Early Southampton promotion odds as full Championship lineup finalised

The St Mary's side appointed new boss Will Still on a three-year deal on Sunday, ahead of a 2-1 defeat to Arsenal in their final top flight match.

Saints have been relegated to the Championship as the second-worst team in Premier League history, with just 12 points from 38 matches.

However, they have been made early favourites to win promotion again at the first attempt, following their play-off success last campaign.

Fellow relegated side Ipswich Town are the most fancied team at the bookies, with a price of 9/2 to win the league and 7/5 for promotion.

Saints fans pictured at their last Premier League match (Image: Stuart Martin)

But Saints are priced at 11/2 to win the Championship title and 7/4 to finish first, second or win the play-offs again to secure another promotion.

Sheffield United are third favourites at 17/2 and 23/10 respectively, having been beaten in this season's play-off final by Sunderland on Saturday.

Middlesbrough, Birmingham and Coventry all have lower odds than Leicester City, priced at 11/1 to win the title and 4/1 for promotion.

The Foxes could face a significant points deduction after they were charged for breaking PSR rules during the 2023/24 campaign.

Championship winner 2025/26

Ipswich 9/2

Southampton 11/2

Sheffield United 17/2

Middlesbrough, Birmingham, Coventry 9/1

Leicester 11/1

Norwich, West Brom, Wrexham 14/1

Bristol City, Watford, Stoke, Swansea, Millwall 28/1

Hull, Blackburn 33/1

Sheffield Wednesday, Derby 40/1

QPR, Preston, Portsmouth 50/1

Charlton, Oxford 80/1

To Be Promoted 2025/26

Ipswich 7/5

Southampton 7/4

Sheffield United 23/10

Birmingham 11/4

Coventry, Middlesbrough 10/3

Leicester 4/1

West Brom 5/1

Norwich, Wrexham 6/1

Bristol City 13/2

Millwall, Swansea 8/1

Stoke, Watford 9/1

Hull, Blackburn 10/1

Sheffield Wednesday, Derby 12/1

QPR 17/1

Portsmouth, Preston 20/1

Oxford, Charlton 25/1

Odds accurate at time of publishing, on Betfair.