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Bookies Pay Penalty For Balotelli Late Winner

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Bookmakers William Hill were left counting the cost of Mario Balotelli’s controversial late winning goal for Manchester City against Spurs – ‘The difference between City winning the game and it being a draw was into seven figures for William Hill alone and must have cost the industry £5m+ as punters steamed into the Manchester double, pairing City to beat Spurs, with United beating Arsenal’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Fans Start Chamber-Layin Into Arsene

As Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain left the Emirates field to a chorus of boos, there hinted the first signs of dissatisfaction towards Arsene Wenger from the Arsenal faithful. William Hill offer 13/8 that Arsene Wenger is no longer Arsenal boss come the end of the season. Oxlade-Chamberlain is 6/4 to be in England’s Euro 2012 squad and 8/13 to be in Team GB’s Olympics squad. Danny Welbeck bagged the winner for Manchester United and Hills make him 2/1 to start the first game of the Euros for England.

“There was a real feeling of discontent around the Emirates as Oxlade-Chamberlain was taken off and the usually steadfast support of Arsene Wenger appears to be crumbling at the moment,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

William Hill make Manchester City the 2/5 favourites to win the Premier League, after their last minute penalty helped to maintain their three point lead over 9/4 Manchester United. Spurs however are out to 16/1 while another defeat for Arsenal has left them at 150/1.

With the two Manchester sides seemingly having sewn up a top four finish at least, the race is on to fill the other two spots, with Spurs 1/5, Chelsea 2/5 and Arsenal 2/1, while Spurs also lead the race to win the league without the two Manchester sides at 8/11.

Premier League winner: 2/5 Manchester City; 9/4 Manchester United; 16/1 Tottenham; 50/1 Chelsea; 150/1 Arsenal; 500/1 Liverpool

Top four finish: 1/5 Spurs; 2/5 Chelsea; 2/1 Arsenal; 7/2 Liverpool; 25/1 Newcastle; 100/1 BAR

Winner without Manchester: 8/11 Tottenham; 13/8 Chelsea; 13/2 Arsenal; 20/1 Liverpool; 250/1 Newcastle

Top London Club: 4/6 Tottenham; 13/8 Chelsea; 11/2 Arsenal; 100/1 Fulham; 200/1 QPR

Oxlade-Chamberlain to be in Euro 2012 squad: 6/4 yes; 1/2 no

Oxlade Chamberlain to be in Team GB & NI football team for Olympics: 8/13 yes; 6/5 no

Danny Welbeck to start England’s first Euro 2012 match: 2/1 yes; 4/11 no

Arsene Wenger still at Arsenal on the 1st game of 2012/13 season: 4/9 yes; 13/8 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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Arsenal Fan Cheering Despite Defeat As He Bags £31,638.47

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Arsenal may have been defeated by Manchester United on Sunday, but there was one Gooner who was celebrating well into the early hours. An Irish William Hill punter (and avid Arsenal fan) from Stockport bagged a whopping £31,638.47 from a £10 stake. The punter, who usually bets £10 a week on the football, put all of his eggs in one basket and predicted 14 games in which both teams would score including Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat to United.

The 28 year old punter has only lived in the UK for 7 months and chose to do the ‘Will Both Teams Score?’ coupon for the very first time on Sunday. “This is the first time that I have played this coupon and I will certainly be having a little punt on it next weekend.”

The ‘Will Both Teams Score?’ coupon is one of William Hill’s fastest growing coupons despite only having been around for just over two years. “The coupon is incredibly popular because the bet lasts for 90 minutes of each match,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly. The bet paid out at odds of 3163/1 and is the largest payout that Hills have made on that coupon this season.

“About a year ago, we had a horrific weekend where every Premier League team scored and this is our biggest pay out on this coupon since then,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Winning Bet – Both Teams To Score:

8/13 Utrecht vs PSV
4/6 Man City vs Tottenham
10/11 Osasuna vs Valencia
4/7 AZ Alkmaar vs Ajax
4/6 VVV Venlo vs Feyenoord
1/1 Valenciennes vs Bastia
8/13 Arsenal vs Manchester United
5/6 Siena vs Napoli
5/6 Lecce vs Chievo
8/11 Hamburg vs Dortmund
1/1 Inter Milan vs Lazio
8/11 Leverkusen vs Mainz
8/11 Real Madrid vs Ath Bilbao
11/10 Marseille vs Le Havre

Joe Crilly
Press Officer
Twitter: @footy_joe

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

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Manchester Set To Bag The Goals On Retaliation Sunday

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In a Sunday that is being billed as retaliation Sunday, William Hill think that Hat-tricks are the order of the day. With Dzeko and Rooney both scoring hat-tricks in the previous fixtures between these sides Hills offer 7/1 that a player bags at least three in one of the games. It is looking like it may be a Manchester dominated day with Hills offering 4/6 that Manchester score more than North London.

“We think that Manchester will win the day, but North London will have something to say about it after the results last time,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

8/1 10 or more goals scored in Man City/Spurs and Arsenal/Manchester City

Either side to win 5-1 in Manchester City/Spurs: 66/1

Either side to win 8-2 in Arsenal/Manchester United: 250/1

Retaliation Sunday Red Cards: 4/9 no red cards; 13/8 one match; 16/1 both games

Who will score the most goals: 4/6 Manchester; 5/2 North London; 13/5 Tie

7/1 Hat-Trick in either game

10/11 Manchester City; 10/3 Tottenham; 11/5 Draw

10/1 Hat-Trick in Manchester City/Spurs match

9/5 Arsenal; 6/4 Manchester United; 23/10 Draw

12/1 Hat-Trick scored in the Arsenal/Manchester United

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

Twitter: @footy_joe

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

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4/1 Scholes, Becks, Giggs In Olympic Team And 150/1 Van Persie Minor In Arsenal Team

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PAUL SCHOLES 2/1 TO MAKE GB OLYMPIC TEAM

Following confirmation that both David Beckham and Ryan Giggs have expressed an interest in being part of the GB Olympic squad, William Hill are offering odds of 8/15 that the pair will appear together in the side at any stage of the tournament.

Hills are also offering odds of 2/1 that another Manchester United oldie, Paul Scholes, will join them in the squad and play alongside them at the Olympics.

“Having Beckham , Giggs and Scholes in the team will certainly raise interest in the tournament and given the sudden glut of oldies playing in the Premier League it would appear to be a very likely scenario”, said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
BECKHAM, GIGGS & SCHOLES ALL TO APPEAR IN THE SAME GB TEAM AT THE SAME TIME: 4/1 YES, 1/7 NO.

TO PLAY ANY PART IN TEAM GB FOOTBALL SQUAD
David Beckham: 1/8 Yes, 9/2 No.
Ryan Giggs: 2/5 Yes, 7/4 No.
Paul Scholes: 2/1 Yes, 4/11 No.

WILLIAM HILL OFFER 250/1 ABOUT ROBIN VAN PERSIE’S SON SHAQUEEL PLAYING FOR THE GUNNERS’ FIRST TEAM IN THE FUTURE.

Graham Sharpe,
Media Relations Director.

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M: 07803 233702
E: gsharpe@williamhill.co.uk
Twitter- @sharpeangle

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Wood Green, London, N22 7TP.

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No Show Torres 9/4 To Fire Four Or More Blanks…

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…ARE NORWICH ON THE WAY TO EURO 2012?

Fernando Torres has now gone 15 games without scoring for Chelsea and William Hill offer 9/4 that he fails to score in any of the next four matches. He is 5/4 to score in Chelsea’s next match against QPR in the FA Cup and 5/2 for his next goal to come against Swansea in the Premier League. Andre Villas Boas’ Chelsea dropped another 2 winnable points but Hills think that he will remain at Chelsea next season offering 4/6 that he is in the dugout for Chelsea’s first game of 2012/13.

Norwich acquitted themselves well against Chelsea with a team made predominantly of English talent and William Hill are offering 3/1 that any Norwich player makes the England Euro 2012 squad (2/9 no Norwich player to make England’s Euro 2012 squad).

When will Fernando Torres next score: 5/4 QPR; 5/2 Swansea; 4/1 Manchester United; 6/1 Everton; 9/4 none of these matches

Norwich player to make England Euro 2012 squad: 3/1 yes; 2/9 no

AvB at Chelsea on first day of 2012/13 season: 4/6 yes; 11/10 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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Beckham And Giggs Odds-on To Reunite In G B Olympic Dream Team

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BECKHAM AND GIGGS ODDS-ON TO REUNITE IN GB OLYMPIC DREAM TEAM
Following confirmation that both David Beckham and Ryan Giggs have expressed an interest in being part of the GB Olympic squad, William Hill are offering odds of 8/15 that the pair will appear together in the side at any stage of the tournament.

“Having Beckham and Giggs in the team will certainly raise interest in the tournament and given the sudden glut of oldies playing in the Premier League it would appear to be a very likely scenario”, said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Hills are also offering odds of 2/1 that another Manchester United oldie, Paul Scholes, will join them in the squad and play alongside them at the Olympics.

TO PLAY ANY PART IN TEAM GB FOOTBALL SQUAD
David Beckham: 1/8 Yes, 9/2 No.
Ryan Giggs: 2/5 Yes, 7/4 No.
Paul Scholes: 2/1 Yes, 4/11 No.

BECKHAM, GIGGS & SCHOLES ALL TO APPEAR IN THE SAME GB TEAM AT THE SAME TIME: 4/1 YES, 1/7 NO.

How Many Points Will Winner Of Premier League Have?
Under 80….13/2
81 – 85……5/2
86-90……..6/4
91 or over…..2/1

CITY’S HOPES OF GOAL SCORING RECORD ON THE WANE
William Hill have lengthened their odds for Manchester City to set a new scoring record in the Premier League by netting 104 or more goals during the season and now go 6/4 from 5/6 and make them 1/2 to miss out on the record.

“The early season goal rush seems to have dried up somewhat in recent games”, said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
WILLIAM HILL, who now make Man City 7/1 to remain undefeated for the remainder of the Premier League season, offer 5/6 that they will win the title with their great local rivals United as runners up. ‘Spurs’ slip up at the weekend and City beating Wigan has handed the advantage to the two Manchester clubs’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
City are now 1/2 favourites to win the title with Hills who go 5/2 United; 10 Spurs; 25 Chelsea; 80 Arsenal.
WIGAN ARE NOW 4/11 FROM 2/5 TO GO DOWN WITH HILLS WHO MAKE THEM 2/1 TO STAY UP.

WILLIAM HILL TITLE STRAIGHT FORECAST:
MAN CITY/MAN UTD5/6
MAN CITY/SPURS6/1
MAN UTD/MAN CITY3/1
MAN UTD/SPURS20/1
SPURS/MAN CITY20/1
SPURS/MAN UTD25/1
**City unbeaten in EPL rest of season – 7/1

Graham Sharpe,
Media Relations Director.

T: 020 8918 3731
M: 07803 233702
E:gsharpe@williamhill.co.uk
Twitter- @sharpeangle

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Swansea Continue To Amaze And Arsene Could Be On His Way!

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Swansea City pulled off a stunning scalp in the form of Arsenal as they moved back into the top half of the table and William Hill are offering 4/1 that they manage to finish in the top 10 this season. Brendan Rodgers has performed miracles in South Wales and he is 7/1 to win the manager of the year award.

“Swansea continue to confound their detractors who were predicting a tricky time for them this season,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly. “They hardly spent any money when they came up yet are still managing to mix it with the big boys in the top half of the table.”

Arsenal’s slim hopes of winning the league suffered another dent and they are 80/1 with Hill’s to win the league and their odds to finish in the top four are also on the drift, with Hills making them 7/4 to finish in the Champions League spots. On a positive note for Arsenal Robin Van Persie continued his fine form by netting Arsenal’s first and he is Even money to finish with golden boot this season. The Gooners are 1/12 to finish in the top 6.

Arsene Wenger 5/2 to no longer be manager of Arsenal come the star of next season and with Robin van Persie’s contract expiring at the end of the 2013 season, Hills make him 7/4 to no longer be an Arsenal player on the first day of next season.

Arsenal are in a bit of a rut this season and they could do with bringing in a few new faces and Hills offer 12/1 that Mr Wenger signs at least three new players in this January’s transfer window. Although, they are odds on, at 8/11, to sign no new faces.

William Hill

Premier League Outright: 8/15 Manchester City; 9/4 Manchester United; 10/1 Tottenham; 25/1 Chelsea; 80/1 Arsenal; 150/1 Liverpool

Top Four finish: 1/200 Manchester City; 1/40 Manchester United; 2/9 Spurs; 4/11 Chelsea; 7/4 Arsenal; 2/1 Liverpool; 25/1 BAR

Betting without Manchester clubs: 10/11 Tottenham; 6/4 Chelsea; 7/ Arsenal; 12/1 Liverpool; 150/1 Newcastle; 250/1 Everton

Relegation: 2/5 Wigan; 4/7 Bolton; 4/5 Blackburn; 6/4 QPR; 7/4 Wolves; 5/1 Swansea; 8/1 BAR

Top Goalscorer: 1/1 Robin van Persie; 5/2 Sergio Aguero; 6/1 Wayne Rooney; 12/1 Demba Ba; 33/1 BAR

Swansea finishing position in 2011/12: 4/1 Top half; 1/7 bottom half

7/1 Brendan Rodgers manager of the year 2011/12

Arsenal top four finish 2011/12 – 7/4
Arsenal top six finish 2011/12 – 1/12

Arsene Wenger Arsenal Manager on the first day of the Premier League season 2012/13?

Yes 2/7
No 5/2

Van Persie at Arsenal on the first day of the Premier League season 2012/13*?

Yes 2/5
No 7/4

*Loans away count as ‘no’

How many more players will Arsenal sign during January*?

None 8/11
Exactly one 13/8
Exactly two 9/2
Three or more 12/1

*Loans count

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

Twitter: @footy_joe

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

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500/1 United Pointless In Prem During January

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United 11/10 NOT to beat City this season as:
500/1 UNITED POINTLESS IN PREM DURING JAN!

With Manchester United- who are 2/5 with William Hill to win no trophies this season – currently pointless in the Premier League in January, Hills have opened a book on how many points they will collect during the month, in which they have three more scheduled games – and offer 11/4 that they get nine by winning all three.
But Hills are also betting on how many more consecutive competitive game defeats United will add to their current two – and offer 500/1 that they will lose all of their next three. ‘This could be a pivotal point in United’s season, and possibly Fergie’s future’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Share, as they trimmed their odds for the United boss to be the next manager to leave his job from 66/1 to 50/1. He is 5/2 not to be manager on the first day of next season.
AND HILLS, WHO MAKE CITY 4/6 TO ELIMINATE UNITED (UTD 11/10 TO GO THROUGH) FROM THE FA CUP, ARE ALSO QUOTING ODDS OF 11/10 THAT UNITED WILL FAIL TO BEAT CITY THIS SEASON. ‘They have to play again in the League, they meet in the FA Cup and could be drawn together in the Europa League’ said Sharpe.

Man Utd Premier League points in January,2012:
9 11/4
7 9/4
6 9/4
5 6
4 7
3 25
2 50
1 100
0 500
v Bolton H, Arsenal A, Stoke H (all three games must be played in Jan or bets void)

How many more consecutive competitive games will Man Utd lose?
0 4/6
1 5/4
2 25/1
3 or more 500/1

**Starting vs MAN CITY (FA CUP)

UNITED TO BEAT CITY THIS SEASON – 4/6 YES; 11/10 NO
FERGIE TO BE BOSS 1ST DAYOF NEXT SEASON? – 2/7 YES; 5/2 NO
ROONEY AT UNITED 1ST DAY EXT SEASON – 1/5 YES; 10/3 NO

NEXT PREM BOSS TO GO…11/10 Kean; 3/1 Coyle; 10/3 AVB; 11/2 Warnock; 8/1 McLeish; 12/1 McCarthy; 16/1 Jol; 50/1 Fergie; 16/1 no more managers to go this season. Others on request.

HILLS OFFER 8/1 THAT ANOTHER PREM KEEPER WILL SCORE A LEAGUE GOAL THIS SEASON.

Graham Sharpe,
Media Relations Director.
Twitter-@sharpeangle

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Is The Fa Cup On The Way To London?

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MANCHESTER UNITED VS LIVERPOOL THROWS TOURNAMENT WIDE OPEN

The first FA Cup draw since William Hill became an official supporter and the official betting partner of The FA Cup threw up a couple of tasty looking ties. The highest profile of which would seem to be the tie between Liverpool and Manchester United. Hills make Liverpool 11/8 the slight favourites to make it into the hat for the fifth round. United got an away win against Manchester City and they are 13/8 to win at Anfield. Liverpool are 8/11 to qualify with United Evens. It is 4/1 for the winner of this tie to win the trophy.

The other big tie of the round will see Sunderland taking on Middlesbrough in an all North East tie and Hills make Sunderland the favourites at 4/6 and 2/5 to qualify.

Following their victory against Portsmouth, Chelsea are the 4/1 favourites to win the Cup, with Tottenham 9/2 second favourites.

With a number of London teams still in the hat, Hills are offering 5/1 that two sides from the capital fight it out in the final. It is 66/1 for an all Merseyside final and 150/1 for an all North-East final.

“With Liverpool facing Manchester United, you would think that the draw is ideally suited for the London sides to stamp their authority on the competition,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

With three Premier League teams (Bolton, QPR and Wolves) having to face third round replays, Hills offer even money that all three get through (8/11 that at least one of those teams are knocked out). Hills go 100/1 that all three Premier League sides facing replays are knocked out.

Dave Jones, speaking exclusively to William Hill, said “The Liverpool/Manchester United fourth round draw will be one of the biggest games in the competition’s history. It will be a tough away game for United, but as they proved today when they beat Manchester City, they have the quality to go to Anfield and get a result. It will however, be very tough for them as Liverpool have been resurgent under Kenny Dalglish.”

Match Odds:

4/6 Sunderland; 5/2 Draw; 16/5 Middlesbrough
1/2 Hull; 13/5 Draw; 9/2 Crawley
10/11 West Brom; 23/10 Draw; 12/5 Norwich
8/11 Blackpool; 5/2 Draw; 14/5 Sheffield Wednesday
10/11 Stevenage; 23/10 Draw; 12/5 Notts County
11/2 Watford; 16/5 Draw; 4/11 Tottenham
11/8 Liverpool; 21/10 Draw; 13/8 Manchester United
2/1 Derby; 11/5 Draw; 11/10 Stoke
1/1 Everton; 11/5 Draw; 11/5 Fulham

How many Premier League teams will reach the final: 8/15 two; 11/8 one; 33/1 none

5/1 All London Final
66/1 All Merseyside
150/1 All North East (Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Newcastle)

To Qualify:

2/5 Sunderland; 7/4 Middlesbrough
1/1 Manchester United; 8/11 Liverpool

FA Cup Outright: 4/1 Chelsea; 9/2 Tottenham; 11/2 Manchester United; 8/1 Arsenal; 9/1 Liverpool; 16/1 Newcastle; 16/1 Stoke; 16/1 Sunderland; 25/1 Everton; 28/1 Fulham; 33/1 Aston Villa; 33/1 West Brom; 50/1 Bolton; 50/1 Leicester; 50/1 Norwich; 50/1 Southampton; 50/1 Swansea; 66/1 BAR

Prem Sides To Qualify:

3-5: 66/1
6-8: 6/4
9-10: 4/7
11: 6/1

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Wigan Man Lands The ‘impossible’ Treble!

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You would have thought that an Everton fan based in Wigan would be used to supporting the underdogs and his penchant for the plucky outsiders has earned him a share of William Hill’s longest odds football treble. The man, in his mid 40s, who wishes to remain anonymous placed £5.00 on Blackburn beating Manchester United, Aston Villa beating Chelsea and when Ji Dong-Won scored the 93rd minute winner for Sunderland against Manchester City landing a 1517/1 hat-trick of results worth £7590.

“To find three of the least predictable of the season and put them in a virtually impossible treble leaves us very relieved he was only prepared to risk a fiver on the outcome,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly. “The Blackburn game saw the biggest winning Premier League odds we have ever offered, 22/1 for them to win at Old Trafford and by adding Sunderland and Villa to the mix, the lucky punter beat odds of 1517/1. It is a little surprising he didn’t add Everton to win at West Brom, which would have boosted his winnings to nearly £20,000.”

The winning selections:

£5 stake scooped £7590

Blackburn to beat Manchester United: 22/1
Aston Villa to beat Chelsea: 10/1
Sunderland to beat Manchester City: 5/1

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

Twitter: @footy_joe

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

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