da 888： Put simply, last weekend was a classic in the Premier League. There were goals, goals, goals and yet more goals! 41 of them in fact were scored last Saturday and bet365 are going for 200/1 on 40 or more being scored in the 8 games played this Saturday. Arsenal amazingly lost a 4-0 lead at St James’ Park and you can get odds of 400/1 about any side throwing away such a lead this weekend.
da brwin： Let’s start at Old Trafford where the Manchester rivals go head-to-head. Roberto Mancini will get a tougher game than I witnessed last Saturday and bet365 have gone 7/4 about Man Utd conceding in the first half – their PL defence hasn’t been breached at home in the 1st half since April – not a bad record that, but without Rio Ferdinand then the 7/4 could be worth a play.
Arsenal face the bookmakers pals, Wolves and every bookie and Premier League neutral applauded the victory over Man Utd last weekend after the liability thta had built up on Sir Alex Ferguson’s boys going through the campaign undefeated. Okay, everybody was telling me it wasn’t going to happen, but the bookies were a little bit nervous after chalking up 66/1 in October. Mick McCarthy’s side aren’t afraid of taking on the big boys, but I’m still expecting the Gunners to be too good.
Blackpool are certainly in the mire and the Tangerines hosts a resurgent Aston Villa. We saw a number of the Villa boys in action for England during midweek and I expect their good run to continue with Darren Bent and Ashley Young looking to have built up a good early understanding.
Roy Hodgson will be in the stands for a relegation six pointer at the Hawthorns as Albion host the Hammers. I’m delighted with the appointment and Hodgson’s arrival could be the catalyst to an upturn in form for the Baggies who are 13/8 for the drop.
Final game of this round of matches is on Monday as Chelsea make the short trip to Fulham. Where will Fernando Torres fit into the formation and could you trust Chelsea at 8/11? – exactly!