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Happening this week: 4th January 2010 -
8th January 2010
Sat: Leicester vs London Wasps - 19h15
Leicester 11/4;
L/Irish 10/1;
Saracens 10/3;
N/Hampton 11/2;
Wasps 6/1;
H/Quins 16/1.
Saturday at Kingsmead - 10h00
South Africa vs England 1st Test
Five-day- Match 26 December 2009
South Africa 8/11
- Draw 11/4
- England 11/4
South Africa vs England 2d T
Five-day- Match 03 January 2010
Sunshine Tour
Thu/Sun: Africa Open - 13h30
Local, Carling Cup & English Premiership
Tuesday: Blackburn vs Aston Villa - 21h45
Tuesday: Stoke vs Fulham - 21h30
Wed: Man City vs Man United - 21h30
Saturday: Hull vs Chelsea - 14h30
Saturday: Arsenal vs Everton - 16h45
Saturday: Burnley vs Stoke - 16h55
Saturday: Sunderland vs Bolton - 16h55
Saturday: Birmingham vs Man Utd - 19h00
Saturday: Barcelona vs Villarreal - 20h55
Saturday: Atletico Madrid vs Sevilla - 20h55
Latest Betting English Premiership
Chelsea 1/1;
Man United 2/1;
Arsenal 3/1;
Man City 25/1;,
Tottenham 50/1;
Liverpool 66/1;
Aston Villa 100/1;
Fulham 750/1;
Everton 1000/1;
Birmingham & Sunderland 1250/1;
Stoke 2500/1;
Wigan 3000/1
& Bolton 3500/1.
Latest Betting: FA Cup 2010
Chelsea, Arsenal 6/1;
Liverpool 6/1;
Man City & Tottenham 7/1;
Aston Villa 8/1;
Everton 14/1;
Fulham 20/1;
Sunderland 25/1;
Leeds 66/1.
Latest Betting: AFCON 2010
Cvory Coast 22/10;
Cameroon 7/2;
Ghana 5/1;
Nigeria 8/1;
Egypt 9/1;
Tunisia 10/1;
Algeria 12/1;
Angola 20/1;
Mali 25/1;
Gabon 33/1;
Benin 50/1;
Burkina Faso 50/1;
Togo 66/1;
Zambia 66/1;
Malawi & Mozambique 100/1.
Latest Betting: Winner
Spain 4/1;
England 5/1;
Brazil 11/2;
Argentina 9/1;
Germany 9/1;
Italy 10/1;
Holland 11/1;
France 16/1;
Portugal 20/1;
Ivory Coast 25/1;
Chile 40/1;
Paraguay 40/1;
Ghana 66/1;
Cameroon 66/1;
Denmark 66/1;
Greece 66/1;
Serbia 66/1;
USA 66/1;
Uruguay 66/1;
Mexico 80/1;
Nigeria 80/1;
South Africa 80/1;
Australia 100/1;
Japan 125/1;
Republic of Korea 125/1;
Switzerland 150/1;
Algeria 150/1;
Slovakia 150/1;
DPR Korea ; Honduras & New Zealand 1000/1.
Luis Fabiano 9/1;
David Villa 10/1;
Fernado Torres 10/1;
Wayne Rooyney 12/1;
Didier Drogba 14/1;
Cristiano Rinaldo 14/1;
Kaká 20/1;
Lionel Messi 20/1;
Miroslav Klose 20/1,
Nilmar & Agüero 20/1.
By Jon Bonchance
As to old year turns inexorably into the new, things are moving towards crisis point for Liverpool. Lying seventh in the English Premiership, a massive 12 points behind high-riding Chelsea the Reds have to start clawing their way back towards the head of the league table to have any chance of European competition next season.
And they have to start doing it now before the logjam of festive season fixtures comes around. They have a difficult task against third-placed Arsenal this weekend - made doubly so by this being the only Sunday match of the weekend, so both sides will know exactly what has to be done to improve their positions.
Liverpool has been priced at 11/10 given that they play at Anfield, with the Gunners on the boards at 2/1 - a tempting double your money bet. But a win can put Liverpool realistically no better than fifth, and for that to happen, both Manchester City, who have a game in hand, and Aston Villa. For the Merseysiders to squeak into the top four Spurs will have to lose and without scoring while Liverpool would have to win by four clear goals, not the most likely scenario.
A glance at where the top 10 sides are right now and any possible alterations to those standings is worth considering before you place a bet. Chelsea should keep their momentum at home to struggling Everton, with the Blues a fairly predictable 2/9 and the visitors 9/1, so no real chance of a change there.
Manchester United, four points behind Chelsea going into the weekend but with no chance of losing second spot whatever the result, have a much tougher one facing them, but are still 2/5 to beat 6/1 Villa, who lie fifth, at Old Trafford.
Again, this match should play out the way the oddsmakers see things, but it might be worth your while to look at the 11/4 available for a draw. Fourth-placed Spurs are priced at 2/7 at home to Wolves, who are 8/1 and unlikely on current form to produce an upset. So, if Arsenal slip up on Sunday, Tottenham could slip into third spot, but if they and the Gunners both come a cropper, a win for Villa could propel them into third.
Manchester City, one spot above Liverpool are 8/11 away to 10/3 Bolton and should end up with the three points to give them a total of 28, Arsenal's total going into this round. Immediately below Liverpool, Fulham are 8/5 for their trip to Burnley, who are 11/8, and Birmingham, 10/11 at home to 5/2 West Ham with the draw at 11/5. And, as the gypsy said gazing into the crystal ball, all will be revealed come Monday morning.
