English Premier League betting 17-18th Sep

Saturday 17th September 2011
12:45 Blackburn 100/30 Draw 5/2 Arsenal 5/6
15:00 Aston Villa 10/11 Draw 12/5 Newcastle 3/1
15:00 Bolton 8/11 Draw 5/2 Norwich 4/1
15:00 Everton 8/15 Draw 11/4 Wigan 6/1
15:00 Swansea 6/4 Draw 23/10 West Brom 7/4
15:00 Wolves 5/6 Draw 5/2 Q.P.R. 16/5

Sunday 18th September 2011
13:00 Sunderland 11/8 Draw 23/10 Stoke 19/10
13:30 Tottenham 8/5 Draw 12/5 Liverpool 8/5
15:00 Fulham 5/1 Draw 11/4 Man. City 4/7
16:00 Man. Utd 4/5 Draw 5/2 Chelsea 7/2

Odds Skybet

There's nothing really clear cut this week but some decent odds if you can seperate the wheat from the chaff.
The early kick off between Blackburn and Arsenal is a tempter with Arsenal being offered at nearly evens, the only downside is that I'm still not convinced by Arsenal and Blackburn did show a bit of fight against Fulham winning their first point of the season.

I'm laughing to myself here as thats a decent price for ARSENAL but is it a decent price for 'this' Arsenal? , I'm going to take a chance other wise I'll be kicking myself all weekend if Arsenal beat Blackburn convincingly and I say to myself 'I knew that would bleedin happen' . At least nothing suggests to me Blackburn will win, Draw maybe .....and now my minds going back to how shite Arsenal were against Swansea last week.
I've made my mind up, I'm leaving well alone, or at least wait and see what other folk have to say.

I'll be taking Villa at evens, they're not playing great but at least they are playing consistantly and i expect them to get better, same too could be said of Newcastle i suppose but i saw cracks starting to appear on Monday against QPR and they did look a bit lacking up front, If Villa can create half the amount of chances QPR did then they should have the ability to take all the points here.
Villa win.

I'm also in two minds whether to take Bolton at that price, their league form doesn't make good reading but you have to bear in mind they have played United, City and Liverpool in the 4 games played.
There is the chance it could have knocked the stuffing out of them but Bolton have enough experience in the squad i reckon to take it on the chin and now concentrate on games like this that they would expect to win.
Bolton win.

If Everton were slightly higher i may have took a punt on them but they look far to short, I expect Wigan to give Everton a decent game and nicking a point is a strong possiblity imo and Everton are notoriously unpredictable at this stage of the season, I still expect them to win mind but I'm not as confident as those odds suggest.

Swansea v West brom would be my draw pick of the weekend if i had to select one, not for any particular reason apart from the fact its one of those games that look close and could quite so easily swing either way, whatever the result I'll be suprised if the winning margin is more than one goal should there be one, could also be one for the unders.

I'm going to have a dabble on Wolves, I'd have been a lot more confident about the outcome of this fixture a couple of weeks ago before Warnock dipped into the transfer market but Wolves at home should still prove to strong for QPR, plus they did look shite in front of the onion bag against Newcastle on Monday night.
SWP and Barton looked impressive and like expected slotted into the QPR side with ease considering the experience they have but it will take a lot more than just those two to trouble a seasoned side like Wolves who themsleves will be looking to bounce back after their defeat to Spurs.
Wolves win.

I'm just looking at the Sunderland v Stoke game now and wouldn't be suprised to see Stoke win this, near enough 2/1 is very tempting, thoughts anybody?
Chelsea at 7/2 also looks a tad on the high side, could this be the game where Fergies fledglings get found out?

Scrub my Stoke comments as I've just realised they are playing tonight in Kiev, I won't be taking the risk.

Are Man City that good now that the bookies are offering no odds on them this weekend then Slick?

As you say, nothing clear cut this weekend, it's a toughie coupon. I agree with your Bolton thoughts, i'm not sure whether to take them though, 5/6 with Betfred is tempting, i dont know whether to take that or chance Ngog as an anytime scorer @ 15/8 (Boylesports) instead.
I'll probably stay away from the rest apart form a few small in running bets on the Sunday games.

Agree with Stoke looking big, but with the Fulham record when playing after europa games a couple of seasons back i think it might put me off. Villa look a decent price but I dont think, particularly in these early days, that they'll put sides away so it'll be a bumpy ride.
Fair points about 'this' Arsenal, but Blackburn are poor, clueless, directionless & in turmoil....I reckon this is the game Wenger needs right now. Arsenal a good price for me

hehe

Too short anyhow away from home and City's confidence may have took a knock after Napoli played so well against us, saying that City for a while struggled away to Fulham but put on a great performance last yr @ Craven cottage leaving Hughes shell shocked when we battered them 4-1, still I wouldn't touch them at those odds.

Wolves v QPR. I think Roger Johnson will end up with around 5 Premier League goals this season, as nothing much else is appealing in the league this weekend I’ve chanced him to get one here.
First Scorer @ 28/1 V.C Bet
Last Scorer @ 28/1 V.C Bet
Anytime Scorer @ 10/1 Paddy Power

Bolton v Norwich. With what should be one of Bolton’s easier games, I’ve taken the chance that David Ngog will get off the mark for his new club.
Anytime Scorer @ 9/5 Paddy Power
To score 2 or more @ 10/1 Paddy Power

Small varied stakes

Oh well done Mickey, you've just reminded me, i'm glad i squinted to read your shitty small font.

Yes, the Swans are going to score at some point and Scott Sinclair is a likely contender for it. I noticed he'd rattled one against the bar last week from a free kick and i also know that he is the penalty taker, they may just get one of those this weekend to er, help them on their way maybe.
Disappointing odds but i took them all the same.

Anytime Scorer @ 2/1 Paddy P's
First scorer @ 6/1 Paddy P's (13/2 @ Bet365)

Small level stakes.

It's probably Mickeys meddling that caused it Suirthing.

It's not really wishful thinking by me m8 allthough I wouldn't mind United dropping some points, Its just that United's youngsters haven't really played anyone of note yet and this will be a big test of their character, I know this isn't the Chelsea of old but they do have enough about them to to take any advantage of Uniteds inexperienced players if they show any naivety.
It could turn out that United completely dominate and stuff them, if that happens then everybody needs to sit up and take note of what could be the start of another United era but as they haven't been fully tested yet, then thats a large price for Chelsea or even better on the AH or double chance like you mention.

With the death of the Welsh fan at Wembley and those 4 poor miners this week, it's fair to say that Wales need a lift, Swansea needs a lift.
Their football team will carry the weight of trying to restore a lift for the people of Swansea, they will have a large loud crowd willing them on even more so this week. They will also have a large neutral support, that i will be part of, whether my bet loses or wins.

Now i'm a bit of a suspicious bastard at times and for this match i think experienced referee Martin Atkinson will of recieved orders on how to officiate the game by his boses, i think he will have been told that any 50/50 major incedents should go in favour of the Welshmen, i think he will be told to try and make this game difficult for WBA to win. I also think that this will be noted and Albion will be given the exact same opportunity for the reverse fixture in February.

I might be talking daft, Swans might win without any help, they might draw, they might get humped, but i'm going against what the bookies think here, who have put Albion blue across the board and pushed The Swans right out, i really dont think Albion will win this and have a medium varied stake on the home and draw, with the larger part on the home win.

Swansea @ 9/5 Hills
Draw @ 9/4 V.C Bet.

Not another bleedin Michael Mooore fan, I have enough with the wife and daughter.

I could believe it if we were in South America Punt but i don't believe Swansea will have much sway on the English FA or i should say English Prem, thats not to say they can't win as this game is finally balanced, i will admit though that if Swansea have shot out to 9/4 from 6/4, then that's where the value lies.