Premier League Betting: Spurs set new records, Pompey move into deeper trouble

Premier League / Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 22 November 2009 / Leave a Comment

Jermain Defoe scored the small matter of five goals in Spurs' 9-1 defeat of Wigan.

All the in-running prices from another exciting afternoon of Premier League action....

Tottenham set all sorts of records as they beat Wigan 9-1 in this afternoon's encounter and unsurprisingly only ever touched [1.62] on the match odds market. They were backed at [2.4] to be leading at half-time and win at full-time and the manner of their win, plus Liverpool and Manchester City's inability to put a run of wins together, has seen them shorten to [4.4] for a Top 4 finish. Liverpool trade at [2.02] in this market with Manchester City just behind them at [2.42].

Earlier in the day there was a happy return to the Reebok Stadium for Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce as his side secured three more important points that could make all the difference come the end of the season in the battle to avoid relegation. Blackburn were matched at a high of [3.9] with the final 2-0 scoreline being backed at [25.0].

In the last match of the Premier League weekend matches Stoke City continued to impress in front of their home fans as they beat Portsmouth by a solitary goal. Tony Pulis' men drifted from a pre-match price of [2.2] to [4.8] in-running before Ricardo Fuller's strike. The result was harsh on Portsmouth who had most of the chances and even squandered a penalty but the table doesn't lie and Portsmouth are now the joint-favourites for the drop alongside Hull City at [1.62].