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Hill’s Wednesday Prem Specials

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WILLIAM HILL WEDNESDAY PREM SPECIALS………

ARE BLACKBURN A LITTLE ROVERWROUGHT?

WITH Blackburn Rovers boasting that they hope to bring Ronaldinho and Beckham in to boost their campaign, William Hill make them 14/1 to get Becks and have opened a book on how much their most expensive January purchase will be, and offer 4/5 that they will not spend over £500,000 on any one player. ‘Blackburn may suprise everyone by snapping up both Beckham on loan, and Ronaldinho for £6.2m, but we offer 14/1 about the former and 10/1 that they spend over £5million for any player’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

What Will Be The Highest Amount Blackburn Spend on one player in January?

£0 – £500,00 (inc no signings at all)
4/5

£501,000 – £1,000,000
10/3

£1,000,001 – £3,000,000
9/2

£3,000,001 – £5,000,000
7/1

£5,000,001 or more
10/1

**Fee must be confirmed by Blackburn Rovers. Fees for loan deals do not count.

WHO WILL BECKHAM SIGN FOR BEFORE RETURNING TO THE MLS?……1/5 Spurs; 12 Arsenal; 14 Blackburn; 16 Villa; Newcastle; 20 Valencia; Malaga; West Ham; 25 Man U. Others on request. Bets void if he signs for noone.

HIGHEST SCORING WEDNESDAY MATCH

Bolton v Wigan
9/2

Wolves v Chelsea
9/2

Newcastle v West Ham
5/1

Arsenal v Man City
5/1

Everton v Tottenham
5/1

Aston Villa v Sunderland
13/2

Blackburn v Liverpool
13/2

EW ¼ 1,2

FASTEST SCORING WEDNESDAY TEAM

Chelsea
6/1

Arsenal
7/1

Newcastle
15/2

Bolton
15/2

Aston Villa
8/1

Liverpool
9/1

Everton
10/1

Tottenham
10/1

Man City
14/1

Sunderland
14/1

Blackburn
14/1

West Ham
16/1

Wigan
18/1

Wolves
20/1

EW 1/5 1,2,3

HIGHEST SCORING WEDNESDAY TEAM

Chelsea
5/1

Bolton
6/1

Newcastle
15/2

Arsenal
15/2

Aston Villa
8/1

Liverpool
10/1

Everton
10/1

Tottenham
10/1

Man City
16/1

West Ham
16/1

Blackburn
16/1

Sunderland
18/1

Wigan
18/1

Wolves
20/1

EW 1/5 1,2,3

Further information…..graham sharpe…0208 918 3731

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Just Like Freddie ? Ljungberg 6/1 To Score In Old Firm Derby

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William Hill………..Old Firm Specials

JUST LIKE FREDDIE? LJUNGBERG 6/1 TO SCORE……….

Rangers
11/10

Draw
21/10

Celtic
21/10

Handicap Odds

Rangers (-1)
13/5

Tie
3/1

Celtic (+1)
4/6

Rangers (-2)
7/1

Tie
5/1

Celtic (+2)
1/5

Rangers (+1)
2/9

Tie
9/2

Celtic (-1)
7/1

Rangers (+2)
1/50

Tie
10/1

Celtic (-2)
20/1

Draw No Bet

Rangers
4/9

Celtic
13/8

“Miller Time”

Kenny Miller has scored 5 goals in his last 4 Old Firm Games

Kenny Miller to Score Anytime
10/11

Kenny Miller to Score First
7/2

Kenny Miller to Score 2 or More
4/1

Kenny Miller to Score a Hat-trick
20/1

Kenny Miller to score anytime and Rangers to Win
13/8

Kenny Miller to score first and Rangers to Win
11/2

Kenny Miller to score in first 10 mins
10/1

“Freddies Here – Nightmare for Rangers?”

Freddie Ljungberg to Score Anytime
6/1

Freddie Ljungberg to Score First
16/1

Freddie Ljungberg to Score 2 or More
25/1

Freddie Ljungberg to Score a Hat-trick
150/1

Freddie Ljungberg to score anytime and Celtic Win
11/1

Freddie Ljungberg to score first and Celtic Win
28/1

Much has been written in the press about Ljungbergs

modelling career

Who will be first to “Tackle” Freddie?

Lee McCulloch
2/1

Madjid Bougherra
9/2

Sasa Papac
9/2

David Weir
11/2

Steven Davis
7/1

Steven Whittaker
7/1

Maurice Edu
8/1

others on Request

(Bets stand as long as Ljungberg plays anypart of match)

(If no tackles made on Ljungberg bets void)

Any Rangers player to be Booked for a “tackle” on Freddie
5/2

Penalty Awarded

Yes
12/5

No
3/10

Penalty Awarded and Scored
3/1

Penalty Awarded and Missed
10/1

No-one has scored a Hat-trick in an Old Firm game since

Ally McCoist in 1983/84. The last Hat-trick in an Old Firm

League match was Stevie Chalmers in 1966

Any player to score a Hat-trick in todays match
14/1

Can’t Decide who’ll score first?

First Goalscorers (Coupled)

Kenny Miller or Anthony Stokes
6/4

Kenny Miller or Paddy McCourt
7/4

Kenny Miller or Freddie Ljungberg
5/2

Kenny Miller or Steven Naismith
7/4

Kenny Miller or Kyle Lafferty
17/10

Anthony Stokes or Paddy McCourt
21/10

Anthony Stokes or Freddie Ljungberg
3/1

Anthony Stokes or Steven Naismith
21/10

Anthony Stokes or Kyle Lafferty
2/1

Will there be a Red Card in the Match?

Yes
13/8

No
4/9

Rangers Red Card
5/1

Celtic Red Card
7/2

1st Card

Rangers
5/4

No Card
14/1

Celtic
13/20

Early Card?

Card Shown – 1st – 15th Minute?

Yes
12/5

No
3/10

Total Rangers Cards

Under 2
15/8

2 – 3
21/20

Over 3
13/5

Total Celtic Cards

Under 2
7/2

2 – 3
13/10

Over 3
6/5

Which Player will receive the First Card in the match?

Daniel Majstorovic
8/1

Anthony Stokes
9/1

Mark Wilson
9/1

Biram Kayal
10/1

Kirk Broadfoot
10/1

Kyle Lafferty
10/1

Madjid Bougherra
10/1

Joe Ledley
12/1

Emilio Izaguirre
14/1

Maurice Edu
14/1

Paddy McCourt
14/1

Erfain Juarez
16/1

Georgios Samaras
16/1

Mark Crosas
16/1

Olivier Kapo
16/1

Richard Foster
16/1

Sasa Papac
16/1

Steven Whittaker
16/1

Andy Webster
20/1

Daryl Murphy
20/1

David Weir
20/1

Allan McGregor
25/1

Charlie Mulgrew
25/1

James Beattie
25/1

James Forrest
25/1

John Fleck
25/1

Kenny Miller
25/1

Niall McGinn
25/1

Steven Davis
25/1

Steven Naismith
25/1

Vladimir Weiss
25/1

Fraser Foster
33/1

Kyle Hutton
33/1

No Card In Match
14/1

To Win to Nil

Rangers
19/10

Celtic
9/2

To Score in Both Halves

Rangers
21/10

Celtic
15/4

To Keep A Clean Sheet

Rangers
11/8

Celtic
11/4

Margin of Victory

Rangers By 1 Goal
13/5

Rangers By 2 Goals
5/1

Rangers By 3 Goals
11/1

Rangers By 4 or more Goals
20/1

Draw
21/10

Celtic By 1 Goal
4/1

Celtic By 2 Goals
10/1

Celtic By 3 Goals
25/1

Celtic By 4 or more Goals
45/1

Come From Behind And Win

Rangers
15/2

Celtic
12/1

Come From Behind And Draw

Rangers
8/1

Celtic
8/1

Come From Behind And Win or Draw

Rangers
19/5

Celtic
5/1

Lead At Half Time And Not Win

Rangers
10/1

Celtic
17/2

“GOAL”

How many goals will Rangers score?

None
11/4

One
8/5

Two
12/5

Three
11/2

Four or More
11/1

How many goals will Celtic score?

None
11/8

One
11/8

Two
17/5

Three
11/1

Four or More
28/1

Will Both Teams Score?

YES
4/6

NO
11/10

How many Goals will be scored in the match?

Under 2 Goals
11/5

Exactly 2 Goals
5/2

Over 2 Goals
10/11

Who Will Score the First Goal

Rangers
4/6

Celtic
11/8

No Goal
7/1

Who will Score the Last Goal

Rangers
4/6

Celtic
11/8

No Goal
7/1

Teams to Score

Rangers Only
9/4

Celtic Only
5/1

Both Teams
4/6

Neither Team
9/1

Will there be an Own Goal Scored

YES
8/1

NO
1/20

DERBY DAY BONANZA

The SPL welcomes 2011 with 4 high profile derby matches

Which game will produce the most goals?

Hearts v Hibernian
15/8

Rangers v Celtic
9/4

Hamilton v Motherwell
3/1

Aberdeen v Dundee Utd
7/2

Which game will produce the most cards?

Rangers v Celtic
2/1

Hearts v Hibernian
9/4

Aberdeen v Dundee Utd
3/1

Hamilton v Motherwell
3/1

Which Hotshot will Score the Quickest Goal?

Kenny Miller
4/1

Anthony Stokes
5/1

Kevin Kyle
5/1

David Goodwillie
6/1

Nigel Hasselbaink
6/1

Nick Blackman
7/1

Scott Vernon
7/1

Derek Riordan
8/1

Only these players count

No goals = Void bet

All bets stand if player doesn’t start

For all Derby Day bets all games must be played

FURTHER INFO…G SHARPE 0780 3233702
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Who Will Becks Sign For ?

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WHO WILL BECKS JOIN BEFORE RETURNING TO MLS?

WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on which club David Beckham will honour with his playing presence prior to returning to the MLS for its new season, and with Harry Redknapp suggesting Spurs may be interested, the London club has been installed as 1/3 favourite with Beckham’s former club Manchester United 25/1 longshots. ‘Just why any club would want to risk alienating their current squad by parachuting a mercenary in for a few weeks is a moot question but where Becks is concerned commonsense so often seems to fly out of the window! No doubt some clubs would like to bask in the reflected glory of having him on board for a while’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Hills….David Beckham’s Next Club Before Returning to MLS?
Tottenham…1/3
Arsenal…….11/1
Aston Villa….14/1
Valencia…….16/1
Everton……..20/1
Malaga…………20/1
West Ham……..20/1
Man Utd………25/1
Real Madrid….25/1
AC Milan…….33/1
Blackpool….40/1
Leicester……40/1
Loan deals DO count. Bets void if Beckham does not join another club. Others on request.

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Manchester United Specials

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MANCHESTER UNITED SPECIALS…….
Hernandez 11/10 to outscore Rooney, as:
UNITED 12/1 TO STAY UNBEATEN AND 10/11 TO PROVE STRONGER IN SECOND HALF OF SEASON

WITH MANCHESTER UNITED still unbeaten in the Premier League, William Hill have opened a book on how many games they will lose during the season and make them 12/1 to go unbeaten throughout, and 4/1 to lose five or more games. And Hills are also backing Alex Ferguson’s belief that United traditionally do better in the second half of the season, by making them 10/11 to clock up more points in their last 19 games than the first 19 in which they collected 41 points.

With Hernandez threatening to keep Wayne Rooney out of the United side if he continues to score regularly, Hills make the Mexican 11/10 to out score Rooney in terms of Prem goals this season.

‘The United to remain unbeaten bandwagon is rolling now, but we are sceptical that they will manage to match Arsenal’s unique Premiership achievement of an unbeaten campaign, but it is quite possible that United will fulfill Sir Alex’s prediction of a more successful second half of the season – and Hernandez looks well capable of embarrassing Rooney by out-scoring him’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Hills……How Many Games Will Man Utd Lose In The Premier League?
0…..12/1
1…..4/1
2…..11/4
3……11/4
4…….4/1
5…..+4/1

Hills…..Who Will Score The Most Premier League Goals?
Hernandez [6] 11/10
Rooney [2] 11/8
Tie 10/3

**Bets void in event of a tie. Current totals in brackets.

Will Man Utd better their points haul from the first half of the season?
Yes…10/11
Same amount of points…6/1
No……..6/5

**41 points from the first 19 games played. The second half of their season began by beating Stoke on 04/01/11.

Further information…..graham sharpe….07803 233702.

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Chelsea 100/1 Not To Win Any Of Next Five Prem Games

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WILLIAM HILL WEDNESDAY PREM SPECIALS….

YOU BET CARLO CAN SURVIVE….William Hill cannot make up their minds whether Carlo Ancelotti will still be Chelsea boss on the first day of next season – and offer 5/6 that he will; 5/6 that he will not. ‘Carlo’s fate looks to be hanging in the balance as their title challenge falters – he probably still has time to turn things around but with Bolton and Villa their next opponents, possibly not that long if they can’t win those matches’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WHEN WILL CHELSEA NEXT WIN IN PREM?

William Hill- Chelsea next win –

Bolton (H – 29th Dec)1/5
Aston Villa (H – 2nd Jan)3/1
Wolves (A – 5th Jan)16/1
Ipswich (H – 9th Jan)28/1
Blackburn (H – 15th Jan)100/1
None of the above100/1

**FIXTURES MUST BE PLAYED ON NAMED DATE OR BETS VOID.

TOTAL GOALS FASTEST SCORING TEAM
Chelsea v Bolton11/8 Chelsea9/4; Liverpool 9/4; Arsenal 5/2; Wigan 8/1; Wolves 9/1; Bolton 11/1
Liverpool v Wolves11/8
Wigan v Arsenal 9/4

HIGHEST SCORING TEAM

Chelsea6/4…Liverpool7/4…;Arsenal9/4;… Wigan18/1…Wolves22/1 ….Bolton33/1

RED CARDS

None10/11
One13/8
Two or more7/2

HAT-TRICK SCORED?

Yes11/2…….No1/10

Further information…graham sharpe…0780 3233702

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William Hill Premier League Specials

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WILLIAM HILL PREMIER LEAGUE SPECIALS……

Blackburn’s Finishing Position

Top 4….66/1
5th-7th…25/1
7th-9th…..10/1
10th-12th…11/4
13th-15th..7/4
15th-17th…12/5
Relegation….11/2

Andy Carroll still at Newcastle after the January transfer window
Yes 1/6
No 7/2

Roy Hodgson still Liverpool Manager on the 1st day of next season
Yes 7/4
No 2/5

Top at midnight on the 31st December 2010 (all 7 games must take place)
Man Utd1/5
Chelsea 20/1
Man City11/2
Arsenal5/1

Boxing Day Highest scoring match
7/2
Blackpool v Liverpool 7/2
Man Utd v Sunderland
9/2
Aston Villa v Tottenham 9/2
Bolton v West Brom
13/2
Newcastle v Man City 14/1
Fulham v West Ham
14/1
Blackburn v Stoke 14/1
Everton v Birmingham
14/1
Wolves v Wigan

Dead heat rules apply. Bets void in the event of any postponed/cancelled games.

1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3

Boxing Day………Highest scoring team
4/1
Man Utd 11/2
Liverpool
9/1
Everton 10/1
Bolton
10/1
Tottenham 10/1
Man City
11/1
Wolves 11/1
Blackburn
12/1
Fulham 14/1
West Brom
14/1
Aston Villa 16/1
Newcastle
16/1
Blackpool 18/1
Wigan
20/1
Stoke 22/1
West Ham
40/1
Birmingham 100/1
Sunderland

Dead heat rules apply. Bets void in the event of any postponed/cancelled games.

1/4 Odds Place 1,2,3

Team scoring fastest goal
7/1
Man Utd 9/1
Everton
9/1
Liverpool 10/1
Fulham
10/1
Bolton 10/1
Man City
10/1
Tottenham 11/1
Blackburn
11/1
Wolves 12/1
Blackpool
12/1
Aston Villa 14/1
Wigan
14/1
Newcastle 14/1
West Brom
16/1
Stoke 16/1
West Ham
22/1
Birmingham 40/1
Sunderland

Dead heat rules apply. Bets void in the event of any postponed/cancelled games.

1/4 Odds Place 1,2,3

Total red cards
8/11
Two or more 15/8
One
4/1
None

Bets void in the event of any postponed/cancelled games.

Hat-trick scored?
2/9
No 3/1
Yes

Bets void in the event of any postponed/cancelled games.

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2/1 Gunners To Fail To Beat Chelsea Or United This Season

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WILLIAM HILL ARSENAL VERSUS CHELSEA SPECIALS……..

GUNNERS 2/1 NOT TO BEAT CHELSEA/UNITED FOR REST OF SEASON

WITH ARSENAL having gone 11 games since beating either Chelsea or Manchester United, William Hill are offering 2/1 about the record continuing in all competitions for the remainder of this campaign, and 4/11 that Arsenal will finally beat at least one of them at some stage this term. ‘These runs are invariably eventually broken – but Gunners’ fans know that if this one continues beyond this season then they will find it even more difficult to win a trophy’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WHO’LL GO FIRST – CARLO OR ARSENE?

Carlo Ancelotti is 4/9 favourite with William Hill to leave Chelsea before Arsene Wenger departs Arsenal. Hills offer 13/8 vice versa. ‘We think Carlo’s job is under more pressure than Arsene’s, even though the Arsenal boss has gone several seasons without winning anything’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

HILLS…TO LEAVE JOB FIRST…4/9 Ancelotti; 13/8 Wenger.

ARSENAL are 7/4 to win no major trophy this season with Hills who make Chelsea 5/6 to do likewise.

WHEN WILL ARSENAL NEXT WIN ?

Chelsea (H)7/5
Wigan (A)5/4
Birmingham (A)5/1
Man City (H)20/1
None of above16/1

WHEN WILL CHELSEA NEXT WIN ?

Arsenal (A)8/5
Bolton (H)5/6
Aston Villa (H)15/2
Wolves (A)25/1
None of above16/1

**ANY POSTPONEMENTS, BETS VOID. ANY TO BE RESCHEDULED GAMES EXCLUDED

ARSENAL NOT TO BEAT EITHER CHELSEA OR MAN UTD IN ANY COMPETITION THIS SEASON: 2/1 NOT TO 4/11 TO DO SO.

THEO WALCOTT – When will he come in, if not starting?

Before 70th minute5/2
70th – 75th minute2/1
76th – 80th minute13/8
81st minute plus10/3

IF DRIGBA STARTS– 6/4 to be subbed; 1/ 2 to finish the game.

HILL’S ODDS FOR FIRST PLAYER CARDED…..
Alexandre Song9/1
Sebastian Squillaci9/1
Michael Essien10/1
Branislav Ivanovic10/1
Jose Bosingwa10/1
Laurent Koscielny10/1
Cesc Fabregas11/1
Yuri Zhirkov11/1
Ashley Cole11/1
John Obi Mikel11/1
Paulo Ferreira11/1
Daniel Sturridge12/1
Jack Wilshere12/1
Denilson12/1
John Terry12/1
Bakari Sagna12/1
Robin Van Persie14/1
Samir Nasri14/1
Frank Lampard14/1
Andrei Arshavin14/1
Tomas Rosicky14/1
Emmanuel Eboue14/1
Patrick Van Aanholt14/1
Jeffrey Bruma14/1
Gael Clichy14/1
Johan Djourou14/1
Didier Drogba16/1
Florent Malouda16/1
Abou Diaby16/1
Ramires16/1
Marouane Chamakh20/1
Nicolas Anelka20/1
Salomon Kalou20/1
Nicklas Bendtner20/1
Carlos Vela20/1
Gael Kakuta20/1
Theo Walcott25/1
Josh McEachran25/1

One fifth the odds a place 1,2,3.

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‘arry Backed To Be Next Prem Boss To Go

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HARRY REDKNAPP BACKED TO BE NEXT PREM BOSS OUT

WILLIAM HILL have cut their odds about Harry Redknapp being the next Premier League manager to leave his job from 66/1 to 25/1 after a rush of bets from punters believing that if Fabio Capello decides to jump ship from England to Inter, the Spurs’ boss could be in line for the England managerial job. ‘We have seen a number of admittedly modest bets for Harry to be the next boss out, but that would only be a logical bet in the event that Fabio Capello was going to leave his England role – and we offer 8/1 that that happens before the end of the year’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Meanwhile, Hills have also trimmed Harry from 2/1 to 6/4 favourite to be the next permanent England manager and also offer 9/2 Martin O’Neill; 5/1 Stuart Pearce; 11/2 Roy Hodgson; 10/1 Steve Bruce; 12/1 Sam Allardyce. Others on request.

NEXT PREM BOSS TO GO……8/15 Grant; 2/1 Mancini; 9/2 Hodgson; 9 McCarthy; 9 Ancelotti; 25 Redknapp. Others on request.

CAPELLO TO LEAVE ENGLAND JOB BEFORE END OF YEAR….8/1 YES; 1/20 NO

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Bookies Not Kean On Rover Steve

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BOOKIES NOT KEAN ON NEW BLACKBURN BOSS STEVE!

WITH Steve Kean being appointed as Blackburn manager, William Hill are already offering odds of 5/6 that he will be OUT of the job by the first day of next season.’
Since Sam Allardyce left Blackburn they have been one of the best backed teams to be relegated and are now down to 7/1 for the drop’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
And Hills make Kean 28/1 to be the NEXT Premier League manager to leave his job.
Hills have paid out to customers who backed Kean to get the job – but say that anyone who backed any other contender to become the next Blackburn manager will have their bet carried over until Kean is succeeded by the next permanent boss at the club. ‘As it is Christmas, we are paying out on Kean, but letting all other bets on the market stand until the manager after Kean is permanently appointed’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.’We think punters may not have long to wait to find out who that will be.’

STEVE KEAN to be Blackburn manager on first day of next season – 5/6 NO; 5/6 YES
STEVE KEAN TO be next Prem manager of this season to leave his job – 28/1
BLACKBURN to be relegated – 7/1 yes; 1/16 no.

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How Will Rooney Hit The Barn Door And When Will Chelsea Win?

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Wayne Rooney and Didier Drogba both missed penalties last week and William Hill are offering 16/1 that any player misses a penalty during the Chelsea/Manchester United game on Sunday. Rooney’s miss was just another in a catalogue of “barn-door” moments and Hills are taking bets on how Rooney’s next goal will come about. The 4/7 favourite is for him to score a shot from inside the box with Hills offering 9/2 for a shot from outside the area. Should he be allowed to take another penalty, he is 5/1 to bag his next goal from the spot. Fortunately Rooney’s miss came as United were already in the lead and they eventually went on to win the game.

Chelsea on the other hand, seem to be going through a rather sticky patch at the moment and Hills are offering 6/5 that their next victory comes against Manchester United and 7/2 that it comes against Arsenal.

“As far as Chelsea’s title aspirations go, the next two games are vital. Anything less than a three point return and they may as well wave goodbye to the Premier League trophy,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

The early kick off on Saturday sees Bolton visit the Stadium of Light in a matchup between two of the Premier League’s surprise packages. The two sides sit in sixth and seventh and Hills are offering 13/8 that one of the pair play some form of European football next season and 16/1 that they both do. Sunderland are the 6/5 favourites to win, while the visitors are 12/5. The draw is 11/5.

“Sunderland and Bolton have been a refreshing change to the normal predictability of the league this season. In Bruce and Coyle they have two of the finest up and coming British managers and a European tour would be no less than their efforts so far deserve,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Arsenal have been drawn against Barcelona in the Champions League and as a result, Hills have cut their price to end the season without a trophy from 15/8 to 7/4. Arsene Wenger is also 4/1 to have left Arsenal by the first game of next season.

The Ghosts Of Managers Past and Present

William Hill have opened betting on who will be the first of the terrible trio (Hodgson, Benitez and Houllier) will leave their job first. Benitez is the Even money favourite, while Hodgson is 6/4 and Houllier is 7/2.

“Liverpool have a history of producing great managers: Shankley, Paisley, Dalglish et al, but their recent managers have not and are not living up to their predecessors’ high standards. One or more of the threesome may have to get used to walking alone sooner rather than later,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill Weekend Specials:

Fergie’s Old Boys (who will get the sack first?): Keane 1/4; Bruce 11/2; Hughes 5/1
Liverpool past and present (who will get the sack first?): Hodgson 6/4 ; Benitez EVS; Houllier 7/2
Sunderland OR Bolton to qualify for Europe. 13/8
Sunderland AND Bolton to qualify for Europe. 16/1
Will Arsene Wenger be at Arsenal on the first game of next season: 1/7 Yes; 4/1 No
7/4 Arsenal end the 2010/11 season without a trophy

When will Chelsea next win?
Man Utd (H)
6/5

Arsenal (A)
7/2

Bolton (H)
7/4

Aston Villa (H)
11/1

Wolves (A)
25/1

None of these
33/1

Method of Next Rooney Goal: 4/7 shot from inside the box (excluding header & penalty); 9/2 Shot from outside the box (excluding header or free kick); 5/1 Penalty; 6/1 Header; 12/1 Direct from free kick.

16/1 – A penalty is missed during the Manchester United/Chelsea game

Further Information…Joe Crilly…07850 518 164

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