The new Barclays Premier League season is about to start, and after a major-tournament free summer football fans are eagerly anticipating the big kick off more than ever. After a busy summer in the transfer market, no one can be sure who is expected to finish where and the race is more open than ever. Will big spending Man City launch a title challenge or will the red half of Manchester retain the title? Can Liverpool continue their improvement and finally take the crown? Or will the Ancelotti reign at Chelsa bring glory back to the blues?
Barclays Premiership 2009/10 – Win Outright
* Each Way terms: 1/3 of odds for 1st 2 places
Chelsea 21/10, Aston Villa 150/1, Wigan 2000/1,
Man Utd 9/4, Sunderland 750/1, Stoke 4000/1,
Liverpool 11/4, Fulham 750/1, Birmingham 5000/1,
Arsenal 8/1, West Ham 800/1, Wolves 6000/1,
Man City 10/1, Bolton 1000/1, Hull 7500/1,
Tottenham 80/1, Blackburn 1000/1, Burnley 10000/1,
Everton 125/1, Portsmouth 1500/1,
We all know the top 4 have been irremovable for a number of seasons, so Sky Bet offer a “without top 4 league winners” bet, wish is often much more difficult to predict. Man City, Villa, Everton and Spurs will all have their eye on 5th spot, and there is always a chance of a surprise package coming through.
Barclays Premiership W/out Top 4 2009/10 – Win Outright
* Each Way terms: 1/5 of odds for 1st 3 places
Man City 10/11, Bolton 66/1,
Tottenham 7/2, Portsmouth 80/1,
Everton 5/1, Wigan 100/1,
Aston Villa 13/2, Stoke 150/1,
Sunderland 25/1, Hull 250/1,
Fulham 33/1, Birmingham 300/1,
West Ham 40/1, Wolves 300/1,
Blackburn 66/1, Burnley 750/1,
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Its just as unpredictable at the bottom of the table, Wolves were run away winners of The Championship last season and have improved in a number of areas, Birmingham City have made a number of signings from abroad who could be hit or miss and Burnley have made a few signings and will be hoping to keep their fighting spirit from last season and “do a hull”.
Odds To Be Relegated From Premier League 09/10 – Win Outright
Burnley 8/13, Sunderland 7/1, Everton 66/1,
Birmingham 4/5, Blackburn 7/1, Man City 100/1,
Hull 4/5, Bolton 7/1, Liverpool 2000/1,
Wolves 5/4, Fulham 12/1, Arsenal 2500/1,
Portsmouth 7/4, West Ham 12/1, Chelsea 5000/1,
Stoke 3/1, Tottenham 66/1, Man Utd 7500/1,
Wigan 9/2, Aston Villa 66/1,
Fernando Torres is the clear favorite in the top goalscorer betting, and not many would bet against the deadly Anfield hitman, but injury or a change in form can strike any player, and there are some fantastic odds on some of the other potential candidates due to the heavy betting on Torres. Drogba at 10/1 and Rooney and Anelka at 12/1 offer very good odds for players who have scored consistently over previous seasons.
Barclays Premiership Top Goalscorer 09/10 – Win Outright
* Each Way terms: 1/4 of odds for 1st 4 places
Torres, F. 7/2, Beattie, J. 66/1, Rodallega, H. 100/1,
Drogba, D. 10/1, Carew, J. 66/1, Taylor, M. 100/1,
Owen, M. 10/1, Yakubu 66/1, Geovanni 100/1,
Rooney, W. 12/1, Agbonlahor, G. 66/1, Scotland, J. 100/1,
Anelka, N. 12/1, Pav’chenko, R. 66/1, Elmander, J. 125/1,
Gerrard, S. 16/1, McCarthy, B. 66/1, Young, A. 125/1,
Van Persie, R. 16/1, Valencia, A. 80/1, Milner, J. 125/1,
Adebayor, E. 20/1, Walcott, T. 80/1, Kamara, D. 125/1,
Robinho 20/1, Ebanks-Blake, S. 80/1,Fuller, R. 150/1,
Berbatov, D. 20/1, Doyle, K. 80/1, Jerome, C. 150/1,
Defoe, J. 20/1, Bellamy, C. 80/1, Paterson, M. 150/1,
Tevez, C. 25/1, Malouda, F. 80/1, Benayoun, Y. 150/1,
Lampard, F. 25/1, Kalou, S. 80/1, Dempsey, C. 150/1,
Arshavin, A. 25/1, Shevchenko, A. 80/1, Fabregas, C. 150/1,
Eduardo 25/1, Ashton, D. 80/1, Cole, J. 200/1,
Santa Cruz, R. 40/1, Macheda, F. 80/1, Roberts, J. 200/1,
Bent, D. 40/1, Jones, K. 80/1, Phillips, K. 200/1,
Keane, R. 40/1, Davies, K. 80/1, Kanu 200/1,
Cole, C. 50/1, Ireland, S. 80/1, Blake, R. 200/1,
Saha, L. 50/1, Johnson, A. 100/1, Modric, L. 200/1,
Crouch, P. 50/1, Heskey, E. 100/1, Nasri, S. 200/1,
Kuyt, D. 50/1, Fellaini, M. 100/1, Anichebe, V. 250/1,
Jo 50/1, Cahill, T. 100/1, Iwelumo, C. 250/1,
Bendtner, N. 50/1, Benitez, C. 100/1, Wilshere, J. 250/1,
Sky Bet also offer a Top Scorer handicap bet, to create an even field one there seems to be an obvious favourite, you can often find better odds on these kinds of promotions.
Barclays Premier League Top Scorer Handicap 2009/10 – Win Outright
* Each Way terms: 1/4 of odds for 1st 3 places
Note: When the relevant goals are added to each player, who will be the top scorer in the Premier League in 2009/10?
F Torres scr 15/1, R Van Persie +6 15/1, A Arshavin +9 12/1,
S Gerrard +4 20/1, D Berbatov +6 15/1, R Keane +9 15/1,
D Drogba +5 12/1, M Owen +6 11/1, D Kuyt +9 16/1,
N Anelka +6 12/1, Robinho +7 18/1, J Beattie +9 15/1,
W Rooney +6 15/1, F Lampard +7 15/1, G Agbonlahor +9 16/1,
E Adebayor +6 15/1, Jo +7 16/1, S Ebanks-Blake +10 15/1,
J Defoe +6 15/1, P Crouch +8 15/1,
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