Roy’s Boys Are On Their ‘way…9/1 For Tournament

Ashley Young scored the only goal to secure a victory for Roy Hodgson in his first game in charge of England and William Hill make him 66/1 to be the leading scorer in this year’s Euros. The Man United midfielder is also 13/2 (from 8/1) to be England’s leading scorer in the tournament. England were very regimented under Hodgson and defended well after taking the lead and Hills make them 9/1 to win two or three of their group games by one goal to nil.

“Tonight represented England’s first win in Norway since 1966, could that be an omen?” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly. “A much more solid looking England team can be backed at 9/1 to win the tournament.”

The line up against Norway was very experimental and Hills offer Even money that three or fewer of the starting XI start against France.

After Andy Carroll lead the line well against Norway, he is 8/15 to start against France with Defoe 4/1 and Welbeck 13/8.

England are 2/5 to defeat Belgium next weekend with the draw 11/4 and Belgium 6/1.

William Hill Odds

England – 2/5
Draw – 11/4
Belgium – 6/1

To start vs France (Yes/no)
Andy Carroll – 8/15 – 11/8
Jermain Defoe – 4/1 – 1/8
Theo Walcott – 5/6 – 5/6
Ashley Young – 1/4 – 11/4
Danny Welbeck – 13/8 – 4/9

England Group Points
0 – 33/1
1 – 12/1
2 – 11
3 – 6/1
4 – 10/3
5 – 13/2
6 – 9/2
7 – 4/1
9 – 7/1

How Many Games Will England Win 1-0?
None 1/2
Exactly One 7/4
Two or Three 9/1
**GROUP GAMES ONLY. 90 MINUTES ONLY.

How many starting XI vs Norway will starts vs France?
Over 3.5 8/11
Under 3.5 EVS

Joe Crilly
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You Bet Capello Will Stick To Winning Formula

England looked comfortable in victory against Bulgaria and William Hill think that Fabio Capello will keep faith in most of his starting XI – offering 5/4 that the same XI is used and Even money that 10 retain their places. Hills bet 7/2 that England score four and 4/1 they score five or more in the match against Wales at Wembley on Tuesday. They are 9/4 to match the three that they scored against Bulgaria and 7/1 to score no goals.

“The England starting XI against Bulgaria looked comfortable and settled and there are many that think that too much tinkering by Capello could result in disrupting the harmony that was clearly in evidence on Friday,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Rooney’s brace against Bulgaria took him up to three goals in qualifying and level with Jermaine Defore. Rooney is now 4/5 favourite to end the qualifying campaign as England’s leading scorer, while Defoe is 11/4. Darren Bent is 4/1. Rooney is 12/1 to get a hat-trick in the game against Wales on Tuesday.

Hills offer 4/6 that England win the next two Euro 2012 qualifying games.

William Hill England Odds:

Number of players who started vs Bulgaria to start vs Wales: 12/1 eight or less; 9/2 nine; 1/1 ten; 5/4 eleven

England’s top scorer in qualifying: 4/5 Rooney (3); 11/4 Defoe (3); 4/1 Bent (2); 15/2 Lampard (2); 16/1 A Young (1)

12/1 Rooney hat-trick vs Wales

4/6 England to win the next two qualifying games

Group G winner: 1/33 England; 10/1 Montenegro

Euro 2012 Outright: 3/1 Spain; 4/1 Germany; 6/1 Holland; 9/1 England; 10/1 France; 10/1 Italy; 16/1 Portugal; 25/1 BAR

England goals vs Wales: 7/1 none; 13/2 one; 3/1 two; 9/4 three; 7/2 four; 4/1 five or more

England vs Wales: 1/8 England; 11/1 Wales; 11/2 Draw

Joe Crilly
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South American Heavyweights Set To Slug It Out And England’s Women Fancied

Argentina are the 5/6 favourites with William Hill to win this Summer’s Copa America with Brazil the 2/1 second favourites. The pair are streets ahead of the third favourite, Uruguay, at 10/1. Argentina and Brazil are so fancied for the tournament that it is 2/5 for the pair to contest the final at Hills. Lionel Messi is the 7/2 favourite to be the tournament’s leading scorer while Brazil’s Fred is 9/1. Falcao, Higuain and Tevez are all 10/1.

“While some of the top sides have sent young or weaker squads to Argentina, the hosts and Brazil look as strong as ever and it appears as though they will be slugging it out for the title of best South American side,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Amidst stories that Mexico have suspended eight members of their squad, Hills have reacted by shortening the odds of their opponents in the first match. Chile have been cut from 4/6 to 4/9 for victory, while Mexico have lengthened to 11/2.

Copa America:

Nominate the Finalist: 2/5 Argentina/Brazil; 10/1 Argentina/Chile; 10/1 Argentina/Uruguay; 14/1 Argentina/Paraguay; 20/1 Brazil/Chile; 20/1 Brazil/Uruguay;22/1 Brazil/Colombia; 50/1 Brazil/Paraguay; 50/1 Uruguay/Chile; 66/1 Argentina/Mexico; 80/1 Brazil/Mexico; 100/1 Uruguay/Mexico; 150/1 Colombia/Chile; 150/1 Colombia/Uruguay; 200/1 Colombia/Mexico

Winner: 5/6 Argentina; 2/1 Brazil; 10/1 Uruguay; 11/1 Chile; 16/1 Paraguay; 20/1 Colombia; 50/1 Mexico; 66/1 Ecuador; 80/1 Venezuela; 150/1 Bolivia; 150/1 Peru; 200/1 Costa Rica

England’s Women Fancied For Knockout Berth

Fara Williams scored England’s only goal in their drab draw against Mexico and she heads the betting to be England’s lead scorer at the Women’s World Cup. She is the 2/1 favourite to do so, while Kelly Smith is the 5/2 second favourite. England have been pushed out from an initial 16/1 to 33/1 to win the tournament, although they are 1/5 to qualify from their group into the knockout stages.

“Despite the fact that the Three Lions got off to a bit of a slow start, we feel they will do exactly what is expected of them and qualify for the latter stages of the tournament with relative ease,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly

Women’s World Cup:

England Top Scorer: 2/1 Fara Williams; 5/2 Kelly Smith; 4/1 Eniola Aluko; 9/2 Ellen White; 8/1 Karen Carney; 10/1 Rachel Yankey; others on request

33/1 England to win Women’s World Cup
1/5 England to qualify for knockout stages

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

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England 12/1 To Win Euro 2012 Without Losing A Game

England 12/1 To Win Euro 2012 – Without Losing !
William Hill are offering a number of specials about how England will fare in their Euro 2012 group. Hills offer 4/1 that England get maximum points from their remaining fixtures and 5/4 that they fall just short with 19-21 points. They are 7/4 to score between 19 and 21 goals and 9/2 to score 22 or more goals. Hills offer 7/4 that England win the group with games to spare, but 2/5 that they do not.

Jermaine Defoe is currently England’s leading scorer in Euro 2012 qualifiers with three and Hills go 5/4 that he ends the campaign as top marksman. Darren Bent is 6/4 second favourite, while Lampard and Rooney are 6/1 and 7/1 respectively. .

England are 4/11 to win the match at Wembley with Switzerland 17/2. The draw is priced at 10/3. Hills also offer 3/1 that any England substitute scores a goal. Darren Bent is the 10/3 favourite to open the scoring on Saturday, with Peter Crouch 9/2, joint second favourite with Bobby Zamora.

England are 8/1 to win Euro 2012 and 12/1 to win the competition without losing a game either in qualifying or the finals themselves.

Euro 2012 Outright: 3/1 Spain; 4/1 Germany; 6/1 Holland; 8/1 England; 10/1 Italy; 10/1 France; 16/1 Portugal; 20/1 Russia; 25/1 Croatia; 33/1 Ukraine; 40/1 Poland; 50/1 BAR

ENGLAND- SWITZERLAND……Both teams to score – 5/4 yes; 6/10 no…….How many goals in game? – 10/11 2 or less; 10/11 3 or more……To win both halves – 19/10 England; 25/1 Switzerland;…….England to score in both halves – 5/4; Switzerland to do likewise- 8/1…….To come from behind and win – 7/1 England; 22/1 Switzerland……..To keep clean sheet – 4/7 England; 9/2 Switzerland…….Goal scored in first 15m – 12/5…….England goal in first 15m – 3/1……..To win to nil – Evens England; 10/1 Switzerland……..

WILLIAM HILL…..ITV MAN OF MATCH…

Jack Wilshere 9/2
Ashley Young 5/1
Darren Bent 5/1
Frank Lampard 11/2
Theo Walcott 13/2
Peter Crouch 8/1
Scott Parker 8/1
Adam Johnson 11/1
Bobby Zamora 12/1
Stewart Downing 12/1
James Milner 14/1
John Terry 14/1
Admir Mehmedi 16/1
Eren Derdiyok 16/1
Gareth Barry 16/1
Innocent Emeghara 20/1
Glen Johnson 20/1
Xherdan Shaqiri 20/1
Ashley Cole 25/1
Rio Ferdinand 25/1
Granit Xhaka 25/1
Xavier Margairaz 25/1
Gokhan Inler 25/1
Blerim Dzemaili 25/1
Reto Ziegler 25/1
Johan Djourou 25/1
Gary Cahill 33/1
Leighton Baines 33/1
Joleon Lescott 33/1
Tranquillo Barnetta 33/1
Gelson Fernandes 33/1
Valon Behrami 33/1
Philippe Senderos 40/1
Stephan Lichtsteiner 40/1
Kyle Walker 40/1
Phil Jagielka 40/1
Pirmin Schwegler 50/1
Stephane Grichting 66/1
Steve Von Bergen 66/1

BETS WILL BE SETTLED ON THE ITV MAN OF THE MATCH.
WIN ONLY.

HILLS…..FIRST CARDED PLAYER:
Gelson Fernandes 8/1
No Carded Player 8/1
Stephan Lichtsteiner 9/1
Pirmin Schwegler 10/1
Stephane Grichting 10/1
Blerim Dzemaili 11/1
Jack Wilshere 11/1
Johan Djourou 11/1
Gokhan Inler 12/1
Philippe Senderos 12/1
Xavier Margairaz 12/1
Ashley Young 14/1
Stewart Downing 14/1
Gareth Barry 14/1
Glen Johnson 14/1
Granit Xhaka 14/1
John Terry 14/1
Joleon Lescott 14/1
Reto Ziegler 14/1
Scott Parker 14/1
Steve Von Bergen 14/1
Valon Behrami 14/1
Frank Lampard 16/1
Peter Crouch 16/1
Theo Walcott 16/1
Adam Johnson 16/1
Ashley Cole 16/1
Gary Cahill 16/1
Innocent Emeghara 16/1
James Milner 16/1
Kyle Walker 16/1
Leighton Baines 16/1

Tranquillo Barnetta 16/1
Xherdan Shaqiri 16/1
Admir Mehmedi 20/1
Phil Jagielka 20/1
Rio Ferdinand 20/1
Darren Bent 25/1
Eren Derdiyok 25/1
Bobby Zamora 33/1

EW 1/5 1,2,3

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England 7/4 To Win Group G With Games To Spare

Bookmakers William Hill are offering a number of specials about how England will fare in their Euro 2012 group. Hills offer 4/1 that England get maximum points from their remaining fixtures and 5/4 that they fall just short with 19-21 points. They are 7/4 to score between 19 and 21 goals and 9/2 to score 22 or more goals. Hills think that Group G is going to be incredibly tight and offer 7/4 that England win the group with games to spare, but 2/5 that they do not.

Jermaine Defoe is currently England’s leading scorer in Euro 2012 qualifiers with three and Hills go 5/4 that he ends the campaign as top marksman. Darren Bent is 6/4 second favourite, while Lampard and Rooney are 6/1 and 7/1 respectively.

“”England are top of their group and while they are expected to qualify, the odds suggest that it will be closer than many would expect,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

England are 2/5 to win the match at Wembley with Switzerland 6/1. The draw is priced at 14/5. Hills also offer 3/1 that any England substitute scores a goal. Darren Bent is the 10/3 favourite to open the scoring on Saturday, with Peter Crouch 9/2, joint second favourite with Bobby Zamora.

England are 8/1 to win Euro 2012 and 12/1 to win the competition without losing a game either in qualifying or the finals themselves.

With Wayne Rooney banned for the England match against Switzerland, William Hill are betting on which of the three forwards in the squad will start the game. Darren Bent is 1/7 while Peter Crouch is 1/4. Bobby Zamora is 11/4. The central midfield is another position that is up for grabs during the match and Hills make Scott Parker, Frank Lampard and Jack Wilshere all odds on to start, with Capello thought to be considering three men across the middle. Parker is 4/9, while Lampard is 1/10 and Jack Wilshere 4/11.

To Start vs Switzerland:
Peter Crouch 1/4 Yes; 11/4 No
Darren Bent 1/7 Yes; 4/1 No
Bobby Zamora 11/4 Yes; 1/4 No
Scott Parker 4/9 Yes; 13/8 No
Frank Lampard 1/10 Yes; 11/2 No
Jack Wilshere 4/11 Yes; 2/1 No

Euro 2012 Outright: 3/1 Spain; 4/1 Germany; 6/1 Holland; 8/1 England; 10/1 Italy; 10/1 France; 16/1 Portugal; 20/1 Russia; 25/1 Croatia; 33/1 Ukraine; 40/1 Poland; 50/1 BAR

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

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E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

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You Bet: England Will Ring Changes After Carroll’s Debut Fizzles Out

You Bet: England Will Ring Changes After Carroll’s Debut Fizzles Out

England had the better of the closing stages against France, but could not overcome the two goal deficit that the visitors had amassed by the 55th minute. With a relatively untried formula and team on show tonight, William Hill believe that the England team that lines up against Wales will be a lot more recognisable and offer 11/10 that either four or five of the team that started against France line up for the Three Lions next competitive fixture. Hills offer 11/8 that three or less take to the field at the Millenium Stadium.

Andy Carroll showed glimpses of his quality in the 70 minutes that he was on although he is 2/7 to fail to start the game against Wales. He is 50/1 to be the leading scorer in Euro 2012.

Despite the minor setback of his first defeat at Wembley, Hills are odds on, at 4/11, that Capello leaves his post in 2012 and he is 10/1 to leave before the end of the year.

“Tonight’s game was not the most enjoyable of games to watch and with such an inexperienced team, it was always going to be difficult, however, Capello will surely ring the changes by the time the Wales game comes around and his side are still odds on to qualify for the Euro’s,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill England Odds:

When will Capello leave:
2010 10
2011 4
2012 4/11
2013 or later 11/2

Andy Carroll to start v Wales:

2/7 No
5/2 Yes

Andy Carroll to be top scorer in Euro 2012: 50/1

How many starters v France will start v Wales:

3 or less 11/8
4 or 5 11/10
6 or 7 7/2
8 or more 20/1

Euro 2012 Qualifying Group G: 1/5 England; 7/1 Montenegro; 12/1 Bulgaria; 12/1 Switzerland; 100/1 Wales

Further Information…Joe Crilly…07850 518 164

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