Latest Albion BetVictor odds
The result was more of a compliment to Steve Bruce’s Villa side than a detractor to the Seagulls.
Since the former Hull City and Birmingham boss took charge, Villa are unbeaten in six and have seen their odds slashed from 8’s to 4-1 to seal an immediate Premier League return.
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Hide AdBrighton are a much shorter price at 4/7 and remain in pole position to chase Newcastle home in second place.
The Magpies cruised into a five-point lead at the top with a comprehensive 2-0 defeat of Leeds last weekend and are now as short as 1/50 (having started the season as 8/11 favourites) with BetVictor to bounce straight back to the Premier League.
Villa are odds-on to bounce back to winning ways at the weekend, 17/20 favourites when welcoming Cardiff to Villa Park, and are now part of a quartet of sides well-backed to achieve promotion.
Newcastle, Villa and Norwich all have the benefit of parachute payments to help them settle into life in the Championship and it is a credit to Brighton that they are competing with three clubs of enormous wealth in their pursuit of the promise land.
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Hide AdThe Seagulls boast the most settled squad of the four and, currently 6/1 for the title, are likely to shorten further with success when hosting Fulham at the Amex on Saturday; Brighton 9/10 favourites with BetVictor, the visitors 3/1 and the draw 5/2.
Chris Hughton’s side have won eight of their last eleven league games and should extend that terrific run of form at the Cottagers’ expense, and appear over-priced at both 85/40 to beat the visitors to nil and an even bigger 5/2 to be leading at both half-time and full-time.
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