Free Horse Racing Tips - Monday

It's back to normality for the racing world after a great Crabby's Grand National, which saw Leighton Aspell win for the second successive year, this time aboard Many Clouds, who had been written off by many due to recent poor form and gallop.

So, onto Monday's racing, and who to back, on the flat, with our free horse racing tips;

WINDSOR 2:10

SUGAR LUMP       10/3 BET365 LOSE

WINDSOR 4:10

LEAR'S ROCK        6/1 BET365  WIN




REDCAR 4:20

SECOND WAVE    11/8 CORAL WIN

United Outclass City In Derby

What a game it was from Old Trafford, with City looking for their fifth successive derby win, and United looking to continue their fine run of form. 
And it was City who started at great pace and created an early chance for Navas who was stopped by De Gea, before Silva's cross to Aguero, who found the net after 8 minutes.
But, United grew into the game, and leveled from Ashley Young on 14 minutes, before taking the lead from a deep cross from Young, with Fellaini nodding home from close range. 
Vincent Kompany escaped a red card for a bad challenge on Blind, but was replaced at Half Time, injured in making that challenge. 

United continued to press into the second half, and it was Juan Mata who slotted past Joe Hart to make it 3-1 midway into the half, and then Chris Smalling made it 4-1 not long after, as Mangala played everyone onside from a free kick on the left. 
A late consolation goal from Aguero brought up his 100th goal for City, but it was United who were cheering at the full time whistle.

The crowd once again at Old Trafford was incredible, as United finally ended the dominance of City in Derby's over recent years. 

United take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge next week live on Sky, and what a game that promises to be. Can United show what they're really about.....or are Chelsea too Strong?
Chelsea, of course, got lucky against QPR this afternoon, with a late Fabregas winner, but Champions find away to win when they're not playing well!

Premier League Football Stats

There's seven games in the Barclays Premier League this Saturday, starting at The Liberty Stadium, for the early game, as Swansea host Everton, and ending with Arsenal's travel to the North West to take on Burnley at Turf Moor, in the evening kick-off. 

Here's a couple of stats (Opta) for each game.....

Swansea v Everton

Swansea are looking to win three Premier League games in a row for the first time since the opening three games of the season.

Everton have won 13 and lost none of their 19 league games against Swansea.

Southampton v Hull

Southampton have won seven of their last eight against Hull City (L1), including each of the last five.

Since February 1, Southampton have taken only two points more (11) than Hull City (nine) and have played an additional game.

Saints have scored only five goals in their last nine Premier League matches.

Sunderland v Palace

Glenn Murray has scored Palace’s opening goal in four of their last six games.

Crystal Palace have kept only one clean sheet under Alan Pardew (in 11 PL games).

Spurs v Villa

Tottenham have won their last five Premier League meetings with Aston Villa, netting two or more goals in each game.

Aston Villa have scored just six goals in their last 12 Premier League matches against Tottenham and never more than once in a game.

Harry Kane has scored six goals in his last four Premier League games at White Hart Lane.

West Brom v Leicester

West Brom have won each of their last four competitive encounters with Leicester City.

Tony Pulis has not lost three successive Premier League games since April 2013 when he was at Stoke.

West Ham v Stoke

West Ham have won only one of their last nine Premier League games (D3 L5).

Stoke manager Mark Hughes has lost only one of his last 10 Premier League encounters with Sam Allardyce (W6 D3).

Burnley v Arsenal

Burnley have let in 10 goals in their last four matches against Arsenal in all competitions (average of 2.5 per game).

Olivier Giroud has scored 10 goals in his last 10 matches for Arsenal in all competitions.

Horse Racing Tips - Grand National Meeting Day 2

A great opening day to 2015's Grand National Meeting, which saw Paul Nicholls get a quick double, as 16/1 shot All Yours won the Juvenile Hurdle, to grab his first Grade 1 win, before Silviniaco Conti showed some class jumping, and a game finish to win the Betfred Bowl Chase for the second year running, and his 6th Grade 1 win.
Meanwhile, in the Doom Bar Aintree Hurdle, A P McCoy took advantage of a nasty fall at the last from Arctic Fire and Ruby Walsh, to win by 13 lengths on-board Jezki, who now has seven Grade 1 wins in his career.

And there's another three Grade 1 races on Friday, with the Betfred Mildmay Novices' Chase, Betfred Melling Chase and the Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle, all live on Channel 4.

AINTREE - FRIDAY DAY 2

2:15 - GLINGER BURN      2/1 Coral  LOSE

2:50 - SAPHIR DU RHEU 13/8 Coral  WIN


LEICESTER DOUBLE - Each Way

1:30 - WILDE INSPIRATION  PLACED 2nd
2:40 - MARGOT ROAD          LOSE

BET365 - 32/1 LOSE

LEICESTER TREBLE - WIN

2:05 - TWISTING HAY 
3:15 - JUSTICE GOOD  
3:50 - OCEANOGRAPHER 

BET365 - 9.1/1 LOSE

Countdown to the Derby - Manchester United v Manchester City

Only a couple of days left now until the big derby on Sunday, as United take on City at Old Trafford; lets hope it's another classic game. And who'd have thought, at the turn of the year, United would be above City going into this game!?

So, as countdown draws nearer, a few stats to get you thinking;

- City have lost their last 4 away games in all competitions, and have only one away win the last 7 games in all competitions. 

- City have beaten United in their last 3 league meetings at Old Trafford, scoring 11 goals, and conceding just 2. United have only managed 1 league win against their fierce rivals, in their last 6 games, home and away.

- United have won the last 5 games in the league, since losing to Swansea in February, and have only lost 2 league games at Old trafford in the league this season (v Swansea - opening day of season and v Southampton in January, which was the last time United failed to score in the league). They have won 10 of the last 11 home matches in the Premier league.


- United have scored 3 goals in 4 of their last 5 home league games - and 7 of their last 10.


Where will your money be on Sunday? 



Check back soon for more stats, and free tips, including Aintree and Grand national tips, and Premier League tips this weekend. 

Horse Racing Tips

The free horse racing tips are back, so lets see if we can bag a few winners today, as we draw ever closer to the spectacle that is, the crabbys grand national, now only 3 days away.

LINGFIELD (AW)

2:00 CHARLIES MATE       10/3 Paddy Power WIN

2:30 JUST FIVE                10/1 (EW) Paddy Power LOSE

3:30 LUJEANIE                  3/1 William Hill  LOSE

4:00 BOW AND ARROW      9/4 Paddy Power  WIN


LUCKY 15

NOTT. 3:10 SPINATRIX       11/8 BET365   WIN

NOTT. 4:40 WHAT ASHAM    9/4 BET365  LOSE

CATT. 2:20 MESHARDAL      3/1 BET365   WIN

CATT. 3:20 POETIC VERSE   7/2 BET365   LOSE

£1 SINGLE STAKES (£15) PAYS £393.45

Premier League Relegation Battle

We were treated to a fairly entertaining mid-week game at Villa Park, as a Benteke hat-trick earned Aston Villa a 3-3 draw with QPR, who had led twice in the game despite only having 36% of the possession. But what does that do in terms of the relegation battle? Nothing, is the short answer.

For me, I believe Leicester and QPR are the certain teams to go down. But for the final team, it's any one of three; Burnley, Hull, or Villa.

There's no doubting Hull have the toughest task coming to the end of the season, as they still have Southampton, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs and Manchester United to play, in their remaining 7 fixtures.
Villa are another side who don't have it to easy in the closing stages of this seasons Premier League, and still have to face Spurs, Manchester City, Southampton, and a very interesting final game of the season against relegation rivals Burnley.

Hull have really disappointed me this season, and I expected much more from a few of their players, including Livermore, Abel Hernandez, and Ramirez, but it's just not worked out. I like Steve Bruce, but in my opinion, Hull are going to struggle to get many points, if they don't change drastically, and they could be the ones to go.

Premier League - Battle for Survival

Tuesday night sees another tough battle for Premier League survival, as Villa host QPR at Villa Park.




QPR recorded just their second away win this season in the Premier League at the weekend, with a 4-1 win against West Brom, and that will surely give them huge confidence going into tonight's fixture.

Aston Villa sit just above the drop zone, in 17th, 2 points clear of Burnley, after a 3-1 away loss to Manchester United over the Easter Weekend. 

Villa have a good record at home, against tonight's opponents, having won five, and drawn one of the last 6 league games, and a win would move them 5 points clear of the relegation zone, with just 6 games remaining. 

Both sides are without key players for tonight's game, with Alan Hutton, Scott Sinclair and Ashley Westwood unavailable for Villa, and Vargas, Yun Suk Young and Leroy Fer missing for QPR.

Despite an impressive win at the weekend for QPR, it's hard to see another victory coming away from home so soon, and they are yet to win 2 games in a row this season, and haven't had back-to-back away wins in the top flight, since 1995!

KEY STATS - OPTA

Christian Benteke has scored four goals in his last four league games for Tim Sherwood’s side, more than he had netted in his previous 21 (3).

Aston Villa have scored just seven goals in their last 20 Premier League matches against London sides, and never more than once in a match in that time (W2 D3 L15).

QPR’s last league win at Villa Park came back in March 1992 (1-0). QPR have scored in each of their last 12 Premier League matches against Aston Villa.

Aston Villa have won just one of their last eight Premier League home games (W1 D3 L4). Villa have failed to find the net in four of these eight matches.

PREDICTION

It's a really tough game to call, and a draw doesn't really do either team any good. I can see Villa just edging QPR, and enhancing their survival chances, which would have been Sherwood's key objective when taking charge.

VILLA WIN (23/20 bet365)- 1-0/2-1 (13/2 - 17/2 bet365)

Saturday's Premier League Football Preview

A great day of football and horse racing as usual this Saturday, and I've got a few stats and correct score tips for all the Premier League football games being played today. Don't forget to check the FREE BETS Page and get signed up for £100's in offers <<<<<<<<

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SATURDAY'S BEST DOUBLE & TREBLE AT BOTTOM OF POST

12:45         Sunderland v Liverpool      LIVERPOOL WIN #2-1 - 15/2

Liverpool are undefeated in the last 6 in all competitions - 4 wins and 2 draws, since losing 3-0 to United. Liverpool's away record in the league has been up and down, with 4 wins and 5 defeats in the 9 played. Sunderland only have 1 win in last 10 league games - the derby game which they beat Newcastle 1-0 away. They have drawn 6 of the last 10 games, and have drawn 6 of 10 home games in the league this season, and have failed to score more than once at home since beating Stoke 3-1 in October. Last league game against City was first time Sunderland had scored more than 1 in a game, since beating Palace 3-1 away (9 games) - failed to score in 4 of those 9. I can see Liverpool just edging this one, but I don't think it'll be comfortable for them.

15:00         Burnley v QPR                     BURNLEY WIN #1-0   -  7/1

It could get worse on the road for QPR as they travel to Burnley, and look to avoid a tenth straight league defeat away from home. QPR have scored just 4 goals and conceded 22 on their travels, and have failed to score in 5. Burnley haven't won in last 5 in all competitions, since beating Southampton at Turf Moor, and will see this as a big opportunity to end that, and grab a win. Their last 6 home games (all comps) have seen under 2.5 goals - under 1.5 goals in 3 of those 6. 9 of their 12 home games in all comps have seen under 2.5 goals - under 1.5 goals in 6 of those 12. Burnley have failed to score more than once in each of those 12 games.

15:00         Chelsea v Newcastle           CHELSEA WIN #3-1  -   12/1

Chelsea looking to extended the home record to 10 wins from 10. They've conceded just 3 goals in their 9 home league games this season, and will hope for a better defensive display than against Spurs at White Hart Lane. Newcastle have scored 6 goals in last 2 league games, and have scored in 6 of last 7 league games. But the Magpies have conceded 8 goals in their last 3 league games. Chelsea will want to forget last week’s derby defeat, and I think they'll see of manager-less Newcastle easy enough here.

15:00         Everton v Man City              CITY WIN #2-1     -       8/1

Everton have only lost 1 of last 6 league games at Goodison. They have lost their last 4 league games however, and conceded 9 goals, scoring just 2 in those 4 games (both goals came in defeat to Newcastle). The Toffees have also won just 1 of their last 8 league games. City, on the other hand, haven't lost in their last 13 games in all competitions; won 11, drawn 2. They have won their last 4 away league games - scoring 11 and conceding 2 - 2 clean sheets. City have the best away record in the league with 7 wins in 10 - 1 defeat, and average 2.4 goals a game. It might be close if Everton can get it together.

15:00         Leicester v Aston Villa         DRAW #1-1        -        6/1

New Years Day 2015 - Premier League Tips

Happy New Year to all. There's a full fixture list for the Barclays Premier League on New Years Day, so hopefully the hangovers aren't too bad.
As well the football there's plenty of racing meetings to get stuck into, including action from Cheltenham, Catterick and Musselburgh. I literally had a dream last night which involved the names of 2 horses which run on New Years Day, I'm just wondering if that's coincidence, but I may have to have a little each-way double, just in case. Ned Stark and Birch Hill were the runners if you wanted to know, and current price for the double is about 156/1 on bet365

So, straight to the football tips, which there's correct score predictions for all New Years Day Premier League.....

12:45 Stoke v Man Utd

I've struggled with a few today, and this one is no exception, but I’ve gone with a 2-1 United win, over the 1-1 draw. United unbeaten in 9 league games since losing away at City, and I can see them maintaining that. Stoke unpredictable at times this season, and have won 4 lost, 4 at home

PREDICTION – 2-1 Man Utd         17/2

15:00 Aston Villa v Crystal Palace

Villa have only managed 11 goals in 19 league games this season, and only 7 in 9 home games. As for Palace, since beating Liverpool 3-1, they've only scored 3 goals in 7 league games. Villa to just edge it

PREDICTION – 1-0 Villa                  13/2

15:00 Hull v Everton

Everton have lost 4 consecutive away games in the league, but if they wanted to play any team away right now, it'd have to be Hull City, who have won just 1 league game at home, when beating Palace 2-0 in October, and have lost 4 from 5 of their home games since (scoring 1 goal). If Everton play to their ability, they should win.

PREDICTION – 2-1 Everton           19/2