Premiership Football Betting Tips

Oh, what a difference a manager makes! Curbs goes to Upton Park and the playing staff decide to fight for their places; lo and behold, they grind out an invaluable victory at home against the mighty Manchester United. Not only that, but providence chooses that Pardew's most disgruntled disciple, Reo-Coker, grabs the winner. Fate could not have played a bigger hand but can they turn things around away from home in such a short timeframe; the Hammers know anything but straight defeats on the road and as long as Fulham can pull themselves together, the points should be theirs. Fulham have not been as convincing at the Cottage as they were last season but you underestimate them at your downfall, and as tough a fixture as United was at home, this is still an equally tough one on the road. Fulham should just edge it.

Who would have thought Arsene Wenger's calm demeanour could have deserted him so many times before the season is even midway; there may be the remotest possibility that things aren't going Wenger's way, but the repercussions should be felt in the dressing room and not on the touchline. Soap box over, but Arsenal still remain undefeated at the Emirates so what's all the fuss about? Wenger is bordering on becoming another tinkerman and he needs to stamp out the excessive confidence; results breed confidence, nothing else! Blackburn pay a visit to the Emirates after an improved awayday at Reading, but Rovers are still in the relegation mix and need some results in the bag! Only 2 wins on the road gives them little hope against Arsenal and if they are to improve they need scorers other than the front two to notch a few. Can't see Blackburn getting anything but Arsenal seem to be shooting themselves in the foot of late, anything could happen!

Watford are undoubtedly the spoiling masters of the Premiership but they are finding out that they need just a little bit more than that to survive. Only 2 points in their last 6 away games is just not enough, and whilst they showed endeavour at St James Park they still came away on the wrong end of a result. They're still rock bottom and are likely to remain there come Christmas when their doom will be sealed; a visit to Anfield is never the most generous of places, especially considering Liverpool's current run of home form. Liverpool have only dropped 4 points at home and conceded just 3 goals at Anfield in 9 games; Bellamy is keen to replicate his away form at home and with Benitez closer to his select starting eleven, the Reds could run riot. Boothroyd hasn't much of a hope for this one, and may be more determined to keep the score down rather than demoralise his troops for the rest of the festive season.

Reading's last result at home came as a bit of shock after showing so much early season promise; by all accounts, the Royals were fairly poor in the second half and Blackburn deserved their victory. Reading have won 5 from 9 at the Madjeski but have conceded a massive 11 goals. Coppell's philosophy seems to have been to take the game to the opposition and that's exactly how David Moyes will want it; Everton are perfectly capable of soaking up the pressure and hitting Reading on the counter. The Toffees have just 1 win and 4 draws from their 9 away games but have only taken 2 points from their last six. As long as Andy Johnson can keep his feet, Everton could avoid any penalty controversy, but I'm sure they would welcome any sort of goal whatever the events leading up to it. This one could go either way so fence-sitting looks to be the preferable option.