David O Leary

William Hill have opened a book on the Highest scoring match in the Premiership this weekend and make Man U vs Blackburn their favourite at 7/2 with the north London derby at the Emirates a 9/2 shot. Hills expect a high scoring weekend with 30 or more goals the favourite at 6/4. The odds suggest that Chelsea will retain their position at the top with Hill offering 1/33 that they do so, whilst Portsmouth are 1/4 to remain a the bottom. Roy Keane is just 11/8 to be out of a job by Midnight on Sunday night.

“The north London derby between Arsenal and Spurs is likely to be the betting highlight of the weekend and we are 17/2 that it is a bad tempered affair with two or more red cards shown,” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.
Highest Scoring Premier league match this weekend
Man Utd v Blackburn 7/2
Arsenal v Tottenham 9/2
Bolton v Chelsea 5/1
Sunderland v West Ham 7/1
Burnley v Hull 8/1
Everton v Aston Villa 10/1
Fulham v Liverpool 10/1
Portsmouth v Wigan 12/1
Birmingham v Man City 14/1
Stoke v Wolves 16/1
Fastest Scoring Premier League Team this weekend
Man Utd 5/1
Chelsea 13/2
Arsenal 8/1
Liverpool 9/1
Man City 10/1
Burnley 12/1
Stoke 14/1
Sunderland 14/1
Portsmouth 16/1
Everton 16/1
Aston Villa 16/1
Wigan 16/1
Hull 20/1
Wolves 20/1
West Ham 25/1
Fulham 25/1
Birmingham 25/1
Tottenham 40/1
Bolton 40/1
Blackburn 50/1
Any premier league match to have 8 or more goals this weekend: 8/1
Total Premier league goals:
Under 26 goals 13/8
26 – 29 incl. 15/8
Over 29 goals 6/4
Top of the premier league after this round of fixtures:
Chelsea 1/33
Man Utd 10/1
Bottom of the premier league after this round of fixtures:
Portsmouth ‘1/4
West Ham 11/4
Arsenal v Tottenham
Total Red Cards
0 4/11
1 5/2
2 or more 17/2

QPR to score four or more v Leicester: 14/1
Roy Keane to be Ipswich manager at midnight Sunday: 8/15 YES 11/8 NO
William Hill Next Hull Manager: 5/1 Paul Jewell, 11/2 Alan Curbishley, 11/2 Gareth Southgate, 6/1 Iain Dowie, 13/2 Slaven Bilic, 10/1 David O’Leary, 10/1 Peter Reid, 12/1 Peter Taylor, 14/1 Gus Poyet, 16/1 Alan Pardew, 16/1 Jan Molby, 16/1 Neil Warnock, 16/1 Phil Parkinson, 16/1 Steve Coppell, 16/1 Tony Adams, 20/1 Darren Ferguson, 20/1 Graeme Souness, 25/1 Gary McCallister, 25/1 Glenn Hoddle, 33/1 Dean Windass

Michael Owen to make Fabio Capello’s World Cup: 9/4 Yes, 1/3 that he will miss out.

SWINE FLU 6/1 TO STRIKE PREMIER LEAGUE
WILL NEWCASTLE GET STADIUM SPONSOR? 4/7 that the ground name has NOT changed at all by the first day of next season, and 5/4 that it HAS gained a sponsor’s
Sponsor Of Newcastle Stadium: 16/1 Tesco, 20/1 Northern Rock, 25/1 Sports Direct, 33/1 Greggs, 33/1 Newcastle Brown, 50/1 NE Tourist, 50/1 Newcastle Building Society, 66/1 Compare The Meerkat/Market, 100/1 Tony Blair, 100/1 Cheryl Cole, 100/1 UK Coal
FIFA World Player of the Year 2009
Lionel Messi Spain 5/2
Cristiano Ronaldo Spain 11/4
Kaka Spain 4/1
Fernando Torres England 14/1
Steven Gerrard England 16/1
Andres Iniesta Spain 16/1
David Villa Spain 20/1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Spain 20/1
Frank Lampard England 25/1
Iker Casillas Spain 33/1
Michael Essien England 33/1
Thierry Henry Spain 33/1
Franck Ribery Germany 33/1
Wayne Rooney England 33/1
John Terry England 33/1
Xavi Spain 33/1
Gianluigi Buffon Italy 40/1
Didier Drogba England 40/1
Samuel Eto’o Italy 40/1
Michael Ballack England 50/1
Diego Italy 50/1
Luis Fabiano Spain 50/1
Carles Puyol Spain 50/1