brom (play-offs)
Title odds: 750-1. Promotion odds: 8-1. Photo: Martin Rickett
20. 5th: Middlesbrough (play-offs)
Title odds: 500-1. Promotion odds: 4-1. Photo: George Wood
21. 4th: Sunderland (play-offs)
Title odds: 25-1. Automatic promotion odds: 5-1. Promotion odds: 6-4. Photo: Nathan Stirk
22. 3rd: Sheffield United (play-offs) - down from 2nd
Title odds: 6-1. Automatic promotion odds: 11-10. Promotion odds: 8-11. Photo: Mike Egerton
23. 2nd: Burnley (automatic promotion as runners-up) - up from 3rd
Title odds: 11-2. Automatic promotion odds: Evens. Promotion odds: 8-13. Photo: Dan Mullan
24. 1st: Leeds United (promoted as champions)
Title odds: 2-5 (but now as short as 2-9 with some firms). Automatic promotion odds: 1-10 (and now as short as 1-16 with some firms). Promotion odds: 1-16 (in from a best-priced 1-8 and now as short as 1-80 to go up with some firms). Photo: Danny Lawson