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Latest World Cup Odds: England and Spain solid in market after victories

Peter Crouch fires England to history-making victory over Egypt while the Spanish secure impressive away win in Paris “England are 7.0 third favourites for the World Cup but Spain head the betting in that market at 5.2 and they underlined their strength with an impressive 2-0 away win over France thanks to first-half goals from David Villa and Sergio Ramos.” A three-goal second-half comeback ensured England secured the 500th win of their history tonight. They owed much of the victory to Peter Crouch who struck twice after replacing Jermain Defoe to give the home side that historic victory. Mohamed Zidan , a 24.0 shot to open the scoring, gave Egypt an unexpected lead midway through the first-half when he captialised on a Matthew Upson slip to smash past Rob Green from 12 yards. And the African Cup of Nations champions held onto that lead for half-an-hour until Spurs’ lanky hitman broke through the away defence to haul England back into the game. Shaun Wright-Phillips added a second on 75 minutes before Crouch struck his second to end Egypt’s hopes.

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Mar 03, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Premier League Betting: Drogba and Rooney bully their way to victory

After he destroyed Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, Didier Drogba is only four behind Wayne Rooney in the race to be the Premier League’s top goalscorer. Worth a punt?

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Feb 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Premier League Betting: What can Del Boy and Rodney achieve at West Ham?

Rock and chips may be back on the menu in East London but could the Hammers still end up looking like fools at the end of the season? Feizal Rahman discusses the future of West Ham United. “The urge to don a Pearly King jacket must have been strong for Cardiff-born Sullivan but in the end he settled for a fetching burgundy velvet number, possibly on loan from fellow jazz mag man Hugh Hefner.” The arrival of British benefactors at a Premier League club is a breath of fresh air, though the West Ham locals might have begged to differ as David Sullivan’s Rolls Royce chugged along Green Street to Upton Park

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Jan 25, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

World Cup 2010: Is the breakneck pace of the Premier League hampering England’s hopes?

Injuries to key England are threatening to harm the national team’s chances in South Africa, says Feizal Rahman “The much-hailed intensity of the Premier League would appear to be the issue rather than the lack of a winter break and with ever-increasing injury concerns, it will be no surprise – as UEFA President Michel Platini has suggested – to see England once again perform as lions in the winter and as lambs in the spring.” In a season alleged to be the most competitive ever, could it actually be that a pandemic of injuries are depriving us of real competition? With the breakneck athleticism of the game leading to a rise in impact injuries, we are increasingly seeing less of the Premier League’s top stars in action

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Jan 17, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Premier League Betting: West Ham v Wolves

With many games falling foul to the weather the winner of this game could take a significant jump up the table and in turn gain a great psychological boost.

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Jan 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Premier League Betting: West Ham v Chelsea

Struggling West Ham host out-of-sorts Chelsea in Sunday’s live 4pm kick-off, but “Mystical” Mike Norman believes the Blues will be the team smiling at the end. Best Bet: Back Chelsea HT/Chelsea FT @ 2.14.
Best Bet: Back Chelsea/Chelsea @ 2.14 in Half Time/Full Time market
Also: Back Yes @ 2.1 in Chelsea Clean Sheet market; Back Joe [...]

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Dec 19, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post

World Cup Betting: Precious few positives for England to take from defeat in Doha

Jaymes Monte takes a look at England’s World Cup chances and what we have learned from a mid-November clash against the favourites. “The price is undoubtedly a consequence of mass media hype in England, it’s nothing new but it doesn’t make it any more justifiable. England, at this point, are a good team with good players but that is all.” When this fixture was arranged Fabio Capello would have seen it as an opportunity to pit his wits against the best in the world and ascertain where his team stand in the grander scheme of things

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Nov 16, 2009 | 1 comment | View Post

World Cup Betting: Ukraine v England

England have already qualified but have an 100% qualifying record to play for, whilst a win for Ukraine would see them leapfrog Croatia and become strong favourites to reach the play-offs. But where does that leave us with the betting, asks Jamie Pacheco

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Oct 09, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post

Premier League Betting: Manchester City v West Ham

Having suffered their first defeat of the season last weekend, Dan ‘The Betting Man’ Fitch thinks that Manchester City should return to winning ways against struggling West Ham. Best Bet: Manchester City clean sheet @ 2.22 . Recommended Bets: Back Manchester City to keep a clean sheet @ 2.22; Back Manchester City at half time/full time @ 2.22; Back 2-0 Manchester City @ 7.8

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Sep 27, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post

Football Betting: South Africa beckons but England doubts linger

Saturday’s cagey win over Slovenia demonstrated once again that for all Capello’s success there remain too many issues with this England side, says Ralph Ellis.
“Thanks heavens that a draw on Wednesday 3.9 will be enough to guarantee a place in South Africa if Ukraine don’t win away to Belarus on the same night.”
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Sep 07, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
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