England Goalkeepers: Betfair market says Robert Green is dropped

England / Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 18 June 2010 / Leave a comment Free £25 Bet

This moment seems to have cost Rob Green his World Cup place

The money has spoken and if it's to be believed, Robert Green has lost his place in the England team with David James the beneficiary...

"The English Media are reporting that Robert Green has lost his place in the England team after his blunder against the USA, and the Betfair market seems to confirm that. "

The English Media are reporting that Robert Green has lost his place in the England team after his blunder against the USA, and the Betfair market seems to confirm that. The West Ham keeper was matched as low as [1.2] to be forgiven for his mistake and keep his place in the side for the Algeria match but is now [3.05] in a slightly illiquid market, having touched as high as [6.0].

The market makes David James the strong favourite to wear the gloves, where the Portsmouth keeper trades at [1.2] from a high of [4.7]. The other runner in the market, Joe Hart, is the big outsider of the three at [14.0]. Whoever does start, is expected to keep a clean sheet according to Betfair's market where a shut-out of Algeria trades at [1.65].

At the other end of the field Wayne Rooney is unsurprisingly the favourite to break the deadlock and trades at just [4.2] to be first goalscorer, one of the shortest-priced favourites of the tournament so far to open the scoring. Steven Gerrard is [8.2] to repeat his trick of the USA match whilst the much-maligned Emile Heskey is an [11.0] chance. Those looking for a shock result in this market may like to know that Jamie Carragher, who has benefited from injuries to Rio Ferdinand and Ledley King to find himself a strong favourite to partner John Terry at the heart of England's defence, is available at [80.0].

Tags: David James, England goalkeeper, England v Algeria, Robert Green, Wayne Rooney