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Premier League Opta Facts – 11-13 September

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Statistics and facts to help your football betting are available every week at William Hill courtesy of Opta Sportsdata, Europe’s leading provider of sports performance statistics.

Premier League Opta Facts – September 11-13

Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers

• Arsenal have kept seven clean sheets and conceded just one goal in their last eight Premier League games at the Emirates Stadium.
• Tomas Rosicky has scored three goals in four Premier League appearances against the Trotters.
• Matt Taylor has scored four goals in the Premier League against Arsenal, the joint-highest against any opponent.
• Arsenal have scored in the last 20 minutes in 15 of their last 16 games at the Emirates.
• Owen Coyle’s side have failed to score in eight of their last 11 Premier League away matches.
• Cesc Fabregas has scored in each of his last four starts at the Emirates Stadium in all competitions.

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Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers

• Wolves have only won four of their 39 Premier League away games
• The two Premier League meetings between Fulham and Wolves in London have both ended 0-0.
• Mark Hughes has drawn 11 of his last 14 games as a Premier League coach.
• Fulham have only won one of their last nine Premier League matches.
• Wolves have won just two of their last 10 Premier League matches.
• Wolves have fired in just seven shots on target this season, the joint-fewest in the Premier League.

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Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers

• Rovers have failed to score more than once in an away game since November 2009 and in that run of 14 games have scored only nine times.
• Blackburn have only won three of their last 25 Premier League away games, but two of those came in local north west derbies.
• City have only won three of the 12 Premier League home games against Blackburn, drawing six.
• Carlos Tevez has scored five goals in four Premier League starts against Blackburn.
• Emmanuel Adebayor has scored six goals in five starts against Blackburn.
• After going nine games without a win in all competitions against Rovers, City have gone five unbeaten and won the last three meetings in a row.

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Newcastle United v Blackpool

• There have been 17 goals scored in Blackpool’s three away games in all competitions in 2010-11.
• Andy Carroll scored in both games against Blackpool last season in the Championship.
• Newcastle have picked up 10 yellow cards so far this season, more than any other team.
• Newcastle have won only three of their last 23 games at Premier League level.
• Joey Barton and James Perch have both been booked in each of their three Premier League matches this season.

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West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

• West Brom have won three of their last four home games at Premier League level.
• The last four Premier league meetings between West Brom and Spurs have all ended as home wins.
• Robbie Keane has scored eight goals in six Premier League starts against West Brom.
• Tottenham have won more corners (28) than any other team in the top flight.
• Gareth Bale has either scored or assisted seven of Spurs’ last 10 goals in the Premier League.
• The Baggies have scored just one goal in their last five matches at Premier League level.

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West Ham United v Chelsea

• Chelsea have either scored exactly four goals (four times) or one (five times) in their last nine meetings with the Hammers.
• Didier Drogba has scored five goals in just seven starts against the Hammers.
• Frank Lampard has scored in three of his last five visits to his old stomping ground.
• Florent Malouda has scored the first goal of the game in each of Chelsea’ three matches this season.
• Malouda has scored four goals from four shots on target this season.
• West Ham have won none of their last 11 London derbies in the Premier League.

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Wigan Athletic v Sunderland

• Sunderland have won just one of their last 19 Premier League away matches.
• There have been 19 goals scored in the last four Premier League games played at the DW Stadium and at least four in each of those matches.
• Wigan haven’t won back to back league games within a season since March 2009.
• Wigan’s last four Premier League wins have all been by a one-goal margin.
• Sunderland have won just one of the eight Premier League meetings with Wigan.
• No Sunderland player has scored a goal at the DW Stadium in the Premier League, the only goal they netted was a Titus Bramble own goal.

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Birmingham City v Liverpool

• Liverpool have only won one of their last 10 Premier League away matches.
• The Reds have only scored eight goals in their last 13 Premier League away games and half of those were netted in one match (against Burnley).
• Birmingham drew seven and lost just one of the eight home games against the eight teams who finished above them in the 2009-10 Premier League table last season.
• The Blues’ last nine Premier League home wins have all been by a single-goal margin.
• Steven Gerrard has scored in six of the nine Premier League matches he has played against Birmingham City.

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Everton v Manchester United

• The Toffees are unbeaten in their last 13 Premier League matches at Goodison Park, winning nine of the last 11.
• Man Utd have kept five clean sheets in their last six Premier League games away from home since losing 1-3 to Everton.
• Man Utd have won 11 and lost just one of their 14 Premier League games since losing to Everton in February.
• Only one team (Blackburn) has stopped Man Utd from scoring in their last 23 Premier League matches.
• Everton have won eight and lost two of their last 10 home North West derbies at Goodison Park.
• Everton have drawn 99 Premier League games at Goodison Park in Premier League history.

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Stoke City v Aston Villa

• Stoke have won only one of their last eight Premier League games at the Britannia Stadium.
• Aston Villa have conceded more goals in their last six Premier League games away from home (17) than in the previous 16 put together (16).
• In Stoke’s last six Premier League home games they have alternated between keeping a clean sheet and conceding two goals.
• The Potters’ last three Premier League home defeats have all been by a 1-2 scoreline.
• Thomas Sorensen has saved four of the last six penalties he has faced in the Premier League.
• Stoke have conceded two goals in each of their three Premier League games this season.

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American League Weekend Preview

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The races in the AL Central and AL East are still wide open as MLB betting heads into the first weekend of September. With just one month left in the regular season, every game counts at this point. Here’s a look at two of the AL’s best matchups this weekend.

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Rugby League Podcast: Super League Rd 27

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The final Round of the regular Super League season has plenty riding on it up and down the ladder and Barrie McDermott and Terry O’Connor are looking at all seven games.

They’re with Lee Phelps and Mark Lightfoot picking out their best bets and looking at the Man of Steel betting.

Terry also answers Leeds’ fans claims he doesn’t like the Rhinos (he actually loves them) and there is the usual bleeps and banter.

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Premier League Game Week 3 – Liverpool vs. West Bromwich Albion

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After two cycles in the Premier League, predictions that had Liverpool challenging for a top four finish by season end seem now rather hopeful. Well, at least a tad.
Facts are thus: a 1-1 draw with Arsenal and a 3:0 defeat to Man City later and Liverpool are 17 th in the table, which is relegation territory.

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Premier League Game Week 3 Betting – Man City and Aston Villa

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Sunday Premier League action serves up an eye-catching affair between Sunderland and Manchester City, as well as a prying affair between Aston Villa and Everton. The Citizens will look to keep pace at the expense of the Black Cats while Aston Villa and Everton will aim to find pace when they collide.

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Premier League Game Week 3 – Manchester United vs. West Ham United

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Manchester United host a hapless West Ham United at the Old Trafford in what should be a straightforward affair for Sir Alex Fergusson and his men on Saturday night.
Avram Grant, formerly at Portsmouth’s helm and singularly responsible (as far as I can see) for leading Pompey down into second-tier bliss, has now led the Hammers to two successive defeats on the new season. More likely…

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UEFA Champions League 2010~2011 Draw Announced

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The Champions League Draw was finally announced today and we have a better sense of what lies ahead in Europe’s most prestigious competition.
As far as the Premier League sides go, Tottenham Spurs have been drawn into Group A, which appears to be one of the toughest groups and includes defending European champions Internazionale Milan, Werder Bremen (Bundesliga) and Twente (Erdevise)….

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Premier League Opta Facts – 28-29 August

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Statistics and facts to help your football betting are available every week at William Hill courtesy of Opta Sportsdata, Europe’s leading provider of sports performance statistics.

Premier League Opta Facts – August 28-29

Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal

• Robin van Persie has scored 10 goals in nine games in all competitions against Blackburn.
• Sam Allardyce is unbeaten in his last seven Premier League games as a home manager against Arsenal and has won four of the last five.
• There have been 19 goals scored in the last four Premier League games between Rovers and the Gunners.
• Arsenal have not won an away game in any competition where the opposition was not down to 10 men since January, including a 1-2 defeat to Rovers.
• David Dunn has scored more goals (5) against Arsenal than versus any other Premier League opponent.
• Blackburn have lost only one of their last 11 Premier League matches at Ewood Park and only four in 31 home games under Sam Allardyce.

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Blackpool v Fulham

• Fulham have won six of the last seven league meetings with Blackpool.
• Blackpool are unbeaten in their last nine home games.
• Fulham have won none of their last 19 Premier League away matches.
• The Londoners have only scored one goal in their last 10 Premier League games on the road.
• Since the start of 2008/09, Fulham have lost more games (five) to newly-promoted sides in the Premier League than they have won (four).
• Blackpool have won only one of their last six home games against Fulham, losing four.

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Chelsea v Stoke City

• Stoke have lost three of their last four Premier League away games including a 0-7 loss to Chelsea in April.
• Stoke scored the joint-fewest goals away from home in the 2009-10 Premier League (10).
• No team has stopped Chelsea from scoring in their last 22 Premier League home games.
• The Blues have scored 21 goals in their last three Premier League home matches, including seven against Stoke.
• Chelsea have won 20 and lost just one of their last 22 Premier League matches at Stamford Bridge.
• The Blues have won the last six meetings with Stoke in all competitions.
• Frank Lampard has scored four goals in his last four appearances against the Potters.

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Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion

• Liverpool are on a run of 12 consecutive wins against West Brom in all competitions.

• The Baggies have never scored in eight Premier League meetings with the Reds.
• West Brom’s last win at Anfield came in 1967 – a run of 23 games in all competitions without a win there since.
• Liverpool have conceded just one goal in their last 10 matches at home to West Brom.
• Liverpool have kept 17 clean sheets in their last 20 matches at home to newly-promoted teams in the Premier League.
• West Brom have failed to record an away win in the Premier League in 17 efforts and only one in the last 28.
• 29% of the goals Liverpool conceded last season came in the 15 minutes before half time, the highest proportion in the division.

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Manchester United v West Ham United

• United have won their last five games against the Hammers.
• During this period they have bagged 14 goals whilst conceding just one.
• Wayne Rooney scored three goals over the two meetings with West Ham last season, including two at Old Trafford.
• The Red Devils have won 11 of their last 12 Premier League games at home, averaging 3.25 goals per game in this period.
• Wayne Rooney has assisted just one goal in United’s last nine matches in the Premier League (no goals). In this period, Giggs has been their top scorer with four strikes.
• The Hammers have not won away from home in the league since their first away match last season (2-0 vs Wolves).
• United have attempted 63 crosses this season in the top flight, more than any other side.
• Paul Scholes has made the most passes in the Premier League this season: 200.

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Sunderland v Manchester City

• A draw at the Stadium of Light in March ended a run of nine consecutive Premier League wins for the Citizens against Sunderland.
• Sunderland have lost just one of their last 11 Premier League home games.
• City are unbeaten in eight matches away from home in the Premier League, though have drawn the last three.
• Manchester City (0 goals conceded) have faced just one fewer shot on target than Wigan (10 goals conceded) in the Premier League this season.
• Last season Man City scored 27% of their goals in the 15 minutes before half-time, a higher proportion than any other side in the top flight.
• These sides have not shared a goalless draw in the league since 1938, a run of 56 games.
• Two of the last three games between these sides have seen a Sunderland player sent off.

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Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic

• Wigan have won just one of their 11 meetings with Spurs in all competitions.
• Tottenham put 12 goals past the Latics last season in the Premier League, including the famous 9-1 win at White Hart Lane.
• Aaron Lennon has scored three Premier League goals against Wigan, more than against any other side.
• Manchester United are the only visiting team to have scored more than once at White Hart Lane in the Premier League in 37 games since September 2008.
• Tottenham are unbeaten in 12 games at home in the league.
• Wigan have conceded 18 goals in their last three Premier League matches, without scoring a single one.
• Roberto Martinez’s men are on a run of six straight defeats away from home in the league.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United

• The last two meetings between the sides in 2003/04 both ended in 1-1 draws.
• Wolves have won four of their last five matches at home to United in all competitions.
• Seven of the last nine goals in matches between these two teams have come in the first half.
• Wolves have lost just one of their last seven league games.
• Andy Carroll has scored five goals in his last five league appearances.
• Wolves have not conceded more than one goal in any of their last six home games.
• Newcastle have lost their last four away games in the Premier League, failing to score on each occasion.

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Aston Villa v Everton

• This is the most-played fixture in the English top flight: this will be the 191^st meeting between the two sides.
• The last three league meetings between Villa and Everton have ended in a score draw.
• The Villans are unbeaten in eight league meetings with Everton.
• Tim Cahill has scored four goals in his last four games against Aston Villa in all competitions.
• Villa have lost three of their last four Premier League games.
• Everton have failed to score in their last two away matches.
• Three of Everton’s last five league goals have come in the 90^th minute or later.
• If Everton win this game, the league head to head record will be even between the sides, with 71 wins each.

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Bolton Wanderers v Birmingham City

• Bolton have won their last three games against Birmingham.
• The Trotters have either scored at least twice (six times) or failed to score (seven times) in their last 13 league games.
• The 2-1 victory at Portsmouth remains Birmingham’s only win on the road in the Premier League in 2010 (one draw, eight defeats).
• Bolton have failed to score in three of their last five home games.
• In the last six meetings between these teams the home side has won on five occasions.
• In the last 35 meetings in all competitions between these sides there has only been one goalless draw.

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Barca 5/2 favourites for Champions League Glory

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Barcelona are 5/2 favourites with William Hill to win the Champions League following the competition draw. They were given a favourable draw of Panathinaikos, Copenhagen and Rubin Kazan in the group stages and look certain to make the last 16.

Hills make Real Madrid 9/2 second favourites and also offer 11/2 Chelsea; 7/1 Man U and 12/1 Arsenal. Last year’s winners Inter are 12/1 with finalists Bayern Munich 14/1

Tottenham (28/1) have a tough group of Inter, Werder Bremen and FC Twente but Hills expect them to qualify from a tight group. They are 4/6 to make the next round.

BRITISH TEAM TO GO FURTHEST…13/8 Chelsea; 15/8 Man U; 7/2 Arsenal; 6 Spurs; 16 Rangers.

ALL BRITISH FINAL – 7/2

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOP SCORER – 6 Villa; 13/2 Messi;; 7 Ronaldo; 8 Drogba; 12 Eto’o; 14 Benzema; Higuain; Rooney; 16 Anelka; Van Persie; Ibrahimovic.

 

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British teams learn Champions League fate

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Premier League giants Manchester United will face SPL side Glasgow Rangers in a battle of Britain match in the Champions League after the draw was made for the group stages of the competition on Thursday (check out stanjames.com for Champions League markets).

United will also face Valencia and Turkish side Bursapor as they look to repeat the performances that won them the biggest prize in club football in 1999 and 2008.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba looks set to face his old side as the Blues take on Marseille along with Russian side Spartak Moscow and MSK Zilina.

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