United near title: Premier League odds

Updated 15 April Reigning Premier League champions Manchester United are now 1/50 for the League title following their victory over Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday and Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Wigan on Monday. Click here for a free £200 to bet on the Premier League with Canbet United now lead second-placed Chelsea by five points after the West Londoners blew a one-goal lead in injury time against Wigan. Midfielder Michael Essien, only playing after the late withdrawl of Frank Lampard due to personal reasons, looked to have given the Blues three vital points with a 55th-minute strike which would have kept the pressure on leaders United. But former England striker Emile Heskey struck in the 92nd minute to leave Chelsea five points adrift of Manchester United at the top of the table after playing the same amount of games. The Londoners' inability to see of Steve Bruce's side sees the Red Devils' odds slashed into as short as 1/50 in places. They had been 4/11 before the weekend' fixtures, but after beating Arsenal and with Chelsea's solitary point, they are now no bigger than 1/18. Avram Grant's side were 4/1 before the game against Wigan but are now freely available at 10/1 and it's 500/1 bar the pair. If Chelsea are to have any chance of preventing United from retaining their Premier League crown they need to beat United when Sir Alex Ferguson's team visit Stamford Bridge on April 26. After Chelsea's failure to beat Wigan, bookmakers go 1/4 that Grant will have vacated the Chelsea hot-seat before the start of next season. He is available at 11/4 to start the 2008/9 season as Chelsea boss. At the other end of the table, wins for both Fulham and Bolton at the weekend have seen their odds eased for the drop. Fulham are now 1/8 from 1/40 to be relegated while Bolton are 2/5 from 1/6 to go down. Birmingham are into 9/4 for a swift return to the Championship after their 1-1 draw while Reading are 4/1 and it's 16/1 about anyone else being dragged into the league's bottom three. Click here for a free £200 to bet on the Premier League with Canbet Canbet offers the best in Asian Handicap and Live "In-Play" betting. £200 Free when you join!