IT was another poor weekend for Sunderland, with David Moyes’ side beaten 3-1 by Stoke at the Stadium of Light and cut to 2/7 with BetVictor to go down at the end of the season.

Three goals inside the opening 35 minutes put the Potters into a commanding lead early doors and, despite a consolation before the break from Jermain Defoe, it was more points dropped.

BetVictor cut Sunderland to 2/7 from 2/5 to be playing Championship football next season, as Hull closed the gap on those outside the bottom three with a vital 3-1 defeat of Bournemouth.

Tigers’ new head coach Marco Silva looks to have made an immediate impact and after leap-frogging both Sunderland and Swansea into 18th place in the table, BetVictor eased them to 1/6 (from 1/12) for the drop and 9/2 from 7/1 to be preserve their top-flight status next term.

Premier League Relegation prices from BetVictor: Hull 1/6; Sunderland 2/7; Swansea 4/9; C Palace 3/1; Boro 4/1; 5s bar

The same can’t be said about Swansea however, with Paul Clement’s first game in charge of the Swans resulting in a 4-0 defeat to Arsenal and BetVictor make them likewise odds-on to be relegated at the end of the season.

Should any of those three sides stay up then it will likewise mean one of either Crystal Palace or Middlesbrough go down at their expense. The latter held Watford to a goalless draw at Vicarage Road and are remain 4/1 chances to last a solitary season in the Premier League; Palace 3/1 for the drop and 5s bar.

Boro host West Ham at the Riverside next in a fixture that serves as a terrific opportunity to bounce back to winning ways; Boro 7/5 favourites with BetVictor, the Hammers 9/4 and the draw 12/5.

Sunderland should find things much, much more difficult when travelling to the Hawthorns to face a Baggies side were thumped 4-0 at White Hart Lane on Saturday. Tony Pulis will demand an immediate reply from his West Brom side and it is of no surprise to see them odds-on to beat Sunderland in the West Midlands; the hosts 8/11 favourites with BetVictor, the Black Cats 9/2 and the draw 11/4.

A terrific come-from-behind victory saw Newcastle leapfrog Brighton at the top of the Championship table, and cut to 1/2 from 4/6 to go up as champions in May. The Magpies beat Brentford 2-1 and that, coupled with Brighton’s 2-0 defeat at Preston, sees Rafa Benitez’s side move a point clear of the Seagulls at the top and seven points ahead of Leeds in third.

It could be a cricket score next weekend when Rotherham travel to St James’ Park with the hosts 1/8 favourites to pick up three points at the expense of a Millers’ outfit already 1/100 to return back to League One in May. BetVictor make the South Yorkshiremen a 25/1 chance to cause an upset, and 10/1 to draw.