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Football betting tipsby Ben, last updated 2007-11-29 19:37:48Premiership Betting Preview - Matchday 15 PreviewTwo new Premiership managers were unveiled this week at Derby and Birmingham, while rumours are circulating that Rafa Benitez may have over-stepped the mark with his criticism of Liverpool’s American owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett. These drastic moves reflect the fact that the Premiership season is reaching a tipping point for those clubs serious about making a title challenge, as well those struggling at the foot of the table. Bettors should make careful note of the managerial activity before taking advantage of up to 60% better Premier League betting odds at PinnacleSports.com.
If the young Spaniard has his shooting boots on against the Trotters, it could be a busy day for goalkeeper, Jussi Jaaskelainen. Bolton will be boosted by last weekend’s home win over Champions, Manchester United, which lifted them out of the relegation places, but Gary Megson’s side are still searching for their first away win. They have taken just two points from six games on the road, scoring only four times, and have one less day than Liverpool to prepare after midweek European action. Bolton have lost on their last five visits to Anfield, failing to score in four of those games. PinnacleSports.com make Liverpool favourites 2.080 (-1.5) with Bolton 1.855 (+1.5).
The absence of Fabregas was telling, as the Gunners struggled to break down a resolute Wigan side. His creativity is critically important to the side, and will be needed against a very well organized Aston Villa side who have recorded three straight Premiership victories, conceding just once. Martin O’Neill has John Carew fit again, and the big Norwegian provides a perfect foil for the pacey Ashley Young and Gabriel Agbonlahor. These are exciting times for the Midlands’ club, who have real European ambitions, but they still have someway to go to bridge the club with the Premiership’s elite. Aston Villa have beaten Arsenal in seventeen meetings and PinnacleSports.com price the game Arsenal 1.980 (-0.5) with Aston Villa 1.943 (+0.5) – a market priced to under 102%. Short and fat, with a Terry on the topby Gerry McDonnellSigmund Freud was nothing but a hairy quack. My cantankerous nature is not the result of a repressed Oedipus complex; I only feel hostility towards my father because he's really annoying.Before senility kicked in, the old fellow would try in vain to act cool around my friends. I genuinely sympathise with anyone who has had to endure a similar ordeal; so naturally I have plenty of time for Shaun Wright-Phillips. I must defend Shaun after allegations that he left a female guest in tears at his recent birthday bash. It's been reported that the young lady broke down when Wright-Phillips allegedly snatched her camera. All she had to do was hold it up in the air. I can't be as forgiving in regard to the disgraceful behaviour of John Terry. I have no problem with the England captain publicly urinating in a cup; but hitting the dance floor remains a strict social faux pas for any self-respecting male. Frank Lampard was on his best behaviour at the party, as he's completely focused on his personal grudge match against West Ham. I guess it's true about an elephant never forgetting. I've emailed myself a reminder to get on Chelsea at 1/3. Email has definitely made my daily life more efficient, but it really annoys me when I receive about 40 emails a day asking me to buy Viagra. On reflection, I should never have shared my email address with the wife. Paul Jewell will definitely struggle to keep Derby up: I'm hitting the 7/10 for a Sunderland win over the Rams. It's been a great week for the Birmingham City board. The Blues could easily afford to pay the Scottish FA £1m in compensation for Alex McLeish, as they had already received £3m from Wigan for Steve Bruce. I just hope they bought Dave Whelan breakfast after hammering out that deal. I'm filling up on the colossal 1/2 for a Tottenham win over the fortunate Brummies. Stephen Hunt was up to his old tricks last week. I haven't seen such a disappointing tackle since pictures of John Terry's cup-trick circulated on the internet. We can all go out on the lash when the overpriced Middlesbrough scythe through a mediocre Reading at 16/5. Has there ever been a more annoying person than Jamie Redknapp? I normally abhor violence, but if I ever met his old man; I'd have to give him a backhander. I'm putting my hands up to backing Pompey at 5/4 against Everton. I was stunned to read that Rafa Benitez is on the verge of losing his job. I asked a Liverpool supporter friend, Rob Smith, for his opinion. "We can only win cups under Rafa, he claimed, and then we have to go to the trouble of keeping them away from John Terry." I refuse to hide away from the 1/3 for a Liverpool win over Bolton. A comical misunderstanding had led to the FA charging Sir Alex Ferguson with using foul and abusive language to an official. Fergie told Mark Clattenburg that he hoped to fight off competition for Yakubu's signature when the transfer window reopens in January: which explains the use of the phrase 'Yak hunt'. Manchester United have scored 20 goals in there last four matches against Fulham; the 1/5 for a United win can only be interpreted as an absolute banker. The usual suspects have been quick to condemn supporters who choose to boo the England players who let their country down, but I believe the fans' reaction was perfectly justified. I do hope the Manchester City supporters lay off Emile Heskey though; as he was never really an England player. The 9/4 for a draw between Wigan and Manchester City deserves a rapturous welcome. Arsene Wenger compared managing England to putting your head in the mouth of a crocodile. That's definitely a bad move unless you've got a miniscule head, like John Terry. Arsenal are unbeaten at Villa Park on their last eight meets; there's nothing diminutive about the even money for another victory for the all conquering Gunners. I have nothing but admiration for Sam Allardyce after he asked the FA to rule him out of contention for the England post. I've followed Sam's lead, and have asked Natasha Kaplinsky to rule me out of any potential boyfriend position she may have. I will be getting on the 10/11 for a Blackburn win over Newcastle. I did feel sorry for Big Sam when I heard Newcastle fans chant "You don't know what you're doing." These supporters regularly take off their shirts in the middle of winter: tactics may not be their strong point. Backing Blackburn, Sunderland, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester United in a 13/1 accer is a manoeuvre that even the shivering Geordies can warm to. Weekend Betting: Chelsea v West Ham Saturday 1st December 12:45 Live on Sky Chelsea 1/3 Draw 9/2 West Ham 12/1 Get on: Chelsea Match Special: Frank Lampard to score at any time 7/4 Blackburn v Newcastle Saturday 1st December 15:00 Blackburn 10/11 Draw 5/2 Newcastle 7/2 Get on: Blackburn Match Special: Joey Barton to be booked 9/4 Portsmouth v Everton Saturday 1st December 15:00 Portsmouth 5/4 Draw 9/4 Everton 13/5 Get on: Portsmouth Match Special: Kranjcar to score from outside the penalty area 8/1 Reading v Middlesbrough Saturday 1st December 15:00 Reading 11/10 Draw 23/10 Middlesbrough 16/5 Get on: Middlesbrough Match Special: Downing to score at any time 6/1 Sunderland v Derby Saturday 1st December 15:00 Sunderland 7/10 Draw 13/5 Derby 9/2 Get on: Sunderland Match Special: Kenwyne Jones to score with a header 5/1 Wigan v Man City Saturday 1st December 15:00 Wigan 23/10 Draw 9/4 Man City 7/5 Get on: Draw Match Special: Petrov to score in a 1-1 draw 20/1 Aston Villa v Arsenal Saturday 1st December 17:15 Live on Setanta Aston Villa 7/2 Draw 12/5 Arsenal Evs Get on: Arsenal Match Special: Arsenal to score three or more goals 10/3 Liverpool v Bolton Sunday 2nd December 15:00 Liverpool 1/3 Draw 4/1 Bolton 12/1 Get on: Liverpool Match Special: Liverpool to win and keep a clean sheet 6/5 Tottenham v Birmingham Sunday 2nd December 16:00 Live on Sky Tottenham 1/2 Draw 16/5 Birmingham 7/1 Get on: Tottenham Match Special: Berbatov to score two or more goals 11/2 Man Utd v Fulham Monday 3rd December 20:00 Live on Setanta Man Utd 1/5 Draw 11/2 Fulham 18/1 Get on: Man Utd Match Special: Ronaldo to score direct from a free-kick 8/1 ← Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 Next → |
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