Premier League betting tips 7/11/09

Chelsea vs Man Utd betting preview

The biggest game of the Premiership season so far kicks off on Sunday 8th November, when Chelsea take on Manchester United on home turf at Stamford Bridge. With the teams sitting in 1st and 2nd place in the Premiership, this is a chance for either Chelsea to put some space between themselves and United, or a chance for United to bridge the gap, and possibly take over the Blues at the summit of the league.

Pundits and fans alike share the view that one of these two teams will most likely win the title this year, and both teams know each other is their greatest threat, so do not expect this to be a classic. Fully expect both teams to be cautious in their play and risk little going forward as to not expose themselves at the back.

The bookmakers have Chelsea as favourites with the best odds at 11/10, offered at Skybet, Paddy Power and Ladbrokes. United’s best odds of winning the game are over at Coral who are offering 11/4. Although United are reigning Champions and have quality all over the pitch, do not expect them to win this game. Chelsea are very rarely beaten at home even by the big teams, and with United not looking as ruthless in attack as they were last year they will be hoping at best, for a draw. The best odds for a draw are again over at Coral who are offering 23/10, which would give you returns of over double your money, and with both teams not looking to give much away a draw looks a good bet; Chelsea will be at home, but Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson have been in the top of the Premiership game a long time, much longer than Carlo Ancelotti, who will be getting his first real test of the season after brushing aside a Liverpool team in crisis last month. Ladbrokes are giving odds of 11/2 for a full-time draw at 1-1, which could be the most likely result.

Hull City vs Stoke City betting preview

Also this Sunday Hull City host Stoke City in a game that could save or sack Phil Brown. The Tigers are lying 3rd from bottom and anything but a win against Stoke could seal Brown’s fate. It is hard to draw a definition to who is the bookmakers favourites in this tie, as most bookies will give you returns of just under 2/1 for either team to win.

Hull are best odds over at Paddy Power at 7/4, whilst Stoke’s best odds are also there at 6/4. Coral has the best odds of a draw at 23/10. It looks like Stoke City have finally learned how to put in a good performance away from home this season, and this Match looks like it could be theirs for the taking, as Hull, who have looked spineless all season, will be missing their best player (Geovanni) through suspension, and will not be able to cope with Stoke’s physicality towards the game.

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