Premiership Fixtures & Betting tips- 3rd May 2008

As you may know last Sunday the Times Rich List of 2008 was published, readers will be shocked to discover that the Queen ‘only’ has £320 million, just enough to afford to buy 10 Andriy Shevchenkos and have some change left over to buy Darren Bent.  With that type of budget she will have to be even shrewder than Arsene Wenger when he buys his players. 

It’s the penultimate weekend of the Premiership and it’s still very much undecided at the top and bottom of the Premiership.  Chelsea or Man Utd for the top spot?  Are Fulham going to achieve the great escape?  and will Derby qualify for the Champions League? (okay maybe not the last question).

Reading v Tottenham- Reading are one point above the drop zone and defeat at home will mean they are almost certain to find themselves back in the drop zone.  Reading have conceded 65 goals this term and Spurs have scored 65 goals with the last game between the two teams producing 10 goals, so what does this mean?  A 0-0 and Under 2.5 goals of course!! Well on the form I’m in with Premiership betting it will probably happen!!

Betting tip- Even though Reading haven’t scored in 5 consecutive games, I still think with a leaky Tottenham defence and an explosive Tottenham attacking line up we can still get over 2.5 goals.  Back Over 2.5 goals at odds of 1.91 on Betfair.

Man Utd and Chelsea will be hoping to get maximum point sthis weekend, if both don’t, then it could open the door for Arsenal to get win the Championship on the final day of the season ( I didn’t see that happening!!).   West Ham look to be a bit of a bogey team for Utd and Newcastle have been high on confidence lately, coming back from 2 goals down last weekend shows this.

Betting tip: Tevez will be facing the team he single handedly kept up last season.  Bet on him scoring anytime and being first goal scorer.

UPDATE: Well I was right about the Reading vs. Spurs match!!  Unfortunately I was right about being wrong!!  Only one goal in it, but there were plenty of chances to get more, I hope you backed the opposite to me in this instance.  Although Carlos Tevez did produce the anytime goal that I tipped against his old team West Ham.  So at least we had one winning bet during the weekend.

Aston Villa v Wigan
Blackburn v Derby
Bolton v Sunderland
Fulham v Birmingham
Man Utd v West Ham
Middlesbrough v Portsmouth
Reading v Tottenham
Arsenal v Everton
Liverpool v Man City
Newcastle v Chelsea