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Hundreds of thousands of English football fans will tune in tonight (Wednesday,
Jan 25) to watch the highly anticipated Carling Cup Semi-final between
Manchester City and hosts Liverpool. And to celebrate this massive matchup, top
UK online sportsbook Blue Square is offering its customers a special betting
offer.
Specifically, Blue Square is offering both new and existing customers a special
Second Chance First Goalscorer Bet, where if their first choice of
goalscorer does not score the first goal of tonight's match, but the second, it
will still pay out at the first goalscorer prices, which you have to admit is a
very generous offer indeed.
Man City's Sergio Aguero is the 5/1 Favorite at Blue
Square
In terms of the player most touted to score the first goal in this exciting
Liverpool versus Man City showdown, Liverpool's superb Argentinean striker
Sergio Aguero takes the cake with 5/1 odds, which is unsurprising given his
exemplary form of late and his standing as one of Manchester City's most
valuable players.
Hot on his heels are Liverpool forward Craig Bellamy and
Liverpool striker Andy Carroll, both on 6/1, and behind them top-rated
midfielder Steven Gerrard on 13/2 odds. Despite being fourth in the odds,
thousands of supporters are expected to back Gerrard to score the first goal of
tonight's match, this blogger included.
Complete first goalscorer odds as posted by Blue
Square sportsbook:
| Sergio Aguero |
5/1 |
| Craig Bellamy |
6/1 |
| Andrew Carroll |
6/1 |
| Steven Gerrard |
13/2 |
| Dirk Kuyt |
15/2 |
| Maxi Rodriguez |
10/1 |
| Charlie Adam |
11/1 |
| Jonjo Shelvey |
12/1 |
| Stewart Downing |
14/1 |
| Jordan Henderson |
16/1 |
| Glen Johnson |
22/1 |
| Daniel Agger |
25/1 |
| Jay Spearing |
25/1 |
| Fabio Aurelio |
28/1 |
| Sebastian Coates |
28/1 |
| Martin Skrtel |
33/1 |
| Martin Kelly |
40/1 |
| Jack Robinson |
50/1 |
| John Flanagan |
50/1 |
| Jose Enrique |
50/1 |
| Jamie Carragher |
66/1 |
| Edin Dzeko |
6/1 |
| Mario Balotelli |
6/1 |
| David Silva |
15/2 |
| Samir Nasri |
10/1 |
| Adam Johnson |
11/1 |
| James Milner |
16/1 |
| Aleksandar Kolarov |
20/1 |
| Owen Hargreaves |
25/1 |
| Gareth Barry |
25/1 |
| Joleon Lescott |
28/1 |
| Micah Richards |
33/1 |
| Nedum Onuoha |
40/1 |
| Pablo Zabaleta |
40/1 |
| Stefan Savic |
40/1 |
| Gael Clichy |
50/1 |
| Nigel De Jong |
50/1 |
Note that this generous Blue Square betting special is only valid for
tonight's Carling Cup semi-final 2nd leg. The maximum stake per customer is
£200, and all bets must be placed prior to the match kick off, which means
in-running bets do not count. Visit Blue Square for the complete terms and
conditions.
Posted by Anton Johan at 11:02 on 25 January 2012
