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Premier League Betting: Newcastle 11/4 to be relegated after appointing Steve Bruce

Steve Bruce has been appointed as Newcastle United manager, replacing Rafael Benitez after the Spaniard failed to agree a new contract.

Bruce was a boyhood Magpies fan growing up and left Sheffield Wednesday for a return to Premier League management.

Punters had been nibbling at Newcastle's relegation odds since the news emerged that Benitez would be leaving the club at the end of June.

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Initially priced up as a 4/1 (5.0) for the drop after finishing 13th in the top-flight last term, the Magpies are now 11/4 (3.