Sentences with phrase «as firm favourites»
So they are going as firm favourites for the win.
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In recent years yellow and grey has emerged as a firm favourite colour combination.
Brendand Rodgers being installed as a firm favourite — I hope this rumor is like the time that we definitely signed Higuan and M'Villa
Chelsea are on a three match winning streak at Turf Moor in top - flight encounters and go as firm favourites in this one.
Higuain, 25 has spent six years in Madrid and Juventus were seen as firm favourites to sign the Argentinian.
The result underlines the Aussies» position as firm favourites to strike gold at next year's Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro and adds to Belcher's haul of six world titles, three won in tandem with Ryan.
Bournemouth's Eddie Howe heads the list as a firm favourite, whilst Germany manager Jochaim Low is also an option.
A move for the Polish international could certainly position United as a firm favourite for the Premier League title next season, as the 26 - year - old has proved during his time in Germany that he is lethal in front of goal.
This was all a long time ago though, so the Gunners will travel to the City Ground later this month as firm favourites, but Forest have seen off Premier League opposition in the cups recently, most notably with a 5 - 0 hammering of West Ham two years ago, so we should not take them too lightly.
As with all West Ham games this is a difficult one to call, and despite their indifferent form, the bookmakers still have Everton as firm favourites to win the match.
A two - goal advantage ensures that the Citizens go into the fixture as the firm favourites against the Ukrainian outfit.
United go to the Sanchez Pizjuan as firm favourites but boss Jose Mourinho is taking the threat of the Spanish side serious.
Manchester City are considered as firm favourites to sign midfielder Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk in the summer, as per various reports.
With the likes of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez coming back for this Sunday crucial tie, the latest Arsenal FC betting has the league leaders as firm favourites for the three points.
We spoke to BetVictor's Charlie McCann about the van Dijk market which still has Liverpool as firm favourites.
But it is Robertson who will start the race as firm favourite, the 46 - year - old former BBC journalist having served as leader in Westminster since 2007.
Not surprisingly, the bookies have Labour as firm favourites to return to government.
In contrast to widely varying forecasts by opinion polls, betting shops were virtually unanimous in installing the Tories as firm favourites for victory on May 6.
But despite starting as firm favourite, he was nearly beaten to the leadership by a figure from the left of the party, Chris Huhne, after a closely fought, and at times fractious, contest.
Given the last result it would be easy to label Porsche as a firm favourite - the number 17 919 of Bernard, Webber and Hartley now leads the Drivers» Championship by one point; the team is 53 points ahead of Audi in the Constructors» - but Audi has demonstrated that in anything less than optimal conditions its cars can contend for the win.
Redknapp had just got off his tax evasion charge, Spurs were flying high and Redknapp had been installed as the firm favourite to succeed Fabio Capello as England manager, as the Italian resigned from the post.
They go as firm favourites to continue their way to the fifth round on Saturday when they play host to Championship strugglers Bristol City on the weekend.
Their passage then was far more difficult than their current one, which is perhaps a small omen for the Potters, that the tide may well be turning in their favour, as on Sunday, Stoke will tackle relegation - threatened West Ham at the Brittania in a tie they are seen as firm favourites to progress in despite losing 3 - 0 to the same outfit a week ago.
It meant that Arsenal were pointed out as firm favourites to get the Algerian's signature, if he was to leave the Premier League Champions.
Benitez went on to enjoy six years at Anfield, winning the FA Cup and Champions League during his tenure and established himself as a firm favourite with the supporters.
You jump out of no - where to claim inside information on rumours that have been on going for weeks and even the Bookmakers have us as firm favourites to sign these players, yet you're acting as if you curated all this months ago??
This was in response to Redknapp being installed as the firm favourite to succeed the recently departed Fabio Capello as England manager.
The Chilean has more than justified his expensive transfer last summer having established himself as a firm favourite among the red half of North London.
They will go as firm favourites, but this could be a tricky afternoon for them with the Clarets in some battling, good home form at the moment.
Kalpitiya has proved itself as a firm favourite destination with kitesurfers coming from across the globe for the perfect conditions it offers.