| Chelsea FC vs Bolton Wanderers |
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| Written by Scott Burgess | |||||||
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Thursday, 08 May 2008
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 The race for the Barclays English Premier League Title is between two off the hottest clubs in all of football (soccer). Chelsea FC and Manchester United FC are tied for first place, 84 points, with one match each at hand. The scheduled matches for Sunday, May 11, Bolton Wanderers at Chelsea and Man United at Wigan Athletic. If one loses the other wins, if both win Man United wins on goal difference, if both lose Man United wins on goal difference. Chelsea and Man United will also meet each other in the UEFA Champions League Finals on May 29 in Moscow. It should make for an interesting battle. Oddsmakers at Betway.com have Chelsea as 1.14 favorites over Bolton who are listed as 15.00 underdogs. Get your Chelsea vs Bolton pick in now at Betway.comChelsea most recently beat Newcastle 2-0 on the road after goals from Michael Ballack and Florent Malouda sealed the deal. They must get three points from Bolton, which shouldn’t be too hard as they are 7-2-1 SU in their last ten meetings. Their last meeting with Bolton, on their pitch, Chelsea won 1-0. In Chelsea’s last ten games they’ve outscored their opponents 16-7 and they are 3-1-1 SU during their last five road games. During UEFA CL play Chelsea only lost one road game. Top five goal scorers for Chelsea 1 Anelka, Nicolas - 11 2 Lampard, Frank - 10 3 Drogba, Didier - 8 4 Ballack, Michael - 7 5 Kalou, Salomon - 7 Bolton sits tied with Fullham and Reading for 16,17 and 18 position after they recently beat Sunderland 2-0. They are 2-2-6 SU in their last ten matches where they been outscored 8-18. On home pitch they are 2-1-2 SU where they’ve only been able to muster up six goals. Top five scorers for Bolton 1 Nolan, Kevin - 5 2 Diouf, El Hadji - 4 3 Davies, Kevin - 3 4 Taylor, Matthew - 3 5 Giannakopoulos, Stelios – 2 Chelsea FC vs Bolton Wanderers When: Sun, May 11, 2008 10:00 AM ET Line: Betway.com Pick: Chelsea 1.14 The Bottom Line: Chelsea knows how to play under pressure, which they showed in UEFA CL play. They will have to sit and wait after their win to see how Man United’s match turns out, to know their fate. Get your Chelsea vs Bolton pick in now at Betway.com                        |
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