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Lee Ryder

How the bookies view Newcastle United's relegation chances now as new odds are issued following Crystal Palace defeat

Newcastle United can't count themselves out of trouble in the relegation battle just yet - despite looking like they will stagger to Premier League safety.

Victory over Crystal Palace would have almost certainly put the matter to bed on Saturday, but on a day when Cardiff City sat out of top-flight action and Burnley won at AFC Bournemouth, it resulted in the bookies cutting the odds on United going down significantly.

The Magpies had odds as long as 113/1 with one bookie before the game, but the odds tumbled down after the loss to Palace.

Indeed, both BetFred and Coral offered odds of 33/1 after the final whistle yet the situation is very much in Newcastle's hands.

The Palace game was a missed opportunity in many ways though, as defeat against Leicester City on Friday night combined with a win for the Bluebirds at Burnley the next day will lessen the gap to just four points with four matches left to play.

But Neil Warnock knows that his side have it all to do with games away to Burnley and Brighton next, and clashes with Liverpool (h), Fulham (a), Crystal Palace (h) and Man United (a).

Cardiff are still 1/12 with the majority of bookies to go down and join already-relegated Fulham and Huddersfield Town.

And while Burnley are ahead of Newcastle by a point, they are as low as 9/1 to get sucked into the bottom three with William Hill and 12/1 with BetWay.

Southampton are also 40/1 with the majority of bookies but Palace's win resulted in their odds drifting out to as long as 1,000/1 with Sky Bet and 500/1 with Paddy Power and 888 Bet.

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