Premier League Betting: A Saturday of high drama

Premier League / Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 01 November 2009 / Leave a Comment

Carlton Cole put in a superb performance for West Ham in their 2-2 draw away to Sunderland playing once again as a lone striker.

"West Ham were matched at 1.23 when 2-0 up with an extra man but just couldn’t hold on and the final scoreline was matched at 29. There were also two sendings-off as Everton drew 1-1 at home to Aston Villa with the stalemate touching 5.5."

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At the Stadium of Light, Sunderland and West Ham played out one of the most entertaining matches of the season so far in a thrilling 2-2 draw that had two sendings-off and could easily have finished six a piece. West Ham were matched at [1.23] when 2-0 up with an extra man but just couldn't hold on and the final scoreline was matched at [29.0.]

There were also two sendings-off as Everton drew 1-1 at home to Aston Villa with the stalemate touching [5.5]. There was a further share of the spoils at the Britannia Stadium where Wolves came from 2-0 down to make it 2-2 with the draw backed at [15.5].

Over at Craven Cottage, Rafael Benitez was clearly thinking of Liverpool's trip to Lyon on Wednesday as he hauled off key players Fernando Torres and Yossi Benayoun with the match still evenly balanced. There was little he could about the sendings-off of Phillipp Degen and Jamie Carragher however and in the end it was Fulham, matched at a high of [7.4], who eventually took all three points by winning 3-1.

It was far more straightforward for Chelsea at the Reebok Stadium, eventually winning 4-0. The only surprise was that they took as long as they did to open the scoring with Frank Lampard eventually scoring on the stroke of half-time from the penalty spot, by which time Chelsea had drifted to [1.7] on the match odds market. The incident that led to it resulted in a sending-off and there was no way back for Bolton from that position.

Earlier in the day Arsenal came out best in the North London derby. Robin Van Persie was matched at [6.4] to open the scoring and followed it up with a another in the second-half. Tottenham's downfall was a mad two minutes late on in the first-half when they conceded two in two minutes. The goals not only caught Spurs unaware but they also caught the half-time correct score market layers off-guard. They laid 2-0 at odds of 130 and won't have been best pleased about seeing Cesc Fabregas' goal go in. Arsenal were matched at a pre-match high of [1.73] and now trade at just [5.3] for the Premier League.