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Fabio Cappello takes his team to the Olympiastadion in Berlin to take on Germany for the first time as England coach. However he will be without a host of big name stars, as Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard have joined Wayne Rooney, Joe Cole and Rio Ferdinand on the injury table. Michael Ballack will be missing from the German line up due to injury, although Torsten Frings is missing due to a disagreement with coach Joachim Low rather than any injury or loss of form. Despite the absentees, this should be a great game between two of world footballs biggest rivals, as Germany look for revenge for England’s 5-1 thrashing of them in Berlin in 2001.

Germany are 11/10 with Pagebet to gain revenge for England’s famous 5-1 win, while England are 12/5 with VCbet to beat one of their biggest rivals.

If Theo Walcott scores at anytime during Germany v England, BGbet will refund all losing first goalscorer stakes on the match.

If Germany v England finishes 0-0 BGbet will refund all losing correct score bets on that game.

Wales travel to the Parken Stadion in Indre Østerbro in Denmark looking for a morale boosting performance. They were beaten 1-0 by Germany in their last World Cup qualifying game, and manager John Toshack may use this game to blood some of Wales’s exciting young players, especially as they have also been hit by injuries. Arsenal forward Aaron Ramsey is the most promising of Wales’s crop of young blood, and he will look to play some part in the game following Jason Koumas and Simon Davies withdrawal from the squad.

Denmark are big favourites at 1/2 with Centrebet, while Wales’s young side are the 5/1 outsiders with BGbet.

If Sam Vokes scores at anytime during Denmark v Wales, BGbet will refund all losing first goalscorer stakes on the match.

Northern Ireland welcome Hungary to Windsor Park fresh on the back of their first win in their World Cup qualifying campaign. They beat San Marino 4-0 back in October, and currently sit above the Czech Republic in Group 3, but in fourth overall. They will need to produce a brilliant run of form to qualify for the finals in South Africa, and will look to use this game as a springboard for confidence going into the next round of qualifiers next year.

Northern Ireland are 6/5 with Pagebet, while Hungary are 21/10 with Centrebet.

If Warren Feeney scores at anytime during Northern Ireland v Hungary, BGbet will refund all losing first goalscorer stakes on the match.

Scotland are the first side to face an Argentinean side managed by former Argentine legend Diego Maradonna, as they travel to Hampden Park on Wednesday night. It was on the same ground in 1979 that Maradonna scored the first of his international goals, and Scotland manager George Burley will hope to deal with him better than he did that night. Burley was in the Scotland defence 29 years ago as the Scots lost 3-1 to a Maradonna inspired side, but he will have to overcome the withdrawals of keeper Craig Gordon, influential midfielder Darren Fletcher, and striker Kenny Miller as he looks to gain revenge for that night.

Scotland are the 4/1 underdogs with BGbet, while Argentina are 8/13 with VCbet to start Maradonna’s reign with a victory.

If Chris Iwelumo scores at anytime during Scotland v Argentina, BGbet will refund all losing first goalscorer stakes on the match.

Giovanni Trappatoni continues his impressive start as the Republic of Ireland boss when his side takes on Poland at Croke Park in Dublin on Wednesday. They currently sit second in Group 8 of the World Cup qualifiers, only three points behind leaders Italy, and with a game in hand over their coach’s home nation. However, they too have been badly hit through withdrawals, as influential forwards Robbie Keane and Aiden McGeady withdrew following injuries in their weekend club games. Reading’s Noel Hunt has been drafted in as a replacement and will hope to be part of an Irish side that continues its great run of form.

The Republic of Ireland are the Evens favourites with Pagebet, while Poland are the 11/5 outsiders with VCbet to.

If Anthony Stokes scores at anytime during Republic of Ireland v Poland, BGbet will refund all losing first goalscorer stakes on the match.

Despite their excellent start Hull will be looking to win for the first time in four Premiership games when they welcome Manchester City to the KC Stadium on Sunday. Last week’s 1-0 defeat to Bolton showed how far the Tiger’s have come this season, as many people were shocked that the Premiership new boys were beat by an established Premiership side. Prior to that game they had been brought back down to earth with successive defeats against Man Utd. and Chelsea, although they did push the Champions close at Old Trafford. Manchester City will also be looking for their first league win in four, although their pre-season expectations would have been considerably higher than Hulls. However, the addition of Robinho and Wright-Phillips has not transformed the side in the way many believed, and they will want to leave Humberside on Sunday night with some points as they prepare for a spending spree in January.

Hull are 19/10 with VCbet to continue their excellent start to the season, while BGbet make Manchester City 13/10 at the KC Stadium.

If Shaun Wright Phillips scores at anytime during Hull v Manchester City, BGbet will refund all losing first goalscorer stakes on the match.

Place a correct score bet on any of the above matches this week, and if it gets beat by an injury time goal BGbet will refund all losing correct score stakes on that match.

Two sides who have had promising starts to the campaign meet on Sunday when Middlesbrough travel to Goodison to face Everton. Everton will be full of confidence as they have won their last three Premiership games, although in each of these games they have only scored in the last ten minutes. This knack of scoring late goals was demonstrated in its most startling effect at West Ham last week, when they scored three times in the last ten minutes to come form a goal behind to win 3-1. Boro have also left it late in scoring in their last two games, as Tuncay’s 88th minute winner at Villa Park last week followed Mido’s 83rd minute goal at West Ham the week before that gave the Teesider’s a 1-1 draw.

Everton are 4/5 with PageBet to stretch their unbeaten run to five games, with Boro 7/2 at Centrebet to continue their recent good run of form.

If Marouane Fellaini scores at anytime during Everton v Middlesbrough, BGbet will refund all losing first goalscorer stakes on the match.

If Everton v Middlesbrough finishes 0-0 BGbet will refund all losing correct score bets on that game.

Chelsea travel to the Hawthorns on Saturday evening for a possible top v bottom clash. Going into the weekend they were top thanks to their goal difference, which is down to new coach Phil Scolari’s attacking mentality. They have scored 16 goals in their last 5 Premiership games, and the West Brom defence will have to hold strong to withstand the formidable Chelsea attack. The Baggies will certainly have to put on a better performance than they have done so far against other sides from the “Big Four”, as Liverpool beat them 3-0 last week, while Manchester United put four past them in October.

West Brom are a massive 7/1 outsider with Centrebet to cause a huge upset, while Chelsea are 2/7 with BGbet to move back to the top of the Premiership.

If Florent Malouda scores at anytime during West Brom v Chelsea, BGbet will refund all losing first goalscorer stakes on the match.

Liverpool are the first of the leaders to play this weekend, and they will want to leave the Reebok with a three point lead over Chelsea after their game against Bolton. After their stutter against Tottenham the Reds looked to be back on form last week against West Brom as they ran out 3-0 winners. Robbie Keane scored his first Premier League goals for Liverpool at Anfield as his brace sealed the game before half time. Bolton have had a mini revival of late which has seen them climb from the relegation to mid table. They beat upstarts Hull 1-0 last time out, and that came on the back of a 2-0 win over Man City at the Reebok.

Bolton are 5/1 with BGbet to continue their good form, while Liverpool are 3/5 with PageBet to build their lead at the top of the Premiership.

If Ryan Babel scores at anytime during Bolton v Liverpool, BGbet will refund all losing first goalscorer stakes on the match.

Cheltenham hosts the first jumps festival of the new season this weekend, with the three day Open Meeting. The highlight is the Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase at 2:35pm on Saturday, where Silverburn is the 10/3 favourite at VCbet, with Imperial Commander, a 6/1 shot with PageBet, and Barbers Shop at 8/1 with BGbet following closely behind in the betting.

Last years winning trainer Ferdy Murphy is looking to defend the crown he won with 13/2 chance L’Antartique, and his challenger this year is Three Mirrors. However another success would be even more impressive this time round as Three Mirrors is currently a 40/1 outsider with both PageBet and BGbet.

Existing PageBet customers! Have FIVE outright win bets of £25 or more on any FIVE different races at Cheltenham over the 3 days of the festival, and PageBet will give you a free £25 bet. 1

If your horse falls in the Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase at 2.35pm Cheltenham on Saturday, we will refund your win stakes in the form of free bets.

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All races at Cheltenham (Saturday & Sunday)

If your selection FALLS, VCbet will refund your losing stake as a free bet on the following day’s racing!

Every week Partybets offer you a great combos, special refunds, no-lose bets and better odds for Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga matches – so make sure you don’t miss a single one.

Back Arsenal, Bayern, Roma and Barcelona all to win and you’ll get better odds than if you backed them in a standard combo.

The fixtures are:

• Arsenal v Aston Villa
• Mönchengladbach v Bayern
• Roma v Lazio
• Huelva v Barcelona

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Big accumulators rarely come in or else the bookies would go bust.  Every so often, you do get a big winner. I do occasionally have an 10 team Asian Handicap accumulator at Bet365.  Its not come in yet.  Here’s a different accumulator from Sportingbet that came in. 

From a tiny €1 stake one of their German clients managed to accumulate just under €100,000 for his efforts.

This plucky punter placed a 4 selection Double Result accumulator bet all at fancy prices on Wednesday night’s football.

Here’s how he did it…

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