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Olympic Football: Men Third Favourites But Women Face Uphill Task

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The draw for the women’s and men’s Olympic football was made on Tuesday, with differing fortunes for both GB sides. With the GB women having a relatively tough draw, they are 11/4 to win their group with William Hill but 16/1 to win the competition behind USA (11/4), Brazil (3/1), Japan (3/1), France (11/2) and Sweden (10/1).

The GB men on the other hand have an easier passage to get through to the knock out stages and GB are 10/11 to win their group and 5/1 third favourites to win the tournament behind Brazil (15/8) and Spain (9/4).

“The men head into the tournament as third favourites despite the fact that nobody knows who will be in their squad, while the loss of Kelly Smith looks to have hampered the women’s chances,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Women’s Olympic Football:

Group E: 2/5 Brazil; 11/4 Great Britain; 6/1 New Zealand; 16/1 Cameroon

Group F: 8/11 Japan; 7/4 Sweden; 9/2 Canada; 33/1 South Africa

Group G: 8/13 USA; 13/8France; 7/1 Korea DPR; 33/1 Colombia

Outright winner: 11/4 USA; 3/1 Brazil; 3/1 Japan; 11/2 France; 10/1 Sweden; 16/1 Great Britain; 20/1 North Korea; 20/1 Canada; 50/1 New Zealand; 100/1 South Africa; 100/1 Colombia; 100/1 Cameroon

Men’s Olympic Football:

Group A winner: 10/11 Great Britain; 7/4 Uruguay; 5/1 Senegal; 14/1 UAE

Group B winner: 11/8 Switzerland; 13/8 Mexico; 4/1 Korea Republic; 17/2 Gabon

Group C winner: 1/7 Brazil; 10/1 Egypt; 10/1 Belarus; 16/1 New Zealand

Group D: 3/10 Spain; 5/1 Japan; 6/1 Morocco; 14/1 Honduras

Outright winner: 15/8 Brazil; 9/4 Spain; 5/1 Great Britain; 9/1 Uruguay; 10/1 Switzerland; 16/1 Mexico; 33/1 South Korea; 33/1 Japan; 33/1 Egypt; 33/1 Belarus; 40/1 Senegal; 50/1 Morocco; 66/1 Gabon; 125/1 Honduras; 150/1 UAE; 150/1 New Zealand

Make the Team GB Squad:

David Beckham: 1/10 yes; 11/2 no
Gareth Bale: 1/16 yes; 7/1 no
Craig Bellamy: 5/6 yes; 5/6 no
Steven Fletcher: 11/4 yes; 1/4 no
Chris Brunt: 4/1 yes; 1/7 no
Jack Butland: 4/6 yes; 11/10 no
Josh McEachran: 1/2 yes; 6/4 no
Joe Cole: 9/2 yes; 1/8 no

To Start first game of Olympics:

David Beckham: 1/2 yes; 6/4 no
Gareth Bale: 1/3 yes; 9/4 no
Craig Bellamy: 3/1 yes; 2/9 no
Steven Fletcher: 8/1 yes; 1/20 no
Chris Brunt: 10/1 yes; 1/33 no
Jack Butland: 11/2 yes; 1/10 no
Josh McEachran: 11/10 yes; 4/6 no
Joe Cole: 12/1 yes; 1/50 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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1/16 Celtic Clinch The Title On Saturday

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It’s been a long wait but it looks like the SPL
title will return to Celtic Park this weekend.
Celtic visit Rugby Park and only require a draw to
become Champions. Even if Celtic lose there
is still a chance the title will be theirs if Rangers
fail to win at St Mirren later that day. A defeat
for Celtic coupled with a Rangers win means they
they will need to wait another week and that’s a
7/1 chance

Celtic to Win the Title on Saturday 1/16
Celtic not to win the Title on Saturday 7/1

Rangers win at Fir Park last week puts them in
pole position to finish second in the SPL.

To Finish 2nd in SPL
Rangers 1/14
Motherwell 13/2

Hibernian have now opened a gap over Dunfermline
at the foot of the table and it leaves the Pars with
an uphill task to stay in the SPL.

To Finish Bottom of SPL
Hibernian 1/14
Dunfermline 13/2

Jon Daly currently tops the SPL goalscoring chart
and he aims to be the first non Old Firm player
to finish ahead of the pack since Tommy Coyne of
Motherwell in 1995.

Top SPL Goalscorer
Gary Hooper 4/5
Jon Daly 6/4
Francisco Sandaza 10/1
Anthony Stokes 16/1
Michael Higdon 33/1
Garry O’Connor 40/1
Paul Heffernan 40/1
Scott Vernon 66/1

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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Scotland Red Hot Favourites Against Liechtenstein

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Scotland are the 1/14 favourites at William Hill to win against Liechtenstein who are priced at 16/1 to win. The last player to score a hat-trick for Scotland was Colin Stein in 1970. Any Scottish player to break that duck is priced at 8/1. Liechtenstein’s top scorer is Mario Frick, who plays for St Gallen, and he is priced at 12/1 to score at any time during the game.

Scotland are 5/1 to qualify for the 2012 European Championships but with Spain and the Czech Republic also in their group they face an uphill task. Spain are 1/9 to win the group and the Czechs are 11/2 to win. Scotland are 12/1 third favourites.

“The odds suggest that Scotland should stroll to victory and the hosts will be keen to give their goal difference a boost at Liechtenstein’s expense,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Scotland v Liechtenstein

Match Odds

Scotland
1/14

Draw
15/2

Liechtenstein
16/1

Handicap Betting

Scotland -2
Evs

Tie
10/3

Liechtenstein +2
6/4

Half-Time/Full-Time

Scotland – Scotland
1/3

Draw – Scotland
7/2

Total Goals in Match

Under 2 Goals
16/5

Exactly 2 Goals
14/5

Over 2 Goals
8/13

Both Teams To Score

YES
5/4

NO
4/7

The last Scotland player to score a hat-trick was Colin Stein

against Cyprus in 1970.

Any Scotland Player to Score a Hat-trick
8/1

Kenny Miller to Score a Hat-trick
10/1

Kris Boyd to Score a hat-trick
12/1

James McFadden to Score a hat-trick
25/1

Kenny Miller and Kris Boyd to score anytime
11/8

Scotland to Keep a Clean Sheet
1/12

Scotland to Win To Nil
1/10

Time of the 1st Goal

1st to 15th Minute
2/1

16th to 30th Minute
21/10

31st Minute to Half Time
17/5

46th to 60th Minute
17/2

61st to 75th Minute
11/1

76th Minute to Full Time
14/1

No Goal
14/1

Scotland to Win Both Halves
11/20

Margin of Victory

Scotland by 1 Goal
15/4

Scotland by 2 Goals
11/4

Scotland by 3 Goals
16/5

Scotland by 4 or more Goals
2/1

“OH FRICK”

Liechtensteins top scorer is St Gallen striker Mario Frick

Mario Frick to Score First
33/1

Mario Frick to Score Anytime
12/1

Mario Frick and Kenny Miller to Score Anytime
20/1

Mario Frick and Kris Boyd to Score Anytime
20/1

Mario Frick first Goal and Liechtenstein 1-0
430/1

Liechtenstein to Draw or Win
7/2

To Win Group I

Spain
1/9

Czech Republic
11/2

Scotland
14/1

Lithuania
66/1

Liechtenstein
1000/1

Will Scotland Qualify for Euro 2012

YES
5/1

NO
1/9

Further Information…Joe Crilly…0208 918 3746

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Michael Owen 4/1 To Play In England Friendly

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MICHAEL OWEN 4/1 TO PLAY IN ENGLAND FRIENDLY

WILLIAM HILL are offering 4/1 about Michael Owen playing any part in England;’s just confirmed March 3 friendly against Egypt, for which Hills have made England 1/3 favourites with the 3/1 and Egypt 7/1. ‘If Michael doesn’t figure in Fabio’s thinking for this match he faces an uphill task in breaking into the World Cup squad – for which we currently make him a 5/2 chance (2/7 not to)’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

**************PREMIERSHIP SPECIALS****************

WILLIAM HILL: NAME THE PREMIER LEAGUE ONE-TWO:

CHELSEA/MAN UTD 13/10
MAN UTD/CHELSEA 10/3
CHELSEA/ARSENAL 7/2
MAN UTD/ARSENAL 14/1
ARSENAL/CHELSEA 7/1
ARSENAL/MAN UTD 14/1
Others on request

HOW MANY OF BIG 4 WILL FINISH IN TOP FOUR?
WILLIAM HILL are offering odds about how many of the Big 4 clubs will manage to finish in the top four teason and make 3 their 4/11 favourite. ‘At the moment you could argue that at least three of the top four are at risk of falling out of that elite’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

How many of the big 4 will finish in the top 4?

0 250/1
1 50/1
2 7/1
3 4/11
4 2/1

TITLE ODDS….4/6 Chelsea; 11/4 Man Utd; 9/2 Arsenal; 40 Man C; Spurs; Villa; 66 Liverpool

WITHOUT BIG 4…….11/8 Man C; 15/8 Spurs; 15/8 Villa; 40 Fulham; 66 Birmingham; 80 Everton.

TO FINISH BOTTOM……7/4 Hull; 9/4 Portsmouth; 9/2 Burnley; 5/1 Woves; 9/1 West Ham; 12/1 Bolton.

TOP PREM SCORER…..9/4 Drogba; 3/1 Defoe, Rooney, Torres; 11/1 Bent

14/1 NO MORE PREM BOSSES TO GO THIS SEASON

WILLIAM HILL offer 14/1 that Mark Hughes will be the final Premier League manager to leave his club this season – but make Gary Megson 9/4 favourite to go before the end of the campaign, and also offer 5/2 Phil Brown; 5/1 Zola; 7/1 Benitez; 8/1 Redknapp; 12/1 Grant. ‘There are a number of clubs whose boss might be at risk for matters other than their team’s league position, which makes this a tricky market to call’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Further information…..graham sharpe….0780 3233702.

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