Punters And Villas-boas Back Torres To Stay

William Hill punters seem to agree with Andre Villas-Boas’ claims that Fernando Torres will be staying put for the time being, with considerable bets having been staked on him still being at Chelsea on the 1st February. Initially offered at 4/11, the weight of money coupled with Villas-Boas’ strong stance on Torres’ future, has seen this price slashed to 1/5. The majority of the money has come from Northern Ireland and Oxfordshire.

“Torres has endured a difficult first year at Chelsea but it appears that punters’ support matches that of his manager and it seems he will be given time to turn things around,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Malaga are 7/1 to be the club that Torres lines up for after the transfer window closes on and Manchester United are 9/1.

Where will Fernando Torres be on the 1st February 2012: 1/5 Chelsea; 7/1 Malaga; 9/1 Manchester United; 10/1 Atletico Madrid; 11/1 AC Milan; 14/1 PSG; 14/1 Inter Milan; 14/1 Manchester City; 16/1 Barcelona; 16/1 Liverpool; 16/1 Juventus; 20/1 Real Madrid; 25/1 Arsenal

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

Twitter: @footy_joe

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

William Hill Press Office; Greenside House; 50 Station Road; Wood Green; London; N22 7TP

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16/1 Arsenal Versus Chelsea Champions League Final

***********************WILLIAM HILL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ODDS UPDATE***************************

WILLIAM HILL OFFER 16/1 THAT THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL WILL BE BETWEEN ARSENAL AND CHELSEA – but are 1/ 4 that NEITHER of them will reach the Final, and 11/4 that ONE of them will do so.

To win Champions League; 6/4 Barca; 5/2 Real; 5/1 Bayern; 12/1 Chelsea; 20/1 Arsenal; 25/1 AC/Inter; 40/1 Napoli; 50/1 Benfica; 66/1 Lyon; 100/1 Marseille; Zenit St P; 150/1 Bayer L; 250 Apoel; Basel;CSKA.

WILLIAM HILL: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – TO QUALIFY

14/02/2012 19:45:00 Lyon APOEL 1/4 11/4
14/02/2012 19:45:00 Napoli Chelsea 6/5 8/13
14/02/2012 19:45:00 AC Milan Arsenal 10/11 10/11
14/02/2012 19:45:00 Basel Bayern Munich 4/1 1/7
14/02/2012 19:45:00 Bayer Leverkusen Barcelona 7/1 1/16
14/02/2012 17:00:00 CSKA Moscow Real Madrid 4/1 1/7
14/02/2012 17:00:00 Zenit St Petersburg Benfica 11/10 4/6
14/02/2012 19:45:00 Marseille Inter Milan 6/4 1/2
FIRST LEG ODDS…………
14-02-12 19:45:00 UEFA Club Competitions |UEFA Champions League| Lyon APOEL 1/3 7/2 7/1
14-02-12 19:45:00 UEFA Club Competitions |UEFA Champions League| Napoli Chelsea 6/4 11/5 13/8
14-02-12 19:45:00 UEFA Club Competitions |UEFA Champions League| AC Milan Arsenal 1/1 11/5 5/2
14-02-12 19:45:00 UEFA Club Competitions |UEFA Champions League| Basel Bayern Munich 19/5 5/2 4/6
14-02-12 19:45:00 UEFA Club Competitions |UEFA Champions League| Bayer Leverkusen Barcelona 11/2 10/3 2/5
14-02-12 17:00:00 UEFA Club Competitions |UEFA Champions League| CSKA Moscow Real Madrid 19/5 5/2 4/6
14-02-12 17:00:00 UEFA Club Competitions |UEFA Champions League| Zenit St Petersburg Benfica 11/10 21/10 12/5
14-02-12 19:45:00 UEFA Club Competitions |UEFA Champions League| Marseille Inter Milan 7/5 11/5 7/4

Tournament top scorer: 8/11 Messi; 7/2 Gomez; 6 Ronaldo; 12 Benzema; Pedro; 14 Gomis; 20 Ibrahimovic; 25 Cavani; RVP; 33 Drogba. Others on request.

Graham Sharpe,
Media Relations Director.

T: 020 8918 3731
M: 07803 233702
E: gsharpe@williamhill.co.uk
Twitter – @sharpeangle

William Hill, Greenside House, 50 Station Road,
Wood Green, London, N22 7TP.

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16/1 Arsenal Versus Chelsea Champions League Final

***********************WILLIAM HILL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ODDS UPDATE***************************

WILLIAM HILL OFFER 16/1 THAT THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL WILL BE BETWEEN ARSENAL AND CHELSEA – but are 1/ 4 that NEITHER of them will reach the Final, and 11/4 that ONE of them will do so.

To win Champions League; 6/4 Barca; 5/2 Real; 5/1 Bayern; 12/1 Chelsea; 20/1 Arsenal; 25/1 AC/Inter; 40/1 Napoli; 50/1 Benfica; 66/1 Lyon; 100/1 Marseille; Zenit St P; 150/1 Bayer L; 250 Apoel; Basel;CSKA.

WILLIAM HILL: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – TO QUALIFY

14/02/2012 19:45:00 Lyon APOEL 1/4 11/4
14/02/2012 19:45:00 Napoli Chelsea 6/5 8/13
14/02/2012 19:45:00 AC Milan Arsenal 10/11 10/11
14/02/2012 19:45:00 Basel Bayern Munich 4/1 1/7
14/02/2012 19:45:00 Bayer Leverkusen Barcelona 7/1 1/16
14/02/2012 17:00:00 CSKA Moscow Real Madrid 4/1 1/7
14/02/2012 17:00:00 Zenit St Petersburg Benfica 11/10 4/6
14/02/2012 19:45:00 Marseille Inter Milan 6/4 1/2
FIRST LEG ODDS…………
14-02-12 19:45:00 UEFA Club Competitions |UEFA Champions League| Lyon APOEL 1/3 7/2 7/1
14-02-12 19:45:00 UEFA Club Competitions |UEFA Champions League| Napoli Chelsea 6/4 11/5 13/8
14-02-12 19:45:00 UEFA Club Competitions |UEFA Champions League| AC Milan Arsenal 1/1 11/5 5/2
14-02-12 19:45:00 UEFA Club Competitions |UEFA Champions League| Basel Bayern Munich 19/5 5/2 4/6
14-02-12 19:45:00 UEFA Club Competitions |UEFA Champions League| Bayer Leverkusen Barcelona 11/2 10/3 2/5
14-02-12 17:00:00 UEFA Club Competitions |UEFA Champions League| CSKA Moscow Real Madrid 19/5 5/2 4/6
14-02-12 17:00:00 UEFA Club Competitions |UEFA Champions League| Zenit St Petersburg Benfica 11/10 21/10 12/5
14-02-12 19:45:00 UEFA Club Competitions |UEFA Champions League| Marseille Inter Milan 7/5 11/5 7/4

Tournament top scorer: 8/11 Messi; 7/2 Gomez; 6 Ronaldo; 12 Benzema; Pedro; 14 Gomis; 20 Ibrahimovic; 25 Cavani; RVP; 33 Drogba. Others on request.

Graham Sharpe,
Media Relations Director.

T: 020 8918 3731
M: 07803 233702
E: gsharpe@williamhill.co.uk
Twitter – @sharpeangle

William Hill, Greenside House, 50 Station Road,
Wood Green, London, N22 7TP.

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20/1 Chelsea, United, City All Out Of Champions League



20/1 ONLY ARSENAL THROUGH TO NEXT STAGE OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

WITH MANCHESTER UNITED, CITY AND CHELSEA all having some work to do to make it through to the next stage of the Champions League, William Hill are offering 9/2 that all four Premier League clubs will be in the next round; 8/13 that three of them are there, 2/1 just two and 20/1 only Arsenal. ‘What used to be a straightforward stroll through the Group phase is beginning to become more of a challenge for the Premier League clubs and there could well be one or two high profile failures’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
HILLS MAKE UNITED 1/6 to get through (7/2 not); Chelsea 4/9 (13/8 not) and Man C 2/1 (4/11 not).
ALL PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL – 20/1

HILLS OFFER 7/2 THAT MATA WILL SCORE IN A CHELSEA WIN.

HILLS…PREM CLUB TO PROGRESS FURTHEST….6/4 Man U; 9/4 Chelsea; 9/4 Arsenal; 7/1 Man C

TO WIN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE….13/8 Barcelona; 3/1 Real Madrid; 13/2 Bayern M; 12 Man U; 16 Chelsea; 20 Arsenal; 25/1 Man C; AC Milan; Inter; 50 Napoli; Porto; 66 Benfica; 80 Valencia. Others on request.

STEVE KEAN is 11/10 favourite with Hills to be the next Prem boss to leave his club. Hills also offer 5/2 Coyle; 7/2 Martinez; 9/2 AVB; 9/1 McLeish; 11/1 McCarthy; 16 Moyes; Redknapp;33/1 no more to go this season. Others on request.

Further information……graham sharpe…..0780 3233702
twitter- @sharpeangle

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Champs League Specials…becks To Paris…cahill Chelsea Bound

Chelsea and Arsenal’s leaky defences will be put to the test when they face Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund respectively. Chelsea are 7/5 slight favourites to concede more goals than Arsenal, whose porous defence is 13/8 to ship more than the Blues. Hills make Valencia, who take on Genk, 11/4 favourites to be the highest scoring team during Wednesday’s Champions League matches,

David Beckham is now almost out of contract at Los Angeles and William Hill make PSG his most likely destination at 10/11. Beckham has not ruled out staying at Los Angeles and Hills offer 4/1 that he stays at the Galaxy. Despite seemingly ruling out a move back to the Premier League, Tottenham are the 7/1 third favourites to bag Becks while Arsenal are 8/1.

“Becks looks like he could take in another of the world’s great cities and the Posh brood will certainly fit in amongst the chic boutiques of Paris,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Andre Villas Boas has reportedly set his sights on Gary Cahill to bolster the increasingly wobbly looking Chelsea back line although despite this, William Hill are offering 5/6 that Cahill is still at Bolton come the closing of the January transfer window. He is 7/2 to be playing for Chelsea and 6/1 Arsenal.

“Chelsea definitely need strengthening in defence although whether Bolton will let go of their prize asset in the midst of a relegation battle is another matter,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Highest Scoring Match: 10/3 Valencia/Genk; 11/2 AC Milan/Barcelona; 11/2 Zenit/APOEL; 11/2 Arsenal/Borussia Dortmund; 7/1 Shakhtar/Porto; 7/1 Marseille/Olympiacos; 8/1 Bayer Leverkusen/Chelsea; 10/1 BATE Borisov/Plzen

Fastest Scoring Team: 11/2 Valencia; 15/2 Zenit; 8/1 Marseille; 9/1 Shakhtar; 9/1 BATE Borisov; 9/1 Barcelona; 9/1 Chelsea; 9/1 Borussia Dortmund; 14/1 AC Milan; 14/1 Porto; 16/1 Arsenal; 16/1 Bayer Leverkusen; 18/1 APOEL; 20/1 Olympiacos; 22/1 Plzen; 28/1 Genk

Highest Scoring Team: 11/4 Valencia; 11/2 Zenit; 13/2 Marseille; 15/2 Barcelona; 15/2 Borussia Dortmund; 10/1 Chelsea; 10/1 BATE Borisov; 11/1 Shakhtar; 20/1 Porto; 22/1 AC Milan; 22/1 Arsenal; 33/1 Bayer Leverkusen; 40/1 Plzen; 50/1 APOEL; 66/1 Olympiacos; 66/1 Genk

Red Card: 10/3 None; 11/8 One; 9/4 Two; 6/1 Three; 20/1 Four or more

Hat-Trick Scored: 7/4 yes; 2/5 no

Who will concede the most goals: 13/8 Arsenal; 7/5 Chelsea; 2/1 Tie

Where will David Beckham play his next LEAGUE match: 10/11 PSG; 4/1 LA Galaxy; 7/1 Tottenham; 8/1 Arsenal; 9/1 QPR; 20/1 AC Milan; 20/1 Fulham; 25/1 Leicester; 25/1 Malaga; 25/1 West Ham; 33/1 Chelsea; 40/1 Anzhi
*bets void if Beckham announces retirement

David Beckham to play in the Olympics for Team GB: 4/7 yes; 5/4 no

Gary Cahill club after January transfer window: 5/6 Bolton; 7/2 Chelsea; 6/1 Arsenal; 8/1 Liverpool; 8/1 Tottenham; 9/1 Manchester United; 12/1 Manchester City…others

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

Twitter: @footy_joe

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

William Hill Press Office; Greenside House; 50 Station Road; Wood Green; London; N22 7TP

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Champions League Odds Update



************************WILLIAM HILL***************************
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ODDS UPDATE……

To Qualify
Man City – 13/8Napoli – 4/9

Man Utd to qualify…..Yes – 2/7No – 5/2

All Manchester Final – 33/1

All British Final – 12/1

Manchester Match Bet……go furthest……Man City – 10/3Tie – 3/1Man Utd – 8/15

British team to go furthest
Chelsea6/4
Man Utd6/4
Arsenal10/3
Man City5/1

TO WIN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE….13/8 Barca; 3 Real; 13/2 Bayern M; 12/1 Chelsea/Man U; 25 AC Milan; Arsenal; Man City;50 Napoli; 66 Benfica Others on request

Further information….graham sharpe…0780 3233702
twitter- @sharpeangle

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Lampard 5/6 To Reach 100 Caps…qpr Becks Appeal Shrinking

Frank Lampard led by example as England defeated Spain and he has now targeted 100 caps for England. The midfielder, who took his tally to 90 on Saturday is 5/6 with William Hill to join the 100 club (5/6 not to).

QPR have seemingly given up in the race to sign David Beckham and William Hill have eased their odds to 8/1 (from 6/1). Paris Saint Germain are the 4/9 favourites to secure Beckham’s signature, while Tottenham are the 5/1 second favourites. Beckham is 4/7 to join up with the GB squad for the 2012 Olympics and Hills make Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey 1/8 and 1/5 respectively to feature in the Olympic squad.

“Bale and Ramsay have already appeared in the promotional photos for the launching of the GB kit and with Wales not playing in the Euros, it now seems almost impossible to imagine that they will not join up with the squad in London,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

David Beckham next club: 4/9 PSG; 5/1 Spurs; 8/1 QPR; 9/1 Anzhi; 10/1 Blackburn; 12/1 Aston Villa; 16/1 AC Milan; 33/1 Real Madrid…others on request

Frank Lampard to win 100 England Caps: 5/6 yes; 5/6 no

GB Sqaud for Olympics:

Bale: 1/8 yes; 9/2 no
Ramsey: 1/5 yes; 10/3 no
Beckham: 4/7 yes; 5/4 no

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

Twitter: @footy_joe

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

William Hill Press Office; Greenside House; 50 Station Road; Wood Green; London; N22 7TP

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Carlos’ Argie Jaunt Could See Tevez Out Of The Door…foxes Snare Pearson

Following Carlos Tevez’s unscheduled break to Argentina, William Hill offer 1/3 that he leaves Manchester City during the January transfer window, whether permanently or on loan. The favourite to sign him is Juventus with the Old Lady 11/4 to be the next club to capture Tevez’s signature. Former club, Corinthians, are 4/1 while the two Milan sides, Inter and AC are both offered at 6/1.

“There is no doubting that Carlos Tevez is a brilliant player but any club who signs him will be doing so in the knowledge that they will probably be stuck with all his baggage as well,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Roberto Mancini has claimed that Tevez can play again for Manchester City if only he apologises for his recent behaviour but Hills do not think that is likely and he is just 1/6 to start a Premier League game for City this season.

Leicester Latest

Leicester City are expected to announce the signing of Nigel Pearson as their manager later today and William Hill offer 3/1 that he gets them promoted at the first time of asking. Given Leicester City’s reputation for sacking managers, should things not improve at the King Power Stadium, Pearson could be given his marching orders and Hills offer 7/1 that he will not be manager come the final day of the season (1/16 to still be there).

Carlos Tevez Specials:
Next Permanent Club: 11/4 Juventus; 4/1 Corinthians; 6/1 AC Milan; 6/1 Inter Milan; 7/1 Real Madrid; 8/1 PSG; 10/1 Boca Juniors; 12/1 Napoli; 16/1 Chelsea; 16/1 West Ham; 20/1 Arsenal; 20/1 Barcelona

Carlos Tevez to leave Manchester City in January transfer window*: 1/3 Yes; 9/4 No
*Loan Deals count

To start another 11/12 Premier League match for Manchester City: 7/2 Yes; 1/6 No

Nigel Pearson to still be in charge of Leicester for the last game of the season: 1/16 yes; 7/1 no

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

Twitter: @footy_joe

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

William Hill Press Office; Greenside House; 50 Station Road; Wood Green; London; N22 7TP

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Becks Odds On For Team G B And P S G !

He’s odds on for Team GB, but:
SACRE BLEU! BECKS OFF TO FRANCE?

DAVID BECKHAM has been cut from 4/6 to 1/3 with William Hill to play in the London Olympics for Team GB – while Hills have also opened a book on which will be his next club if he doesn’t re-sign for LA Galaxy.
Becks is 6/4 to sign another contract for the US outfit, and 1/2 not to – while Hills make French side PSG 1/2 favourites to be the next club to sign the former England skipper. ‘Short of inviting Stuart Pearce to be god-father to the next baby Becks, it is difficult to see how much more obvious he could make it that he expects to be included in Team GB’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe, ‘But the question of where he will next ply his trade looks likely to see him turning up in Paris.’

WILLIAM HILL BECKS’ SPECIALS…
To play any part in Team GB Olympic football team – 1/3 yes; 9/4 no
To re-sign for LA Galaxy? – 6/4 yes; 1/ 2 no
Which club will Becks sign for next?…1/2 PSG; 5/1 Spurs; 6/1 QPR; 10/1 Anzhi; 10/1 Blackburn; 12/1 Villa; 16/1 AC Milan; 33/1 Real Madrid. Others on request.

Further information…..graham sharpe..0780 3233702
twitter – @sharpeangle

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