January 2012 Football Betting Highlights in the UK

UK Football Selections are dominating the Sportsbetting Arena at Bookmakers Online!

2011 is entering its final stretch and football fans are gearing up for a blistering start to 2012 with a series of wildly popular matches slated for the New Year. Foremost in punters’ minds are the matches scheduled for the 7th of January and the 12th January 2012. The likes of top-tier teams in Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool will compete for football glory. Top UK bookmakers such as 888sport have all the latest betting odds available ahead of these titanic clashes. New and seasoned betting pundits will be able to benefit from a range of world-class odds, stats, reviews free bets and more. The latest betting predictions and odds from 888sport reflect the following generous odds in anticipation of these football fixtures:

Saturday the 7th of January 2012 at 15:00: Manchester City (11/10) versus Manchester United (15/8) and a Draw at odds of 12/5
Wednesday the 11th of January 2012 at 19:45: Manchester City (4/5) versus Liverpool (10/3) and a Draw at odds of 9/4

Manchester United Performances Ahead of the January Clashes

Manchester United Football Club (FC) has performed extraordinarily well overall this season. Since August of 2011 Manchester United has recorded astonishing victories against the following opponents:

• At the Charity Shield: Man United 3 – 2 Man City
• At the Premier League: Man United 2 – 1 WBA
• At the Premier League: Man United 3 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur
• At the Premier League: Man United 8 – 2 Arsenal
• At the Premier League: Man United 5 – 0 Bolton Wanderers
• At the Champions League: Man United 1 – 1 Benfica
• At the Premier League: Man United 3 – 1 Chelsea
• At the Carling Cup: Man United 3 – 0 Leeds United
• At the Champions League: Man United 3 – 3 Basel
• At the Premier League: Man United 1 – 1 Liverpool
• At the Premier League: Man United 1 – 6 Manchester City
• At the Premier League: Man United 1 – 0 Everton
• At the Champions League: Man United 1 – 1 Benfica
• At the Premier League: Man United 4 – 1 Wolves

Manchester City Performances Ahead of the January Clashes

Manchester City has done as well as Manchester United, and they have recorded some pretty extraordinary results in their season. These include the following:

• Manchester City 1 – 0 Arsenal
• Chelsea 2 – 1 Manchester City
• Manchester City 5 – 1 Norwich City
• Liverpool 1 – 1 Manchester City
• Manchester City 3 – 1 Newcastle United
• Queens Park Rangers 2 – 3 Manchester City
• Manchester City 3 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
• Manchester United 1 – 6 Manchester City
• Manchester City 4 – 1 Aston Villa
• Blackburn Rovers 0 – 4 Manchester City
• Manchester City 2 – 0 Everton
• Fulham 2 – 2 Manchester City
• Manchester City 3 – 0 Wigan Athletic
• Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 5 Manchester City
• Bolton Wanderers 2 – 3 Manchester City
• Manchester City 4 – 0 Swansea

Liverpool Football Club Turns in some Stunning Performances to Date

While Liverpool FC has not performed as well as Manchester City or Manchester United, they are always a team to be reckoned with. The following results have been recorded in Liverpool FC fixtures to date:

• Liverpool 1 – 1 Sunderland
• Liverpool 2 – 0 Arsenal
• Liverpool 3 – 1 Exeter
• Liverpool 2 – 1 Brighton
• Liverpool 2 – 0 Everton
• Liverpool 1 – 1 Manchester United
• Liverpool 2 – 1 Stoke City
• Liverpool 2 – 0 West Brom
• Liverpool 2 – 0 Chelsea
• Liverpool 1 – 1 Manchester City

Starting Lineups for Manchester United FC, Manchester City FC and Liverpool FC are likely to include Some/Most of the Following Players

Liverpool FC – Jones, Johnson, Enrique, Agger, Aurilio, Suarez, Gerrard, Carroll, Maxi, Kuyt, Downing, Spearing, Lucas, Carragher, Reina, Adam, Doni, Skrtel, Bellamy.

Manchester United FC – de Gea, Evra, Jones, Ferdinand, Evans, Owen, Anderson, Berbatov, Rooney, Giggs, Smalling, Park, Hernandez, Vidic, Carrick, Nani, Young, Wellbeck, Fabio, Rafael and others.

Manchester City FC – Hart, Micah Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Yaya Toure, Barry, Silva,Nasri, Aguero, Balotelli.

Punters at the world’s foremost online betting sites will relish the prospect of putting their prediction caps on and predicting the outcomes of these scintillating matches. Leading football punters are expecting premium-quality betting action, top betting odds and enthralling viewing. Fixtures in the Premier League 2011/2012 are slated to continue well into the New Year. New players signing up to 888 sport will find the site is plenty stocked up with topnotch betting odds and all the fixtures in the UK Premier Division are listed. Free bets, stats, top bonuses and a range of promotional offers adorn the playing arena at the UKs leading Internet bookmaker. As it stands, the Barclays Premier League Championship table has the following rankings associated with the aforementioned teams:

• Man City has played 16 matches and is on 41 points
• Man Utd has played 16 matches and is on 39 points
• Tottenham has played 15 matches and is on 34 points
• Chelsea has played 16 matches and is on 32 points
• Arsenal has played 16 matches and is on 29 points
• Liverpool has played 16 matches and is on 29 points

Based on the table, it is Liverpool FC that stands to benefit from beating the aforementioned teams to boost its overall points tally. There’s plenty of festive cheer in the air, because bettors at 888sport can access multiple promotional offers including the following: Bet & Watch to win up to £888 - plus a guaranteed £/€5 free bet. And for fans of football there’s the 88th minute Special where punters score a late winner with a moneyback special offer.