Mick McCarthy favourite for Burnley job with bookies

WITH the club parting with manager Eddie Howe, leading online betting comparison site, Oddschecker.com can reveal that former Wolves Boss Mick McCarthy is now the bookies favourite for the post, with a best price of 2/1.

Burnley kick off at 17.20 this Saturday at home to Blackpool, live on Sky Sports 2 & one man that continues to fire on all cylinders is Charlie Austin, netting 15 goals in his 12 appearances this year . He is best priced at 9/2 to score the first goal with BetVictor.

The Burnley Striker was at 33/1 to be to Championship top goal scorer when the market opened, but is now a short price favourite into 2/1.

The corresponding fixture last season finished 3-1 to the Clarets and Stan James are best priced at 22/1 for a repeat result.

To view the betting market, go here: www.oddschecker.com