Crystal Palace are now 11/2 in bwin’s Premier League relegation odds after the 2-1 defeat by Liverpool at Selhurst Park.
Palace went ahead through Jean-Philippe Mateta’s 57th-minute penalty but Jordan Ayew was shown a second yellow and Liverpool levelled thanks to Mohamed Salah a minute later.
Harvey Elliott secured all three points in the first minute of second-half stoppage time and the Reds clung on to the result despite Palace pressure.
It was a fourth defeat in a five-game winless run for the Eagles, who are 15th and seven points clear of the relegation zone.
Roy Hodgson’s slumping side next travel to Manchester City amidst an injury crisis that got even worse after Odsonne Edouard (knee), Sam Johnstone (calf) and Jefferson Lerma (hamstring) all sustained issues.
With Ayew now suspended and Eberechi Eze and Tyrick Mitchell among those unlikely to be fit by the weekend, Hodgson resigned himself to the fact he will have to “put a team out with the players that are left” against the title holders.
Sheffield United remain the favourites for the drop at 1/10 despite their 1-0 win over Brentford at Bramall Lane.
The decisive moment came on the stroke of half-time when James McAtee superbly curled into the top corner for his first Premier League goal.
It was a first win for manager Chris Wilder since he returned to the club following the sacking of Paul Heckingbottom.
Wilder said: “It was really emotional because that first win is huge for everybody.”
The Blades remain bottom of the table, level on points, with Burnley (1/2) who were indebted to goalkeeper James Trafford after he produced a superb performance in the 1-1 draw at Brighton.
Nottingham Forest (11/4) ended a run of four successive defeats with a 1-1 draw at Wolves but are just five points above the bottom three after winning just one of their last 12 league games.
Boss Steve Cooper dismissed any suggestions he was saying goodbye to the fans afterwards.
Cooper has been under mounting pressure and reportedly one defeat from the sack but said: “That’s the last thing it was.
“I was saying thank you for the support, you’ve spent a lot of money this week and dragged the players through challenging times in the game and have a safe journey home. I was just full of gratitude.”
Cherries pick up historic Old Trafford win
Ever-improving Bournemouth have been eased to 14/1 in bwin’s Premier League relegation odds after a stunning first victory at Old Trafford.
Manchester United were embarrassed by Andoni Iraola’s Cherries, who scored through Dominic Solanke, substitute Philip Billing and Marcos Senesi.
Only a VAR review prevented Dango Ouattara from adding another on an afternoon that ended with widespread boos from the Old Trafford faithful.
Iraola said: “I feel it was really great, obviously. We had a really good performance.
“I think the team suffered when they had to suffer. We defended really well and we knew that probably in transitions we would have our chances and we took them.”
Asked how this win compared to his victories as Rayo Vallecano boss at Real Madrid and Barcelona, the Cherries manager said: “It’s a difficult comparison. I don’t know.
“It is probably the best result in England. I think it’s nice to win in this kind of a stadium with this kind of performance.
“But you look it’s 3-0, we could even have scored the fourth one. I think for us the key was to defend well and then to be dangerous in transitions.”
Luton are 1/5 to go down after giving champions Manchester City a scare before losing 2-1 at Kenilworth Road, just five days after suffering stoppage-time heartache against Arsenal.
Everton have drifted to 13/2 after beating Chelsea 2-0 – a third successive win, all without conceding, moving them four points clear of the bottom three.
Fulham are out to 16/1 after posting back-to-back 5-0 home wins over Nottingham Forest and West Ham respectively.
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