September 2010
Andy Gray on Liverpool's off-field issues
Andy Gray has once again been inviting questions both on Facebook and from his Twitter followers and has answered one about whether Liverpool's ownership situation is to blame for the clubs struggles on the pitch. Read more
Manchester City should see off Juventus
Buoyed by their win over Chelsea, Manchester City will be full of confidence when they take on Juventus tomorrow night. The Turin giants have had a mixed start to the season and will not fancy the trip to Eastlands. Read more
The Ryder Cup Get In The Hole Challenge!
It's Team Europe (Fletcher, Brown and O'Shea) versus Team Americas (Rafael, Fabio and Anderson) at Carrington in a Ryder Cup style golf challenge, with Andy Gray commentating on the epic encounter... Read more
Ask Sir Alex - any views on the Ryder Cup?
We asked Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson for his views on this weekend's Ryder Cup, and he revealed that he expects compatriot Colin Montgomerie to do a good job as Europe's team captain. Read more
Have a loss-proof Ryder Cup bet on Europe!
Yes, we know this is Betfair Football but every now and then there's a sporting event so huge it can't be ignored. New Betfair customers can bet up to £30 on the Ryder Cup and get their money back if their punts are unsuccessful! Read more
MOT your multiple - a colossal clash treble
It's not just Stamford Bridge staging a huge match between title challengers this weekend, as Inter host Juventus in Italy and Dortmund face Bayern in Germany. We look at a treble combining those games... Read more
Expect easy wins for Celtic and Rangers
With six wins from six games achieved so far by both of the Old Firm clubs in the SPL this season, it's not looking likely that they'll slip up against either Hearts or Hamilton this weekend. Read more
The best of the Betfair football forum
The Betfair football forum has been a beehive of activity over the past couple of days, with forthright views on Alex Song, Darren Bent and Spurs' new hero, Rafael van der Vaart... Read more
How much more can you win with Betfair?
Betfair have launched a great new website for checking how the sums you can win with Betfair compare to those at other betting companies, as well as analysing the difference in winnings over a longer stretch. Read more
Liverpool to sign cut-price international?
Roy Hodgson is reportedly hoping to take advantage of the fact that Slovenia star Valter Birsa's contract expires next summer by luring him to Merseyside for a reduced fee in the winter transfer window. Read more
Everton and Aston Villa are sweet on Jelle
David Moyes and Gerard Houllier are reportedly both keeping tabs on highly-rated young Belgian striker Jelle Vossen, while Everton are also believed to have taken teenage American striker Omar Salgado on trial... Read more
Alternative bets for Liverpool's Dutch test
With the Europa League well and truly underway, there are no shortage of betting opportunities this evening, and you could make a bomb with a couple of wagers on Liverpool's trip to Utrecht... Read more
Crawley and Wimbledon scrap for top spot
Crawley Town and AFC Wimbledon lead a tightly contested Blue Square Premier with only five points separating first and sixth. Relegated Grimsby and Darlington are finding it tough to cope. Read more
The Betfair Football £10 Bet of the Day
After a couple of disappointing results in recent days, we're making a rather brave call for the latest of our daily punts, backing Croatian league leaders Hajduk Split to defeat Belgian champions Anderlecht. Read more
Back Villarreal to overcome Club Brugge
Villarreal will be hoping to carry their promising league form into their Europa League meeting with Club Brugge, with free-scoring Nilmar and Giuseppe Rossi likely to fire the Yellow Submarine to victory. Read more
Manchester City tracking two youngsters
The man known affectionately by Manchester City fans as Bobby Manc is busy plotting away ahead of the January transfer window according to some sections of the press, with two more players reportedly in his sights. Read more
Holders Atletico Madrid face tough test
Atletico Madrid continue the defence of their Europa League trophy against Bayer Leverkusen. Defeated last time against Greek minnows Aris, they'll need to recover quickly to make it through the group stage. Read more
The good, bad and barely acceptable
We look at the top performers, massive flops and those who did just about okay in last night's Champions League games, with unfancied Danish champions FC Copenhagen earning particularly high praise. Read more
Andy Gray nets hat-trick in Man Utd match
Our star tipster Andy Gray had an absolute blinder in the Champions League last night, providing three winning wagers, the pick of the bunch being a bet on Manchester United beating Valencia 1-0. Read more
Struggling Sevilla need to step up
Out-of-sorts Sevilla will have to be on top of their game to match Borussia Dortmund in tomorrow's Europa League meeting. The Germans are on a hot streak and Sevilla are still reeling from their home defeat to PSG. Read more
Bet on Liverpool - get a refund if they fail!
You can stake up to £30 risk free on Liverpool's Europa League tie with FC Utrecht, meaning that if the Reds win you can gain a cool £36 (£87 if you back the hosts) and if they don't you lose nothing! Read more
Andy's Wednesday tips - Man Utd will win
With Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney absent, Manchester United are unusually long at [3.0] to win in Valencia but our star tipster Andy Gray is backing them to defeat the in-form Spanish side. Read more
Tread the Camp Nou turf of FC Barcelona!
As far as competitions go, there are few prizes in the world better than the chance to take a penalty in front of over 70,000 Barcelona fans at half-time in a Liga match at the Camp Nou. Read on to find out how to enter... Read more
Rubin v Barcelona - "Third time unlucky"
Russian Specialist Vasily Utkin thinks that his nation's reigning champions Rubin Kazan will finally lose their unbeaten record against Barcelona when they welcome them to the Tsentralnyi Stadion. Read more
Leicester loss paves way for O'Neill return
Paulo Sousa's days as Leicester boss look numbered after a 4-3 defeat at Norwich last night kept them at the bottom of the Championship. Will the rumours of an unlikely Martin O'Neill comeback prove to have substance? Read more
Wednesday's best big-money multiples!
Seven of our ten selections yesterday came good, leaving us agonisingly close to completing a full house of multiples wins. Undeterred, here are three more suggestions paying out £10, £100 and £1,000. Read more
Back these boys to bag goals tonight
Twenty-one goals flew in during last night's Champions League action. Here are our tips for who'll be among the goals in tonight's games... Read more
Bet as much as £30 risk free on Tottenham
Thanks to our special offer for those opening new Betfair accounts, you can bet up to £30 on Tottenham beating FC Twente at [1.92] and get your money back if they spurs it up. Read on to find out more... Read more
The Betfair Football £10 Bet of the Day
It's not often that odds greater than evens are offered on there being over 2.5 goals in a Barcelona, so for today's £10 punt, we're betting that there will be three or more goals when they visit Rubin Kazan. Read more
Brighton and Port Vale sustain strong form
Brighton maintained top spot in League One, with good wins for Charlton, Carlisle and Notts County and a mass brawl to boot, while Port Vale overcame second-placed Shrewsbury to stay top of League Two... Read more
Rangers bid to overcome travel-sick Turks
After holding Manchester United to a 0-0 draw in their opening Champions League group game, Rangers will be looking to get a win over Turkish champions Bursaspor at Ibrox. Read more
Leaky Leeds lose, QPR and Cardiff are held
Leeds were hit for six by Preston, QPR and Cardiff are held and Portsmouth moved out of the drop zone as the Championship's midweek schedule provided plenty of entertainment. Read more
Aston Villa to settle three players' futures
Gerard Houllier is going to have to decide over the next few months whether or not John Carew, Nigel Reo-Coker and Steve Sidwell should leave Villa Park when their contracts expire next summer. Read more
Man Utd will struggle once again in Spain
A terrible record away against Spanish opposition, wavering league form and injuries to key men will see Manchester United find it difficult to overcome in-form La Liga leaders Valencia. Read more
Juventus to beat Tottenham to winger?
Long-term Tottenham target Steven Pienaar could be on his way to Italy according to the Daily Mail, who claim that Juventus are tracking the progress of Everton's 2009-10 player of the year. Read more
Five players linked with Manchester City
Manchester City are currently fourth in the Premier League but Roberto Mancini has reportedly decided that they need to spend more to stay there. Will Fernando Torres and Wesley Sneijder be brought to Eastlands? Read more
Fabianski stars as Arsenal win in Serbia
Much-maligned goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski was Arsenal's main man as they bounced back from their stunning weekend defeat to West Brom with an impressive 3-1 success away to Partizan Belgrade. Read more
The good, bad and barely acceptable
We've picked out the biggest winners and losers, as well as the teams who got a little lucky, in the Champions League last night, as well as asking the question - are AC Milan already too reliant on Zlatan Ibrahimovic? Read more
Manchester United will prevail in Valencia
Wayne Rooney is out injured and Valencia are in terrific form, however Manchester United can never be written off in Europe, making odds of [3.0] on the Red Devils winning at the Mestalla very tempting. Read more
The best of the Betfair football forum
The Betfair Football forum has been buzzing over the past couple of days, with some interesting opinions on goalkeepers, Manchester United and, of course, Roy Hodgson's time at Liverpool... Read more
Should Deschamps be Liverpool boss?
Didier Deschamps today revealed that he'd been interviewed for the Liverpool job in the summer. He may have turned it down, but would he have been a better option than Roy Hodgson? Read more
Andy's Tuesday tips - Chelsea will triumph
Didier Deschamps returns to Stamford Bridge as manager of French champions Marseille but our star tipster Andy Gray expects Chelsea to have little trouble seeing off their former midfielder's side. Read more
Champions League - "AC Milan to slip up"
Slovakian Specialist Marcel Merciak has previewed Tuesday's seven non-televised Champions League games and boldly predicts that AC Milan will lose to nil away at Zlatan Ibrahimovic's former club Ajax. Read more
Chelsea v Marseille - "Back Blues to win"
Their 100 per cent start to the Premier League season went at Manchester City at the weekend, but Vasily Utkin doesn't think their perfect Champions League record will end this week... Read more
Alternative bets for Arsenal's Partizan clash
You're not going to be short of games to have a punt on tonight, but paying close attention to Arsenal's game with Partizan Belgrade could yield some very tidy profits... Read more
Back Bournemouth and Charlton tonight
It's not just the Championship that has a full set of games this evening, as there are 12 matches in both League One and League Two too. We've looked at five of the biggest matches, and the best bets for each. Read more
Tuesday's best big-money Euro multiples!
We've picked out multiples for tonight's Champions League games that for £10 stakes will deliver profits of over £10, £100 and £1,000, with one of our bolder shouts being that Real Madrid will draw in Auxerre. Read more
Depleted Arsenal will face tough test
Arsenal head into their first European away day of the season with an injury ravaged squad and off the back of a horrible performance against West Brom. A point may be all they get out if this clash. Read more
Derby and Leeds United fans to get reward
In part one of our Tuesday night Championship preview, we look at the first six games and predict that Derby and Leeds, the best supported clubs in the Championship home attendance-wise, will pick up three points. Read more
QPR and Forest to keep up winning ways
In the second part of our Championship round-up we're looking at Nottingham Forest as they host Sheffield United, while high-flying QPR look to keep things going against Millwall... Read more
The Betfair Football £10 Bet of the Day
After yesterday's goalless draw between York City and Darlington got our week off to the perfect start, we're looking up the divisions for our punt today, and a tasty game between Swansea and Watford... Read more
Bet on Chelsea - get refunded if they flop!
Chelsea are big favourites to beat French champions Marseille at Stamford Bridge tonight. Thanks to our special offer, you can bet up to £30 on the Blues and get your money back if they stumble. Read on to find out more... Read more
Liverpool to let midfielder move abroad?
There are reports this morning that Lucas Leiva could be about to join the player he started ahead of fairly regularly last season, Alberto Aquilani, at Juventus as Roy Hodgson prepares for a busy January window. Read more
Rooney and Giggs out of Man Utd clash
It hasn't been the best of seasons for Wayne Rooney so far, and things just got a whole lot worse after he was ruled out of Manchester United's Champions League clash with Valencia... Read more
Tuesday's massive Championship multiple
The Champions League may be grabbing all the headlines, but we're looking to the Championship for today's tempting multiple... Read more
Five shock early Golden Boot challengers
There are fairly unexpected names up near the top of the goalscoring charts in most of the major European leagues. We've picked out five of our favourites and looked at the odds offered on them staying there. Read more
Five chances to watch and win on Betfair
There are games taking place in Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Italy and Portugal that Betfair customers can watch unfold courtesy of Betfair Live Video tonight - we've picked out the best bets for each one. Read more
Villarreal will climb to second with victory
The Yellow Submarine have taken seven points more from their first four Liga games this season than they did last year and have an opportunity to leapfrog Barcelona and Real Madrid with a win in Malaga. Read more
Lessons learnt from the weekend's football
There were plenty of shocks during a brilliant weekend of football, with none of the top three in the Premier League winning. It was extremely entertaining, yes, but what exactly has it all taught us? Read more
The Betfair Football £10 Bet of the Day
Managerless York City host a Darlington side on a seven game unbeaten run. With little to choose between these sides, it promises to be a very close affair to start our big week of betting... Read more
Euro review - Mainz make it six wins in six
Mainz offered even more evidence that their incredible start to the Bundesliga season is no fluke by beating Bayern Munich 2-1 at the Allianz Arena, while, elsewhere in Europe, there were big wins for Roma and Barcelona. Read more
Liverpool set sights on Newcastle winger
In another rumour that we can't imagine impressing the Anfield faithful too much, Liverpool have been linked with Newcastle winger Wayne Routledge, with a massive £8 million fee being mentioned. Read more
Sunderland's Bent closes Golden Boot gap
Darren Bent, Sunderland's man for the big occasions, was at his best once again this weekend, scoring twice at Anfield as the Black Cats earned a point. Can the England striker challenge for the Golden Boot? Read more
Man Utd and Arsenal let Chelsea off hook
Chelsea must have feared the worst when their defeat at Manchester City handed Manchester United and Arsenal the chance to close the gap at the top, but neither challenger was able to capitalise. Read more
The best punts for the big week ahead
There is a jam packed week of European and domestic football coming up so, to get you in the mood, here are three bets that we think could help you pick up a few quid over the next couple of days... Read more
No Gray Areas - Young is better than ever
The season may only just be getting going, but there are a few players who have already caught Andy Gray's eye. And it's an Aston Villa man who has been singled out for the most praise... Read more
The good, bad and barely acceptable
There were a couple of minor shocks this Saturday, with Manchester City beating Chelsea, and Sunderland holding Liverpool at Anfield. Oh, and West Bromwich Albion beat Arsenal 3-2... Read more
Chelsea fail their Manchester City test
After their one hundred per cent start, Chelsea's visit to Manchester City was billed as their first real test of the season. It turned out to be one they couldn't pass, as Manchester City ran out 1-0 winners... Read more
Arsenal to face Newcastle in Carling Cup
After beating Chelsea in the last round, Newcastle United have been rewarded with a fourth round game against Arsenal. And it's just one of three all-Premier League games pulled out of the hat... Read more
Tottenham to fight Hamburg for striker
Harry Redknapp could be set for more misery in the transfer market with news that Hamburg are also after France striker Kevin Gameiro... Read more
The in-play guide to Wolves vs Aston Villa
Sunday's televised west midlands derby between Wolves and Aston Villa is the game we've chosen to give the in-play preview treatment to this week. Is there money to be made backing both teams to score? Read more
Andy's Saturday tips - Chelsea will be held
Manchester City did the double over Chelsea last season and our star tipster Andy Gray thinks that they'll end Carlo Ancelotti's side's 100 per cent start to the campaign at Eastlands on Saturday lunchtime. Read more
Pundits' Picks - Liverpool back on track
With a couple of big games this weekend, the pundits aren't in total agreement about many results. However, one thing they can all agree on, is that Liverpool will get back to winning ways... Read more
Fulham to extend Everton's winless run
In the second of our Saturday previews we're taking a look at three games featuring three teams all desperate to get any sort of a result after a dreadful couple of weeks... Read more
The weekend's best big-money multiples
We've picked out three £10 multiples - one providing a £10 profit, one £100 and another a cool £1,000. For the latter, we're relying on Fiorentina striker Alberto Gilardino impressing against former club Parma. Read more
Man City will end Chelsea's perfect record
Chelsea go hunting for a ninth successive Premier League victory away to Manchester City, who tripped them up twice this season. We expect the Citizens to earn at least a point from an entertaining encounter. Read more
And that was another week in football...
Sam Allardyce has been at it again, Rafael van der Vaart strikes fear into the heart of all north London drivers, and a couple of people should really delete their Twitter accounts... Read more
Birmingham City to extend their home run
With six Premier League 3pm games this Saturday, we've split our preview into two parts, starting with a look at the matches between Arsenal and West Brom, Birmingham and Wigan and Blackpool and Blackburn... Read more
Cash in on Europe's big weekend TV treats
Serie A leaders Inter Milan visit the Stadio Olimpico where Roma are still looking for their first victory of the season, while over in Spain Barcelona travel to Basque Country to face Athletic Bilbao without Lionel Messi. Read more
Best places to bet in the football pyramid
The Football League experts over on Betting@Betfair have been busy making their weekend forecasts. We've picked out an above-evens tip from each of them and the reasoning behind such bold selections... Read more
Alternative bets for Man City v Chelsea
It's all poised for a cracking game between Manchster City and Chelsea tomorrow, so why not make the most of your Saturday punts with a flutter on a couple of different markets? Read more
Aberdeen to make Rangers work for win
With the Co-operative Insurance Cup going pretty much to plan this week, there could be a chance for some upsets in Scotland this weekend, with Rangers prime candidates to slip up... Read more
Goal-shy Koln set to surprise Hoffenheim
High-flying Hoffenheim suffered their first defeat of the season in midweek when they were beaten late on by Bayern Munich, and we're not convinced they'll issue the desired response against Koln tonight. Read more
Tottenham agree deal for Super defender
Tottenham are rather stretched at the back with Michael Dawson and Jonathan Woodgate both out injured. But come January it looks as though they'll have no more trouble... Read more
Leicester will win at Portsmouth again
With both teams languishing in the relegation zone, this promises to be a highly entertaining affair as both Leicester City and Portsmouth scrap to get their season up and running... Read more
The Betfair Football £10 Bet of the Day
It's over to the second tier in Germany for us this evening as we bid to sign off a very profitable week with a fourth successive winner. Tonight's bet is for Karlsruhe to get the better of FSV Frankfurt... Read more
Liverpool's Gerrard - top four is only target
A year ago there were still big hopes that Liverpool could go one better than the previous season and win the Premier League title. Those ambitions now look to be a thing of the past... Read more
Manchester United to ease past Bolton
Arsenal's defeat to West Brom may have provided the biggest shock yesterday, but there will be no surprises today, as Manchester United look to close the gap on Chelsea... Read more
Friday's massive Irish Premier multiple
We're off to Ireland yet again for our Friday multiple, and fancy Shamrock Rovers, Dundalk and Bray Wanderers to help us turn a tidy profit going into the weekend... Read more
Expect goals when Bolton host Manchester United
Manchester United have won five successive clashes against north-west neighbours Bolton and should triumph again at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday, although the hosts could get on the scoresheet. Read more
Andy's Sunday tips - Newcastle will draw
Andy expects Manchester United to cruise past Bolton, Aston Villa to scrape through against Wolves, and a right royal battle between Newcastle United and Stoke City... Read more
Money back if Arsenal, QPR or Celtic flop!
Arsenal, QPR and Celtic are among the odds-on favourites that you can back on Betfair this weekend with the guarantee of a refund if they screw up, thanks to our special offer for those opening new accounts. Read more
Andy discusses Liverpool's man marking
Andy Gray has once again been inviting questions both on Facebook and from his Twitter followers and has answered one about whether Liverpool are paying the price for ditching zonal marking at set-pieces. Read more
MOT your multiple - a bouncing back bet
Liverpool, Tottenham and Everton all faced Carling Cup disappointment this week, but how many of them will respond to those setbacks with Premier League victories this weekend? Our guess is two... Read more
The best of the Betfair football forum
There are no prizes for guessing what everyone is talking about on the Betfair Football forum today. And it doesn't make very pleasant reading for a certain Mr Hodgson (or Mr Benitez)... Read more
Crawley to get draw at AFC Wimbledon
It's first against third in the Blue Square Premier this evening, as AFC Wimbledon host Crawley Town, looking to overtake the visitors at the top of the table, with everything set for a close encounter... Read more
Ranieri under pressure as Roma flop again
After losing 2-1 to Serie A new boys Brescia last night, Roma have now played six matches without winning in all competitions this season, prompting talk that Marcello Lippi could replace Claudio Ranieri. Read more
Man United boss on top secret mission
The absence of Sir Alex Ferguson from Manchester United's 5-2 Carling Cup third round win against Scunthorpe last night may not be quite what it seemed, according to one paper... Read more
Liverpool fans, rate Hodgson's work so far
Roy Hodgson has only been at Anfield for 12 weeks but has already come under intense scrutiny, which heightened after last night's cup exit to Northampton. We want Reds supporters to grade his efforts to date... Read more
Villarreal poised to overtake Barcelona
It's been business as usual so far in Spain this week, with both Real Madrid and Barcelona coming out on top in their clashes. Will tonight's fixtures provide any drama? Read more