Just one more sleep until Christmas. And in the Premier League, just one more match until Christmas.
Wolves and Chelsea serve up today’s Christmas Eve offering live on Sky Sports at 1pm with the hosts looking a little underestimated by the bookies.
11/4 feels like a big price for a team that’s already beaten Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at home. That’s especially true against a Chelsea side that’s lost their last three on the road.
Wolves’ best work has been done at Molineux this season where 12 of their 19 points have been won – not bad considering 6 of their eight home games have been against sides in the top half of the table. In addition to those wins over City and Spurs they’ve drawn with Aston Villa and Newcastle so won’t fear anything the Blues have to offer today.
It’s hard to fathom how Chelsea are 10/11 to win this one. They’re only three points better off than Wolves and although they’ve plenty of talent in the squad they’re so unreliable that you couldn’t be backing them at those odds.
You’re getting 13/8 on Wolves in the draw no bet market if you want to keep the draw onside.
In Scotland, Rangers’ and Motherwell’s fortunes could hardly be more contrasting.
The Gers remain unbeaten after 15 games under Phillipe Clement, with their first trophy of the season in the bag and a place in the last 16 of the Europa League to look forward to in 2024.
Motherwell on the other hand are 15 without a win, second bottom of the table and with huge games to come before the end of the month at Aberdeen then at home to bottom side Livingston, Stuart Kettlewell needs to get his side back to winning ways.
On the plus side for Kettlewell his side have only lost two of the last seven although it’s taken equalisers in the 92nd, 97th and 90th minute to earn three of their five draws.
Motherwell haven’t won at Fir Park in this fixture since a famous 3-0 victory gave them a 6-1 aggregate win in the Premiership play-off in 2015. Since then it’s been nine defeats and three draws in 12 meetings.
Interestingly though, Motherwell have scored in the last six meetings in North Lanarkshire and it’s even money on Both Teams Scoring this afternoon.
Rangers will be desperate to keep the pressure on Celtic ahead of the New Year Derby net week. A Gers win and Over 2.5 Goals pays 10/11.
A lot has been made of Rangers’ penalty record in recent weeks. They’ve been awarded eight spot kicks in eight Premiership matches under Clement. It’s just 6/5 that David Dickinson points to the spot today.
A better bet could be to back penalty expert James Tavernier who has scored nine goals already this season. The Rangers captain is 15/8 to score.
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Upcoming Match Previews & Tips
- SlipsTips Tips: Wolves vs Chelsea
- Football Bet of the Day: Belgian Phil’s Gers to Continue Their Title Push
- Sun 12:00 Motherwell vs Rangers
- Sun 13:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea
Racing Tips
No racing today but Rizzle will be back ahead of a bumper Boxing Day card on Tuesday.
As always, post your tips for today in the comments section below.
In December 2020 we sadly 
Egnatia
V
KF Tirana
12:30
Albanian Superliga 🇦🇱
Tirana to score 1 or 2 goals 10-11 BETWAY.. NAP 🇦🇱
(Comes under goal bands team B)
Side bet
BTTS 11-10 SKYBET
1st v 4th
Tirana are traditionally the better team but this season
Egnatia are top and scored in 15 of last 17 games.
They haven’t conceded more than 2 in a league game for a long time
** Tirana have scored in all 13 previous head to head league meetings, 9 of these in the last 2 years **
Tirana scored in 7 of 8 away league games this season
Are coral bookmakers open today ?
I know my local Hills is open to about 4 / half 4 so I imagine corals will be something similar.
Cheers sailor ⛵️
Good morning all. Mixed fortunes yesterday with the football bet landing but let down in the boxing. Heading to Turkey today:
Football ⚽️ Demirspor vs Antalyaspor
🌟 Tip – Double Chance Home Win and BTTS 21/20 Betway
Demirspor have been strong at Yeni Adana Stadyumu this season, securing six wins, one draw, and only one loss in eight Süper Lig contests. On the other hand, Antalyaspor has a mixed record away with two wins, two draws, and three losses in league play.
While the visitors have scored in nearly all of their away trips, they have shown vulnerability at the back. Additionally, 43% of Antalyaspor’s Süper Lig away games this season have witnessed both teams scoring before halftime. Only league leaders Fenerbahce have managed to keep a clean sheet at Adana Demirspor so far this season suggesting a likelihood for both teams to score hitting this afternoon.
Good luck with your bets!
Motherwell v Rangers
Header scored 7/5
Both teams score a header 20/1
Hills
Also on
Over 2. 1st half Motherwell corners 3/1
Longshot. 2 + Motherwell corners 1st 10 min 16/1
Bet365
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No joy with my corners LOSERS
Ended up Newcastle away for 4/1 PP 5fold yday & Borehamwood goal from 12/1 BTTS 5fold wi Ladbrokes. Only 2 games games on today plus loads in middle east, gonna do couple BB’s in each game cos 2 bets away from free tenner wi PP plus off til Wednesday now
Morning gents and a Merry Christmas to all the site regulars and visitors – I hope everyone has a great time 🍻
I’m on a rubbish run of late so hoping I can pull a Christmas cracker instead of a turkey…speaking of which, that’s the destination of choice on a slim card:
FENERBAHCE VS. GALATASARAY (4.00pm)
Both teams in decent form with the hosts notching up a significant number of goals in recent games whilst Galatasaray have the better of the recent bragging rights.
There’s an average of 5 or so cards over the 5 most recent meetings with a couple of reds thrown in so possibly a goals/card combo the way to go here:
Both Teams to Score
3+ Corners Each Team
2+ Cards Each Team
(11/8, paddypower) NAP ⭐️⭐️⭐️
And for anyone fancying a bonkers bet:
Both teams to miss a penalty
(100/1, paddypower) LONGSHOT ⭐️
Best of luck with all bets!
The officiating in the Premier League is becoming a joke now, the sending off of Boly yesterday and the basketball played in the penalty area at Anfield no penalty given, people can see this as moaning but if Forest were to go down by a point and Liverpool were to lose the league by a point then these decisions can prove costly just like the Rodri handball at Goodison park a few years back which wasn’t given. If the League doesn’t buck their ideas up then in 3 years time the Prem will be gone, the bigger teams will move to better pastures.
It should’ve been given, 100%, but Liverpool had plenty of time thereafter to win it and they couldn’t, they’re just not good enough at the moment, whatever about Arsenal, if you can’t beat that United team at home then there’s no hope of winning the league for ye.. you’ll make CL next season at least
Football doesn’t work like that though does it, Liverpool won’t win the league but saying that neither will Arsenal they aren’t good enough. City will win it but that’s not the point. The point is the officiating. Managers are not allowed to say anything when the officiating is wrong, take the goal that should have been given at Spurs but wasn’t, there’s no excuse.
On the subject of winning the league fitzy, I and many other fans aren’t fickle enough to believe we can win the league this season we are a bit light in midfield for that. I actually tipped us not to finish in the top four and have been pleasantly surprised how quick our midfielders are gelling considering it’s brand new. I also tipped United not to finish in the top four and that looks solid enough.
Motherwell v Ramgers 12.00 KO – 16/5
Biereth & Tavernier SOT
Tavernier to score or assist
Rangers DC
1+ cards
Wolves v Chelsea – 5/1 PP
Gomes 2+ fouls & to be carded
Cunha 2+ shots & 1+ SOT
Hwang Hee Chan 1+ shots
Wolves vs Chelsea..live …Ft draw odds 2.34
Fenerbahce vs Galatasary..Ft draw odds 3.60
No joy with my headers at Fir park LOSERS
Generation Foot v Guediawaye FC
Senegal premier league 🇸🇳
24 Dec 16:30
Over 1.5 match goals 3-4 NB
(Small price so Double stake ***
(putting more on it to make it worthwhile)
BTTS 13-8 *
Both Ladbrokes
All 8 previous head to head seen over 1.5 goals since 2017.
The 4 played here seen the home team score 2 themselves !!
Game in Albania was Tirana to score 1 or 2 away to the league leaders.
They won 5-0
Bet lost, don’t know whether to laugh or cry🤣☹️
Massive top of the table clash to determine who will be top at Crimbo, don’t think all players will remain on the field come the end of this one.
Turkish Super Lig
Fenerbahce vs Galatasaray
Red Card in Match
11/10 @ Hills *NAP*
**LOST** – Sacha Boey was fortunate not to receive 2nd Yellow after foul from behind straight after his initial booking, certainly would have been given in England.
Have a great Christmas all!
Al Wehda v Al Riyach 18.00
Both Teams to Score & Total Goals
Yes & Over 2.5. 23/20 Ladbrokes
I see Man City have been allowed to wear a badge on their shirts to show they are world champions. Liverpool were refused permission to do the same when they won it. City face 115 charges and get to do basically what they want. If anyone thinks that the Prem isn’t corrupt think again. Arab money rules.