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Defoe 4/1 To Start And Score Against Croatia

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DEFOE 4/1 TO GET THE NOD AGAINST CROATIA AND SCORE………

WILLIAM HILL make England’s most prolific scorer of late, Jermain Defoe, 5/4 to start against Croatia on Wednesday- 4/7 not to. He is 4/1 to start AND score: ‘Capello has to decide whether he wants a hold-up man who rarely scores or an on-fire goalscorer playing alongside Rooney’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Dav id Beckham is out from 3/1 to 7/2 with Hills to break Peter Shilton’s record total of caps – he’s 6/4 to start against Croatia, 1/2 not to. ‘Beckham not getting a cap against Slovenia was a minor surprise and he must be hoping that it isn’t the end of the road’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
ENGLAND ARE 8/15 TO BEAT CROATIA WITH HILLS WHO OFFER 5/2 THE DRAW, 9/2 CROATIA. England are 5/6 to keep a clean sheet, 5/6 to concede.

England have three remaining World Cup qualifying matches and Hills are betting on how many points they will take from the games and offer: 150/1 – none, 66/1 – one, 33.1 – two, 14/1- three, 10/1 – four, 7/1 – five, 11/4 – six, 2/1 – seven, 7/4 – nine.

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Latest World Cup Qualifying Bets For England, Scotland, N Ireland

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ENGLAND 4/1 TO HIT THREE OR MORE PAST CROATIA

WILLIAM HILL make England’s most prolific recent scorer, Jermain Defoe, 5/4 to start against Croatia on Wednesday- 4/7 not to. He is 9/2 to start AND score.
Hills make Rooney Evens to score against Croatia if he starts; Defoe 6/4; Crouch and Heskey each 7/4: ‘Capello has to decide whether he wants a hold-up man who rarely scores or an on-fire goalscorer playing alongside Rooney’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Dav id Beckham is out from 3/1 to 7/2 with Hills to break Peter Shilton’s record total of caps – he’s 6/4 to start against Croatia, 1/2 not to. ‘Beckham not getting a cap against Slovenia was a minor surprise and he must be hoping that it isn’t the end of the road’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
ENGLAND ARE 8/15 TO BEAT CROATIA WITH HILLS WHO OFFER 5/2 THE DRAW, 9/2 CROATIA. England are 11/8 to score in both halves; 5/6 to keep a clean sheet, 5/6 to concede.
AFTER ROONEY WON A DEBATABLE PENALTY AGAINST SLOVENIA, Hills offer 3/1 that England will be awarded and score a penalty against Croatia.
England Goals Against Croatia
0 4/1

1 6/4

2 15/8

3 Or More 4/1

England have three remaining World Cup qualifying matches and Hills are betting on how many points they will take from the games and offer: 150/1 – none, 66/1 – one, 33.1 – two, 14/1- three, 10/1 – four, 7/1 – five, 11/4 – six, 2/1 – seven, 7/4 – nine.

SCOTLAND ARE NOW 7/2 TO QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CUP FINALS WITH WILLIAM HILL, 1/6 NOT TO.Scotland are 15/8 to beat Holland, 11/10, with Hills who make the draw a 23/10 chance.
Scotland are 5/2 to keep a clean sheet:
Scotland Goals v Holland

0 6/4

1 13/8

2 3/1

3 Or More 8/1

HILLS HAVE CUT N IRELAND FROM 7/4 TO 5/4 TO QUALIFY, 4/7 NOT TO. N Ireland are 13/8 to beat Slovakia, 13/10, with the draw 11/5.

BARNES ON BRINK?
WITH TRANMERE struggling towards the foot of League One, William Hill make them 7/4 to be relegated, and offer 1/2 that boss John Barnes will be gone before the end of the season, 6/4 that he will see the season out.’John Barnes is already under pressure and unless results improve quickly his long term future at the club must be in doubt’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
AT THE OTHER END of the table, unbeaten Leeds at 5/4 and Charlton at 10/3 are the clear favourites to win the League One title with Hills, who also offer:
Huddersfield
11/2

MK Dons
10/1

Norwich
16/1

Bristol Rovers
20/1

Colchester
22/1

Millwall
28/1

Brentford
33/1

Southend
33/1

Brighton
40/1

Swindon
40/1

Oldham
50/1

Leyton Orient
66/1

Gillingham
66/1

Carlisle
66/1

Southampton
80/1

Walsall
80/1

Hartlepool
80/1

Yeovil
100/1

Tranmere
125/1

Exeter
125/1

Wycombe
125/1

Stockport
200/1

LEAGUE TWO LATEST:

Notts County
13/8

Rotherham
4/1

Bournemouth
11/2

Crewe
12/1

Dagenham and Redbridge
12/1

Bradford
16/1

Chesterfield
20/1

Rochdale
20/1

Cheltenham
28/1

Shrewsbury
28/1

Barnet
28/1

Bury
33/1

Northampton
33/1

Port Vale
40/1

Burton
50/1

Aldershot
50/1

Torquay
66/1

Lincoln
66/1

Hereford
80/1

Morecambe
100/1

Grimsby
125/1

Accrington Stanley
150/1

Darlington
200/1

Macclesfield
175/1

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Rooney At Double ? You Bet

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ROONEY AT THE DOUBLE?

WAYNE ROONEY is 11/2 to score two or more goals against Slovenia with William Hill who make England 1/6 to win the game, 6/1 to draw and 14/1 to lose.England are 1/2 to be ahead at both half and full time, and 8/1 to come from behind to win the game. England are 15/4 to win with Rooney scoring the first goal of the game.
With England red hot favourites, Hills have introduced handicap betting and offer England at 13/10 with Slovenia given a two goal start. It is 16/5 that there will be two goals scored in the game; 16/5 one or less; 8/15 three or more. ‘Punters are anticipating an avalanche of goals for England, so anything less than a convincing win is likely to be good news for bookies’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

William Hill make Wayne Rooney 15/8 favourite to be England’s top scorer over their two forthcoming games against Slovenia and Croatia and also offer: 7/2 Jermaine Defoe, 7/2 Frank Lampard, 9/2 Steven Gerrard, 10/1 Emile Heskey, 12/1 Peter Crouch, 14/1 Carlton Cole, 20/1 Gareth Barry.

Hills have also opened a book on how many goals England will score in the two games combined and make three the 9/4 favourite and also offer: 11/4 – two goals, 7/2 – four, 11/2 – five, 10/1 – one, 12/1 – six, 16/1 – seven or more, 33/1 – none.

England have three remaining World Cup qualifying matches and Hills are betting on how many points they will take from the games and offer: 150/1 – none, 66/1 – one, 33.1 – two, 14/1- three, 10/1 – four, 7/1 – five, 11/4 – six, 2/1 – seven, 7/4 – nine.

David Beckham is now 3/1 to break Peter Shilton’s all time record number of caps with William Hill who are also betting on how many minutes of the forthcoming two matches he will play and offer 4/1 46-60 minutes, 9/2 31-45 mins, 5/1 – 61-90 mins, 11/2 – 16-30 mins, 11/2 – 91-135 mins, 6/1 – 1-15 mins, 7/1 does not play in either game, 8/1 over 135 mins.

**HILLS OFFER…8/11 that Slovenia receive first card of game; 13/5 England do; 11/4 none given……21/10 that First Half will be highest scoring half; 17/20 that 2nd Half will be; 14/5 that same number scored in each half…….7/4 goal scored in first 15mins, 2/5 not……..

SCORE AT ANY TIME (Must start or bets void)….Evens Defoe; 6/5 Crouch; 5/4 Heskey; CCole; 6/4 Lampard; 7/4 Gerrard; To Score Two or More…..13/2 Defoe; 7 Crouch; 15/2 C Cole; Heskey; 9 Lampard; 10 Gerrard.

WHO’LL START ENGLAND’S WORLD CUP QUALIFIER AGAINST CROATIA?
WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on whether specific players will start England’s forthcoming World Cup qualifier against Croatia next week. ‘There are still a few positions which look to be up for grabs, and maybe a positive display against Slovenia will lead to a surprise start against Croatia for one or two players.’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

William Hill: To start vs Croatia
Yes No
Crouch 5/2 2/7
Defoe 6/4 1/ 2
Heskey Evens 8/11
Beckham 8/13 6/5
Lennon 11/4 1/4
Wright Phillips 10/3 1/5
Lescott 5/6 5/6
Upson 5/6 5/6

CHELSEA ODDS-ON TO HAVE BAN REDUCED

WILLIAM HILL make Chelsea 8/11 to have their transfer ban reduced on appeal. ‘With the legal armoury they will no doubt bring to bear on the matter there is every chance that Chelsea will be able to win themselves a reduction or suspension of their ban’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

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Capello 7/4 To Sta Round Until 2013

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WHEN WILL CAPELLO GO?

WITH FABIO CAPELLO saying that he plans to lead England into the Euro 2012 tournament, William Hill have opened a book on when he will cease to be England manager – and offer 11/4 that he will stand down in World Cup year, 2010, and 7/4 that he will go on until at least 2013.
‘Fabio says he wants to go on until Euro 2012, b ut a poor performance in the World Cup could take that deision out of his hands’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
WHEN WILL CAPELLO CEASE TO BE ENGLAND BOSS?
2009
25/1

2010
11/4

2011
6/1

2012
7/4

2013 Or Later
7/4

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Chelsea Odds On Not To Win Title This Or Next Season

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CHELSEA 5/6 TO FAIL TO WIN PREM TITLE THIS SEASON AND NEXT AFTER TRANSFER BAN

FACING A BAN on buying players, Chelsea, currently 6/5 favourites to win this season’s Premiership title with William Hill, are now being quoted at 5/6 by Hills to FAIL to win the title either THIS or NEXT season.
Hills offer Chelsea at 5/1 to win the title both this season and next, and spokesman Graham Sharpe said, ‘Chelsea will doubtless appeal against this decision and it may not be beyond them to find a way around any restriction on acquiring players, possibly via the loans system, so we can’t see it having a major effect on their title chances during this and next season’.
Chelsea are Even money with Hills to win none of the major trophies this season, and 150/1 to win all four.

WHO’LL START ENGLAND’S WORLD CUP QUALIFIER AGAINST CROATIA?
WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on whether specific players will start England’s forthcoming World Cup qualifier against Croatia next week. ‘There are still a few positions which look to be up for grabs, and maybe a positive display against Slovenia will lead to a surprise start against Croatia for one or two players.’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

William Hill: To start vs Croatia
Yes No
Crouch 7/4 2/5
Heskey 5/6 5/6
Beckham 8/13 6/5
Lennon 11/4 1/4
Wright Phillips 10/3 1/5
Lescott 5/6 5/6
Upson 5/6 5/6
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When Will City Finally Concede ?

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WHEN WILL MAN CITY CONCEDE?

WITH MANCHESTER CITY yet to concede a Premiership goal William Hill have opened a book on when they will do so and make their next game against Arsenal 1/2 favourite.’City are looking very much like a side happy to take a lead and sit on it – and they’ve done it very well thus far’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.’The real test will come against the free scoring Gunners’
**When will Man City concede their first premier league goal ?:

Arsenal H 1/2
Man Utd A 2/1
West Ham H 14/1
Aston Villa A 20/1
Do Not Concede in these games 33/1
Matches must be played in the above order or bets void.

HILLS: Which team will stay undefeated for the greatest number of Premiership games?

Chelsea
2/9

Man City
9/2

Tottenham
7/1

Dead heat rules apply

Market based on number of undefeated games.

HILLS: Premier league season match bet:

Man Utd 4/11

Man City 2/1

HILL’S PREMIERSHIP TITLE ODDS:

Chelsea
6/5

Man Utd
13/5

Arsenal
11/2

Liverpool
7/1

Man City
10/1

Tottenham
20/1

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Burley On Brink ? Bet On It

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BYE, BYE BURLEY? BET ON IT

WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on who will be the next Scotland manager, and make Gordon Strachan 11/10 favourite to succeed the under-pressure George Burley.
SCOTLAND ARE NOW 10/1 TO QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CUP FINALS WITH HILLS, 1/33 NOT TO.
And Hills offer 5/2 that Burley will still be in charge for Scotland’s first qualifier for the 2012 Euro Championships.
‘Burley’s future prospects look pretty bleak now, following the comprehensive drubbing by Norway- defeat against Macedonia could quite possibly mean the end of his reign as Scotland boss’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WM HILL: NEXT PERMANENT SCOTLAND BOSS:
Next Scotland Manager ?
Gordon Strachan 11/10
Craig Levein 7/2
Ally McCoist 5/1
Graeme Souness 6/1
Mark McGhee 6/1
Gary McAlister 8/1
Joe Jordan 8/1
Walter Smith 10/1
David Moyes 20/1
Jimmy Calderwood 20/1
Alex McLeish 25/1
George Graham 25/1
Alex Ferguson 33/1
Colin Calderwood 40/1

WILLIAM HILL SCOTLAND v MACEDONIA ODDS:
Match Odds
Scotland 8/11 Draw 9/4 Macedonia 16/5
Handicap Odds ….Scotland (-1) 21/10 ….Tie 13/5 Macedonia (+1) 10/11; Scotland To Qualify For Finals: 10/1
Scotland To Keep a Clean Sheet 11/10
To Score in Both Halves Scotland 7/4 Macedonia 5/1
In Both of Scotland’s Wins they were leading at Half Time
Scotland to be leading at Half Time 6/5; Scotland Half Time – Scotland Full Time 9/5
Scotland’s two victories so far have both been 2-1 over Iceland
Scotland to win 2-1 7/1
Scotland were ahead 1-0 in both those matches:
To Lead 1-0 at half time and win 2-1 12/1
Scotland have only scored against Iceland in this group
Scotland NOT to score v Macedonia 10/3; Scotland NOT to score v Macedonia and Holland 13/2
With all the publicity regarding diving this week:
Will a Scotland Player be Booked or Sent Off for Diving?
YES 7/1 NO 1/16
How many Points will Scotland Get v Macedonia and Holland
0 11/2 …..1 4/1……2 9/1……3 6/4……4 4/1…..6 6/1
To Score against Macedonia and Holland
Scotland 5/4 Kenny Miller 11/2 Steven Fletcher 8/1 James McFadden 8/1 Steven Naismith 12/1 Scott Brown 33/1 Darren Fletcher 33/1
Will these two matches be George Burley’s last two competitive matches in charge? YES 1/4
George Burley to leave his post before the Holland match 14/1
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When Will City Concede ?

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WHEN WILL MAN CITY CONCEDE?

WITH MANCHESTER CITY yet to concede a Premiership goal William Hill have opened a book on when they will do so and make Sunday’s trip to Portsmouth their 5/6 favourite.’Most people expected City’s star studded strike-force to be the key to their success – or lack of it – this season – but the defence has been rock solid thus far’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
**When will Man City concede their first premier league goal:
Portsmouth A 5/6
Arsenal H 6/4
Man Utd A 4/1
West Ham H 33/1
Aston Villa A 40/1
Do Not Concede in these games 66/1
Matches must be played in the above order or bets void.
Highest Scoring Premier League Match (Sunday Games)

Portsmouth v Man City
5/4

Aston Villa v Fulham
15/8

Everton v Wigan
2/1

Highest Scoring Premier League Team (Sunday Games)

Man City
15/8

Aston Villa
3/1

Everton
4

Wigan
6

Fulham
6

Portsmouth
8

MATCH WITH QUICKEST GOAL:

Portsmouth Man City
6/4

Everton Wigan
7/4

Aston Villa Man City
7/4

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Chelsea 20/1 To Stay Unbeaten All Season

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CHELSEA 6/5 TITLE FAVOURITES – 20/1 TO STAY UNBEATEN ALL SEASON

CHELSEA are 6/5 favourites with William Hill to win the Premiership title, with Manchester United now in to 13/8 second favourites after beating Arsenal, who are 11/2 third favourites, with Liverpool 13/2; Manchester City 12/1 and Spurs now down from 200/1 to 25/1. ‘If Spurs keep up their terrific start to the season we could be looking at a six horse title race’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Hills now make Chelsea 20/1, and Spurs 250/1 to stay unbeaten all season in the Premiership.

WILL ROY GET FABIO JOB?

ROY HODGSON has been backed from 33/1 to 16/1 with William Hill to succeed Fabio Capello as England boss – and has been made 3/1 by Hills to be manager of the 2012 Olympic GB squad. ‘All of a sudden Roy Hodgson, who did such a great job with Fulham last season, has become flavour of the month for national managerial roles, and we’ve seen support for him to be the next England and Olympic manager’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe,

William Hill Relegation odds:

Burnley 8/13 (6/5 stay up)

Portsmouth 8/11(evens)

Hull 5/6 (5/6)

Birmingham 6/5

Wolves 15/8

Bolton 7/2

Wigan 4/1

Stoke 7/1

Blackburn 7/1

Fulham 11/1

Sunderland 12/1

West Ham 16/1

Everton 25/1

Aston Villa 50/1

Man City 100/1

Tottenham 100/1

W/O Big 4

Man City 5/6

Tottenham 6/4

Aston Villa 8/1

Everton 14/1

Fulham 33/1

Sunderland 33/1

West Ham 40/1

Wigan 100/1

Stoke 100/1

Blackburn 125/1

Bolton 175/1

Wolves 200/1

Portsmouth 250/1

Burnley 250/1

Birmingham 250/1

Hull 250/1

1/3 1.2.

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S P L Weekend Specials

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WILLIAM HILL SPL Specials 29/30 August :
TO WIN SPL…4/6 Celtic; 11/10 Rangers
Hibernian v Celtic : Celtic have only won 1 of last 6 matches at Easter Road. Match Odds Hibernian 9/2 Draw 13/5 Celtic 1/2 Handicap Odds Hibernian (+1) 5/4 Tie 5/2 Celtic (-1) 6/4
Hibernian (+2) 2/5 Tie 10/3 Celtic (-2) 9/2
Draw No Bet Hibernian 3/1 Celtic 2/11
Double Chance Hibernian or Draw 6/5 Hibernian or Celtic 1/6 Draw or Celtic 1/20
Scott Brown Returns to Easter Road Brown to score 5/1 Brown to score first 12/1 Brown to score 2+ 33/1 Brown to score a hatrick 100/1 Brown to be Booked 3/1 Brown to be Sent Off 16/1
Old Boys Network Riordan of Hibs and Brown and Caldwell of Celtic all play against their former side Any of the 3 to Score 19/20 Any of the 3 to Score First 7/2 All of the 3 to Score 250/1
Who will be top of the SPL at 6pm on Sunday Rangers 8/11 Celtic 13/8 Hibernian 13/2 Dundee Utd 20/1 Motherwell 25/1
Who’s 100% record will last the longest? Rangers 4/7 Celtic 6/4 Hibernian 10/1
Rangers v Hamilton: Rangers scored 14 goals in the 3 matches they played against Hamilton at Ibrox last season Handicap Odds Rangers (-2) 6/5 Tie 10/3 Hamilton (+2) 5/4
Kris Boyd scored 6 goals against Hamilton last season Boyd to score 8/13 Boyd to score first 11/4 Boyd to score a hatrick 12/1 Boyd to score a Penalty 4/1
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