Russ wiseman August 13, 2015 THIS is always a really exciting time of year and everything looks set for a fantastic few days of football. Sportingbet are dangling a rather large carrot to punters – we’re going to add 25% to winning football accumulators this weekend. It’s great that we’ve got a Premier League game to get stuck into tonight [...]
Crystal Palace v Arsenal: Gunners to bounce back from surprise opening defeat August 13, 2015 Former glazier Alan Pardew has moved on from installing windows as a part-time player to breaking through glass ceilings as a manager. He might not be everyone’s cup of tea but his CV bears comparison with any other British manager in the Premier League. Pardew led Reading and West Ham to promotions, took Newcastle into [...]
Maximum excitement on Man City v Chelsea August 13, 2015 SOME teams have already suffered surprise disappointments this campaign, but losing this one will be a big blow to either Jose Mourinho or Manuel Pelligrini. These are the best two sides in the league and they have been very evenly matched in recent seasons with four Chelsea wins, three Man City wins and three draws [...]
Premier League betting tips: New boys Bournemouth to show Aston Villa Howe it is done August 7, 2015 It's never going to be an easy ride for a team playing in their first ever Premier League season. Read more: Bournemouth set for £130m League windfall But when new boys Bournemouth host Aston Villa tomorrow, there is a good chance they'll get off to a flyer. In midfielder Fabian Delph, defender Ron [...]
Rodgers to be red-faced again as Liverpool return to Britannia August 7, 2015 OPENING day results tend to be the hardest to predict. New signings are still being bedded in, managers don’t know their best sides, and summer tournaments mean that not all players have had the same level of training. A surprise result is never far away and sometimes it is better to look for these than [...]
Premier League betting tips: Manchester United to see off Tottenham in Old Trafford opener August 7, 2015 Stick or twist? That’s the quandary for every Premier League club during the summer transfer window and, while it remains open for a few weeks, Tottenham, traditionally one of the most active in the annual high-stakes gamble, have been unusually conservative. Read more: Why Zlatan Ibrahimovic would be perfect next buy for Manchester United [...]
Premier League betting tips: Magic man Mourinho to cast his spell again for Chelsea August 7, 2015 There is little doubt that this season’s Premier League, on paper at least, looks the most open in recent memory. Read more: Are Arsenal ready to win the Premier League? Realistically, there are four teams that can win it – last year’s champions Chelsea, Manchester rivals City and United, and Arsenal. Although [...]
Boro and Luton will give you a good run for your money August 6, 2015 Last season’s Championship looked one of the strongest for years and all three promoted sides to the Premier League have a decent chance of survival. However, the trio that fell through the Premier League trap door in May – QPR, Hull and Burnley – look to have plenty on their plates. Sportingbet can’t [...]
Maximum excitement on the Premier League August 6, 2015 IT MUST be admitted that the 2014/15 Premier League season wasn’t a vintage campaign. Chelsea waltzed to the title, while there wasn’t too much variation at the bottom of the table. However, having a spread bet on a team’s points is the perfect way to make sure that excitement lasts throughout the whole campaign. Arsenal [...]
Australia’s chance to take their turn in topsy-turvy Tests August 5, 2015 ROBIN HUTCHISON PREVIEWS TODAY’S FOURTH TEST AT TRENT BRIDGE THIS summer’s Ashes series has proven to be many things but predictable is not one of them. Just under a month ago Australia arrived in Cardiff with their tails up following an impressive tour of the Caribbean, only to lose by 169 runs. On a flat [...]