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Van Persie Fires Hat-trick To Leave Villas-boas Facing The Pressure

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Chelsea were destroyed at home by Arsenal and William make Andre Villas-Boas 9/4 to no longer be in charge of Chelsea come the start of next season. On the other hand, Arsenal appear to have turned a corner and Arsene Wenger is 2/7 to start next season as Arsenal manager. Despite winning, Arsenal’s defensive woes continued and Hills make them 6/4 to concede 51 to 60 goals and 5/2 to concede 51-60. They are 33/1 to concede over 80 this Premier League season.

“Chelsea have now registered two straight defeats and should this run continue, Villas Boas could find himself signing on come the start of next season a la Ancelotti,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Robin van Persie scored his second hat-trick of the season and Hills are offering 2/5 that he scores over 20 Premier League goals this season while Frank Lampard, who scored once more, is 4/1 to bag 20 or more Premier League goals.

Arsenal Premier League goals conceded this season: 9/1 under 40; 9/4 41-50; 6/4 51-60; 5/2 61-70; 12/1 71-80; 33/1 over 80

Van Persie 20 or more Premier League goals this season: 2/5 yes; 7/4 no

Frank Lampard 20 or more Premier League goals this season: 4/1 yes; 1/7 no

Still in charge 1st game of next season:

Wenger: 2/7 yes; 5/2 no

Villas Boas: 1/3 yes; 9/4 no

Joe Crilly
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…william Hill Spl Weekend Specials…

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The SPL has been unpredictable to say the least this season and William Hill are looking forward to another weekend of action with the Celtic and Hibs game the 7/4 favourite to be the highest scoring match ahead of Aberdeen/Rangers and Dunfermline/Dundee Utd at 7/2. Hills offer 5/6 that there are 15 or more goals over the course of the league this weekend.

“With a number of top vs bottom clashes this weekend there is the opportunity for goals galore this weekend,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Scottish Specials

TOTAL GOALS IN SPL THIS WEEKEND
Under 14.5 5/6
Over 14.5 5/6

WHICH MATCH WILL PRODUCE MOST GOALS
Celtic v Hibernian 7/4
Aberdeen v Rangers 7/2
Dunfermline v Dundee Utd 7/2
Hearts v Kilmarnock 7/1
Inverness v Motherwell 7/1
St Johnstone v St Mirren 10/1

EARLY GOALS
Fancy an Early Goal in the match? Then look at the odds
for these players to Score in the First Ten Minutes

Aberdeen
Scott Vernon 40/1
Rory Fallon 45/1

Rangers
Nikica Jelavic 18/1
Steven Naismith 25/1

Celtic
Gary Hooper 10/1
Anthony Stokes 14/1

Hibs
Garry O’Connor 50/1
Leigh Griffiths 60/1

Dunfermline
Andy Kirk 33/1
Liam Buchanan 33/1

Dundee Utd
John Daly 25/1
Johnny Russell 30/1

Hearts
Ryan Stevenson 25/1
John Sutton 25/1

Kilmarnock
Paul Heffernan 33/1
Dean Shiels 45/1

Inverness
Richie Foran 30/1
Gregory Tade 30/1

Motherwell
Michael Higdon 28/1
Jamie Murphy 30/1

St Johnstone
Francesco Sandaza 28/1
Cillian Sheridan 28/1

St Mirren
Steven Thompson 30/1
Paul McGowan 35/1

ABERDEEN V RANGERS
Only 2 of the last 7 meetings between these sides have
seen both teams to Score.
Back NO on the Both Teams to Score Coupon 8/11

Aberdeen have won the last 11 games at home against
Rangers on the 2 goal Handicap
Aberdeen +2 goals 4/7

In Aberdeen’s last 4 home matches they have scored
a minimum of 2 goals in each.
Aberdeen to Score 2 or more goals 10/3

Rangers have still to concede a goal on their travels
in the SPL this season.
Rangers to Win to Nil 7/4
Rangers to keep a Clean Sheet 4/5

Nikica Jelavic scored in both Rangers’ victories at
Pittodrie last season.
Jelavic to Score Anytime and Rangers to Win 13/10

Steven Naismith and Nikica Jelavic are scoring for fun
this season
Jelavic and Naismith both to Score 10/3

Rangers’ last three victories at Pittodrie have all been by
a single goal
Rangers to Win By exactly 1 goal 23/10

CELTIC V HIBERNIAN
Both sides have scored in the last 6 meetings between
these sides at Celtic Park
Both Teams to Score 11/10

Anthony Stokes loves playing against his former club and
has netted 5 goals in his last 4 matches against Hibs.
Stokes to Score 2 or more 11/4
Stokes to Score and Celtic to win 4/5

James Forrest grabbed two goals against Hibs on Wednesday
Forrest to Score 2 or more 9/2

Celtic were behind at half time before coming back and
winning the match 4-1.
Celtic to Come from behind and win 13/2
Hibs to Lead at HT and not win 12/1

Celtic to Score 4 or more goals 11/5

Hibernian have scored in their last 6 visits to Celtic Park,
in 3 of those matches they managed to score 2.
Hibernian to Score 2 or more goals 9/2

Garry O’Connor has now failed to score in his last 4 matches,
will he bounce back to form today?
O’Connor to Score at Anytime 5/1

Leigh Griffiths scored his first goals since joining Hibs
on loan last weekend.
Griffiths to Score at Anytime 11/2

DUNFERMLINE V DUNDEE UTD
The last three matches between these side have all ended
1-0. Two victories for Dunfermline and one for United.
Any side to win 1-0 11/4

Dunfermline left it late to score the only goal of the match
at Tannadice earlier in season.
Dunfermline Goal 76th Minute – Full Time 11/4

Dundee United have scored in every SPL away match so far
this season
Dundee Utd to Score in Both Halves 21/10

HEARTS V KILMARNOCK
Hearts love the 2-0 scoreline with 6 of their last 8 matches
ending this way.
Any side to win 2-0 9/2

Whenever Hearts have won a match in the SPL they have
done so without conceding a goal.
Hearts to Win to Nil 8/5

Dean Shiels will enjoy playing at Tynecastle and will
no doubt be looking to score as he is a former Hibs player
Shiels to Score Anytime 7/2

INVERNESS V MOTHERWELL
11 of the last 13 meetings between these sides have
produced at least 3 goals in each.
Over 2.5 goals in match 21/20

Gregory Tade has scored in Caleys last 4 home matches
Tade to Score at Anytime 15/8

Motherwell have scored the opening goal in the match
in 5 of the last 7 meetings between the sides
Motherwell to Score the First Goal 10/11

ST JOHNSTONE V ST MIRREN
The last 3 SPL matches between these sides have
ended goalless.
No Goalscorer in match 7/1

Whenever the Perth Saints score its usually Cillian Sheridan
or Francesco Sandaza.
Sheridan or Sandaza to Score First 5/2

Paul McGowan has scored 4 goals in his last 4 SPL matches
McGowan to Score Anytime 11/4

Joe Crilly
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4/1 All Manchester Carling Cup Final

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Manchester United are the 15/8 favourites to win this year’s Carling Cup, ahead of Manchester City at 3/1. With the two Manchester sides hogging the top two spots in the Premier League, the pair are 4/1 to meet in the final of the Cup. With two non-Premier League sides still in the competition, they are understandably outsiders to win with Cardiff 16/1 and Crystal Palace 66/1.

“Manchester United and City have been on top form this season and it is feasible to envisage the pair meeting in the Final,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Arguably the stand out tie of the Quarter Finals is the Arsenal Manchester City match and Hills make City 8/13 to qualify for the Semis, with Arsenal 6/5.

Quarter Finals – Who Will Qualify:
6/5 Arsenal; 8/13 Manchester City
1/2 Chelsea; 6/4 Liverpool
1/16 Manchester United; 7/1 Crystal Palace
5/6 Cardiff; 5/6 Blackburn

Carling Cup Outright: 15/8 Manchester United; 3/1 Manchester City; 9/2 Chelsea; 6/1 Liverpool; 7/1 Arsenal; 12/1 Blackburn; 16/1 Cardiff; 66/1 Crystal Palace

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£2.5k Says O’neill Is Going Back To Leicester

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William Hill have slashed the odds of Martin O’Neill becoming the next manager of Leicester following a Liverpool punter backing him to get the gig to the tune of £2500. O’Neill is far and away the most likely candidate to get the job with Hills making him 1/4 from 2/5. His next closest rival in the betting is Mark Hughes at 3/1.

“Almost all of the early money has been for O’Neill to return to his spiritual home and this bet has been the culmination of a 24 hour mega gamble,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Leicester Next Boss: 1/4 Martin O’Neill; 3/1 Mark Hughes; 8/1 Lee Clark; 9/1 Rafael Benitez; 10/1 Billy Davies; 20/1 Roy Keane; 20/1 Simon Grayson; 20/1 Mark Robins; 20/1 Ole Gunnar Solksjaer; 20/1 Ian Holloway; 20/1 Dave Jones; 20/1 Alan Shearer; 20/1 Avram Grant; 20/1 Gianfranco Zola; 20/1 Carlo Ancelotti; 20/1 Alan Curbishley; 20/1 Didier Deschamps; 20/1 Nigel Worthington; 25/1 BAR

Joe Crilly
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Wednesday Carling Cup…20/1 Sven To Follow In Nancy’s Footsteps

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Sven Goran Eriksson is currently looking for a job following his release from Leicester and William Hill are offering 2/1 that he manages any International side, while he is 6/1 to make a return to the Premier League. Sven arguably had most success in Italy and he is 6/1 to return. Having seen the relative ‘success’ of Nancy Del’Olio on Strictly Come Dancing, Hills offer 20/1 that he takes part in Strictly 2012.

“There will be no lack of interest from sides all around the world hoping to secure Sven’s services although he may decide to have a change of scenery in his next endeavours,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Martin O’Neill is the 2/5 favourite to replace Sven at the Walkers although there has been a fair amount of support for Rafael Benitez who has been backed in from 25/1 to 9/1.

With four Carling Cup matches taking place on Wednesday, Hills make Manchester City 15/8 to follow up their thrashing of United by being the highest scoring team.

Where Will Sven Go Next: 2/1 International team; 6/1 Premier League Team; 6/1 Italian Team; 10/1 Spanish Team; 14/1 Championship Team; 6/4 Any Other Team

20/1 Sven to appear on Strictly Come Dancing 2012

Next Permanent Leicester Manager: 2/5 Martin O’Neill; 5/1 Billy Davies; 5/1 Lee Clark; 5/1 Mark Hughes; 9/1 Rafael Benitez; 12/1 Avram Grant; 16/1 Roy Keane; 16/1 Mark Robins; 16/1 Alan Shearer; 16/1 Nigel Worthington; 20/1 Simon Grayson; 20/1 Ole Gunnar Solksjaer; 20/1 Ian Holloway; 20/1 Dave Jones; 20/1 Gianfranco Zola; 20/1 Carlo Ancelotti; 20/1 Alan Curbishley; 20/1 Didier Deschamps; 25/1 BAR

Weds Carling Cup Highest Scoring Match:
13/8 Wolves/Manchester City
5/2 Blackburn/Newcastle
11/4 Everton/Chelsea
4/1 Stoke/Liverpool

Highest Scoring Team: 15/8 Manchester City; 9/2 Chelsea; 5/1 Liverpool; 11/2 Blackburn; 11/2 Newcastle; 15/1 Everton; 11/1 Stoke; 22/1 Wolves

Fastest Scoring Team: 10/3 Manchester City; 5/1 Chelsea; 11/2 Blackburn; 11/2 Liverpool; 11/2 Newcastle; 6/1 Newcastle; 7/1 Stoke; 8/1 Wolves

Total Red Cards: 4/5 None; 6/5 One; 6/1 Two; 16/1 Three; 20/1 Four or more

Mythical Match Bets:
4/6 Manchester City; 9/4 Chelsea; 10/3 Tie
10/11 Liverpool; 11/5 Everton; 5/2 Tie

Hat-Trick: 5/1 yes; 1/9 no

Joe Crilly
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Team Gb: Can Becks And Pearce Lead 5/1 Men To Victory?

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Stuart Pearce and Hope Powell have been confirmed as the coaches of the Team GB football sides for the 2012 Olympics and William Hill offer 5/6 that no non-English players line up in Stuart Pearce’s first match in charge. 4/1 is offered for one to take to the field while it is 5/1 for four or more to do so. David Beckham has already announced his desire to play in the Olympics and he is 4/7 to be called into the squad. He is 7/4 to start the first match and 7/2 to score at any point during the tournament.

William Hill offer 5/1 that Stuart Pearce leads the men to glory in London while Hope Powell is 8/1 to do the same for the women.

“Having named their coaches, the hard work begins in earnest and the odds suggest that both sides will need to be at their very best to grab gold in London,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Beckham to be in the GB 2012 Olympic squad: 4/7
Beckham to captain the GB Olympic team in the opening match: 7/4
Beckham to score for the GB Olympic team during the Olympics 2012 (penalty shoot outs do not count): 7/2

How many non-English players will start Team GB’s first Olympic Game: 5/6 none; 4/1 one; 5/1 two; 6/1 three; 5/1 four or more

5/1 Men’s side to win gold (5/1 silver, 5/1 bronze)
8/1 Women’s side to win gold (6/1 silver, 5/1 bronze)

Joe Crilly
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Top Torres 10/1 For Golden Boot: 40/1 All London Final…8/1 All British Final!

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Fernando Torres came back into form with a bang against Genk and William Hill make him 10/1 to finish the season as the Champions League’s leading scorer. Chelsea are 9/1 to win the Champions League this season. Arsenal’s scored a late winner in France and Hills make them 25/1 to win the tournament. With two London sides winning tonight, Hills are offering 40/1 that there is an all London Final and 25/1 that there is an all Manchester one.

“Two positive results from London’s top two sides have left both Manchester sides trailing in terms of points although we still think that a Manchester final is more likely,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Champions League Outright: 7/4 Barcelona; 9/2 Real Madrid; 6/1 Manchester United; 7/1 Bayern Munich; 9/1 Chelsea; 14/1 Manchester City; 20/1 AC Milan; 25/1 Arsenal; 25/1 Inter Milan; 40/1 BAR

Furthest Progressing British Team: 6/5 Manchester United; 2/1 Chelsea; 7/2 Manchester City; 11/2 Arsenal

How many CL goals will Fernando Torres score this year: 5/6 under 5.5; 5/6 over 5.5

Fernando Torres to be CL leading scorer this year: 10/1

All London Final: 40/1

All Manchester Final: 25/1

All British Final: 8/1

Joe Crilly
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Europa League Specials…rooney Vs. Aguero

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Tottenham are the 5/4 favourites to be the British side to progress furthest in this year’s Europa League. Stoke have been impressive in this year’s competition and Hills make them 9/4 second favourites while Fulham are 11/4.

Two British sides (Birmingham and Celtic) are odds on (at 4/11 and 1/8) to fail to make it out of the Group Stage. Spurs appear most likely to be knocked out of the competition at the round of 16 (11/4) along with Stoke (14/5), while Fulham are 11/8 to go out at the round of 32 stage.

Rooney vs. Aguero

Wayne Rooney and Sergio Aguero both got on the Champions League scoresheet ahead of the Manchester derby on Sunday and William Hill make the England striker the 2/1 slight favourite to outscore his Argentinean compatriot. United are 10/11 favourites to win the match at Old Trafford with City 5/2 and the draw 23/10.

“It is likely to be a close match on Sunday and neither team will be wanting to lose their unbeaten record, let alone to their bitterest rivals and it may well take a moment of magic from the two sides’ leading scorers,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Europa League Odds:

4/5 Club Brugge; 14/5 Birmingham; 23/10 Draw
12/5 Wisla Krakow; 23/20 Fulham; 23/10 Draw
8/13 Rennes; 9/2 Celtic; 11/4 Draw
4/9 Stoke; 13/2 Maccabi Tel Aviv; 10/3 Draw
4/6 Tottenham; 9/2 Rubin Kazan; 5/2 Draw

British side to progress furthest: 5/4 Tottenham; 9/4 Stoke; 11/4 Fulham; 7/1 Birmingham; 12/1 Celtic

Stage of Elimination:

Group Stage Round Of 32 Round Of 16 Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Runners Up Winners
Tottenham 8/1 11/5 11/4 7/2 11/2 10/1 10/1
Stoke 10/3 7/4 14/5 4/1 7/1 14/1 22/1
Fulham 11/2 11/8 13/5 4/1 7/1 16/1 25/1
Birmingham 4/11 16/5 12/1 33/1 66/1 66/1 80/1
Celtic 1/8 6/1 25/1 66/1 100/1 100/1 100/1

Aguero / Rooney:

Who will score the most goals during Manchester Derby: 2/1 Wayne Rooney; 7/2 Sergio Aguero; 8/11 Draw

Score First: 11/2 Rooney; 15/2 Aguero

Score anytime: 6/4 Aguero; 9/4 Rooney

Hat Trick: 40/1 Rooney; 50/1 Aguero

Joe Crilly
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William Hill’s Wednesday Champions League Specials

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William Hill’s Wednesday Champions League Specials…

Highest scoring match:
5/2 Barcelona/Plzen
4/1 Chelsea/Genk
11/2 AC Milan/BATE Borisov
7/1 Porto/APOEL
9/1 Bayer Leverkusen/Valencia
9/1 Shakhtar/Zenit St Petersburg
10/1 Marseille/Arsenal
10/1 Olympiakos/Borussia Dortmund

Highest scoring team: 11/8 Barcelona; 5/2 Chelsea; 10/3 AC Milan; 5/1 Porto; 12/1 Shakhtar Donetsk; 12/1 Borussia Dortmund; 16/1 Bayer Leverkusen; 18/1 Marseille; 28/1 Valencia; 33/1 Arsenal; 50/1 Zenit St. Petersburgh; 66/1 Olympiakos; 80/1 APOEL Nicosia; 100/1 BATE Borisov; 150/1 Genk; 250/1 Plzen

Fastest scoring team: 5/1 Barcelona; 6/1 Chelsea; 13/2 AC Milan; 7/1 Porto; 10/1 Bayer Leverkusen; 10/1 Shakhtar Donstesk; 10/1 Borussia Dortmund; 11/1 Marseille; 12/1 Valencia; 14/1 Arsenal; 14/1 Zenit St Petersburgh; 16/1 Olympiakos; 28/1 APOEL Nicosia; 40/1 BATE Borisov; 50/1 Genk; 80/1 Plzen

Red Cards: 7/2 none; 6/4 one; 2/1 two; 5/1 three; 8/1 four or more

Chelsea vs Arsenal (mythical goals match bet): 1/7 Chelsea; 6/1 tie; 8/1 Arsenal
*Tuesdays Champions League Games

Torres vs Van Persie: 1/3 Torres; 9/4 Van Persie
*Bets void if tie. Both players must start or bets are void

Joe Crilly
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Last Minute Winner Keeps City In The Hunt For Top Gong

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Manchester City secured a last minute victory against Villarreal and William Hill make them 12/1 to win the Champions League. They are in from 11/10 to 1/2 to qualify from their group. Manchester United secured the victory that many were expecting and Hills offer 25/1 for an all Manchester Final.

“Both Manchester sides finally got their fist wins of the campaign and they will both be looking to push on into the latter stages of the competition,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Qualify from group:
Manchester City: 1/2 Qualify; 6/4 not to
Manchester United: 1/12 Qualify; 11/2 not to

Furthest Progressing British Side: 11/8 Manchester United; 9/4 Chelsea; 3/1 Manchester City; 6/1 Arsenal

Champions League Outright: 7/4 Barcelona; 4/1 Real Madrid; 11/2 Manchester United; 8/1 Bayern Munich; 9/1 Chelsea; 12/1 Manchester City; 22/1 BAR

All Manchester Final: 25/1

Joe Crilly
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