Football Betting: TV Star Expects More Of The Same

Soccer AM star Helen Chamberlain will be keeping her eye on the race for fifth when she makes her football bets.

Fans planning to indulge in a little football betting for the new season should expect the customary favourites to win, according to a prominent sports presenter.

Helen Chamberlain, the star of Sky Sports' Soccer AM show, predicted that the so-called Big Four - Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United - would dominate the Premier League again.

While the win market in the title race is not too attractive to her, Chamberlain is intrigued by the battle for fifth, with Aston Villa, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur among the teams she will be following.

She added: "I'm looking forward to seeing what Fergie trainees [Mark] Hughes and [Paul] Ince can do at [Manchester] City and Blackburn though."

While Chamberlain's track record in football betting is not public knowledge, she has proved herself to be a successful gambler.

The Torquay United fan is a regular in professional poker tournaments and in 2005, won $400,000 (£213,000) for finishing as runner-up in the Poker Million - The Masters event.