Archived Premiership Football Betting Tips (23rd September
2006)
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| Premiership football
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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 23rd
to Mon 25th September 2006. |
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| Archived
Premiership football betting tips (23rd to 25th Sep 2006) |
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| Sat 12:45 |
Liverpool v Tottenham |
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Maximum points at home and only a single goal conceded are
the signs that Liverpool are finally getting to grips with
the new season. Benitez probably should have a pretty good
idea now of what his best side his and as the team takes on
a more settled look, so the point should come. Agger keeping
Hyypia on the bench has been one of the more surprising changes
but the young lad has done well and deserves his place. They
looked well in control against Newcastle and should have won
by a wider margin but Alonso's goal from inside his own half
really put the icing on the cake. Spurs have had one of their
worst ever Premiership starts and with the strikers misfiring
and midfield not providing enough the omens do not look good;
at least the defence looks fairly solid thanks to King's return
from injury. Spurs' shyness in front of goal is unlikely to
last for long but with no points and no goals and on the road
it's difficult to see them getting anything at Anfield where
Liverpool will dominate possession for long periods.
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Home Win 2-0 .....
Best Odds: 4/6 Coral,
Betfred |
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| Sat 3:00 |
Arsenal v Sheffield
United |
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Arsenal had been disappointing all season until they emerged
victorious from Old Trafford with a late winner. They should
have gone ahead earlier in the match but Kuszczak made a vital
penalty save to keep the game on a knife edge. At the moment
Arsenal seem to lack a bit of steel such as a Vieira or Campbell
but this result can kick start their season. Two draws at
home is not good enough but they should get their first Premiership
win at the Emirates against a Sheffield United side currently
rooted to the foot of the table. The Blades are finding the
step up to Premiership level tough and still yet to score
away from home, they could find the trip to Arsenal a trifle
daunting; they were outclassed at home to Reading and back
to basics looks to be the way forward for Neil Warnock. United
to make a battle of it early on but Arsenal to roll out comfortable
winners.
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Home
Win 3-0 ..... Best Odds: 1/5 Ladbrokes,
Coral,
bet365 |
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Aston
Villa v Charlton |
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Martin
O'Neill is not too keen to take the plaudits just yet as there
is still a long way to go and he sets his own standards high.
His side remain unbeaten and they key to this has been their
defending. They defend all over the pitch but the transformation
in the back four has been remarkable. Both Laursen and Sorensen
played blinders last weekend to keep out a Watford side that
don't let you rest on the ball for a second. Villa also have
pace on the wings with converted strikers Moore and Agbonlahor.
The manager will want to continue the 100% home record when
Charlton visit; a side that are currently 3rd from bottom and
have the unenviable form of 4 defeats in 5 games. This has been
Charlton's worst Premiership start and Dowie has admitted he's
facing the biggest challenge of his short management career.
Charlton have always been a hard-working side and the luxury
of Rommedahl in the side is something they can ill afford; when
he's good he's good but too often he misplaces passes, doesn't
track back and fails to get past the defender to the bye line.
Most of Charlton's success last season came with Bent alone
up front but Hasselbaink's signing has forced a change of system.
Expect Villa to win comfortably. |
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Home
Win 2-0 ..... Best Odds: 4/5 bet365 |
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Fulham
v Chelsea |
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Fulham's
away form seems to be improving with a win at Newcastle and
a draw at Spurs so Coleman must be doing something right. His
team remain undefeated after an opening day defeat at Old Trafford.
Their form at Craven Cottage has always been good and kept them
in the Premiership last season but Chelsea are always going
to be a difficult prospect wherever you play them. Coleman will
be gutted after losing Luis Boa Morte for up to 6 weeks with
a fractured cheekbone. Chelsea are now only 1 point off of the
lead as their season is slowly showing signs of getting into
gear with a vital home win against Liverpool. There have been
worries along the way however with a loss at the Riverside and
3 goals conceded in their 5 games; a high figure given their
miserly defence last season. Fulham stand a chance of causing
an upset but in all likeliness, Chelsea will just edge it especially
now that they've closed the gap on United. |
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Away
Win 1-2 .... Best Odds: 4/9 Ladbrokes |
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Man City v West
Ham |
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Only 1 point
separates 2 sides that are currently failing to live up to expectations.
To be fair City tailed off at the end of last season and haven't
really got back on track whilst the Hammers haven't yet got
their Argentine pairing firing on all cylinders and are being
carried by goals from Bobby Zamora. If City didn't have Joey
Barton they'd certainly be struggling and their biggest goal
scoring threat coming from midfield identifies where Pearce
needs to invest; he does have injury problems but the departures
of Cole and Sibierski hasn't helped. However, City did go one
better than rivals, United, with a penalty win over Arsenal
and haven't conceded at home. West Ham travel to Eastlands with
Pardew not yet really knowing what his best side is and on the
back of 2 home defeats; Palermo in the UEFA Cup and Newcastle
in the Premiership. Tevez is getting closer to breaking his
duck and it shouldn't be long before his partnership with Zamora
pays dividends but this promises to be a dull game and a bore
draw looks likely. |
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Draw 0-0 .... Best
Odds: 23/10 10Bet |
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Middlesbrough v
Blackburn |
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Boro may not
be the inconsistent side we expect them to be and much of that
has to be down to the loan signing of Woodgate; rumour has it
that Southgate has agreed a fee with Real Madrid and only Woodgate's
agreement needs to be confirmed before the move is made permanent.
Woodgate has been a rock in Boro's last two fixtures; draws
at both Bolton and Arsenal are difficult places to come away
with anything. It should not be forgotten that Boro also turned
over Chelsea at the Riverside so the omens do not look good
for a Blackburn side leaking goals left, right and centre. Eight
goals conceded in 5 games and none scored on the road spells
pending disaster for Hughes's side if Boro decide to throw the
kitchen sink at them. If their is a silver lining for Blackburn,
at least Pedersen is now off the mark and new signing, Benni
McCarthy, has also notched a couple. A dodgy Rovers defence
should gift Boro the points. |
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Home Win 2-0 ....
Best Odds: 1.12/1 10Bet |
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Wigan v Watford |
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When they looked
dead and buried Wigan fought back well to earn a point at Goodison
with Scharner getting both the goals, but how much will their
confidence have been knocked after their midweek exit from the
Carling Cup. Wigan are still a good side under Paul Jewell but
the departures of Chimbonda and Bullard with Heskey and Kilbane
coming in hasn't improved the squad. Watford proved what a spirited
side they are with Boothroyd at the helm and their workrate
against Villa was phenomenal; as a team for the full 90 minutes
they didn't give the opposition any time or space and still
managed to carve out good chances. If they can reproduce this
form away from home there's no reason why they can't get something
at Wigan and I fancy Watford to get a point. |
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Draw 1-1 .... Best
Odds: 2.41/1 10Bet |
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| Sat 5:15 |
Reading v Man Utd |
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It wouldn't surprise me if the Reading chant was 'We'll score
one more than you!' as this seems to reflect the freedom with
which they play. With their first away win in the bag Coppell's
lads are showing that they are no mugs but how will they fare
against the Premiership big boys when United come to town?
United's 100% record was left in tatters by Arsenal after
the Gunners earned a deserved victory at Old Trafford. United
had Rooney and Scholes back after suspension and their lack
of match fitness showed but I wouln't have thought it would
take them long to find the spark. If the United defence can
maintain their concentration for the full 90 minutes against
the less popular teams they should come away with a victory,
but leave no doubt that Reading will have a go. Reading have
won both of their home games whilst United have won both away
games so something has got to give; a dose of reality for
those at the Madjeski I fear.
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Away
Win 1-2 ..... Best Odds: 4/7 |
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| Sun 4:00 |
Newcastle
v Everton |
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Newcastle
have had mixed results so far with 2 wins and 3 defeats; the
home defeat to Fulham being the biggest surprise. They were
poor at Liverpool midweek and were second best for long periods
of the game. Everton will travel to St James Park eager to tighten
up at the back after twice relinquishing the lead to Wigan and
dropping 2 points at home. Moyes will be keen to absorb Newcastle
attacks and hit them on the counter and he seems to start games
this way with Cahill giving Johnson support from midfield. There's
no doubt that both Cahill and Johnson are match winners and
unless Newcastle score early they could easily fall into the
Everton trap. |
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Away
Win 0-1 ..... Best Odds: 9/4 bet365 |
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| Mon 8:00 |
Portsmouth
v Bolton |
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Top
of the table Portsmouth go into this fixture with plenty of
confidence; Redknap's men rightly lead the way after only dropping
2 points in 5 games and no goals yet conceded. The experience
at the back in Campbell, James and Stefanovic blended with the
talented Johnson gives their defence a solid look. A significant
highlight was the goal scoring return of Lomana Lua Lua; his
somersaulting goal celebration hasn't changed despite it being
responsible for his recent injury. Bolton travel to the Fratton
Park fortress finding goals hard to come by with only 4 in 5
games. The absence of Kevin Davies has disrupted Sam's gameplan
with only 1 point on the road but Anelka has taken his place
with Diouf in support. Anelka found it hard against Woodgate
and his task is unlikely to get any easier against Campbell.
A close encounter but Portsmouth should continue their good
start. |
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Home
Win 1-0 ..... Best Odds: 1/1 PaddyPower |
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