Benfica v Chelsea
Tuesday 7.45pm ITV1
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Roberto Di Matteo has been cut from 8/1 to 5/1 third favourite to become the next Chelsea boss after his sides valiant comeback against Napoli. Fernando Torres failed to find the net again (in the 90 minutes of the game) but William Hill make him 8/13 to finally break his 2012 duck, although he is 6/5 to fail to score during the next four games.
Torres missed an open goal during extra time and his confidence will have plummeted even further, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly. Saying that, Leicester this weekend offer the perfect opportunity for him to get back on track.
Chelsea are now three in three under Di Matteo and Hills offer 2/1 that they are undefeated in their next four games, although they are 5/6 for their first defeat to come at the hands of Manchester City.
When will Torres next score: 8/13 Leicester; 7/1 Manchester City; 9/1 Spurs; 10/1 Villa; 6/5 none of these four
When will Chelsea lose first under Di Matteo: 7/1 Leicester; 5/6 Manchester City; 13/2 Spurs; 8/1 Villa; 2/1 none of these four
Will Roberto Di Matteo be manager on the last day of the season: 1/4 yes; 11/4 no
Next Permanent Chelsea manager: 7/4 Mourinho; 4/1 Benitez; 5/1 Di Matteo; 6/1 Pep Guardiola; 9/1 Low; 9/1 Capello; 10/1 Moyes; 20/1 BAR
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
Read moreChelsea made it through to the last eight of the Champions League and William Hill make them 8/1 to win the competition. Barcelona are the 1/1 favourites with Real Madrid 5/2.
Hills think that the quarter final stage is the most likely exit point for Chelsea offering Even money that they go out at the next stage, 7/4 Semis and 11/2 runner up.
Chelsea stage of elimination: 1/1 Quarter Final; 7/4 Semi Final; 11/2 Runner Up; 8/1 Winner
Champions League outright: 1/1 Barcelona; 5/2 Real Madrid; 6/1 Bayern Munich; 8/1 Chelsea; 12/1 AC Milan; 40/1 Benfica; 66/1 Marseille; 100/1 APOEL
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
Read moreTorres odds on for 3 or fewer goals during rest of season….
DI MATTEO BACKED TO BE FULL TIME BOSS AFTER CHELSEA TURN IT ROUND…..
ROBERTO DI MATTEO was 8/1 with William Hill to to be appointed Chelsea’s permanent manager prior to kick-off of their Champions League game against Napoli on Wednesday evening. After the game he was cut to 5/1 as punters clamoured to back him, and now he is down to 5/2 second favourite with Hills, a fraction behind 9/4 favourite Jose Mourinho. ‘One swallow doesn;t make a summer, and one Champions League victory doesn’t make a trophy, but Chelsea fans appear to believe Di Matteo may well be the man charged with bringing the good times back to the Bridge’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.Hills now make Chelsea 11/8 to manage a top 4 finish in the Premier League – and 25/1 to turn potential disaster into triumph by winning both the FA Cup and Champions League. However, they are also 2/7 to end the season empty-handed.
HILLS HAVE OPENED A BOOK on how many goals Torres will score from now until the end of the season – and make 0-3 their 4/5 favourite. ‘Even fans of rival clubs seem to want to see Torres come out of his goal drought now, but everyone is speculating on whether he will score again this season’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
WILLIAM HILL…..NEXT PERMANENT (ONE YEAR CONTRACT OR LONGER) CHELSEA MANAGER – 9/4 Mourinho; 5/2 RDM; 9/2 Benitez; 9/1 Capello;Low; 10/1 Guardiola. Others on request.
How many goals will Fernando Torres score for Chelsea between now and the end of the season? (includes Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League, possible 19 games):- 0-3 = 4/5…. 4-7 = 5/2….. 8+ = 5/2
When will Chelsea lose first under Di Matteo?: 7/1 Leicester; 5/6 Manchester City; 13/2 Spurs; 8/1 Villa; 2/1 none of these four
TO WIN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE…Evens Barca; 5/2 Real M; 6 Bayern; 8 Chelsea; 12 AC; 40 Benfica; 66 Marseille; 100 Appoel.
TO WIN FA CUP….5/2 Liverpool; Spurs; 11/4 Chelsea; 6 Everton; 9 Sunderland; 16 Stoke; 28 Bolton; 50 Leicester. Further information…..graham sharpe….07803233702twitter- @sharpeangle
When will Torres next score?: 8/13 Leicester; 7/1 Manchester City; 9/1 Spurs; 10/1 Villa; 6/5 none of these four
When will Chelsea lose first under Di Matteo?: 7/1 Leicester; 5/6 Manchester City; 13/2 Spurs; 8/1 Villa; 2/1 none of these four
Further information…..graham sharpe….07803233702
twitter- @sharpeangle
WILLIAM HILL ..FA CUP ODDS ..
5/1 CHELSEA- SPURS FA CUP FINAL 25/1 CHELSEA FA-CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DOUBLE
TO WIN FA CUP .5/2 Liverpool; Spurs; 11/4 Chelsea; 6/1 Everton; 9/1 Sunderland; 16/1 Stoke; 28/1 Bolton; 50/1 Leicester.
TO REACH SEMIS
.8/13 Everton v 6/5 Sunderland; Everton have scored twice in all 3 of their FA Cup games so far this season, 5/2 to do so again.
1/7 Spurs v 4/1 Bolton ; 7/4 Bale sc ores in Spurs win
1/8 Chelsea v 9/2 Leicester; Lampard scored three last time he played against Leicester at Stamford Bridge 20/1 to d it again.
2/9 Liverpool v 3/1 Stoke; After Gerrards hat trick v Everton hes 10/1 to get two or more here.
FA Cup Specials:-
All Merseyside Final = 12/1; All Merseyside Semi Final = 5/1
All London Final = 5/1; All London Semi Final = 3/1
Which will be the highest scoring FA Cup match this weekend?
Tottenham v Bolton 2/1
Chelsea v Leicester 5/2
Liverpool v Stoke 3/1
Everton v Sunderland 7/2
Who will contest the FA Cup Final?
Tottenham/Chelsea 5/1
Tottenham/Leicester 66/1
Tottenham/Liverpool 5/1
Tottenham/Stoke 40/1
Tottenham/Everton 12/1
Tottenham/Sunderland 16/1
Bolton/Chelsea 50/1
Bolton/Leicester 250/1
Bolton/Liverpool 50/1
Bolton/Stoke 200/1
Bolton/Everton 100/1
Bolton/Sunderland 125/1
Chelsea/Liverpool 5/1
Chelsea/Stoke 40/1
Chelsea/Everton 12/1
Chelsea/Sunderland 16/1
Leicester/Liverpool 66/1
Leicester/Stoke 250/1
Leicester/Everton 25/1
Leicester/Sunderland 33/1
Liverpool/Everton 12/1
Liverpool/Sunderland 16/1
Stoke/Everton 80/1
Stoke/Sunderland 100/1
Graham Sharpe,
Media Relations Director.
Twitter- @sharpeangle
T: 020 8918 3731
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Wood Green, London, N22 7TP.
Chelsea v Napoli
Tonight 7.45pm ITV1/RTE2
Money-Back Special
If there are 4 or more goals in this game, Paddy Power will refund all losing 1st/last goalscorer, correct score & scorecast singles on the match.
Conditions
Tuesday was a day for managerial moves as Steve Bruce became the 2/1 joint favourite to become the next permanent Wolves boss with Hills. Current caretaker boss, Terry Connor is the same price with Paul Ince the 12/1 third favourite. Meanwhile, Roy Hodgson was backed in from 14/1 to 4/1 second favourite to become the next England manager behind Harry Redknapp at 1/4.
The constant stream of money that we have seen for Harry Redknapp has started to decrease as Spurs have found it increasingly difficult to win, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly. Coupled with Harrys somewhat contradictory statements in regards to the England job we have started to see our punters look elsewhere, with Roy Hodgson well fancied.
Chelsea are 2/1 to qualify for the next round of the Champions League, although Napoli are 4/11 to knock out the final British side left in the competition. The match is 25/1 to be decided on penalties. Roberto Di Matteo has won his first two matches in charge of Chelsea and he is 8/1 to become the next permanent boss.
Fernando Torres is still firing blanks for Chelsea but he is 6/5 to break his 2012 duck against Napoli, 2/1 to do so against Leicester, 7/1 Manchester City and 10/1 Tottenham. He is 11/10 to score in none of these four matches. Torres is 13/8 to have left Chelsea by the first day of next season (4/9 to still be there). Should Torres start against Napoli, he is odds on, at 8/13 to fail to finish the match.
Chelsea will have to go all guns blazing in order to get an early goal to settle the nerves but given Torres recent form, he may not be the man to back to get the all important goal, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly.
Chelsea stage of elimination: 4/11 last 16; 4/1 quarter final; 8/1 semi final; 16/1 runner up; 28/1 winner
8/1 Roberto Di Matteo next permanent Chelsea boss
Fernando Torres to be at Chelsea at the start of next season: 4/9 yes; 13/8 no
*loans not included
Fernando Torres next club: 3/1 Manchester City; 3/1 PSG; 3/1 Anzhi; 7/1 Real Madrid; 8/1 Inter; 9/1 AC Milan; 12/1 Manchester United; 20/1 Barcelona
Torres next goal: 6/5 Napoli; 2/1 Leicester; 7/1 Manchester City; 10/1 Spurs; 11/10 none of these four
Highest scoring team Wednesday CL: 2/5 Real Madrid; 3/1 Chelsea; 11/2 Napoli; 25/1 CSKA
Next permanent Wolves manager: 2/1 Steve Bruce; 2/1 Terry Connor; 12/1 Paul Ince; 14/1 Alan Curbishley; 14/1 Dougie Freeman; 20/1 Lee Clark; 20/1 Ian Holloway; 20/1 Gus Poyet; 25/1 Walter Smith; 33/1 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 BAR
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
Read moreLIVERPOOL 8/1 FOR TOP FOUR FINISH
WILLIAM HILL make Liverpool 1/5 to finish above Everton in the Premier League, and 8/1 to achieve a top four finish in the table after their victory over their local rivals.
Kenny Dalglish was cut from 1/5 to 1/7 still to be boss next season, 4/1 not to.
STEVE GERRARD is 1/ 2 with Hills to skipper England in their opening Euro game, and 6/4 not to.
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE ODDS…11/10 Southampton; 13/8 W Ham; 3/1 Reading
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ODDS…Evs Barca; 5/2 Real; 6 Bayern; 12 AC; 20 Napoli; 28 Chelsea; 40 Benfica; Marseille; 80 Appoel; 300 CSKA.
Further information….graham sharpe…0780 3233702
twitter- @sharpeangle
Arsenal fought bravely but fell just short as they aimed to conquer the mountain that was a four goal deficit against AC Milan. Before the game, William Hill punters piled into Arsenal to win the match (23/20), to qualify (20/1) and to win 5-0 (125/1), all amounting to liabilities of well over £1 million.
As Van Persies penalty hit the back of the net, I have to say we were torn, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly. It would have been fantastic to have witnessed such an epic comeback, but at the same time, we would have been on the receiving end of a seven figure walloping.
Hills think that Arsene Wengers side showed such guts to get back to 4-3 and Hills think that they could well ride the crest of such a good performance, offering 8/15 that they finish in the top four of the Premier League, to continue their rich tradition in the Champions League. Alex Oxlade Chamberlain ran himself to a standstill during the game and William Hill are offering 5/4 that he makes it into the England squad for the European Championships.
Progression in the Champions League would have been the only thing to keep alive Arsenals hopes of ending their six year drought without a trophy, but Hills think that they could make up for that, offering 2/1 that they win at least one piece of silverware next season.
For the first time, Robin van Persie has moved to odds on (8/11) that he is no longer at Arsenal on the first day of next season (he is even money to still be there).
Wenger 1st day of next season: 2/5 yes 7/4 no
Van Persie 1st day of next season: EVES yes 8/11 No
Arsenal to win a trophy in 2012/13: 2/1
(Only Prem, FA Cup, Carling Cup, Champions League/Europa League count)
Alex Oxlade Chamberlain to make the England Euro 2012 squad: 4/7 no; 5/4 yes
CHELSEA FA CUP
Chelsea eased through to the quarter finals of the FA Cup despite a tricky first half under Roberto Di Matteo and William Hill make them 11/4 to win the cup behind 5/2 joint favourites Liverpool and Tottenham. Fernando Torres endured yet another tricky match and Hills make him 11/8 to have left the club before the start of next season.
FA Cup Outright:
Liverpool 5/2
Tottenham 5/2
Chelsea 11/4
Everton 6/1
Sunderland 9/1
Stoke 16/1
Bolton 28/1
Leicester 66/1
Stevenage 150/1
EW 1/3 1-2
Chelsea FA Cup stage of elimination:
Quarter final 4/1
Semi Final 11/8
Runner Up 10/3
Winner 11/4
Di Matteo Chelsea manager for the last premier league game of the season: 1/50 yes 12/1 no
Torres a Chelsea player on the 1st day of the next premier league season: 8/15 Yes 11/8 No
Premier League top four: 1/16 Spurs; 8/15 Arsenal; 13/8 Chelsea; 5/1 Liverpool; 12/1 BAR
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
Read moreWolves have today announced Terry Connor as their manager until the end of the season but whether Wolves stay up or go down (5/4 stay up / 4/7 relegation), William Hill are odds on at 8/11 that he is not in charge on the first day of next season (Even money to still be there). A new manager can often galvanise a push up the table but Hills offer 50/1 that they finish in the top half of the table, 9/2 11th 14th and 2/1 15th 17th.
Wolves are 5/1 to win Connors first match in charge and are 8/1 to finish the weekend at the foot of the table. Wigan are the 4/9 favourites, with Bolton 5/2, Blackburn 10/1 and QPR 25/1.
We feel that Connor may well be in a lose/lose situation. Should he keep Wolves up, he may have to make way for a more experienced man and should they go down, he may have to leave for not being good enough, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly.
Bridge Beginning To Bend Under Weight Of Expectation
Andre Villas Boas is under intense pressure at Chelsea and should things not go his way against Bolton on Saturday, he could be on his way. William Hill make him 4/1 to have left Chelsea by midnight on Saturday and 3/1 to have left before the kick off of the second leg of the Champions League tie against Napoli. He is odds on at 2/5 to no longer be at Chelsea on the first day of next season.
Wolves specials:
Finishing position: 3/1 20th; 4/1 19th; 3/1 18th; 2/1 15th 17th; 9/2 11th 14th; 50/1 top half finish
Relegation: 4/7 yes; 5/4 no
Terry Connor to be in charge of Wolves on the first game of next season: 1/1 yes; 8/11 no
Match bets:
Who will leave the club first:
1/3 Andre Villas Boas; 9/4 Fernando Torres
1/2 Robin van Persie; 6/4 Arsene Wenger
Andre Villas Boas:
To be at Chelsea on the first day of next season: 7/4 yes; 2/5 no
To have left Chelsea by the start of the Napoli second leg: 3/1
To have left Chelsea by midnight on Saturday: 4/1
Fernando Torres:
To be at Chelsea on the first day of next season: 4/9 yes; 13/8 no
Arsene Wenger:
To be at Arsenal on the first day of next season: 4/7 yes; 5/4 no
Robin van Persie:
To be at Arsenal on the first day of next season: 5/6 yes; 5/6 no
Next Club: 9/4 Real Madrid; 9/4 Barcelona; 7/2 Manchester City; 12/1 AC Milan; 12/1 Inter; 14/1 Chelsea; 20/1 Bayern Munich; 20/1 Juventus; 20/1 Manchester United; 33/1 Liverpool; 33/1 Tottenham
Carlos Tevez:
To play for Manchester City this season: 1/33 yes; 10/1 no
When will he next play for City: 7/2 Blackburn; 10/3 Bolton; 4/1 Swansea; 7/2 Chelsea; 5/1 Stoke; 3/1 none of these games
Bottom after weekends matches: 4/9 Wigan; 5/2 Bolton; 8/1 Wolves; 10/1 Blackburn; 25/1 QPR
Highest scoring match:
5/2 Manchester City / Norwich
4/1 Chelsea / Bolton
6/1 Arsenal / Tottenham
6/1 Norwich / Manchester United
8/1 Newcastle / Wolves
10/1 QPR / Fulham
10/1 WBA / Sunderland
10/1 Wigan / Aston Villa
11/1 Stoke / Swansea
Highest Scoring Team: 15/8 Manchester City; 9/2 Chelsea; 13/2 Manchester United; 11/1 Newcastle; 12/1 Arsenal; 16/1 West Brom; 16/1 Tottenham; 20/1 Stoke; 20/1 Aston Villa; 25/1 QPR; 25/1 Wigan; 25/1 Fulham; 33/1 Norwich; 33/1 Wolves; 33/1 Sunderland; 33/1 Swansea; 50/1 Bolton; 66/1 Blackburn
Fastest scoring team: 7/1 Manchester City; 10/1 Chelsea; 11/1 Newcastle; 11/1 Arsenal; 11/1 Manchester United; 12/1 West Brom; 12/1 Stoke; 12/1 Fulham; 12/1 Tottenham; 14/1 QPR; 14/1 Wigan; 14/1 Aston Villa; 14/1 Swansea; 16/1 Norwich; 16/1 Wolves; 16/1 Sunderland; 20/1 Bolton; 25/1 Blackburn
Total Red Cards: 9/2 none; 2/1 one; 2/1 two; 4/1 three; 5/1 four
Hat trick scored: 5/2 yes; 2/7 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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