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| Betting Odds On
Chelsea’s Chances Of Winning The FA Cup And Qualifying For The Knockout
Round Of The Champions League |
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Premier League side
Chelsea have been drawn
against Nottingham Forest for the third round of the FA Cup, with Frank
Lampard’s men poised to begin their campaign in January after what will be
a busy domestic period in the top flight.
Despite hitting a bit of a
slump prior to Wednesday’s win over Aston Villa, the Blues have certainly
exceeded expectations under Lampard this season and they’re now thought to
be a lock for the top four, although Jose Mourinho’s Spurs could possibly
make things a bit difficult if they slip up.
Chelsea are currently
banned from making transfers, a sanction that could be lifted in the coming
days following an appeal hearing. They’re also headed by a manager
who’s only just getting his feel of what it’s like working in the
Premier League after completing his first year as a head coach at Derby last
season.
The Premier League title looks to be Liverpool’s at the
moment; the Anfield side have opened up an eight-point gap at the top of the
standings after their win against Everton on Wednesday, while the Blues have
already been knocked out of the Carabao Cup. They certainly aren’t
favoured to win the Champions League and aren’t even sure of qualification
for the knockout stages as that’s set to go down to the wire in what will
be a deciding fixture against Lille next Tuesday.
The FA Cup remains
Chelsea’s only realistic avenue for silverware this term and they’re
thought to have a good enough chance by the bookies. The Stamford Bridge outfit
have been attached to odds of 8/1 by Bet365 but you could get a slightly better
bet with Betvictor, who are offering 9/1 on that front.
Fans unsure of
which sportsbook they should favour would likely be happy to know that
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Manchester City are the current favourites to win the FA Cup at
3/1 with Skybet while the Reds are also right up there at 11/2 with Ladbrokes.
Mourinho’s Tottenham are 7/1 with William Hill.
Skybet also have
offers as it pertains to who the four semi-finalists will be.
Arsenal/Chelsea/Manchester City/Tottenham is 66/1 at the moment but there are
several other combinations to bet on.
You could get 80/1 on
Chelsea/Manchester City/Manchester United/ Tottenham while there’s 100/1
going on Chelsea/Manchester City/Tottenham/West Ham and Chelsea/Manchester
City/Manchester United/Wolves.
As for the Blues’ UCL chances,
they’re 2/11 favourites over Lille with Bet365, who have 12/1 odds on
offer on a win for the French side and 6/1 on a draw. They’re only 10/3 to
win their Group H bracket with Ladbrokes, though, with Ajax thought to be the
side best positioned to win it at 4/7 with William Hill and Valencia at 3/1
with Skybet.
The bookies have Ajax and Chelsea as the favourites for
qualification at 1/8 and 1/7 respectively.
If you’re impressed
enough by Lampard’s young Blues side to want to bet on them, there are
interesting odds going around on the two aforementioned competitions. You could
also back them to finish in the Premier league’s top four with a 4/11 bet
from Paddy Power. |
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