Weekend Tips

The transfer deadline has come and gone and today many of those new signing will get their debuts. It will be interesting to see how they all get on. For me I am very interested in the early kick-off between West Ham and Fulham to see how Andy Carroll plays. There is no in my mind that Carroll will be a success for West Ham and I think his chances of scoring today are very good. This being said I am also looking forward to seeing Fulham and the likes of Dimitar Berbatov, however I doubt he will feature. For me he is a great signing for Fulham. 

So another full set of fixtures before the two week International break as well as horse-racing from Sandown, Chester and Beverley as well as Rugby League action.

Football:

This week my single bet will be on West Ham. I watched West Ham last weekend against Swansea and quite simply they were awful. Swansea torn West Ham apart in truth, with a little help from the West Ham defence that was. However as ever with football this is another game. West Ham are usually strong at home. Upton Park is a formidable place to go. The crowd will be lively and buoyant after the recent additions. Then we have Fulham. Without doubt the more notorious bad travellers the Premier League has ever seen. Although they themselves have added some quality to their side. 

Carroll set for debut today

I expect plenty of goals in this one and would not be surprised by a 3-3 scoreline. Having said that I am tipping West Ham to win this one with Carroll (right) scoring almost a cert. I have never been a fan of Sam Alladyce however he has signed some very good players during the summer. I believe he now has the squad to survive in the Premier League. The likes of Yossi Benayoun and Matt Jarvis are good Premier League players that will both score goals and create chances for others. 

As for Martin Jol's Fulham, they have undergone some change this summer losing players like Moussa Dembele, Clint Dempsey and Andy Johnson. They have started the season well, thrashing Norwich and giving Manchester United a real game at Old Trafford despite ending up losing. I think the signing of Dimitar Berbatov and Hugo Rodellega add an attacking threat they will cause plenty of defences a headache. However it is in centre midfield where I feel they are lacking. This will be exploited today I feel. 

So I predict Fulham's poor away record to continue today in a high scoring defeat. As a result 4/6 (SkyBet) for both teams to scores looks a great bet. On top of that West Ham are 5/4 for more booking points which again looks very very likely. 

Match odds: West Ham 7/5, Fulham 15/8, Draw 23/10

Bet of the Day: West Ham at 7/5 (SkyBet) to beat Fulham. 

Accumulator Wins: Leeds, Sheffield Wednesday, Crawley Town and Blackpool @29/1 (SkyBet)

Longshot of the day: 3 Draws: Swansea/Sunderland, West Brom/Everton and Wigan/Stoke @36/1 (SkyBet) 

If feeling very lucky add Liverpool/Arsenal @130/1 (SkyBet)

Horse Racing:

Win bet : 2.50 @ Sandown: Master of War @ 2/1 (SkyBet)

Each Way bet: 3.05 @ Chester: Capaill Laith @20/1 (SkyBet)

Also Richard Hughes has some very good rides today and an accumulator on him would not be a bad idea.

Rugby League:

Bradford to beat Hull looks a great bet. The Bulls are on great form despite the off the field issues. Hull are already confirmed in the play-offs and see Bradford as being more committed in this one.  Bradford at @ 4/11 (Skybet). Tempting to combine with wins for Wakefield and Warrington for even money bet. 

Good Luck with your bets.