Bob Bradley has broken his silence over the Aston Villa (9/5 for top six finish) managerial vacancy to say it is a job he would like.

Manchester City’s (11/8 to beat Liverpool) Emmanuel Adebayor has hinted he could leave the Eastlands club in the January transfer window.

Roberto Martinez has admitted his side will need to be “perfect” if they are to beat Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday as he warned Wigan (14/1 in the match betting) they must put on a much better show than the dreadful 4-0 reverse against Blackpool last weekend.

Blackpool are 5/2 to avoid relegation from the Premier League and Ian Holloway will be hoping the arrival of Chris Basham from Bolton will boost their chances.

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson has revealed star striker Fernando Torres could yet be fit to play against Arsenal on Sunday as the Reds aim to kick off their season with an important win at Anfield (Liverpool 11/8, Arsenal 9/5, Draw 23/10 – match betting).

Dirk Nannes feels Nottinghamshire (11/5 in Tournament Outright) have the mental strength to deal with the pressure of FP Twenty20 Cup finals day and the balance to win the trophy.

Birmingham City head into the new Premier League campaign in good heart following last season’s ninth-place finish and Stephen Carr, who has just penned a new deal, says there is a buzz around St Andrew’s ahead of the opening-day trip to Sunderland (Birmingham 11/5, Sunderland 23/20).

Javier Mascherano is expected to leave Liverpool in the next week after boss Roy Hodgson completed the capture of his replacement, Christian Poulsen, from Juventus in a deal worth £4.5million (Liverpool 12/1 to win Premier League).

Stoke winger Liam Lawrence has confirmed he will stay loyal to the Potters despite admitting he wanted to move to Celtic to be part of the Neil Lennon revolution at Parkhead (Stoke 1/9 To Stay Up).

Aston Villa are 7/1 to finish in the top four this season but their hopes have been blown away with the news that Martin O’Neill has sensationally quit the club.