EURO 2012

… third place in the Premier League table.

Wenger’s men are now 2/11 with bet365 to finish the season in the top four after six successive league wins took them above north London rivals Spurs.
Wenger was pleased with the way his side defended against sustained Everton pressure, in a game they may well have lost earlier in the season.
“We were resilient, focused and showed a great desire to defend – our defence played very well tonight,” said the Frenchman.
“You have seen a side of us that …

… Wayne Rooney and Tom Cleverley, have all pulled out of the England squad for Wednesday’s friendly international against Holland.

Walker picked up an ankle problem during Spurs’ 5-2 defeat to Arsenal in the north London derby on Sunday, while Bent sustained a knee injury during Aston Villa’s goalless draw at Wigan Athletic. Rooney has a throat infection and Cleverley is struggling with a foot injury.
Fraizer Campbell, Daniel Sturridge and Danny Welbeck will battle it out for a place up front …

… employed on a one-year rolling deal but had already agreed in principle to a longer-term deal with the club’s owners.
“I can only promise that over the next three-and-a-half years I will continue to fight for the club and its people to help us become a sustainable Premier League club,” he said.
“I very much appreciate what Swansea as a city, a club and supporters have given me and my family over the last 19 months, so signing the new contract was one of the easiest decisions of my life.”

…in terms of experience for the run-in.
He said: “Tottenham and City won their last championship in the 1960s, so it goes without saying it’s harder (for either of those sides) to win it.
“City haven’t done it since the 1960s, neither have Spurs, so it’s fair comment for people to question whether you can sustain it.”
The Citizens are 2/5 to be crowned champions for the first time since 1968, with Spurs 20/1 after a recent 3-2 defeat at City and a 1-1 draw at home to Wolves dented their hopes.

…be serious Premier League title contenders this season.

Harry Redknapp’s men are six points behind leaders Manchester City with a game in hand following their 1-0 win over the Baggies at White Hart Lane.
That position is close enough for a sustained title challenge according to Hodgson, who said: “They keep putting pressure on Manchester City and Manchester United to win their matches and they are getting some distance between themselves and the chasing pack.
“If they win their game in hand,…

… the Premier League table but Moyes is desperate to bounce back after watching his side lose 1-0 to Stoke City on Sunday.
Everton can be backed at 11/2 with bet365 to secure victory in north London and Moyes thinks such a result would help his side make a sustained push for one of the European places in the second half of the season. Everton are 100/1 to secure a top-four finish this term.
The Scot says: “At Everton we need European competition. I’ve missed it and I think the players and the …

…a game since he suffered a muscle injury on England duty last month, but impressed when he came on for the final 15 minutes in the 1-0 victory at Aston Villa on Saturday.
Ferguson needs to fill the striker void left by the ankle injury Hernandez sustained at Villa Park, which is expected to keep the Mexican on the sidelines for the next month.
Welbeck could lead the line against the Swiss side, in a game United still need a point from to guarantee qualification.
United are 7/1 to win the game…

Mike Tindall could miss Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final between England, 8/15 with bet365 to win the game, and France.

The veteran centre was forced to miss training on Tuesday with a dead leg, the injury he sustained in the second half of Saturday’s narrow victory over Scotland.
However, there is better news on Jonny Wilkinson who had to be substituted in the closing stages of the Scotland game after picking up an elbow injury.
He was able to take part in a light training session on …

…of England’s World Cup clash with Romania, a match Martin Johnson’s side are 33/1 with bet365 to win by between one and 10 points, but is expected to feature in next week’s game against Scotland.

Easter is struggling with the back injury he sustained during the narrow win against Argentina and missed last Sunday’s clash with Georgia as a result.
Leicester’s Thomas Waldrom has been placed on stand-by in case Easter has to drop out of the World Cup completely, but Johnson said: “We’re hoping he…

… to win.

Johnson has made nine changes to the team that came from behind to edge past Argentina in their opening clash of the tournament last Saturday.
Moody missed the Six Nations campaign earlier this year after picking up a knee injury during a Heineken Cup match in January and sustained knee ligament damage in England’s first warm-up international against Wales last month.
Georgia, who were beaten 15-6 by Scotland in their opening Pool B game on Wednesday, are 28/1 to shock England.