Archived Premiership Football Betting Tips (9th September
2006)
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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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were the predicted outcomes for the weekend fixtures Sat 9th
to Mon 11th September 2006. |
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| Archived
Premiership football betting tips (9th to 11th Sep 2006) |
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| Sat 12:45 |
Everton v Liverpool |
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The first big derby game of the season is by no means a foregone
conclusion. Both Moyes and Benitez chose not to sign anyone
in the last few days of the transfer window so it's as you
were after Everton's win at Spurs and Liverpool's victory
over West Ham; the exception being that both Kilbane and Kromkamp
have departed. Everton remain undefeated with only points
dropped at Ewood Park but their victory at White Hart Lane
will have surprised most. Down to 10 men they still managed
to turn Spurs over with crisp passing and a fine team performance.
Liverpool are still to convince this season with their inability
to kill off sides when they tend to dominate; Benitez's team
selection could be partly to blame, especially for the draw
at Sheffield United, and the qualification for Europe should
be taken into account. Either team could win this but Everton
look to have improved sufficiently to be worthy of at least
a point, so the fence-sitting option shall prevail.
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Draw 1-1 ..... Best
Odds: 2.29/1 10Bet |
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| Sat 3:00 |
Arsenal v Middlesbrough |
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Will the curse of the Emirates continue and does it all depend
on which Boro side turn up? The Ashley Cole saga is over and
as classy a full back as he is, it's a big loss; last season
he was out for much of the time and Arsenal only scraped 4th
place. Arsenal do have Gallas however, a versatile player
who can play anywhere along the back line but wasn't the fact
that he wasn't playing centre half regularly a reason for
leaving Chelsea. Wenger has also negotiated a swap loan deal
bringing Baptisita to the Emirates in exchange for the want-away
Reyes; Wenger got the best bit of that deal and Julio adds
exciting options to the Arsenal attack. They host a Boro side
who went ahead against Reading only to lose, were down against
Chelsea and came back to win and got whacked by a visiting
Pompey side. Despite the Chelsea win Boro could struggle this
season and much will depend not only on Southgate's tactical
nous but also whether or not he has the dressing room. Expect
Arsenal to get back on track.
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Home
Win 2-0 ..... Best Odds: 1/3 bet365 |
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Bolton
v Watford |
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Elbows
galore at the Valley means that Davies is not only out injured
but also suspended; the question is how will Bolton play without
him as their whole attacking philosophy goes through him. No
doubt they will change to accomodate Anelka and expect to see
more of Stelios and Nolan. They don't come much more physical
than Bolton and Watford may well get a bit of a fright if they
play the same way. Boothroyd hasn't added to his squad, apart
from re-signing Tommy Smith, and though they have shown plenty
of competitiveness in recent games it's going to be a tough
trip for the Hornets. Prepare for a battle at the Reebok with
Bolton likely to come out on top. |
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Home
Win 1-0 ..... Best Odds: 4/6 bet365 |
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Chelsea
v Charlton |
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It
seems like Mourinho finally wanted to let Gallas ago after the
player allegedly said he would score an own goal if selected.
To lose such a versatile player is a blow and when money is
no object, the task for Mourinho is much harder in keeping everyone
happy; only 14 players get to be involved in the game. The upside
is that they now have Ashley Cole but his immediate selection
would be unfair on Wayne Bridge who has performed well, so yet
more disgruntled players at Stamford Bridge. Charlton travel
to the Bridge this weekend but I expect there to be no repeat
of last season's heroics where they managed a draw in the League
Cup and knocked Chelsea out on penalties. Dowie needs time to
reshape his side after taking over from Curbishley and they're
unlikely to make much impact at Chelsea. A banker for the home
side. |
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Home
Win 2-0 .... Best Odds: 1/5 bet365 |
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Newcastle v Fulham |
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Newcastle have
bolstered their attacking line-up with the pace of Martins,
the aerial ability of Sibierski and Rossi on loan from Man United.
Much of the Magpies' potency is in midfield so further attacking
options will give Roeder a bit more breathing space whilst Owen
is out injured. Their opponents, Fulham, only managed a solitary
away win last season and that came against strugglers Sunderland
towards the end of the campaign; no doubt Coleman is well aware
of how poor their away form is and the departures of Legwinski
and Malbranque will not have helped, but it would be a shock
for them to take points at Newcastle and the home side should
be strongly backed. |
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Home Win 2-0 ....
Best Odds: 8/11 bet365 |
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Portsmouth v Wigan |
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Pompey face
Wigan on the back of their biggest ever Premiership away win;
a 4 goal margin over Boro, the comeback kings against Chelsea.
The biggest surprise is that Portsmouth are also the only Premiership
side yet to concede a goal; the whole defence takes the credit
but Sol Campbell has played his part. Redknapp has managed to
tempt Cole from Man City who'll provide some experience up front
whilst Todorov has been snapped up by Wigan. Paul Jewell has
also added Kevin Kilbane to his squad but although he's planned
for the sale of Chimbonda, it's a good player to let go especially
coupled with the loss of Bullard to Fulham. Portsmouth must
be high on confidence and are capable of returning Fratton Park
to the fortress it once was. Wigan will be competitive but Harry's
boys should emerge with the 3 points. |
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Home Win 1-0 ....
Best Odds: 0.87/1 10Bet |
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Sheffield Utd v
Blackburn |
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These two currently
occupy the bottom 2 spots in the Premiership respectively but
Blackburn are much better than their position suggests. Losses
away at Portsmouth and at home to Chelsea were difficult games
but they nearly took all 3 points at home to Everton were it
not for a late Cahill goal. Hughes managed to capture Nonda
from Roma on a season-long loan and Neill has been offered an
extended contract; it shouldn't be long before they get their
first 3 points of the current campaign. Sheffield United are
a tough proposition at home and though they might defend with
passion they're unlikely to dominate games possesion wise. They
were fortunate to get a point at home to Liverpool and if the
Reds had been more clinical they would have had a point less.
There was another team in red and white stripes that didn't
perform too well last season and there could be echoes of the
same around Bramall Lane. Rovers to get their first win. |
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Away Win 1-2 ....
Best Odds: 13/8 bet365 |
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| Sat 5:15 |
Man Utd v Tottenham |
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Fergie has remained quiet throughout the transfer window
with only the signing of Michael Carrick to speak of; he hasn't
been given long to settle in before facing his old club. Previously
this fixture would have left him on the wrong end of the result
(justified or not) but this time around he'll likely be celebrating
3 points. Contrary to United, Spurs have been very active
in the transfer market signing 3 good players in the last
few days; Mido, Chimbonda and Malbranque although the latter
will be out of action until November with a groin injury,
similarly Berbatov will be out for 2 weeks after international
duty. If Spurs believe themselves capable of competing for
the top four places they need to start beating the likes of
United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool. That remains the best
indicator of how far they have progressed and if they can
make the step up. Martin Jol should know better than most
how best to play against Carrick but United have too many
good players and the only Premiership side with a 100% record
should claim victory.
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Home
Win 2-0 ..... Best Odds: 0.53/1
10Bet |
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| Sun 4:00 |
West
Ham v Aston Villa |
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There's
no keeping these 2 sides out of the news nowadays. Surprises
abound at Upton Park with the signings of Tevez and Mascherano
from Corinthians; hidden agenda or not, it looks like exciting
times at West Ham and they will be more than useful additions
to a strong squad. Zamora, jointly with Kanu, still tops the
Premiership scorers with 4 goals from 3 games; after keeping
the bench warm he has made the most of Ashton's injury to cement
his place in the team so Pardew has a decision to make and it
will be a test not only of his character but also of any possible
clauses regarding the Argentine signings. Meanwhile, the revolution
continues at Villa Park with Randy Lerner boosting his holding
and pushing the club to private ownership. On the field O'Neill
has started well with 2 home wins following on from the away
draw at Arsenal. Personnel haven't changed much at Villa; the
manager will try to get the best out of the players already
there with a view to maybe making a few signings in the January
transfer window. However, the late signing of Petrov should
provide some competition for places. Both sets of claret and
blues look to be on the up and even stevens looks to be the
call, but it's possible that home advantage might just be the
order of the day. |
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Home
Win 2-1 ..... Best Odds: 11/10 bet365 |
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| Mon 8:00 |
Reading
v Man City |
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Reading
have brandished their no-nonsense style already and look set
to try and outscore opponents; they've only failed to score
at Wigan, scored first in the Villa defeat and came back well
to win from 2 goals down at home to Boro. Coppell looks set
to keep his Championship winning side intact and places the
emphasis more on team performance rather than individuals. They
host a City side that have let a lot of experience walk out
the door in James and Cole but the surprise for me was Sibierski
going to Newcastle; Sibierski is a great header of the ball
and his goals earned City decent points last season. City may
have surprised an out-of sorts Arsenal side with a penalty win
but I can't see them being much away from Eastlands this season;
Coppell has probably ticked this one off as another potential
win and City are there for the taking. |
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Home
Win 2-1 ..... Best Odds: 7/5 |
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