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Read moreAfter a thrilling Community Shield match, William Hill make winners, Manchester City, the 6/5 favourites to win the Premier League while Chelsea are 5/1 third favourites behind Manchester United at 5/2. Manchester City are also 2/5 to finish higher than Chelsea in the league this season (7/4 not to). Manchester City are100/1 to win te quadruple this season (Premier League, Capital One Cup, FA Cup & Champions League).
City were favourites for the Community Shield and they duly delivered and at the same time, sent out a warning to their rivals that they are the team to beat, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly. They are our favourites to win the League as well and our punters certainly seem to agree with us with most of the pre-season money on City to do the business.
Manchester City now have bragging rights over their title rivals and Hills think the pressure is already on Di Matteo, offering 11/10 that he is no longer Chelsea manager on the final day of the season and 14/1 that Pep Guardiola is leading the Blues at the end of the season.
Premier League winner: 6/5 Manchester City; 5/2 Manchester City; 5/1 Chelsea; 12/1 Arsenal; 16/1 Liverpool; 25/1 Tottenham; 150/1 BAR
Manchester City Trophies: 6/5 no trophies; 7/1 EPL/CL; 8/1 EPL/Capital One Cup; 8/1 EPL/FA Cup; 14/1 FA Cup/CL; 16/1 Capital One Cup/CL; 16/1 FA Cup/Capital One Cup; 33/1 EPL/Capital One Cup/CL; 40/1 EPL/FA Cup/Capital One Cup; 80/1 FA Cup/Capital One Cup/CL; 100/1 EPL/FA Cup/Capital One Cup/CL
Who will finish higher in the Premier League: City/Chelsea 2/5 City 7/4 Chelsea
Roberto Di Matteo to last the season? Yes 4/6 No 11/10
Pep Guardiola to be Chelsea manager to be in charge of Chelsea for the final game of the season ***MUST BE ON BENCH FOR FINAL GAME*** – 14/1
Roberto Mancini to be in charge of City for the last game of the season? Yes 1/9 no 5/1
Joe Crilly
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William Hill are expecting the England/Italy match to turnover in the region of £18m for British bookmakers, taking more than any of Englands group games, more than the Champions League Final and more than the title deciding Manchester derby at the end of last season. The turnover figures are boosted by the fact that the match is so close, with William Hill unable to separate the two sides. England are 9/5 to win in 90 minutes with the Italians the same price and the draw 19/10. Both sides are 10/11 to qualify.
This match is going to be keenly contested and very tight and we expect that this will drive turnover higher than it has been at any point throughout the course of the tournament, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly. Despite the fact that we are expecting a huge day on Sunday, that will be dwarfed should England win and face Germany in the semis.
During the final group game of Englands campaign against Ukraine, William Hill took 6 bets per second and that number is set to increase to around 10 with up to £1.5m set to be staked in play.
All eyes will undoubtedly be on the mercurial talents of both Wayne Rooney and Mario Balotelli and William Hill are offering 12/1 that Balotelli sees red and 14/1 that Rooney does. It is 6/1 for either player to be sent off. Hills make Mad Mario 8/11 to be booked before Rooney (who is 4/1 to be booked before his Manchester City counterpart). Rooney is 9/2 to score the first goal, with Balotelli 11/2 to do so.
England have scored three headed goals in the tournament and William Hill make England 4/1 to score a headed goal against Italy. They have also taken advantage of their opportunities when they have (not so frequently) arisen and Italy are unsurprisingly 8/13 to have more shots on target.
Englands performances have been typified by their resilient performances while not having much of the ball and they are 4/1 to have less than 40% of the possession in their match vs Italy.
90 minutes: 9/5 England; 9/5 Italy; 19/10 draw
To qualify: 10/11 England; 10/11 Italy
Man of the match: 5/1 Steven Gerrard; 5/1 Andrea Pirlo; 6/1 Wayne Rooney; 7/1 Mario Balotelli; 7/1 Antonio Cassano; 8/1 Andy Carroll; 8/1 Danny Welbeck; 8/1 Antonio Di Natale; 10/1 BAR
England possession: 4/1 less than 40%; 4/6 40-50%; 7/4 51% or more
*settled by UEFA.com post match
Most shots on target: 8/13 Italy; 6/5 England
*settled by UEFA.com post match
4/1 England to score a headed goal
To be booked first: 4/1 Rooney; 8/11 Ballotelli; 5/4 neither booked
Joe Crilly
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Liverpool strolled to victory against Chelsea just days after defeat in the FA Cup Final and will somewhat appease the Liverpool fans after what has been a disappointing season. Kenny Dalglish may have bought himself some time and William Hill now make him 4/7 (from 5/6) that he is in charge of Liverpool come the first game of next season.
Liverpools fans will rightly be disappointed with their sides season, but a comprehensive victory against the Champions League finalists has bookended a torrid season and set fans thinking that Kenny may well be the man to lead them to glory in 2012/13, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly.
Andy Carroll continued his recent fine form, with just a goal missing from his performance against Chelsea and Hills offer 5/6 that he is on the England plane for the Euros (5/6 he is not).
Chelseas capitulation means that they are out of the running for the top four and Hills are now betting on who will finish third and fouth in the league, with Arsenal 4/9 to finish in third and Tottenham 1/2 to finish in fourth.
Who will finish third: 4/9 Arsenal; 7/4 Tottenham; 33/1 Newcastle
Who will finish fourth: 1/2 Tottenham; 2/1 Arsenal; 7/1 Newcastle
Kenny Dalglish to still be in his current position on first day of 2012/13 Premiership season: 4/7 yes, 5/4 no
Andy Carroll to be in the final Euro 2012 England squad: 5/6 yes, 5/6 no
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Read moreFernando Torres failed to play a single minute in the FA Cup Final but William Hill make him 5/4 to start the Champions League Final (4/7 not to). He is 11/4 to score at anytime in the game, although Hills are also offering 3/1 that he plays any part of the match and scores (no void bet if he does not score). Torres is 9/4 to have left Chelsea by the start of next season (1/3 he is still there).
Despite two Cup finals thisseason, Liverpool have underperformed in the League and Kenny Dalglish is just 5/6 to have left Liverpool by the start of next season.
The FA Cup was a real marker in the immediate futures of both Dalglish and Di Matteo, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly. While Di Matteo looks set for the Chelsea job now, Dalglish, it seems could be gone in the summer.
Torres in Champions League:
5/4 to start
3/1 to play a part at any point (in 90 minutes) and scores
Torres to be at Chelsea on first day of next season: 9/4 yes; 1/3 no
Dalglish to be at Liverpool on the first day of next season: 5/6 yes; 5/6 no
Next Chelsea manager: 4/7 Roberto Di Matteo; 11/2 Jose Mourinho; 11/2 Pep Guardiola; 10/1 BAR
FA CUP 2012/2013
Man City 9/2
Man Utd 11/2
Arsenal 7/1
Chelsea 7/1
Tottenham 7/1
Liverpool 10/1
Everton 20/1
Newcastle 20/1
Fulham 25/1
Sunderland 25/1
Stoke 33/1
Aston Villa 40/1
Swansea 50/1
West Brom 50/1
Norwich 66/1
Reading 80/1
Southampton 80/1
Others on request
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Read moreChelsea held on for a famous victory against Barcelona at the same time landing odds of 4/1. William Hill make the Blues 6/1 (from 8/1) to win the Champions League although Barcelona remain the favourites at 11/10. Barcelona are 1/4 to win at the Nou Camp in the return leg with Chelsea 10/1 and the draw 4/1.
Barca just could not find the net tonight but we cannot imagine them squandering such chances in the second leg and we fancy them to be eliminated after the next match, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly.
Didier Drogba scored the winner and he is 4/7 to start ahead of Torres for the second leg. Roberto Di Matteo has overseen just one defeat and he is the 7/4 favourite to get the job on a permanent basis ahead of Rafa Benitez at 9/4 and Jose Mourinho at 11/4.
Barca Goals in the second leg: 4/6 none; 7/2 one; 5/1 two; 9/1 three; 16/1 four; 33/1 five; 50/1 six or more
Champions League winner: 11/10 Barca; 5/2 Real Madrid; 7/2 Bayern Munich; 6/1 Chelsea
Second leg 90 minute prices: 1/4 Barcelona; 10/1 Chelsea; 4/1 Draw
Qualify: 2/5 Barcelona; 10/1 Chelsea
Chelsea CL and FA Cup double: 10/1
To start the second leg: 5/4 Torres; 4/7 Drogba
Next Permanent Chelsea boss: 7/4 Roberto Di Matteo; 9/4 Rafael Benitez; 11/4 Jose Mourinho; 8/1 Pep Guardiola; 9/1 Laurent Blanc; 14/1 Joachim Low; 14/1 Moyes; 25/1 BAR
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Read moreChelsea fantastically drew with Barcelona with ten men and William Hill make the Blues 7/4 to lift the trophy. With John Terry getting sent off and going 2-0 down, the Blues were as long as 20/1 to qualify from the tie. The mastermind behind the victory, Roberto Di Matteo, is in to 10/11 from 7/4 to become the next permanent Chelsea boss.
Chelsea are 7/2 to win both the Champions League and the FA Cup.
A fantastic turnaround from Chelsea and Di Matteo has been backed in from 7/4 to 10/11 in the space of 15 minutes since Torres scored the equaliser, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly.
Bolton got a vital victory at the bottom of the table and William Hill make them 1/2 to avoid relegation (6/4 to go down). Villa, on the other hand, have been dragged into the relegation dogfight and they are 6/1 to go down.
When will English team win the Champions League: 7/4 2012; 11/2 2013; 7/1 2014; 10/1 2015; 11/1 2016; 7/4 no English CL win before 2017
Champions League Outright: 5/4 Real Madrid; 7/4 Chelsea; 9/4 Bayern Munich
10/11 Roberto Di Matteo to be named as the next permanent Chelsea manager
To finish 19th in Premier League: 6/5 Blackburn; 3/1 QPR; 7/2 Bolton; 8/1 Wigan; 12/1 Aston Villa
Premier League Relegation trebles: 13/8 Wolves/Blackburn/QPR; 15/8 Wolves/Bolton/Blackburn; 7/2 Wolves/Wigan/Blackburn; 9/2 Wolves/QPR/ Bolton; 8/1 Wolves/Wigan/QPR; 9/1 Wolves/Wigan/Bolton
Premier League relegation: 1/6 Blackburn (7/2 to stay up); 5/4 QPR (4/7); 6/4 Bolton (1/2); 6/1 Aston Villa (1/12)
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Read morePARDEW 2/1 TO BE BOSS OF YEAR
ALAN PARDEW is now 2/1 second favourite with William Hill to win the LMA Manager of the Year Award following Newcastle’s latest win, while the boss whose team he beat, Brendan Rodgers of Swansea is 11/10 favourite to win the Award. ‘We believe it depends whether fellow bosses believe it to be a greater achievement to get Newcastle challenging for a
Champions League place or to guarantee Swansea Premier League safety in their first top flight season with weeks of the seaspon remaining’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
LMA MANAGER OF YEAR- 11/10 Rodgers; 2/1 Pardew; 8 Fergie; Lambert; 12 Moyes; 16 Redknapp. Others on request.
FREE SCORING CISSE is now seven goals behind striking partner Ba who has 16 this season and it is 14/1 with Hills that Cisse will have overtaken Ba at the end of the season.
Hills now make Newcastle 20/1 to finish 3rd this season and 9/1 to finish in the top four.
Hills….Newcastle finishing pos:
3rd 20/1
4th 10/1
5th11/8
6th4/6
7th or lower33/1
WHO WILL END THE SEASON WITH MOST NEWCASTLE GOALS? – 1/10 Ba(16); 14/1 Cisse(9); 9/1 tie
Further information….graham sharpe…0780 3233702
twitter- @sharpeangle
With UEFA saying that they may not introduce goal-line technology in their competitions, even if it is given the green light by FIFA in June, William Hill are offering 2/7 that the 2014/15 Champions League kicks off without goal-line technology in place (5/2 they have it). Hills go 10/3 about it being implemented in the Premier League by the first day of the 2012/13 season (1/5 it is not).
Hills are offering 2/1 that goal-line technology is used during the World Cup in Brazil (4/11 that it is not).
First League to stage a League game with goal-line technology: 13/8 SPL; 11/4 EPL; 4/1 Bundesliga; 11/2 La Liga; 7/1 Ligue 1; 8/1 Serie A; 10/1 Eredivisie
Managerial Merry Go Round As England Look Set To Announce New Manager After Season
Liverpool, Everton, Chelsea and Tottenham are the four teams contesting the FA Cup semi finals but despite their relative successes in that competition, William Hill offer 6/4 that two of the four managers in charge (Redknapp, Di Matteo, Moyes, Dalglish) will have left their clubs by the start of next season. Harry Redknapp is one of those managers and he is 1/4 favourite to become the next England manager, with Roy Hodgson 4/1, Stuart Pearce 6/1 and Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola both 12/1. Hills are now offering odds on when the next permanent England boss has his first official press conference and go 8/15 that it is after the end of this season but before the start of the European Championships.
England will be wary of disrupting any sides season and so may well wait until after the season to make their announcement, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly.
Hills have pushed out the odds of Roberto Di Matteo becoming the next permanent Chelsea manager from 11/4 to 10/3 despite his strong start in the hot seat. Jose Mourinho is the 9/4 favourite with Pep Guardiola 9/2. Chelsea are 1/6 to qualify for the Champions League semi finals and 8/1 to win the competition. They are 25/1 to win both the Champions League and the FA Cup (for which they are 9/4 to win).
How many FA Cup Semi Managers still in their jobs on the first day of next season: 6/1 none or one; 6/4 two; 11/10 three; 7/1 all four
*for purposes of bet Roberto Di Matteo is current Chelsea manager
When will Fabio Capellos permanent replacement have their first official press conference as England manager:
2/1 before the end of Premier League season
8/15 between end of Premier League season and first England Euro match
20/1 during Euro 2012
11/2 after Euro 2012
FA Cup Winner: 9/4 Chelsea; 9/4 Liverpool; 9/4 Tottenham; 7/2 Everton
Next permanent Chelsea manager: 9/4 Jose Mourinho; 10/3 Roberto Di Matteo; 9/2 Pep Guardiola; 7/1 Laurent Blanc; 8/1 Joachim Low; 8/1 Rafael Benitez; 10/1 David Moyes; 11/1 Fabio Capello; 20/1 BAR
Next permanent England manager: 1/4 Harry Redknapp; 4/1 Roy Hodgson; 6/1 Stuart Pearce; 12/1 Jose Mourinho; 12/1 Pep Guardiola; 20/1 Arsene Wenger; 25/1 Martin ONeill; 33/1 Guus Hiddink; 33/1 Rafa Benitez; 40/1 Alan Pardew; 50/1 Gareth Southgate; 50/1 Sam Allardyce; 50/1 Carlo Ancelotti; 50/1 Mark Hughes; 50/1 Chris Hughton; 50/1 Alan Shearer; 50/1 Louis van Gaal; 50/1 Glenn Hoddle; 50/1 Nigel Adkins; 50/1 Steve Bruce; 50/1 Sven Goran Eriksson; 50/1 Tony Pulis; 50/1 Paul Lambert; 50/1 Terry Venables; 66/1 BAR
Chelsea stage of elimination (Champs League): 1/2 semi final; 7/2 quarter final; 6/1 runner up; 8/1 winner
FA Cup semi finals 90 minutes:
11/10 Liverpool; 21/10 Everton; 21/10 draw
6/4 Tottenham; 6/4 Chelsea; 21/10 draw
FA Cup semi finals to qualify:
4/7 Liverpool; 5/4 Everton
5/6 Tottenham; 5/6 Chelsea
To lift the FA Cup: 8/13 any London team; 6/5 any Merseyside team
25/1 Chelsea to win Champions League and FA Cup
Joe Crilly
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Read moreWILLIAM HILL ..MIDWEEK FA CUP SPECIALS .
Fastest Scoring Team
Tottenham 11/8
Everton 5/2
Sunderland 13/5
Bolton 9/2
WIN ONLY. DEAD HEAT RULES APPLY.
**90minutes play only.
Highest Scoring Team
Tottenham 4/9
Everton 7/2
Sunderland 9/2
Bolton 11/1
WIN ONLY. DEAD HEAT RULES APPLY. **90minutes play only.
Highest Scoring Match
Tottenham vs Bolton 10/11
Tie 23/10
Sunderland vs Everton 23/10
**90minutes play only.
Tottenham to win in 90 minutes (vs Bolton)& go on to lift trophy 7/2
Bolton to win in 90 minutes(vs Spurs) & go on to lift trophy 80/1
Sunderland to win in 90 minutes(vs Everton) & go on to lift trophy 11/1
Everton to win in 90 minutes (vs Sunderland) & go on to lift trophy 14/1
TO WIN FA CUP .2/1 Liverpool; 9/4 Chelsea; 3/1 Spurs; 8/1 Everton; Sunderland; 33/1 Bolton.
TO PROGRESS ..1/7 Spurs v Bolton 4/1; 4/6 Sunderland v 11/10 Everton.
TWO TO CONTEST FINAL….
Chelsea/Liverpool 6/5
Tottenham/Liverpool 9/4
Chelsea/Sunderland 8/1
Tottenham/Sunderland 10/1
Chelsea/Everton 12/1
Tottenham/Everton 14/1
Bolton/Liverpool 25/1
Bolton/Sunderland 66/1
Bolton/Everton 100/1
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SPECIALS .
4/1 CHELSEA TO BEAT BENFICA TWICE
WILLIAM HILL offer 4/1 that Chelsea will win both of their Champions League quarter final legs against Benfica and make them 4/9 shots to eliminate the Portuguese side, who are 13/8 to get through the tie. Hills offer 10/11 that both Benfica and Chelsea will score in the first leg game, 10/11 that they will not.
Hills make Chelsea 20/1 to win both the Champions League and FA Cup and 4/11 to fail to win either.
TO WIN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE- 5/4 Barcelona; 2/1 Real Madrid; 6/1 Bayern Munich; 8/1 Chelsea; 14/1 AC; 40/1 Benfica; 66/1 Marseille; 200/1 Apoel.
FINALISTS 7/1 Chelsea v R Madrid; 16/1 Bayern v Chelsea; 80/1 Marseille v Chelsea; 300/1 Chelsea v Apoel.
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