Chelsea Odds On To Go Top As Green Favourite To Do Best Of England Wannabe Keepers

CHELSEA ODDS-ON TO RETURN TO TOP OF TABLE
William Hill make Chelsea 8/15 favourites to be top of the Premiership table on Sunday evening, with Manchester City 13/8 to retain their place at the top, and Everton and Wigan both 16/1 to go top.

KEEPERS CONCEDING - OR NOT....William Hill are betting on the five goalkeepers in contention to start for England in their forthcoming Euro qualifier against Israel - and they make Robert Green 13/8 favourite to concede the fewest goals this weekend, with Scott Carson 7/4; Chris Kirkland 4/1; Paul Robinson 5/1 and David James 6/1.
James is 13/8 with Hills to concede the most goals of the five, with Robinson 2/1; Kirkland 3/1; Carson 5/1; Green 6/1. (All keepers must start in this market)
Hills quote Green at 6/5 to keep a clean sheet; Carson at 5/4 ; Kirkland 10/3; Robinson 4/1 and James 13/2.
IS ROBBO SET FOR ENGLAND CHOP?
Paul Robinson is 8/13 with William Hill to start in goal for England in their forthcoming Euro qualifier against Israel. But Hills make David James 6/4 to replace the under-fire Spurs' keeper, and also offer 7/1 Scott Carson; 14/1Chris Kirkland; 20/1 Robert Green.

WHO'LL GET NORTH EAST BRAGGING RIGHTS?....With Middlesbro and Newcastle meeting this weekend, William Hill are making Sam Allardyce's side 8/13 favourites to end the season as the top north eastern side, with Sunderland 9/4 and Middlesbro 4/1.

BERBATOV 40/1 TO SCORE FOR SPURS AGAINST UNITED - AND FOR UNITED AGAINST SPURS!
With Dimitar Berbatov's future at Spurs under question, William Hill are offering 40/1 that the Bulgarian will return from injury to start for Spurs and score for them against United at Old Trafford this weekend - and then is transferred to United, and scores against Spurs for them at White Hart Lane in the return fixture on February 2, 2008. 'Football has a habit of throwing up such coincidences and every supporter knows that former strikers invariably return to haunt them' said Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe.(Bets void if Berbatov does not start v United)

WHEN WILL UNITED WIN A GAME?
Manchester United are 8/15 to win their first league game of the season at home to Spurs; 13/8 home v Sunderland; 20/1 away v Everton; 50/1 home v Chelsea; 66/1 away v Birmingham; 100/1 to fail to win all five of these games.
Manchester City are 4/1 to finish higher in the Premiership than United with Hills who make the Old Trafford side 1/7 to do vice versa.

JOL STILL ODDS-ON FOR THE BOOT
Despite the conciliatory noises emerging from Tottenham, Martyin Jol is still rated an odds-against shot to remain as Spurs boss all season, with William Hill quoting him at 11/4 to do so - but 1/ 4 not to.
Spurs are 5/2 with Hills to finish the season in the top four - 2/7 not to.
Hills have reinstated Jol as 6/5 favourite to be the FIRST Premiership manager of the season to leave his job. Hills make Sammy Lee 15/8 second favourite and also offer 8/1 Southgate; 10/1 Bruce; Hutchings; 12 Curbishley; 16 Davies; Sanchez; 33 Allardyce; Benitez; Coppell; Eriksson;Hughes; Mourinho; Moyes; O'Neill; Redknapp; Wenger; 40 Ferguson; 40/1 no manager to go all season.
CHELSEA TITLE FAVOURITES
Chelsea are 11/10 favourites to win the Premiership with William Hill who make Manchester United 2/1 second favourites despite their terrible start to the campaign, with Liverpool 4/1 third favourites and Arsenal 8/1 fourth favourites. Hills also offer 80/1 Spurs; 80/1 Newcastle and have cut leaders Manchester City from 300/1 to 125/1, the same odds as Everton

**William Hill offer 4/7 that the Big Four will finish in the top four places at the end of the season and 5/4 that they will not.

SPURS are 7/4 favourites with William Hill to win their Without the Big Four market. Newcastle are 5/1 second favourites and Hills also offer 6 Everton; 7/1 from 9/1 Manchester City; 10/1 Blackburn, Portsmouth, Villa; 16 West Ham; 20/1 Reading

HOW MANY POINTS WILL ENGLAND TAKE FROM TWO VITAL EURO QUALIFIERS?
England are 4/5 to win both of their forthcoming Euro qualifiers against Israel and Russia wiith William Hill who offer 7/4 that they take four points from the two games; 9/2 three; 14/1 two; 14/1 one; 50/1 no points.
**England are 1/ 3 to beat Israel with Hills who make the draw 3/1 and an Israel win 7/1.
WHAT ODDS HOME COUNTRIES FOR EURO GLORY?
England are 4/7 with William Hill to qualify for the Euro 2008 finals and 5/4 not to. Hills offer 1/ 2 that Steve McLaren will still be England boss on January 1, 2008 and 6/4 that he will not.
SCOTLAND are 5/1 to qualify; 1/9 not to; Republic are 5/1 to qualify; 1/9 not to; N Ireland are 5/1 to qualify, 1/9 not to; Wales are 66/1 to qualify.
LATEST WILLIAM HILL EURO 08 ODDS: 11/2 Germany; 7/1 Italy; Holland; 8/1 England; France; 9/1 Spain; 12/1 Portugal; 20/1 Czech Rep; Switzerland; 25 Croatia; Sweden; 33 Russia Turkey; 40 Greece; 50 Romania; 100 Rep Ireland; Scotland; 250 N Ireland; 5000/1 Wales.
Further information.....graham sharpe...0208 918 3731