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The Big Three

Man Utd

Time for another shot at the big 3 winning 1-0, 2-0 or 3-0 again. Perm them in trebles.

Arsenal play Newcastle again, and though Newcastle held them in the first half on Saturday, ultimately the Gunners had too much class and movement. Adebayor is on fire at the moment and I expect him to score again here.

Chelsea host a spirited Reading side, who gave a good account of themselves against Manchester United two weeks ago, but like most sides when they play the top teams, they didn’t take their chances. I expect them to push Chelsea hard, like they did in the reverse fixture early on in the season (a 2-1 loss, after taking the leed); but Chelsea, as demonstrated at Wigan on Saturday only need a couple of chances to win a game, due to the quality of their finishing.

United welcome Portsmouth to Old Trafford on Wednesday and will be aiming to put one over Pompey after they drew at Fratton Park early in the season. Expect Ronaldo to be fired up for this one, as he was sent off last time and felt hard done by. Pompey have a great away record and the signing of Baros will give them more options on the break, but United are in too hot form at the moment to consider anything but a home win.

HT Draw - FT Home

All 3 of these sides are partial to this outcome, and it happened to all three at the weekend. Normally the away teams comes to these games looking not to concede early on and therefore a lot of the games end up 0-0 at half time. The Big Guns usually step up a gear after the break and the away team become tired due to their work-rate; and that’s when gaps and mistakes appear, that the superior home side exploit.

Doubles and Treble at Skybet or Lardrokes

Draw - Arsenal = 7-2

Draw - Chelsea = 7-2

Draw - United = 7-2

Double pays 20-1, Treble 91-1.

Anytime and First Goalscorers

Adebayor (7-2), Anelka (7-2) and Ronaldo (10-3 all @ Stan James) are all in great form this season and even more so recently. They look a good shout to continue this rich vein.

Treble Anytime Goalscorer at Boylesport returns 6-1

First Goal Doubles and Treble = Minimum Double 19-1, Treble 87-1

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