Archived Premiership Football Betting Tips (25th November 2006)

Charlton may have taken 4 points from their last 2 home games but the suspicion is that Les Reed has bitten off more than he can chew. Their performance at Reading was woeful and the Royals could have won by more than just the 2 goals; he may have to rely on more than ProZone stats to ram his message home. The Addicks are still rooted to the bottom of the table and have only scored 4 goals in 6 home games; Everton are not the easiest side to break down, even by the best of teams. They do miss Cahill but Johnson will get chances at the Valley and he could be the difference. The Toffees may have only 1 win on the road but they will want to build on their 7th position and they can compound Charlton's misery with a narrow win.

O'Neill is performing minor miracles at Villa Park, especially with little scope to make many adjustments before the January transfer window. After 13 games, his charges have only succumbed to a solitary defeat (away at Liverpool) and are doing him proud. Sorensen kept his side in the game at Wigan and Sutton looks to have been a shrewd signing; despite only a third of the season in, the prospect of European football next season looks promising. Southgate takes his Boro side to his old club with only 2 points won from a possible 18 away from home. The Boro attack has been goal shy of late but their defence shouldn't be underestimated with Woodgate and Schwarzer giving little away at the back. However, Villa should be high on confidence and the points should be theirs.

This is a battle of the 2 sides with excellent home form but on the road things just aren't happening for them; the sad factor for City is that they're making the short trip and consequently are unlikely to return to Eastlands with anything other than nil points. Liverpool have only dropped 2 points at Anfield scoring an average of just over 2 goals a game. Gerrard moved back to the centre for the trip to the Riverside and it was the Reds' first clean sheet in 8 away fixtures. They certainly increased the pressure in the second half but will Benitez continue with this policy or switch Gerrard back to the right; a bit of rotation is not exactly unfamiliar to the Liverpool manager. Bar Charlton and West Ham, City have the worst away form in the Premiership and have conceded a massive 14 goals on the road. Their home win against Fulham finally saw Corradi get off the mark and Barton put in another good performance, but Liverpool at home are just too hot to handle.

Wigan are currently 4 places above Spurs but only 2 points separate them which illustrates the tight competition between 14 or so sides in this season's Premiership. After last season promised so much, Spurs have failed to live up to expectations and are languishing in 13th place where as Wigan have defied the pundits' predictions for the drop and are comfortable in the top half of the table. Spurs have enjoyed 3 wins on the bounce at the Lane, including that memorable win over Chelsea, but have only scored 7 goals in all 6 home games and failed to follow up the Chelsea win with a result at Reading; the Royals hammered them after early Spurs domination. After a shaky start, Wigan have promised much and opponents have found them difficult to break down. The Latics have won their last 2 away fixtures and unless Spurs put in a decent performace, Wigan can come away with a point.