Premier League round-up 27th+28th/02/2010
February 28, 2010
Saturday 27th February 2010
Manchester City surprisingly defeated nine-men Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge. After an uneventful first 40 minutes Frank Lampard gave Chelsea the lead in the 42nd minute from a superb Joe Cole pass. Manchester City hit back just before the break, as Carlos Tevez took on the Chelsea defence and his low effort trickled into the net.
City took the lead in the second half as Craig Bellamy ran at the Chelsea defence before firing past Hilario in the Chelsea goal. In the 75th minute City won a penalty in the pivotal moment of the game. Gareth Barry broke into the City box and outpaced Juliano Belletti, the Brazilian brought the City midfielder down and was shown a straight red card.
Champions League round-up 23+24/02/2010
February 28, 2010
Tuesday 23rd February 2010
European champions Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at Bundesliga side VFb Stuttgart. The home side took the lead through a header from Germany international striker Cacau in the 25th minute from a superb cross from Timo Gebhert.
Stuttgart had an appeal for a penalty turned down just after opening the scoring after Pavel Pogrebnak's cross hit Barca defender Gerard Pique on the hand. The referee ruled that the contact was accidental and decided not to give the penalty.
Premier League round-up 20th+21st/02/10
February 28, 2010
Saturday 20th February 2010
Everton dealt Manchester United a blow to their title hopes with a 3-1 victory at Goodison Park in the early kick-off. The champions started the stronger and took the lead in 16th minute through a Dimitar Berbatov effort. That lead lasted just three minutes as Everton equalised through a superb long range effort from midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov.
Everton were never overawed and in the 75th minute they took the lead. Steven Pienaar made a superb run into the box before finding Dan Gosling, who fired home from close range. Everton secured all three points in the dying minutes with young midfielder Jack Rodwell striding forward from his own half and finding a composed finish.
Premier League Betting Preview 27/2/10
February 27, 2010
Chelsea extended their lead at the top, after Manchester
United slipped up at Everton and the Carlo Ancelotti's side
made the most of their chances at Molineux. Spread bettors
that have bought Chelsea's outright championship spread, at
53pts, (60pts to the winner, 40pts to runner-up, 30pts to
third-place, and 20pts for fourth etc) will now be sitting
far more comfortably. Once again there's plenty for spread
punters to get stuck into this weekend, including Chelsea's
match against Manchester City, Arsenal's trip to the
Britannia Stadium and Tottenham versus Everton.
Spread bettors debating whether to take on Chelsea at
Stamford Bridge will need to think carefully before laying
their hard-earned on the line. City have not beaten the Blues
on their own turf since the inaugural Premier League season
and buyers of Chelsea's win index will also be pleased to
learn that City have not even managed to score at the Bridge
since a 2-1 defeat in 2000. However, City's win index spread
buyers will point to this season's win at Eastlands for
confidence, as the side fought back from a goal down.
Those interested in buying Chelsea's supremacy spread will
have noted that the Blues have picked up some impressive home
wins over City in recent years. The most notable came in
2007, when Chelsea smashed six past their opponents without
reply. City did themselves justice last season though, after
a lone Michael Essien goal separated the sides. Total goal
buyers will be hoping for a repeat of the 6-0 thrashing, but
spread bettors looking to sell will be banking on a repeat of
the 0-0 in 2005.
Arsenal have struggled at Stoke since the Potters' arrival in
the top flight, having been defeated in both trips to the
Britannia. Buyers of Stoke's win index will be aware of their
success earlier this season against the Gunners, although the
3-1 win came in the FA Cup. But the Gunners' form has been
strong in their last six away leagues games, which will offer
encouragement for supremacy spread buyers. Wenger's side have
only been beaten once in six on the road, while they have
picked up three wins.
Games between these two sides have not caused the referee
much trouble. Spread punters looking to sell the bookings
market will have seen that the last two games have not
produced a single card and the previous game saw just 10
points on the spread make-up. Spread buyers will quickly
highlight the first meeting in the Premier League between the
sides, which accumulated 85 points when Robin van Persie saw
red after making an eleven minute cameo.
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Everton's form has seen them develop into a late runner for
the European race, and their game at Tottenham should make
pulsating viewing for the spread betting masses. They've met
twice this campaign already, with Tottenham winning in the
Cup and a 2-2 draw in the league. Spread buyers of Everton's
win index will be happy to learn that the side have a great
record at White Hart Lane with three wins from their three
previous league visits.
Premier League round-up 06+07/02/2010
February 10, 2010
Saturday 06th February 2009
Manchester United had a huge slice of luck as they defeated Portsmouth 5-0 at Old Trafford. United took the lead in the 40th minute as Wayne Rooney headed home Darren Fletcher's cross. United were fortunate with their second goal just before the break. Nani ran at the Pompey defence his shot at goal hitting Anthony Vanden Borre before beating David James in Portsmouth goal.
Premier League and FA Cup round-up 02+03/02/2010
February 10, 2010
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