Back Sanchez Watt to score on his Southend debut

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League One trivia fans, it’s your lucky day. Here’s your teaser: what have Akpo Sodje, John Bostock, Kevin Lisbie, Shaun Batt and Nathan Eccleston got in common?

The answer is that all of them are attack-minded players who went on loan to League One sides this season and scored on their debut.

We think there will be a new name to add to that already lengthy list tonight – Sanchez Watt. The Arsenal youngster has joined Southend on loan and looks

Posted: February 8th, 2010 by Michael Lintorn | 2 Comments

Darren Bent will get the better of Sorensen tonight

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It’s been a miserable few months for Sunderland, who have taken just three points from their last nine league games but throughout the miserable run, Darren Bent has continued to score.

DBTheTruth has scored five in his last six outings and has found the net eight

Posted: February 1st, 2010 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

There’s only one match left standing…and it’s going to be a stalemate

The weather has yet to claim victory over the Britannia Stadium but there’s still no guarantee of goals tonight.

Blackburn and Aston Villa’s match has fallen foul of the weather so hoofball fans will have to look elsewhere for their evening’s entertainment.

The last surviving game involving teams in the top-five tiers of English football is Fulham’s trip to Stoke and there’s plenty of value to be found backing low on the goal front and dismissing the hosts.

Our best bet is the draw at 23/10 on Ladbrokes because the Potters are struggling, having won once in nine league matches, but it’s too risky to back Fulham as they’ve triumphed in just one of their last 13 away.

Stoke are the league’s lowest scorers so a repeat of last season’s 0-0 at 8/1 is also worthy of consideration.

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Posted: January 5th, 2010 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Back Buchanan to inflict more misery on Morton

What better way is there to mark the first Monday of a new decade than with a bet on a Scottish First Division match?

Upon having a glance at the fixture list and realising that there are no Premier League or Football League games today, most people would accept defeat in their search for something to bet on. Not chickendinner.

Instead, we avert our gaze to the Scottish First Division clash between Partick Thistle and Greenock Morton. The hosts are short-priced favourites having won the last four meetings between the sides.

As the Glasgow-based club didn’t concede any during those encounters, Sky Bet’s 7/4 on them winning to nil looks far better value.

Our best bet though is for Liam Buchanan, Partick’s top-scorer with ten goals from 13 starts to score on his return to the starting line-up from injury.

The 24-year-old opened the scoring in Partick’s last two wins over Morton and is 11/8 with Boylesports to do the same again. If you feel confident then back him at 9/2 to fire first.

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Posted: January 4th, 2010 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

England’s Ashes price drifts despite drawing the First Test

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The price of England regaining the Ashes has dropped despite the fact they managed to hold on for a draw in the First Test in Cardiff.

The hosts are 3.75 to win the series having been 3.35 when we wrote a preview on July 1. However, if anything the result should cause great encouragement, as Australia had won 29 of their previous 34 series openers.

Posted: July 13th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Eight steps to identify this season’s Golden Boot winner

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The bookmakers seem to agree on who the 15 leading contenders to be next season’s Premier League top-scorer are: Fernando Torres, Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka, Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, Robinho, Robin van Persie, Emmanuel Adebayor, Dimitar Berbatov, Jermain Defoe, Carlos Tevez, Andrey Arshavin, Frank Lampard and Roque Santa Cruz. We’ve used some trends to whittle down the 15 and leave one man standing:

Over the last decade Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (2000-01) is the only player to have won it in his first season with a new club.
That rules out: Michael Owen, Carlos Tevez, Roque Santa Cruz

The last nine winners were all playing for a Big Four side.
That rules out: Robinho, Jermain Defoe

Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to have been Premier League top-scorer without always playing as an out-and-out striker.
That rules out: Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Andrey Arshavin

The last British top-scorer was Kevin Phillips in 1999-00.
That rules out: Wayne Rooney

Still standing: Fernando Torres, Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka, Robin van

Posted: July 10th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment