Archived Premiership Football Betting Tips (23rd August
2005)
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| Premiership football
betting tips are given one of the following three ratings: |
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Banker,
large stake, predicted outcome is more than likely. |
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Likely
outcome, medium stake, worth a gamble. |
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Worth a flutter,
small stake, be prudent with these and stick to matches where
you can spot the value. |
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| Below
were the predicted outcomes for the midweek fixtures Tues 23rd
to Wed 24th August 2005. |
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| Archived
Premiership football betting tips (23rd & 24th August 2005) |
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| Tue 7:45 |
Birmingham v Middlesbrough |
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These
2 sides have had an inauspicious start to the current campaign,
both with just 1 point from their 2 games. Boateng has criticised
his team mates for not having the bottle and not believing in
themselves but only time will tell if they can breed some confidence.
Their hosts Birmingham will feel hard done by after not getting
some decent penalty shouts but their defence was a little too
forgiving and Bruce will want to tighten up at the back. Both
teams have the potential to do well this season but they will
have to work hard for any just rewards. A share of the spoils
is most likely this time around. |
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Draw 1-1 ..... Best
Odds: 9/4 Victor
Chandler, Coral |
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Portsmouth v Aston
Villa |
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Portsmouth,
even at this early stage, look like potential candidates for
the drop. Rumours of in-fighting persist whilst funds to sign
players are non-existent. Robert scored a rare away goal for
them against West Brom but it wasn't enough against a side that
play with much greater team spirit. Even Portsmouth's good home
form went out the window when Spurs came to visit and one wonders
how much longer Perrin will have before Mandaric changes his
mind. Their opponents Villa are not enjoying the best of starts
to the season but playing Bolton and Man Utd is never going
to be easy. O'Leary has admitted that he is looking to sign
players before the transfer deadline but admits it is more difficult
than the currently more successful clubs to attract top players.
Villa may still be a bit goal shy but a boost for them at the
weekend will have been the performance of Thomas Sorensen. This
to end in a point apiece. |
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Draw
1-1 ..... Best Odds: 9/4 Sportingbet,
Coral
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Sunderland v Man
City |
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Sunderland
were harshly dealt with by both referee Barry Knight and opponents
Liverpool on Saturday; Knight sent off Andy Welsh for a minor
push and an under par Liverpool sneaked an unconvincing win.
Welsh will be unavailable unless an appeal is successful but
the fact remains that Liverpool were not on song and although
Sunderland battled hard they could not produce a point wining
performance. In the Premiership blood and guts aren't always
enough and that little spark can make all the difference. City
travel to the Stadium of Light on the back of a good win at
Birmingham and could compound this with another good victory
against Sunderland. David James seems to have overcome his recent
England disappointments but whether he appears again remains
to be seen, and his recommendation of Joey Barton if he keeps
his head down could be wide of the mark. Despite this Pearce
has instilled consistency in a previously erratic City side
and with Andy Cole proving he's not yet over the hill City look
good for 3 points. |
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Away
Win 1-2 ..... Best Odds: 17/10 PaddyPower |
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| Wed 7:45 |
Arsenal v Fulham |
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Arsenal were unlucky to lose at Stamford Bridge and the right
result should have been a draw; they certainly didn't do enough
to have won the game and for all their posession just didn't
create much in the way of clear cut goal scoring chances.
They still look shaky at the back with both Senderos and Ashley
Cole having problems and Arsenal fans would welcome Campbell's
return but rumours still persist of him wanting a move away.
However, their visitors are Fulham who only have 1 point and
1 goal from both games so far and though they lost out to
2 marvellous Blackburn strikes on Saturday they haven't looked
like their place in the Premiership is guaranteed. There is
a softness about them that Arsenal will relish; Arsenal should
take the 3 points convincingly.
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Home
Win 3-0 ..... Best Odds: 1/4 PaddyPower |
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Chelsea v West Brom |
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West Brom are continuing where they left off last season
and are showing signs of steady progress. Unfortunately they
travel to Stamford Bridge for more than a stern test as to
how far they have really come but for once they deserve to
go with some degree of confidence that they will be more than
just making up numbers. The Baggies now have an abundance
of strikers so 2 goal Horsfield may not get a run out as Robson
may prefer Ellington or Kamara just to keep things fresh.
Chelsea were extremely fortunate to beat title contenders
Arsenal but the sign of Champions is that they still get results.
Even though they were lucky to scrape all 3 points they never
looked in danger of being beaten and Mourinho looks to be
using his substitutes to good effect, although his tendency
to use them earlier than most could backfire if players get
injured late on; for example their FA cup exit at Newcastle
last season. Chelsea should be a fiarly comfortable bet at
home.
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Home
Win 2-0 ..... Best Odds: 1/5
bet365,
Coral
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| Wed 8:00 |
Blackburn v Tottenham |
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Blackburn beat Fulham at the weekend with 2 contenders for
goal of the season and though they are trying to shrug off
their dirty image they still committed more fouls than any
other Premiership team. They are still struggling up front
with Bellamy out injured and Dickov suspended but will not
mind if they can reproduce stunning strikes to match those
from Pedersen and Tugay. They face the current Premiership
leaders, although after 2 games played this statistic is almost
meaningless but it does show that Spurs have begun the season
well. Davids is keeping it tight in midfield and hopefully
King will be fit to return at centre half, whilst the preferred
partnership in attack is Mido and Defoe; both with a goal
on Saturday with Defoe's being somewhat more spectacular than
Schwarzer fumbling Mido's soft strike. Spurs can just edge
this one.
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Away
Win 1-2 ..... Best Odds: 8/5 bet365 |
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Bolton
v Newcastle |
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Bolton
created plenty of chances against Everton but failed to convert
any of them and even though Everton created very little, it
was one of a handful of Everton opportunities that cost them
the game. Though Bolton were not too convincing in front of
goal, they did look good in midfield with the likes of Okocha,
Speed, Nolan and Diouf. A bonus for them will be the introduction
of Nakata, although when interviewed during the game he seemed
disappointed with the long ball style and hoped they would start
to pass more and more accurately. After only 1 point from 2
games they couldn't want more ideal opponents than Newcastle
who don't really travel well, also have only 1 point and are
down to the bare bones. If they don't improve on this position
in the next 2 games it will be worse than when Robson was sacked
last season. Playing only 1 up front and that lone striker being
Shearer isn't going to threaten many defences; Shearer's older
and needs a striking partner. Bolton should prove too strong
for a Newcastle side devoid of ideas. |
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Home
Win 2-0..... Best Odds: 5/4 PaddyPower |
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