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Odds slashed on Maurizio Sarri being sacked by Chelsea

Odds slashed on Maurizio Sarri sacking
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Bookmakers slash the odds on Maurizio Sarri to be sacked by Chelsea in the wake of his side's 4-0 defeat to Bournemouth.

The odds on Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri being sacked by the club have been slashed following Wednesday's 4-0 defeat to Bournemouth.

The Blues fell to their heaviest league defeat for 23 years at Dean Court as goals from Joshua King (2), David Brooks and Charlie Daniels saw Bournemouth put the visitors to the sword.

The result also saw Chelsea drop out of the top four and be replaced by Arsenal on goal difference, despite Gunners having not even played on the same night.

Pressure on Sarri has been growing in recent weeks following five defeats in their last 12 Premier League games, and bookmakers have now made him the favourite to be the next top-flight manager sacked.

Odds have been cut to as low as 2/1 from 16/1 before the Bournemouth defeat, while assistant boss Gianfranco Zola is the early favourite to succeed his compatriot.

Sarri only joined Chelsea last summer and initially started well, but growing frustration among the fans in addition to public criticism of his players has begun to raise questions over the Italian's future.


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Bournemouth celebrate scoring the opening goal against Chelsea in the Premier League on January 30, 2019.
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool24194155144161
2Manchester CityMan City25192466204659
3Tottenham HotspurSpurs25190651242757
4Chelsea25155545232250
5Manchester UnitedMan Utd25146549351448
6Arsenal25145651361547
7Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2511593332138
8Watford259793334-134
9Everton2596103636033
10Bournemouth25103123744-733
11Leicester CityLeicester2595113031-132
12West Ham UnitedWest Ham2494113037-731
13Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2576122736-927
14Crystal Palace2575132633-726
15Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2566132133-1224
16Southampton2559112742-1524
17Burnley2566132646-2024
18Cardiff CityCardiff2564152246-2422
19Fulham2545162555-3017
20Huddersfield TownHuddersfield2525181346-3311

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