ENGLISH PREMIER BETTING PICK - MANCHESTER UNITED V EVERTON

English Premier

2006-11-29 - Manchester United vs Everton

A Sports Betting Pick by Gooner

MANCHESTER UNITED

Manchester United missed a chance to really worry Chelsea last Sunday when they failed to take their chances to score a second goal and eventually had to settle for a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw.

Still, no matter what headlines that result caused, it was only a battle for 3 points, and every game is played for three points so manager Alex Ferguson should have his charges fully focused on this game.

Man_Utd Home Form
26/11/06 D 1-1 v Chelsea
04/11/06 W 3-0 v Portsmouth
22/10/06 W 2-0 v Liverpool
01/10/06 W 2-0 v Newcastle
17/09/06 L 0-1 v Arsenal
09/09/06 W 1-0 v Tottenham
20/08/06 W 5-1 v Fulham

EVERTON

Everton's away form has been mediocre at best and the 1-1 draw at the weekend against bottom side Charlton was a continuation of that form.

Striker Andy Johnson has been ruled out with a hamstring problem which robs the Toffees of their most dangerous attacking threat.

Still Everton are hard to beat, and they'll put up a battling performance here.

Everton Away Form
25/11/06 D 1-1 v Charlton
04/11/06 L 0-1 v Fulham
28/10/06 D 1-1 v Arsenal
14/10/06 L 1-2 v Middlesbrough
24/09/06 D 1-1 v Newcastle
26/08/06 W 2-0 v Tottenham
23/08/06 D 1-1 v Blackburn

HEAD TO HEAD

Traditionally this match has been a bit of a home banker - but Everton are made of sterner stuff over the last 2-3 seasons and they've come away from Old Trafford with a point from each of their last two trips.

Head to Head Form
11/12/05 Man_Utd 1-1 Everton
30/08/04 Man_Utd 0-0 Everton
26/12/03 Man_Utd 3-2 Everton
07/10/02 Man_Utd 3-0 Everton
08/09/01 Man_Utd 4-1 Everton
03/02/01 Man_Utd 1-0 Everton

THE VERDICT

The goal scoring power is the key for me - with United managing 30 goals so far this season compared to Everton's 18, and that's before considering that Andy Johnson is out.

I expect to see Manchester United manage a couple of goals and that should be enough to win.

The Pick :

BEST BETTING TIP :

I'll back UNITED to win here - although the price is a little bit lightweight.

And if EVERTON fans are expecting another upset result then make sure that you take the prices on offer at Mansion Exchange as they're definately fair value here.

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