Blues drift to 6-1 for title retention after Villa draw

 By Mark Langdon 8:16PM 2 JAN 2011 PRE-SEASON title favourites Chelsea have drifted to 6-1 from 4-1 to retain their Premier League title after yet another failure left them languishing well off the pace in fifth position.

RELATED LINKS 25 pounds free bet Bet In-Play now  The astonishing 3-3 draw with Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Sunday has left the champions trailing leaders and even-money title favourites Manchester United by six points having played a game more.

Carlo Ancelotti claimed afterwards his team could still finish first, but few seem to believe the Italian with theBlues on a quite dismal run of one win in eight league outings.

Chelsea are 10-3 not to finish in the top four with Ancelotti
5-1 to be thenext top-flight boss to lose his job after Ciaran Clark salvaged a point with a last-gasp equaliser to deny the Londoners.

It wasn’t just Villa fans elated by the equaliser as bookmakers reported a multi-million pound swing on the draw, with 2-7 Chelsea seen as the cornerstone of a weekend which saw Saturday's eight Premier League favourites all win.

Wigan lost 1-0 at home to Newcastle to continue the fascinating relegation battle which sees just seven points separate ninth from bottom.

Newcastle are up to tenth and  out to 15-2 to be relegated following the deserved success at the DW Stadium which came courtesy of a scrambled Shola Amoebi first-half goal.

Wigan remain one point outside of the drop-zone and can be backed at 11-10 to be relegated.

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United drift as Rooney restlessness is confirmed

  By Courtney Canning 5:55PM 19 OCT 2010 A shocked and bemused Sir Alex Ferguson revealed in Tuesday afternoon's pre-Champions League matchday three clash with Bursaspor that not only has Wayne Rooney injured an ankle and misses the Theatre of Dreams tussle but that he wants to walk away from Manchester United.

RELATED LINKS Free bet Bet In-Play now  United have been eased to 1-4 by Paddy Power to record a first European home win after their goalless Group C draw with Rangers and sneaked 1-0 win at Valencia.

And their Premier League odds continue to drift. They are now 5-1 to claim the title for a fourth time in five years.

At the press conferencea dejected Ferguson said "I had a meeting with him, and he intimated to me, in his own way, that he wanted to leave."

Reports on Monday had suggested that negotiations over Rooney's contract had broken down, as well as his relationship with the United manager.

Manchester City are now the new favourites to be his next club and are 7-4  to land the wantaway striker. The move would be considered hugely controversial in the city of Manchester and recognised as a major shift in the balance of power between the two clubs.

Despite denying any interest in the striker Real Madrid are second favourites to secure his signing at 7-2 with Coral.

Barcelona remain third-favourites and Coral are again biggest, at 7-1, that Rooney will be playing with Messi and co next season.

Hills, who thought there was little truth in the rumours on Monday night, have had to backtrack considerably.

Their 1-3 that Rooney would be a Red Devil next season has been dropped and they now go 7-2 that he remains at Old Trafford.

If United are to cash in on Rooney then it seems likely that he will be sold during the January transfer window.

Paddy Power go 1-2 that he leaves and Victor Chandler are  a top-priced 9-4 that he remains until at least the end of the season.

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