Bookmakers and statistical supercomputer simulations heavily designate the newly promoted clubs—Hull City, Ipswich Town, and Coventry City—as the primary favorites to suffer immediate relegation back down to the EFL Championship. Due to the massive financial and competitive gulf separating the second tier from the elite division, squads transitioning into the top flight traditionally struggle to accumulate the requisite points needed for safety, making them perennial favorites on the drop-zone betting boards alongside other vulnerable lower-table participants.