BLACKPOOL HAMMERED?
WEST HAM are 8/13 favourites to win the Championshjip play-offs against 6/5 Blackpool with William Hill who make the Londoners 11/10 to win in 90mins with the draw 23/10 and a Blackpool win 19/10.
IF THEY GO UP?…..
Blackpool: Relegated 1/ 2….Stay Up 6/4
West Ham:Relegated 4/6…..Stay Up 11/10
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HAMMERING THROUGH PLAY OFFS….
WEST HAM are now 4/5 favourites to win the Championship play-offs with William Hill who make Birmingham 11/4, with Blackpool 10/3; Cardiff 12/1.
LUTON TOWN are 11/8 favourites to win the BSP Play offs with William Hill who also offer 15/8 Mansfield; 10/3 York; 13/2 Wrexham.
Read moreDarren Bent has provided Roy Hodgson with a boost, with the news that he could be back and playing in time for the European Championships and William Hill have cut the odds of him being called up to the squad from 4/1 to 7/2. He is 1/6 to be left at home.
Darren Bents absence has been obvious as Villa have slumped down the table without his goals, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly. England could find themselves in a similar situation without Wayne Rooney and Bents quality could be much needed.
West Ham just missed out on automatic promotion to the Premier League and they are 13/8 favourites to win the Championship playoffs at Hills who go 5/2 Birmingham; 10/3 Blackpool and 10/3 Cardiff. It could be argued that West Ham should have been promoted easily and Hills offer 14/1 that West Ham go up and Sam Allardyce leaves the club before the start of the season.
English Championship Playoffs: 13/8 West Ham; 5/2 Birmingham; 10/3 Blackpool; 10/3 Cardiff
First Leg:
9/5 Cardiff; 17/10 West Ham; 2/1 Draw
6/4 Blackpool; 19/10 Birmingham; 21/10 Draw
BSP Playoffs: 2/1 Wrexham; 2/1 Mansfield; 10/3 Luton; 10/3 York
First Leg:
(tonight) 5/4 York; 11/5 Mansfield; 23/10 Draw
13/10 Luton; 21/10 Wrexham; 23/10 Draw
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
Read moreSouthampton thumped Coventry to ensure that they took the second automatic spot in the Premier League. They are 5/6 to stay in the Premier League next season (5/6 to go down). Reading were promoted a couple of weeks ago and they are 4/6 to go down next season (11/10 to stay up).
West Ham have to settle for a place in the playoffs and are 13/8 to win the match on the 7th May. Birmingham are 5/2 second favourites with Blackpool and Cardiff both 10/3.
Reading Specials
To Stay Up 11/10
To Go Down 4/6
Southampton Specials
To Stay Up 5/6
To Go Down 5/6
Playoffs Outright
West Ham 13/8
Birmingham 5/2
Blackpool 10/3
Cardiff 10/3
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
Read moreA man in his mid forties has scooped a massive payout after he breezed into the William Hill shop at Chester train station and placed a £3, 15 team football accumulator. The man, who spoke with a Southern accent, told the girl working behind the counter that he was off on holiday on Easter Sunday with some of his winnings leaving it unknown as to whether he lived in Chester or just visiting the city for the day.
From his £3 stake, the lucky punter bagged himself £20,343.96, beating odds of over 6780/1 to land his massive payout.
It is hard enough to pick one winner so for him to get 15 is absolutely incredible, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly. When he collected his winnings on Saturday evening, he told the assistant that he had decided that he was going to go on holiday for a week and mull over what else he was going to spend his winnings on.
The games that were played over Good Friday and the following Saturday included Celtic who won the SPL title by defeating Kilmarnock 6-0, Chelsea who defeated Wigan with two contentious goals and virtually the last kick of the game and Reading, who moved top of the Championship by beating 10 man Leeds with two goals in the last six minutes of the match.
The shop in the train station has been open for two years and is the first betting shop in Chester that punters get to when they arrive for the yearly race meetings that start in May.
Punters winning selections (winners in bold): £20,343.96 winnings from £3
9/5 Huddersfield vs Sheffield Wednesday
1/1 Oldham vs Charlton
4/7 Torquay vs Accrington
5/6 Morecambe vs Swindon
8/15 Sheffield United vs Bournemouth
10/11 Walsall vs Chesterfield
4/11 Rangers vs St Mirren
4/6 Alloa vs Elgin
2/7 Chelsea vs Wigan
7/5 Leyton Orient vs Notts County
4/9 Kilmarnock vs Celtic
4/5 Barnsley vs West Ham
10/11 Macclesfield vs Shrewsbury
13/8 Swansea vs Newcastle
4/7 Reading vs Leeds
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
Read moreReports have today suggested that Manchester Citys recent downturn in form could result in the loss of Roberto Mancinis job. William Hill make the Italian Even money to have departed City by the start of next season (8/11 to still be there). Even more humiliating for City, will be the fact that the race could well be over by the time the two sides face each other at the Etihad on the 30th April. Hills offer 11/10 that is the case (4/6 it is not). Hills offer just Even money now for Manchester United to win the league by seven or more points.
City appear to have well and truly blown it, said William Hill spokesman Joe Crilly. The derby was being billed as a title decider but following Citys recent slump, it could all be over by then.
Sam Allardyce has been given the deadly vote of confidence by the West Ham board, who claim his job is safe even if he fails to take the club up this season. Hills agree offering 1/3 that he is still there on the first day of next season (9/4 he is not).
Fernando Torres has shown recent good form and William Hill think his torrid time at Chelsea may be coming to an end. He is 4/6 to go to the Euros and just 1/4 to still be at Chelsea next season.
Roberto Mancini to be in charge of Manchester City at the start of next season: 8/11 yes; 1/1 no
Will United have won the League by the Manchester derby: 11/10 yes; 4/6 no
How many points will Manchester United win the Premier League by: 1/1 seven points or more; 4/1 four six points; 5/1 not win the league; 6/1 one three points; 10/1 goal difference
When will Manchester City next win: 13/8 Arsenal; 5/6 WBA; 7/1 Norwich; 16/1 Wolves; 33/1 Manchester United; 50/1 none of these games
Relegation trebles: 5/4 Wolves/Wigan/QPR; 11/4 Wolves/Wigan/Blackburn; 9/2 Wolves/Wigan/Bolton; 9/2 Wigan/QPR/Bolton; 9/2 Wigan/QPR/Blackburn; 14/1 QPR/Bolton/Blackburn
Relegation: 1/25 Wolves (9/1 to stay up); 2/5 Wigan (7/4); 1/2 QPR (6/4); 6/4 Blackburn; 5/2 Bolton; 10/1 BAR
Premier League Winner: 1/9 Manchester United; 5/1 Manchester City
Sam Allardyce to be manager of West Ham at the start of next season: 1/3 yes; 9/4 no
Fernando Torres to be at Chelsea at the start of next season: 1/4 yes; 11/4 no
Fernando Torres next club: 7/2 PSG; 5/1 Inter Milan; 6/1 AC Milan; 6/1 Barcelona; 7/1 Atletico Madrid; 9/1 Anzhi; 9/1 Juventus; 12/1 Real Madrid; 14/1 Tottenham; 20/1 Liverpool
Fernando Torres to go to the European Championships: 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
Read moreWigan briefly moved out of the bottom three as they went one goal up on West Brom, although an equaliser for Roy Hodgsons men, saw the Latics remain in the bottom three. William Hill make them 1/5 to be relegated at the end of the season, 10/3 to stay up and 11/10 to finish bottom of the Premier League.
Swansea continued to impress, defeating Fulham at Craven Cottage and having all but guaranteed themselves Premier League football next season, can start to look up the table. William Hill are offering 16/1 that they finish the season in the top six and finish their first Premier League season with European football.
With only two games taking place in the Premier League on Saturday, the best of the action was to be found in the Championship where Reading briefly topped the table before a rousing comeback from Southampton saw them reclaim top spot and William Hill make the Saints the Even money favourites to win the League, with Reading 2/1 and West Ham 5/2.
Premier League Relegation:1/5 Wigan; 3/10 Wolves; 2/5 QPR; 5/4 Bolton; 7/4 Blackburn; 40/1 BAR
Premier League to stay up: 2/5 Blackburn; 4/7 Bolton; 7/4 QPR; 12/5 Wolves; 10/3 Wigan
Premier League to finish bottom: 11/10 Wigan; 7/4 Wolves; 9/4 QPR; 10/1 Bolton; 12/1 Blackburn
Premier League winner: 8/13 Manchester United; 6/5 Manchester City; 250/1 Arsenal; 250/1 Tottenham; 500/1 Chelsea
Championship winner: 1/1 Southampton; 2/1 Reading; 5/2 West Ham; 50/1 Birmingham; 80/1 Middlesbrough; 80/1 Hull; 100/1 BAR
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
Read more********************WILLIAM HILL MIDWEEK SPECIALS*****************************
WILLIAM HILL
LATEST SPL ODDS
.. SPL Outright
Celtic 1/20
Rangers 8/1
WILLIAM HILL TUESDAY CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIALS ..
William Hill odds Highest Scoring Match: 9/2 Cardiff v Peterborough, 15/2 Burnley v Barnsley, 15/2 Coventry v Leeds, 8/1 Doncaster v Blackpool, 8/1 Portsmouth v Ipswich, 8/1 West Ham v Southampton, 10/1 Watford v Leicester, 12/1 Birmingham v Hull, 12/1 Brighton v Millwall, 12/1 Derby v Reading, 12/1 Middlesbrough v Nottm Forest, 14/1 Bristol City v C Palace.
William Hill odds – Highest Scoring Team: 13/2 Cardiff, 9/1 Burnley, 10/1 Birmingham, 10/1 Brighton, 12/1 Middlesbrough, 12/1 Portsmouth, 12/1 West Ham, 12/1 Blackpool, 16/1 Leicester,
20/1 Coventry, 22/1 Bristol City, 22/1 Leeds, 22/1 Derby, 25/1 Doncaster, 25/1 Reading, 25/1 Ipswich, 25/1 Southampton, 33/1 Watford, 33/1 Hull, 33/1 Crystal Palace, 33/1 Barnsley, 33/1 Nottm Forest, 40/1 Millwall, 4-/1 Peterborough.
William Hill odds – Fastest Scoring Team: 9/1 Cardiff, 12/1 Burnley, 14/1 Brighton, 14/1 West Ham, 14/1 Blackpool, 16/1 Birmingham, 16/1 Coventry, 16/1 Middlesborough, 16/1 Portsmouth,
16/1 Leicester, 18/1 Bristol City, 18/1 Derby, 18/1 Leeds, 18/1 Ipswich, 20/1 Doncaster, 20/1 Watford 20/1 Reading, 20/1 Southampton, 25/1 Hull, 25/1 Millwall, 25/1 Crystal Palace, 25/1 Barnsley,
25/1 Peterborough, 25/1 Nottm Forest.
William Hill odds Total Red Cards: 3/1 none, 9/4 one, 9/2 two, 2/1 three or more.
William Hill odds Hat-Trick Scored? 5/2 Yes, 2/7 No.
TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIP- 5/6 West Ham 1/5 to go up); 4 Southampton (11/10); 6 Birmingham (13/8); 9 Cardiff (7/4); 20 Reading (4/1); 20/1 Blackpool (9/2); 25 Middlesbro (9/2); 33 Hull (5/1); 66/1 Leicester (7/1).
CSHIP TOP SCORER 6/5 Rickie Lambert; 9/1 Ross McCormack; 10/1 Billy Sharp; 12/1 Darius Henderson; Jay Rodriguez;16 David Nugent; Robert Snodgrass.Others on request.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
TO WIN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE- 6/4 Barca; 5/2 Real; 5 Bayern M; 12 Chelsea; 20 Arsenal; 25 AC/Inter; 40 Napoli; 50 Benfica; 66 Lyon; 100 Marseille; Zenit; 150 B Leverkusen; 250 Appoel; Basel; CSKA.
Two to contest Final- 7/2 Barca-Real; 11/2 Barca-Bayern; 7/1 Real- Bayern; 10 Barca- Chelsea; 12 Real- Chelsea; 18 Barca- Arsenal; 18 Chelsea-Bayern; 20 Barca- AC; 22 Barca- Inter; 22 Real- Arsenal. Others on request.
EUROPA LEAGUE
WILLIAM HILL offer 3/1 that Manchester City and Manchester United will score 5 or more goals between them in their Europa League matches this week. City are 4/1 favourites to win the tournament with United 13/2 second favourites, and Hils offer 20/1 that the two will meet in the Final.
William Hill: Fourth Premier League Manager to leave: 5/2 Harry Redknapp; 4/1 Andre Villas-Boas; 5/1 Owen Coyle; 5/1 Steve Kean; 7/1 Alex McLeish; 7/1 No manager to go; 14/1 Kenny Dalglish; 16/1 Roberto Martinez; 20/1 Paul Lambert; 20/1 Roy Hodgson; 33/1 Tony Pulis; 40/1 Brendan Rodgers; 40/1 David Moyes; 40/1 Mark Hughes; 40/1 Martin Jol; 50/1 Alan Pardew; 50/1 Arsene Wenger; 50/1 Roberto Mancini; 50/1 Sir Alex Ferguson; 50/1 Martin ONeill; 50/1 Next Permanent Wolves manager.
CARLOS TEVEZ IS 5/4 WITH HILLS TO play in a Premier or Europa League game before the end of the current season but 4/7 not to.
4/1 PRE-MATCH HANDSHAKES TO BE SCRAPPED
WILLIAM HILL are offering 4/1 that pre-match handshakes will be scrapped officially in Premier League matches before the start of next season.
‘Following the latest pre-match handshake debacle there will be pressure to scrap them completely’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe. Hills are 1/7 that they remain an official part of pre-match proceedings next season.
Hills had offered 1/5 that Evra and Suarez WOULD shake hands, and 10/3 that they would not. ‘Punters called the pre-match handshake wrong on this occasion’ said Sharpe.
After Rio Ferdinand refused to shake hands with Suarez, Hills are offering 11/4 that he and John Terry will NOT start in the same Euro 12 side for England.
Graham Sharpe,
Media Relations Director.
Twitter- @sharpeangle
T: 020 8918 3731
M: 07803 233702
E: gsharpe@williamhill.co.uk
William Hill, Greenside House, 50 Station Road,
Wood Green, London, N22 7TP.
West Ham are allegedly growing frustrated with the lack of movement on the Olympic Stadium front. William Hill think that any problems should be sorted out by 2015, offering 2/7 that any team (in any professional division) is playing or has played a full season of home league matches at the Olympic Stadium by 2015.
The Olympic Stadium saga has been running for quite a while now, but we think that once the Olympics are out of the way, the Stadium issue will become number one priority and should be sorted relatively quickly, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly
A team to play a full season/be playing a full season of home league matches at the Olympic Stadium by 2015: 2/7 yes; 5/2 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
Read morePOOR CUP RESULTS PUT BOSSES IN FIRING LINE…….
AFTER Blackburn, Bolton and QPR failed to win in the FA Cup, their three managers are the three favourites with William Hill to be the next Premier League manager to leave his job, with Rovers’ Steve Kean heading the list at 6/5, ahead of Bolton Coyle and QPR’s Warnock – the 5/2 joint second favourites.
‘A good Cup performance can take the pressure of an under-achieving manager, but these three have only increased the pressure on themselves’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills also offer 5/1 AVB; 9/1 McLeish; 12/1 McCarthy; 20/1 Martinez; 20/1 no more managers to go this season. Others on request.
WILLIAM HILL OFFER 4/9 THAT THERE WILL BE AN ALL-PREM FINAL OF THE FA CUP; 7/4 THAT THE SEMIS ARE ALL PREM; 6/1 THAT THERE IS AN ALL LONDON FINAL; 50/1 ALL LIVERPOOL; 80/1 ALL NORTH EAST AND 100/1 ALL MIDLANDS.
TO WIN FA CUP….6/1 Chelsea; Man C; 7/1 Arsenal; Spurs; 15/2 Liverpool; 9/1 Man U; 20/1 Everton; Newcastle; 25/1 Fulham; 28/1 Stoke; 33/1 Sunderland; Villa; 40 WBA; Norwich. 50 Bolton; Swansea; 66 Southampton; Wolves; 80 QPR; West Ham; 100 Leicester; Midsbro.; 150 Blackpool;Derby; Hull; Millwall; 200 Birmingham; Foresr; Watford; 250 Brighton; 300 Leeds; Sheff U. Others on request.
WILLIAM HILL SCOTTISH CUP- 2/1 Celtic; 9/4 Rangers; 8/1 Mothwerwell; 9/1 Hearts; 11/1 Dundee U; 14 Aberdeen; 18 Hibs; 25 Kilmarnock; St Johnstone; 33 St Mirren; 40 Ross C; 50 Dundee; Dunfermline; Falkirk. Others on request.
Further information….graham sharpe…07803233702
twitter- @sharpeangle