[泰晤士报] 曼联和切尔西成为大热门

United and Chelsea installed as joint-favourites

曼联和切尔西成为大热门

Football by Andy Stephens

安迪.斯蒂文思

Bookmakers expect normal service to swiftly be resumed when the new Premiership season starts in August.

赌博公司希望联赛8月开始的时候自己的生意能很快展开。

Paddy Power make Manchester United 2-9 to beat Reading in their opening fixture, while Chelsea are 1-6 to get the better of Birmingham City at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal are also prohibitively priced, being 2-7 to pick up three points at the expense of Fulham.

Paddy Power为曼联开出了2-9的赔率来击败开局对手雷丁。切尔西则被给出了1-6的赔率在主场战胜伯明翰。阿森纳也被广泛看好，他们有2-7的赔率在福勒姆身上全取3分。

A more intriguing first-day clash is Newcastle United’s away fixture to Bolton Wanderers, which means an instant return to the Reebok Stadium for Sam Allardyce. Bolton are 13-10 with Paddy Power, with Newcastle 17-10.

纽卡的首日比赛比较有悬念，他们的对手是博尔顿，这意味着阿勒戴斯第一天就得回到锐步球场。根据Paddy Power，博尔顿有13-10的赔率，而纽卡则是17-10。

Roy Keane’s Sunderland are 8-5 to kick off their campaign with a win over Tottenham Hotspur and the layers are already looking ahead to Keane’s first return to Old Trafford on September 1. His team are 10-1 to beat the champions.

罗伊.基恩德桑德兰有8-5的赔率战胜热刺，而且大家对基恩9月1号回归老特拉福德的比赛也充满了期待。他的球队有10-1的赔率战胜卫冕冠军。

Overall, Ladbrokes make United and Chelsea 6-4 joint-favourites to win the title. Liverpool are generally 11-2, with Blue Square offering Arsenal at 9-1. All the other teams are available at 150-1 or bigger.

Ladbrokes把曼联和切尔西赢得冠军的赔率都定为6-4。利物浦是11-2，Blue Square认为阿森纳的赔率是9-1。所有其他球队得冠军赔率都是150-1或者更高。

Coral make Derby County 9-4 to finish bottom, with Birmingham (3-1) and West Bromwich Albion (3-1) also prominent in this market. Fulham are 9-2, with the rest being 12-1 or bigger.

Coral认为德比郡有9-4的赔率在联赛中垫底，伯明翰和西布朗维奇都是3-1，在这项赔率中都是“佼佼者”。福勒姆是9-2，其他球队是12-1或者更高。

Thierry Henry (4-1) and Didier Drogba (9-2) are favourites to emerge as the leading goalscorer, while totesport have opened a market on the Premiership Home Title, where the winner is determined by points picked up in home games only.

蒂埃略.亨利赢得最佳射手的赔率是4-1，德罗巴是9-2。他们是最佳射手的最大热门。totesport还开设了联赛主场冠军的赔率，这项是只看主场分数的。

Chelsea are unbeaten in 63 matches at home and have been installed 11-5 favourites. Manchester United, who would have won the home league last year, are the 12-5 second favourites.

切尔西主场63场不败，所以他们有11-5的赔率。曼联去年是主场冠军，今年的赔率是12-5，第二热门。

Paul Petrie, totesport spokesman, said today: “Although Chelsea went unbeaten at home last season they would have actually finished third behind United and Liverpool. However, 63 games unbeaten prove that Stamford Bridge is a fortress and they are worthy favourites.” United are the 5-6 favourites to win the Premiership Away League Title.

Totesport发言人保罗.佩特莱今天说：“虽然切尔西上赛季主场不败，但他们在主场拿到的分数却不如曼联和利物浦。但63场不败也可以让他们成为最大热门。”