It was a big afternoon for Watford in the Championship on Saturday afternoon as they secured promotion to the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Brighton. The Hornets were helped out as fellow promotion-chasing sides Norwich failed to beat Rotherham and Middlesbrough slipped to a 4-3 defeat against Fulham.
Watford are now four points clear at the top of the Championship and can only be caught by Bournemouth, who play on Monday evening. The Cherries are 1/20 to join Watford in the assumption promotion to England’s top flight.
The big challenge ahead for Watford is of course, just trying to hang on to their Premier League status, something which newly promoted clubs generally have a very tough time doing. Online betting site Skybet have made Slavisa Jokanovic men 6/5 to keep their Premier League status next season.
Watford can be backed at 8/1 to go on and secure a top-half finish in the Premier League next season. Watford are 8/13 to be relegated from the top flight. In the massively competitive race for promotion this season in the championship, Middlesbrough and Norwich have secured play off places. Fifth placed Ipswich and sixth placed Derby have a little bit more work to do, as Brentford and Wolves are just a point or two right behind them.
Norwich and Middlesbrough are 2/1 shots to earn promotion after the play offs, while Derby are a 3/1 quote, with Ipswich at 4/1 and Brentford out at 28/1.
