Pray for Muamba

Weekly Review

It was an excellent result in terms of Pie betting this week, with a 100% profit resulting from the £75 staked.

Liverpool 3-0 Everton (Tip: Under 2.5 goals -£10)

Barnsley 0-4 Reading (Tip: Reading to win [banker] +£47.50)

Tottenham Hotspur A-A Bolton Wanderers (Tip: Bolton (+2) to win void)

Wolves 0-5 Manchester United (Tip: Man United (-3) to win +£37.50)

However, the weekend of sport was put into perspective by the awful scenes at White Hart Lane which saw Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapse and suffer a shocking cardiac arrest on the pitch.

The 23-year-old was unable to be resuscitated by medical staff at the stadium and his heart remained stopped for almost two hours before finally being restarted.

He is now in a critical condition in intensive care at the London Chest Hospital’s Heart Attack Centre.

Fabrice Muamba

Royal faith

Banker – £50 on 19/20 at Ladbrokes

Barnsley V Reading (Saturday 15.00) – Reading to win

After the warm and safe feeling I got last time I banked with the Royals, I just could not turn down odds of almost evens on them to win against mortal Championship opposition.

Statistically speaking, Reading are incredible value. Despite only claiming a point away at Doncaster Rovers on Tuesday – largely down to a Carl Ikeme goalkeeping masterclass – Brian McDermott’s men have won eight of their last nine.

At the other end of the spectrum, Barnsley are in free-fall and have lost 12 of their last 17.

Reading have won on their last three visits to Oakwell.

A tall order for Hill's Tykes.