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Premier League Title Odds: Nervous wins keep United and Liverpool in the hunt

Premier League RSS / Joe Dyer / 29 August 2009 / Leave a comment

North West giants both conjure come-from-behind victories when damaging defeats were likely.

"Peter Crouch scored his first league goal for Spurs only to see Birmingham level almost immediately. Alex McLeish's men gave the home team a real scare creating a handful of chances but it was Spurs who had the final say when Aaron Lennon scored a 94th minute winner, rewarding backers of the home win at [55.0]."

Manchester United's unconvincing form continued despite beating Arsenal 2-1 at Old Trafford today.

The champions fell behind to an Andrei Arshavin screamer and relied on a dubious penalty and own goal to claim a 2-1 win. United hit a season high of [5.6] to win the league when trailing the Londoners

Rooney [6.0] to finish as top scorer

Chelsea and Spurs kept up the pace at the top but their home wins were achieved in very different manners.

In west London, the Blues eased past Burnley with little trouble. The 3-0 win coming courtesy of goals from Nicholas Anelka, Michael Ballack and Ashley Cole, all scored within eight minutes of each other.

Peter Crouch scored his first league goal for Spurs only to see Birmingham level almost immediately. Alex McLeish's men gave the home team a real scare creating a handful of chances but it was Spurs who had the final say when Aaron Lennon scored a 94th minute winner, rewarding backers of the home win at [55.0].

The England winger's effort crushed plenty of short prices - under 2.5 goals was backed at [1.01] and the draw at [1.02].

Liverpool drifted to [13.5] to win the title when 2-1 down at Bolton but goals from Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard - who else? - saw them home.

The 2-3 scoreline was backed at [80.0] on Betfair.

Tags: Arsenal, Bolton, Chelsea, Fernando Torres, Liverpool, Manchester United, Premier League, Steven Gerrard, Tottenham

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