Now that we are approaching November, we are beginning to get some idea of how the teams will shape up in the Premier League this season, and so far it has proven to be a mixture of predictability and unpredictability. When it comes to the latter, few expected Chelsea to start the season as strongly as they have - and as a result they appear to be genuine title contenders this season, while when it comes to the predictable, Manchester United’s season thus far has panned out the way most observers expected. The bookies have also been taking in longer bets on teams such as Everton and Tottenham, who have had flying starts to their seasons.
 
Most people expected United to be the closest challengers to Manchester City for the Premier League, and thus far they have demonstrated that they will be right in the thick of things when it comes to the title. However most people also felt that the side has weaknesses in key areas – specifically defence and the centre of midfield – that had not been properly addressed during the summer. So far this has proven to be accurate, with United scoring large numbers of goals, thanks mainly to new striker Robin Van Persie, but also conceding an alarming number. The defence has demonstrated on numerous occasions already that it is not strong enough, while the midfield is often incapable of imposing itself on games for ninety minutes, but will these flaws cost the club?

With the title race looking to be quite a close one this season and the 4th and 5th spots for Europe even more so, maybe it would be a good idea to place a bet now on your favoured teams. With the transfer window approaching though, the shape of the league now could be very different from the final standings. If you think it a good idea to wait until the busy Christmas period is over then have a look at a few of the slots games at an online casino site such as Lucky Nugget. From football themed slots to poker there is a little something for all here; and if you’re a fan of the cards then try your hand at Blackjack or Baccarat. With fantastic daily promotions don't hesitate to take advantage of the bonuses that are available for all to get that little bit extra right now. Don’t let this distract you too much from the title race though – you wouldn’t want to miss the opportunity for a big win on what could be the most exciting title race yet

Liverpool v Man United

This promosies to be a cracking game and after Liverpool put five past Young Boys in the Europa League it promisines to be an exciting game. Bet Victor have Liveprool as favourites but those looking for a Manchester United bet then they look good at 17/10 for the win, however we are going to go for an entertaining draw.

Liverpool 7/4, Draw 23/10, Man United 17/10

Man City v Arsenal

This promises to be another cracking game and is a tough one to call. Man City will be reeling after lsoing a late goal to Real Madrid and will be looking to bounce back in the league. Arsenal have had a sold start and are looking good and will prve a tough test for City. We are going for another high scoring game with Man City to nick it 3-2

Man City 4/5, Draw 29/10, Arsenal 19/5

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Here we look at the live Premier League football betting tips for the live games on TV on Saturday

Saturday 14th September

Norwich v West Ham

Norwich are yet to win this season but have picked up two points with a draw at home and one on the road. West Hams form is good, with two wins and are the bookies favourites but we feel this game has a draw written all over it.

Odds -  Norwich 7/5, Draw 12/5, West Ham 2/1

Sunderland v Liverpool

Liverpool are struggling at the moment with only one win and in contrast Sunderland have had a decent start with 2 points from tow away games and they have added a couple of good players in Johnson and Fletcher, for those that want to have a Liverpool bet then we would go for a draw as Sunderland look good to win at their first home game of the season.

Odds - Sunderland 12/5, Draw 12/5, Liverpool 5/4

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There is loads of live footy on this weekend and you can check out all live games on our site or our free football on the TV Iphone app but here we will look at Premier League Betting odds the odds for the 4 live Premier Leauge games on TV and post our predictions for the games.

West Ham v Fulham

This match kicks off on Saturday lunch time and West Ham are 31/20 to win, with the draw at 12/5. A close one to call this and the bookies make Fulham 19/10 to win.

It’s a really tough game to call and at football on the TV we are going for a draw.

Man City v QPR

Man City odds to beat QPR are 1/5 for the win and the draw is 13/2 with QPR a massive 14/1 to win.

The bookies make Man City the clear favourites and even though QPR managed a point at Norwich last week we can’t see anything but a City win here.

Liverpool v Arsenal

Liverpool start as favourites at home with odds of 20/21, with a draw at 5/2. Arsenal are 29/10 to win.

Liverpool looked good at home to Man City last week and with Arsenal yet to score this season we are predicting 3 points for Liverpool.

Southampton v Man United

Southampton are 11/2 to beat Man United with the draw at 17/5. United are favourites to win at 11/20.

United have had a shaky start to the season even though they beat Fulham at home, Saints lost to Wigan at home but we think they might just get a point against United so are going for a draw.

As Barcelona prepare to face Chelsea tonight our guest blogger Jacko voices his opinion on what he see's as a Anti Barca Bandwagon

“Més que un club” adorns one of the stands at the home of FC Barcelona. The literal translation of this is “More than a club”. A  symbol of Catalan culture the moto may as well have read  “Fuck you Madrid & Franco”. but  I digress, that isn’t the point of this blog.

What I want to know is, when did become cool to hate Barca?

I don’t support Barcelona or have a vested interest in Spanish football but I knows what I likes and that is a team who passes the ball around, usually on the deck. Idly scanning the tweets and texts on the BBC Sport feed from last night’s El Clásico a lot of people seemed keen to criticise them for “800 passes per game”. What exactly do we want? Rory Delap wiping the sweat off his brow and the ball before launching it into the area from a throw in and Crouch trying to get his head on it. Yes, they do pass it around a lot and maybe sometimes they play the ball around in defence but it’s up to other teams to up their game. We are indeed a spoilt set of bastards.

So while people are tweeting, texting and generally sending shite to various websites I’ll just sit back and enjoy watching Xavi and Iniesta boss the midfield and one of the greatest club sides seen during my thirty odd years. And I won’t feel the need to tell anyone about it. Oh right……

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It's Champions League & Europe league this week so loads of live football on TV.

Starting tonight there are two games kicking off at 5pm, Bate v AC Milan and St Petersburg v Shakthar (on Sky Sports 4 red button). Following that there are 6 more live games on TV tonight, Arsenal v Marseilles on Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports 3D and Genk v Chelsea on Sky Sports 4. The rest of the games are live on Sky Sports 4 via the red button with Valencia v Bayer Leverkusen the pick of the bunch

Tomorrows Champions League games see's Man Citys first apapearcne on ITV as they travel to Valencia with Man United's game against FC Galati on Sky Sports 2. Lyon v Real Madird is live on Sky Sports 4. Napoli v Bayern Munich is the pick of the red button games on Wednesday.

Thursday it's Europa League and all the British teams are live on TV for the first time this season. Spurs and Birmingham are live on ITV 4, Stoke and Celtic are live on ESPN and Fulham have the pleasure of being live on Channel 5.

ESPN are also showing the MLS play off games live with the pick being LA Galaxy v NY Red Bulls live early Friday morning at about 3am.

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Today we take a look at the best of the live football on TV on this week.

There is no Champions League this week but the Carling Cup is back and that makes up two of the 11 live games on this week. Here we preview the week ahead.

Monday

Two games live on TV tonight, a live offering form the Russian Premier League on ESPN at 5pm and what promises to be an exciting game between Brighton and West Ham from the Championship, we feel this game should be a good one for a Monday evening’s entertainment.

Tuesday

Three live games on Tuesday, Granada host the mighty Barca at 7pm on Sky and Juventus host Fiorentina live on ESPN, but if its giant killing you are looking for then Aldershot v Man United is the game for you and the match that football on the TV will be watching.

Wednesday

Four live games on TV on Wednesday. Hibs v Celtic is only live on BBC Scotland and Wolves V Man City is the live offering form Wednesdays Carling Cup action on Sky. If neither of these tickle your fancy then Napoli v Udinese is live on ESPN and Real Madrid v Villarreal is live on Sky from 9pm.

Thursday

Not much too much live football to chose from on Thursday, another Serie A offering on ESPN with Palermo v Leece or you can watch the future of football as England U16’s take on Wales U16s live on Sky

No games on Friday but a big weekend to look forward to then. Don’t forget if you love live football then you need our football on the TV app for Ipod, Iphone and Ipad

It’s back to league action this weekend and at football on the TV we are happy it is back to live league football on TV.

To kick things off this weekend on Friday evening a Yorkshire derby from the Championship as Leeds travel to Doncaster in what should prove to be a right ding dong of a game.  Doncaster have a new manager in Dean Saunders and will be looking to put one over their Yorkshire rivals. A tough one to call and Donny are favourites but we are going for a high scoring 2-2 draw.

And if you don’t fancy that then you can always catch Werder Bremen v Borrussia Dortmund live on ESPN on Friday night

On Saturday there are 8 live games on TV. On the lunch time you can choose between Kilmarnock v Celtic on ESPN or the big game of the weekend, Liverpool v Man United.  Man u are favourites at 6/4 but we are expecting a big game from Liverpool and them to nick a tight game 2-1.

On Saturday evening you can choose form Portsmouth v Barnsley on Sky or the Premier League offering from ESPN, Chelsea v Everton. Both are likely to be tight affairs and we don’t expect many goals in either game.

The rest of the games on Saturday are form la Liga and Serie A, with Barca v Racing the stand out game there.

Super Sunday see’s another 9 live games on TV. There is a lunch time offering from The Championship  on BBC with Birmingham taking on the big spending Leicester or you can watch a struggling Arsenal side take on Sunderland at the Emirates on Sky which is followed by the 4pm offering of Newcastle v Spurs, which should be a good game. Newcastle are flying high at the moment and will be looking to hold on to their top 4 spot whereas Spurs will be trying to take that form them.

On Sunday there are 3 live Serie A games on EPSN, with the Rome derby between Lazio and Roma the pick of the bunch there two La Liga games and one Bundesliga game, so plenty of live football on TV across all leagues and channels this weekend.

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With television coverage of football across the world having increased to such a great extent over the years, we are more familiar with some of our historic soccer stadiums than ever. In England, all Premiership matches are available as live games or as extended highlights so we can pretty much visualise the look of grounds such as Old Trafford, Anfield or White Hart Lane without even being there.

However, there are many grounds across the country that are no less historic but because the viewer`s attention is inevitably drawn to the Premier League, they aren`t so well known to the neutral supporter.

Bury`s Gigg Lane is a fine example of this and it is one of the oldest grounds in England, with football having been played there since 1885. Gigg Lane is just a few miles away from Old Trafford but the two grounds couldn`t be more different these days.

While Bury`s ground has an all seater capacity of just 11,840, Old Trafford can accomodate just under 76,000 spectators. Old Trafford opened in 1909 and at the time wouldn`t have been too dissimilar from its near neighbour but as Manchester United`s success became a global phenomenon, the need for such a massive stadium was obvious.

In many ways, the atmosphere at Gigg Lane is no less memorable and there are other historic aspects too. Bury`s ground was one of the earliest to have permanent floodlights which were installed in 1953 although floodlit games have been played here as far back as 1889 - before Old Trafford was even built!

Since Preston North End began their slide down the English league ladder, they are featured even less as far as TV is concerned. However, Preston were once one of the strongest sides in world football and they had a stadium worthy of such success.

Having been built way back in 1860, Preston`s Deepdale ground is the oldest continually used site for league football in the world. These days, Deepade has an all seated capacity of 23,408 although the record crowd here stands at 42,684 for a match against Arsenal in 1938.

Of the new, purpose built grounds that have emerged in recent years, Arsenal`s Emirates Stadium is one of the most impressive. Arsenal as a club had outgrown their Highbury ground due to their continued success in the Premier League and at one point had played their Champions League matches at Wembley in order to cope with bigger crowds.

The Emirates however has a capacity of over 60,000 and such issues are very much a thing of the past.

In contrast, just a few miles down the road from Arsenal`s purpose built ground sits Brisbane Road, home of Leyton Orient. With a capacity of just over 9,000, this is one of the smallest grounds around and it`s no wonder that Orient owner Barry Hearn is concerned at being dwarfed by the giant Olympic Stadium in Stratford which will be home to West Ham from 2013.

Whether they`re on TV or not, there are some impressive grounds across the country and a good way to find out about them is with a stadium tour. By taking such a tour and staying at Old Trafford hotels you can really get behind the scenes and see these great grounds from a player`s perspective.

By Guest blogger

The latest news out today in a 6 year grudge match is pub landlady Karen Murphy has won the European tie against the Premier League and is set for a final replay in the High Courts over her right to screen matches in her pub using foreign decoders.

Mrs Murphy lost the initial case and was ordered to pay £8000 to the vast Premier League coffers but instead of taking this lying down she referred the case to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) who have ruled in her favour, this now needs to be settled in the high court back home but it’s highly unusual for them to go against the ruling of the ECJ.

The repercussions of this ruling seem almost endless so let’s have a look at how this affects the key players:

Pubs across the country

At first glance this is excellent news for the suffering pub trade in the UK, you would have to be blind to have not noticed the increasing number of boarded up pubs over recent years and with an industry which relies solely on being able to draw a crowd more match day offerings can only be a good thing. Also in Karen Murphy’s case she paid £118 pound per month for her Greek decoder compared to £480 for Sky’s package this saves her £4344 a year!

The football fan

Quite simply more live football down your local, who doesn’t like the sound of that

Premiership clubs

With football TV rights being a major source of revenue for the clubs especially those without the big foreign investment they must be looking very closely how this is all going to pan out with the likelihood of the Premier League having to package the TV rights deals very differently in the future. There is also the potential drop in ticket sales with the option of fans having a few pints and watching the game much more economical for most (depending on how much you drink though I suppose).

The Premier league

This is where things get complicated as the ruling was quite specific in that it was only the screening of the match itself that cannot be considered intellectual property all surrounding media like the Premier League anthem, graphics and video sequences were protected by copyright allowing them to apply their many varied restrictions. This is also only an EU ruling and vast sums are made selling the TV rights to the wider world.

Sky & ESPN

Perhaps these two should be most worried about the ruling, especially Sky, with their ever increasing fees and seemingly iron grip on football coverage in the UK will this be a step in, as the ruling commented, making the EU single market a border-free zone for goods and services. On the other hand no one can deny the quality of coverage provided by Sky and is any other broadcaster really able to compete with that?

In summary this seems to be a victory for the common man, the nation’s landlords/ladies get to save money and increase trade, the average football fan gets to enjoy more games. Let’s leave it to the power mongers to sort out the technicalities as long as Karen gets her 8 grand back we’ll be on the right road.

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Written by Graham Brown