383 Bets Per Minute As England Fight Back To Defeat Sweden

Following England’s stunning victory over Sweden on Friday night William Hill are sweating. This is due to the fact that British bookmakers could be forking out over £10m should the Three Lions go on and win the trophy.

“Despite the turmoil that faced the England team just months before the tournament was to begin, patriotic punters have gone mad for England and they are by far the worst result for us at this moment in time,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly. “The two opening performances of the tournament have more than justified our punter’s support as well.”

During the game 34,504 bets were staked with Hills, equating to 383 bets per minute and 6 bets per second on the outcome of the game. England were still relatively well fancied when they were 2-1 down and punters were piling into them at 2/1.

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

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Kenny Will Be Hoping For Sterling Effort From Even Money Reds

Raheem Sterling could become the youngest ever Liverpool player and William Hill are offering 6/4 that he makes it onto the pitch in Prague and 2/1 to score at any point during the game. The prodigy is 3/1 to start a Premier League game before the end of the season and 9/1 to make it into the England squad for 2012.

“Sterling has shown his quality already this season for the Liverpool youth team, however, the odds suggest that the step up to first team football may just be a bridge too far at this moment in time,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Hills make Liverpool the Even money favourites to grab a win in Prague, while Sparta are 3/1. The draw is offered at 9/4.

Despite drawing on Tuesday in Greece, Manchester City are 4/6 to progress furthest of the three British teams left in the tournament, with Liverpool 6/4 and Rangers 7/1. Hills are also offering 14/1 that Liverpool face Manchester City in the Europa League Final this season. Manchester City are 4/1 favourites to win the Europa League with Liverpool the 6/1 second favourites and Rangers 66/1. An all Engand Final is a 14/1 shot.

William Hill Europa League Odds:

Outright: 4/1 Manchetser City; 6/1 Liverpool; 8/1 Zenit St Petersburg; 10/1 Porto; 14/1 CSKA Moscow; 14/1 Villarreal; 16/1 Bayer Leverkusen; 20/1 Sevilla; 20/1 Benfica; 25/1 PSG; 25/1 Napoli; 25/1 PSV Eindhoven; 25/1 Ajax; 33/1 Stuttgart; 33/1 Lille; 33/1 Sporting Lisbon; 33/1 Dinamo Kiev; 40/1 BAR

Raheem Sterling:

8/1 To Start (only available until midnight 16/02/11)
6/4 To play any part of the game (1/2 Not to play any part of the game)
2/1 To score during the game
3/1 To start a Premier League Game this season
9/1 To be in the Euro 2012 squad
6/1 To be in the World Cup 2014 squad

Who Will Go Furthest In The Europa League: 4/6 Manchester City; 6/4 Liverpool; 7/1 Rangers

All English Final: 14/1

First Liverpool Scorer: 4/1 Dirk Kuyt; 9/2 David Ngog; 11/2 David Pacheco; 6/1 Steven Gerrard; 7/1 Raheem Sterling; 7/1 Raul Meireles; 15/2 Joe Cole; 15/1 Milan Jovanovic; 8/1 Maxi Rodriguez; 12/1 BAR

Anytime Scorer: 1/1 Dirk Kuyt; 6/5 David Ngog; 6/4 Daniel Paheco; 7/4 Steven Gerrard; 7/1 Raheem Sterling; 7/1 Raul Meireles; 9/4 Joe Cole; 9/4 Milan Jovanovic; 11/4 Maxi Rodriguez; 5/1 BAR

Further Information…Joe Crilly…0208 918 3746 / 07850 518 164

Additional Info: http://sports.williamhill.com/bet/en-gb/betting/y/5/Football.html

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