With Fabio Capello experimenting in his final World Cup qualifier against Belarus top Irish online bookmaker PaddyPower has revised its betting on the race to make England’s World Cup squad. Darren Bent’s good start to the season at Sunderland has seen his odds on making the plane come in from 5/1 to 9/4 with his strike rival Gabriel Agbonlahor also coming into to 6/4 from 7/2. Meanwhile, despite fears over his club playing time at Aston Villa, Emile Heskey may be relieved to know he remains a certainty to make the squad in the eyes of the bookmakers at just 1/3.
New entries in PaddyPower’s betting include Everton’s Jack Rodwell at 11/1 and Kieron Richardson at 14/1. With Capello possibly having as few as three friendlies before naming his squad players will be fighting tooth and nail to make a good impression on the England boss before he finalises his 23.
Darren Haines, spokesman for PaddyPower, said: “Most people can probably name eight or nine of England’s starting team at the World Cup, injuries permitting, but there’s all to play for on who else might be on board the plane to South Africa.”
So, which England players does PaddyPower think will make Fabio’s squad?
1/3 Heskey (Villa)
4/11 Upson (West Ham)
4/9 Lescott (Man City)
4/9 Lennon (Spurs)
1/2 Crouch (Spurs)
1/2 Beckham (Galaxy)
8/15 Foster (Man Utd)
8/13 A Young (Villa)
8/11 J Cole (Chelsea)
8/11 C Cole (West Ham)
Evs Milner (Villa)
Evs Wright-Phillips (Man City)
6/5 Brown (Man Utd)
6/4 Agbonlahor (Villa)
13/8 Robinson (Blackburn)
2/1 Downing (Villa)
9/4 Owen (Man Utd)
9/4 Jagielka (Everton)
9/4 Bent (Sunderland)
11/4 Hargreaves (Man Utd)
3/1 Micah Richards (Man City)
7/2 Hart (Birmingham)
4/1 Woodgate (Spurs)
4/1 Warnock (Villa)
4/1 King (Spurs)
9/2 Kirkland (Wigan)
5/1 Jenas (Spurs)
6/1 G Neville (Man Utd)
13/2 Wilshere (Arsenal)
15/2 Gibbs (Arsenal)
11/1 Rodwell (Everton)
12/1 Noble (West Ham)
14/1 Richardson (Sunderland)
20/1 Welbeck (Man Utd)
33/1 Sol Campbell |
