The month of September has arrived, and sports betting online is at an all time high. Several exciting sports get underway, and NFL betting and NCAA Football betting are both available as college and professional seasons of the gridiron game nears opening weekends. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, a different football season has begun in the English Premiership, and with that soccer betting is available.
The season is still very young, with many teams playing only their fourth match this weekend, but the games are still pivotal, in particular the matchup between Fulham and Wolverhampton.
After starting off the season with a home victory over Stoke City, Wolverhampton has earned two consecutive 1-1 draws to have a respectable five points on the season. They head back to the road and visit Fulham, a club still searching for their first win of the new season.
Three straight draws, 0-0 at Bolton, 2-2 hosting Manchester United, and 2-2 at Blackpool have given the club three points and some momentum after this most recent match. In the 87th minute, Dickson Etuhu scored the equalizer for Fulham to earn the draw and salvage a road point. Prior to that, Fulham triumphed decisively over Port Vale in Carling Cup action with a 6-0 victory.
In that match, Zoltan Gera and Bobby Zamora each scored twice, and American Clint Dempsey scored the sixth goal. Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, was not forced to make any saves in earning his shutout, has been the topic of a potential transfer as Arsenal has shown great interest. A 2 milllion euro offer by the Gunners, however, was turned down by the 37 year old putting the drama to rest.
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake has started strong for the Wanderers with two goals on the season, including the team’s lone game in their recent game. In Carling Cup action, Wolverhampton needed extra time and a 120th minute strike by Richard Stearman to edge Southend United 2-1.
The Wanderers will be welcoming 32-year old striker Marcus Bent on a fourth month loan from Birmingham. However, a setback in recovery from an patella tendon injury has left 24-year old Michael Kightly off of the teams 25 man roster. Stephen Hunt, however, recovering from foot surgery, has been added to the squad.
With the season still so young, the table has yet to separate, and three points go a long way to move teams up in the rankings and give them momentum and confidence moving forward. Three points for Wolverhampton have the chance to put their in the upper echelon for a brief time.
Betting lines: Wolverhampton has played well this year, but they will encounter one of their tougher matches yet on the season. At home in Craven Cottage, Fulham will be seeking their first victory, and they will prevail with strong goalkeeping and defense, winning 2-0 and gaining three points.
