Cahill KOs 1.04 Chelsea

Betfacts / Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 12 November 2007 / Leave a comment Free £25 Bet

Everton's late equaliser, "El Nino" Torres saves the day, the "Road Runner" breaks Blues hearts and Barca's superstars are humbled

Chelsea will be kicking themselves after letting slip their 1-0 lead at home to Everton. Chelsea's 1.04 backers will be looking to give Lampard and Drogba a good kick up the backside if they happen to see them strolling down the King's Road anytime this week. Both were guilty of missing clear-cut chances from within well inside the box that should have killed Everton off. Speaking of killing people off, Michael Essien's tackle on Leon Osman would probably go down as attempted manslaughter in some countries but the Ghanaian escaped with just a booking. Tim Cahill, a player who is no stranger to the ref's book himself, grabbed the 90th minute equalizer that rewarded the Chelsea layers and those who kept faith in Everton by backing the draw late on at 21.

The list of people named "Gabi" to whom the general public has warmed to include Gabriela Sabatini, pint-sized beauty Gabi Solis of Desperate Housewives and if you like your football TV presenters blond, foxy and knowledgeable - Gaby Logan. But the only "Gabi" Aston Villa fans are interested in this weekend was the man they call "The Road Runner"- Gabriel Agbonlahor. The Villa flyer popped up to flick on a header from an Ashley Young cross with just three minutes to go on the clock which sent the way fans into a mad frenzy. By this stage Villa had drifted to 7.4 after taking the lead, only for substitute Forssell to hit back. The draw was matched at just 1.3 when Gabi scored the winner.

In a week where Voronin was praised by Benitez for his all-round team contribution, Kuyt for his work-rate and Crouch for his goals, it was the man that really holds the key to Liverpool's long-term future that solved the trickiest of problems in the form of Fulham. By the time Fernando Torres had turned his marker in the 81st minute before firing past Niemi, Liverpool had drifted to 2.72 with the draw trading at 1.68. Steven Gerrard added a second from the penalty spot three minutes later but it was Torres who really bailed out Liverpool, now 10.5 shots to win the Premiership.

It's hard to believe that a side that boasts such attacking talents as Ronaldinho, Messi, Henry and Iniesta can lose to a side like Getafe. But then again, Goliath lost to David and someone in the Premiership lost to Derby County this season so miracles do happen. Barcelona were matched at a low 1.55, Getafe touched 7.8 before taking the lead on 28 minutes.

It was another sad week for Italian football with the news yesterday of the death of a Lazio fan resulting from a stray bullet fired by a policeman. Crowd trouble resulting in the death of a policeman just over a year ago and a corruption scandal that resulted in Juventus being demoted to Serie B and stripped of two Serie A titles are just two more examples of the problems that continue to blacken a league that is argued by many to be the most competitive in the world. Inter Milan v Lazio and Roma v Cagliari were postponed whilst Atalanta v AC Milan was suspended as a result of the tragic death. Juventus' trip to Parma was played out and Claudio Ranieri's side recovered from going 2-0 down to grab a draw that leaves them in the title hunt. Parma were matched at 1.09 when leading by two goals with just 20 minutes left on the clock, the draw was matched at 12.5.

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