Weekend Premiership Match Betting Tips 5th February 2010 to 7th February 2010
John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy in the major football story to break this week amid alleged misdemeanours in his private life. Manager Fabio Capello took just twelve minutes to inform Terry of his decision to remove him as England Captain and replace him with deputy Rio Ferdinand. Players from around the league are now more aware of Capellos authority than ever. Let’s look at the match betting tips with your football betting odds provided by bwin.
Tottenham 11/10 Draw 23/10 Aston Villa 23/10
Harry Redknapp is likely to include Eidur Gudjohnsen in the team for his debut in this match after giving him time to settle in following him signing for the club. The renewed form of David Bentley is also a plus for this match as well as some recent stable performances by goalkeeper Gomes. Aston Villa welcomes back forward John Carew from a knee injury, and will be looking to build on a 2-0 away victory against Fulham where Agbonlahor scored twice. I favour Tottenham to win this match with an improved team post transfer window. 11/10 is good odds; but you may prefer the draw which is also a good bet at 23/10.
Sunderland 1/1 Draw 9/4 Wigan Athletic 53/20
Sunderland have had a dreadful run of form recently after their best start to the season in thirty years. Alan Hutton is likely to make his first start for Sunderland joining Matthew Kilgallon in defence. They are 13th in the league and must win against Wigan one place below them to consolidate what could become a freefall into relegation trouble if they continue to under perform. For Wigan, Victor Moses will make his debut but I think he will need more time to grow into the demands of the Premiership. Wigan are on a two game losing streak and I think Sunderland will finally win a game here; it is certainly a good chance for them. Again betting on the draw is a viable option if you do not have faith in Sunderland’s ability to turn this bad run around.
Liverpool 7/10 Draw 5/2 Everton 15/4
Players from both sides have been urging the fans not to get carried away with the derby, one of the fiercest in footballs rich history. Everton has a fully fit squad to choose from this match and they have won four out of their last five games and are unbeaten in nine matches. Liverpool should welcome back Fabio Aurelio but are without Glen Johnson, Yossi Benayoun and Fernando Torres which are key injuries. I think Everton have a real chance to win this game but my single bet would be to back the draw at 5/2.
Sunday – Chelsea 7/10 Draw 5/2 Arsenal 15/4
This top of the table clash is a match not to be missed this weekend. How will Terry respond to losing the captaincy of England? How will the team respond? Manager Ancelotti has always stated in the press that Terry will lead Chelsea in this match. Their transfer embargo has been lifted and they are looking to pursue their title challenge. Diaby will return from injury for Arsenal but they will be without Eduardo up front. If Arsenal loses this match they will be effectively out of the title race. The pressure to perform away from home and combined with the likely backlash from Chelsea to respond from the bad press this week leads me to back Chelsea to win this match. Arsenal have shown vulnerability against top sides this season and away from home in a derby situation with everything surrounding this match may be too much for their young team.
Good luck with all of your football betting this weekend.
By Malcolm Clarke
