Premier League Betting - Liverpool and Rafa Benitez Approach Judgement Day

With Liverpool lurching from one defeat to another, their Lyon match on Wednesday will be crucial for Rafa Benitez's Anfield careers as they attempt to stop the rot of six defeats in seven games.

Paddy Power's latest betting however sees Liverpool at just 4/11 to fail to qualify for the next round of the Champions League and 7/4 outsiders to defeat Lyon. Such is their Group E predicament the bookmaker is now also offering odds on Liverpool winning this season's Europa League - UEFA Cup - at 15/2.

As for Benitez, the beleaguered boss is 9/2 second favourite in the Premier League Sack Race with only Hull City's Phil Brown shorter odds at 4/9.

But who is next for the chop - a man who worked miracles in getting his club into the Premier League for the first time in its history or a man guiding one of the biggest clubs in the country to their worst run of form in a lifetime?

Thus, Paddy Power has reopened betting on any likely replacement for Benitez, with Kenny Dalglish the 11/4 favourite for a return ahead of Jose Mourinho at 5/1.

Latest Betting Odds - Premier League Sack Race

4/9 Brown, 9/2 Benitez, 9/1 Hart, 10/1 Zola, 11/1 McLeish, 16/1 Megson, 18/1 Redknapp, 25/1 Allardyce