Midweek Football

Filed in archive Sports Betting on February 10, 2010

There are some big matches in the Premier League this Wednesday, with the major ones happening in London and Birmingham. Arsenal invite Liverpool to the Emirates after having lost in both their most recent games against their top four rival Man Utd and Chelsea while Aston Villa welcome Manchester Utd in a game that could take them either to fourth or first respectively.

Aston Villa's odds are long across the board, 7/2 on Bet365 and William Hill and 4/1 on Betfair. The draw in each respectively is 12/5, 5/2 and 13/5.

Arsenal managed to defeat Liverpool at Anfield in the first half of the season and it seem to be this that the bookies have kept in mind. Wenger's boys have been likened to a "wounded animal", something which the bookies have reflected in their odds. Betfair have Arsenal as clear odds-on favourites while Liverpool sit at 3/1, despite their current run of form and five clean sheets. Not wishing to influence where you put your money, I wouldn't mind taking that 3/1 bet...

Liverpool to win:
Bet365 - 14/5
William Hill - 11/4

Arsenal to win:
Bet365 - 1/1
William Hill - 1/1