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10 football lessons learned

Should we really be surprised by what happens in football? Here are some more reminders from the weekend about why we turn up most weeks. Carlos Tevez may not be missed Manchester City may publicly toe the party line but one wonders privately if manager Roberto Mancini has decided want-away striker Carlos Tevez is no longer worth [...]
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Four football shocks…

We’ve looked ahead to this weekend’s fixtures and reckon there are at least four potential shocks to consider for your coupon. West Ham to beat City (3/1) West Ham at home to Manchester City appears an away banker this weekend. But in a season in which predicting the predictable has become tougher than trying to get off [...]
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Best football bets this weekend…

Chelsea will be glad to get Michael Essien back from suspension and John Terry back after injury ahead of their clash with Everton, but don’t expect a glut of goals at Stamford Bridge (Everton 7/1 to beat Chelsea). The Blues have not scored more than one Premier League goal in a match since the end of [...]
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Ten best football bets this weekend

There have been some big-price winners in the Premier League in recent times and, with another weekend of football upon us, it is time to look for some more value, starting at Villa Park (draw 23/10). Arsenal will still be smarting from last weekend’s 3-2 defeat to Tottenham and the midweek reverse at Braga but Villa [...]
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Top 10 midweek football bets

Chelsea face group F whipping boys MSK Zilina on Tuesday in the Champions League and will surely bounce back to winning ways with a clean sheet at Stamford Bridge (Chelsea 4/7 to win to nil). It is true that the Blues conceded three goals to Sunderland at home but Tuesday’s opponents have only scored once in [...]
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10 best midweek football bets

Tottenham can justify favouritism against travel-sick Sunderland at White Hart Lane in the Premier League on Tuesday. The north Londoners have only lost one at home, while Sunderland are awful on their travels (4/7 Tottenham 14/5 draw 5/1 Sunderland – match betting). The Black Cats got hammered 5-1 at Newcastle on their most recent jaunt, have [...]
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10 things we learned about the weekend’s football

1) Lorient are laughing all the way to the bank after selling Laurent Koscielny to Arsenal for £9.7m as he is not any kind of answer to their defensive problems – Gunners fans can breathe a sigh of relief though as the red card against Newcastle means he is banned for two games (Arsenal 4/7 [...]
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10 Football Bets This Weekend

1) Bolton to continue their great run at home against Spurs and upset the midweek Champions League winners, who will not like it up ‘em (Bolton 19/10 to win) 2) Fulham have lost only once at home and can take the three points against Aston Villa, who have no fit strikers and have already lost four [...]
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10 Best Football Bets This Weekend

1) Bolton to continue their great run at home against Spurs and upset the midweek Champions League winners, who will not like it up ‘em (Bolton 19/10 to win) 2) Fulham have lost only once at home and can take the three points against Aston Villa, who have no fit strikers and have already lost four [...]
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Tevez admits he could quit football

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has admitted he is disillusioned with football and could quit the game (City 15/2 to win Premier League). The Argentine forward has reiterated the comments he made over the summer, when he said he could quit professional football because he struggles to motivate himself. He admits that he currently feels drained and [...]
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