Premier League Title Odds: Chelsea justify favouritism with Community Shield victory

Premier League / Joe Dyer / 09 August 2009 / Leave a comment

Will Terry finish above Rooney in the league? Betfair customers put the Blues as [3.1] favourites following the Community Shield

Title favourites Chelsea draw first blood as the season gets off to a dramatic start.

"The Community Shield result perhaps lends weight to Chelsea's current favouritism in the Premier League winner market where they trade at [3.1]. United are available at [3.35] with Liverpool ([4.8]), Arsenal ([10.0]) and Manchester City ([17.0]) rounding out the likely challengers according to Betfair’s backers and layers. "

Chelsea were matched at [1.02] to win the Community Shield in 90 minutes before a Wayne Rooney goal deep into injury time levelled the season opener at 2-2.

At that point the draw was available at a whopping [26.0].

The Blues went on to take the match on penalties, rewarding in-running punters who backed them in the winner market at a high of [3.6]

Earlier in the match Manchester United chiselled out a first half lead when Nani, later to leave the pitch clutching his arm, struck from the edge of the area.

The second half brought a fightback from the Londoners who scored through Frank Lampard and Ricardo Carvalho to deny the [1.59] United backers.

The result perhaps lends weight to Chelsea's current favouritism in the Premier League winner market where they trade at [3.1]. United are available at [3.35] with Liverpool ([4.8]), Arsenal ([10.0]) and Manchester City ([17.0]) rounding out the likely challengers according to Betfair's backers and layers.

Tags: Arsenal, Chelsea, Community Shield, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Premier League