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Huddersfield odds-on favourites to be relegated from Premier League next season following dramatic penalty shoot-out promotion

No sooner have the Terriers secured promotion to the Premier League, they are tipped for an instant return to the Championship

They have only just won the Championship play-off - but Huddersfield are odds-on favourites for Premier League relegation next season

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THEY have only been a Premier League team for a matter of minutes, but Huddersfield are hot favourites for an immediate return to the Championship.

In dramatic fashion at Wembley today, the Terriers won 4-3 on a penalty shoot-out against Reading after 0-0 after extra-time, to ensure they are back in the top flight for the first time since 1972.

They have only just won the Championship play-off - but Huddersfield are odds-on favourites for Premier League relegation next season
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They have only just won the Championship play-off - but Huddersfield are odds-on favourites for Premier League relegation next seasonCredit: Reuters

The game ended 0-0, with Huddersfield being guilty of missing some great clear-cut chances.


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But SunBets have moved fast to compile next season's odds, and Town fans might want to look away so as not to dampen celebrations.

The Yorkshire outfit, the county's sole representative in the Premier League, are 4/6 to be relegated in their first season back.

You can have a flutter at 11/10 if you think they can stag up, while the odds for a top-half finish are a massive 16/1.

PREMIER LEAGUE 2017/18 RELEGATION ODDS

Huddersfield 4/6
Brighton 11/10
Burnley 5/4
Watford 13/8
Swansea 9/4
Newcastle 10/3
Crystal Palace 9/2
Bournemouth 5/1
West Brom 6/1
Stoke 7/1
West Ham 9/1
Leicester 16/1
It was all up to Christopher Schindler to score from the spot to send the Terriers to the promised land
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It was all up to Christopher Schindler to score from the spot to send the Terriers to the promised landCredit: PA:Press Association
Defender Christopher Schindler turns and prepares to celebrate after netting the winning penalty
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Defender Christopher Schindler turns and prepares to celebrate after netting the winning penaltyCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

Fellow promoted outfit Brighton are second favourites for the drop at 11/10 while Burnley are next shortest at 5/4.

But if Town fans want to take any hopes of upsetting the bookies, they need not look any further than when Leicester won the title at odds of 5,000-1 at the start of the 2015/16 season.

Nearly 77,000 fans packed Wembley to watch the extremely nervy affair as the Terriers kept their cool from the spot and booked their place in the top flight for next season.

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