Feb 2011 w/e 2 Results & w/e 3 Predictions

Once again I have been somewhat abject at updating this blog.  Perhaps it was because I was trying to get over last weekends unsucessful wager?  With about 20 minutes left to play I was only waiting on two teams to score, but as you can probably tell from my tone this did not turn into a champagne moment.

With funds a little tight at the moment I was down to a single £2 Goal-Rush bet.  Last weekends Goal-Rush coupon, and results, are as follows;
Blackpool 1-1 Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion 3-3 West Ham
Bristol City 0-2 Leeds United
Norwich City 2-1 Reading
Watford 1-3 Burnley
Walsall 0-1 Bournemouth

Amazingly it was two home teams that let me down!  And I would also like to note my displeasure at ladbrokes removing Peterborough United's games from the coupon!  Highly unjust and unfair I feel!

That leaves me at £42 staked and just £18 won.

And so onto this weekend, which is F.A Cup weekend.  There are lots of Rd4 replays though, and nothing is really taking my fancy.  However non-leave Crawley have reached the fifth round and have an exciting tie away at Manchester United!  With it on TV I've stuck a couple of pounds on United to win 3-1 at odds of 10/1. 

I also have a single line Goal-Rush for todays football, none of them are F.A. Cup games though, with the following games chosen;
Ipswich Town v Hull City
Leeds United v Norwich City
Portsmouth v Barnsley
Reading v Watford
Colchester United v Walsall
Hartlepool v MK Dons

My friends at Ladbrokes also run a free bet on a 5 game accumulator each week.  They chose the 5 games, you guess the results.  Get all 5 correct to win £5000.  I have had a stab at this this week and chosen the following results;
Birmingham City 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Stoke City 1-1 Brighton Hove Albion
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Cardiff City
Ipswich Town 2-1 Hull City
Manchester United 3-1 Crawley Town

Here's hoping for champagne!

Mid Week And Weekend Catchup

Apologies for not updating.  To catch up, I shall be swift.  My last midweek bets were unsuccessful.  Aston Villa lost to Manchester United, and the following results came in;

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Burnley *
Peterborough United 5-3 Sheffield Wednesday *
Blackpool 1-3 West Ham *
Cardiff City 2-2 Reading
Hull City 2-2 Leeds United
Watford 1-1 Crystal Palace
Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Portsmouth

That was close, but not quite good enough and left me with £38 having been gambled and £18 won.

Last weekend, Saturday 5th February, I was at my good friend Bill's in Maldon.  Having already made my predictions we rushed to find a Coral where I could place my Goal-Rush equivalent.

I opted for just one line, consisting of seven matches.  My £2 bet would have returned £85.34.  Heres how results panned out;

Everton 5-3 Blackpool
Burnley 2-1 Norwich City
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Watford
Portsmouth 1-1 Derby County
Peterborough United 4-4 Southampton
Swindon Town 1-1 Rochdale
West Ham United 0-1 Birmingham City 

Again, close but no cigar.  I'm now at £40 wagered and £18 won.

A Full Mid-Week Football Schedule!

With a full fixture list for the Premier League, Championship, and Leagues 1 & 2 I have decided to treat this mid-week like I would a usual weekend.  That means a two-line Goal-Rush coupon, and also a sneaky gamble on the Manchester United vs Aston Villa game.

For this mid-week I have a three match Goal-Rush (at 4/1) and seven match Goal Rush (at 45/1), both with a £2 stake as is my norm.  My selections are as follows, with the matches in my three-game-goal-rush highlighted with an asterix;

Doncaster Rovers vs Burnley *
Peterborough United vs Sheffield Wednesday *
Blackpool vs West Ham *
Cardiff City vs Reading
Hull City vs Leeds United
Watford vs Crystal Palace
Queens Park Rangers vs Portsmouth

At present Manchester United are unbeaten in the league, and tonight Aston Villa travel to the 'theatre of dreams' to try and remove their unbeaten status.  Truthfully I think the game will be a draw, but Aston Villa are on a roll, we did win at Old Trafford last season, and Gerard Houllier as an outstanding record against Sir Alex. So i've stuck £2 on Aston Villa to win 1-0, and Darren Bent to score the only goal of the game.  I got 75/1 in store at William Hill after their website had teased me with odds of 120/1. 

Champagne tonight?  Who knows, this is becoming thirsty work though!