By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer This is karma. 12 months after QPR’s pluckiness and Manchester City’s complacency contrived to make for the most exciting end to a Premier League season in history, we’ve been handed a set of fixtures which make mowing the lawn on a mild afternoon seem moderately appealing. Yes, Arsenal and Tottenham are trying […]
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Andy Gray exclusive: Find out how Spurs can qualify for the Champions League at Arsenal’s expense
‘And now the end is near, and so I face the final curtain’. We can’t bring you Frank Sinatra but expert football pundit and analyst Andy Gray is joining Paddy Power for one last time as the Premier League season draws to a close. Don’t worry too much though, he could well be making a spectacular return next […]
Find out why there is more than £750k at stake for Arsenal this weekend
By Josh Powell | Premier League betting £755,062 is the precise difference between third and fourth in terms of Premier League prize money. But there is plenty more at stake for Arsene Wenger and his Arsenal side going in to the weekend where they could dramatically set-up the league’s first ever third place play-off. Europa […]
GIF: Shaun Maloney’s 25 free kick…Wigan’s last moment of hope
After the way Wigan performed at Wembley on Saturday,to win the FA Cup, the Latics fans were right to feel a least a glimmer of optimism ahead of tonight’s game away to Arsenal. Shaun Maloney’s well executed free-kick right before half-time cancelled out Lucas Podolski’s 11th minute opener and looked to have rattled a less […]
Why it isn’t wise backing Tottenham to finish in the top four
By Josh Powell | Premier League betting news The fight for the Premier League title fizzled out faster than an Audley Harrison bout. Manchester United had the crown won before the second week of February, around the same time you forgot Valentines Day and spent a night in the doghouse. Luckily for punters the battle […]
Find out why Andy Gray is tipping Arsenal to do the business
Expert football pundit and analyst Andy Gray is hoping to make a few bob for a summer holiday before the season ends. He’s joined the Paddy Power Blog team to give his insight on Saturday’s crunch Premier League fixtures on the box with the race for fourth hotting up. QPR v Arsenal, ESPN, 5.15pm People say when you are relegated your team […]
RVP secures a huge refund on Arsenal v Manchester United
Robin van Persie was always going to be the centre of attention for his return to the Emirates Stadium and although it wasn’t the type of vintage performance he’s put in while proudly wearing the tablecloth of United, he did the business for Paddy Power customers today. His penalty late in the first half was […]
GIF: Szczesny’s excellent face save for Arsenal
Wojciech Szczęsny stopped a Robin van Persie header with his face. Well done to him, keeping the ball out in whatever way possible is what he’s paid to do. Making us laugh is just a welcome by product. Yeah, it’s not big and it’s not clever, but it is funny.
Arsenal v Manchester United: as it happened
It’s not the most crucial meeting of Arsenal and Manchester United we’ve ever seen, but there’s still a good bit riding on it. We may not see a post-match pizza fight, but there’s every chance of a cracking game. The Manchester United players may have spent the week uploading lame celebratory photos to Instagram, but […]
Arsenal v Manchester United – where the money is going
By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer The league title is in the bag for United, but judging by Sir Alex Ferguson’s almost obsessive words about setting a new Premier League points record, his team won’t be freewheeling their way to the season’s end. It seems to have convinced the betting public because even though […]
Tottenham and Manchester United among the best backed teams of the weekend
By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer With the trophy secured and the champagne gleefully wasted, we’ve reached an odd part of the season. for many teams, safety has been guaranteed and aside from logging on to Ryanair.com, Europe is beyond reach for others. The reasons for a lot of teams to give a toss […]
Infographic: Discover why it pays to prove your loyalty with Paddy Power’s Team Pages
Manchester United won their 20th Premier League crown on Monday night, but it is not the only title they’ve won this season. The Red Devils have the most Paddy Power Team Page fans, topping the pile ahead of Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea. Team Pages give football fans a new way of proving their club loyalty […]
Gif of the day: Robin Van Persie’s cracking volley to secure the title
You know the story. Your star striker’s being banging them in left, right and centre and then goes all Emile Heskey-like and doesn’t score for 10 games. But Robin Van Persie’s middle goal in his hat-trick against Aston Villa on Monday night justified his £23m transfer price and secured his first Premier League winners medal. […]
Arsenal v Everton preview: Keep calm and back goals
By Josh Powell | Arsenal v Everton, 7.45pm, Sky Sports 2 The Emirates hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for Everton. That could be down to the intense atmosphere, the bellowing noise in the stadium or the intimidating nature of the corporate seats. Realistically though, Everton’s record away to Arsenal was pretty woeful long before the […]
Potty for Paolo: Sunderland give one punter a 150/1 winner
By Josh Powell | Betting news #IfWeKnewThen The Premier League didn’t throw up too many surprises at the weekend but that didn’t stop punters crashing on some huge prices. At half-time in Saturday’s five three o’clock kick-offs there had been just one Premier League goal and the dreary sound of Charlie Nicholas’ Soccer Saturday analysis was worse […]
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