THIERRY HENRY is a best-priced 8-13 with Coral to be the top scorer in the Premiership this season after poaching an early advantage over his rivals.
The Arsenal forward, who was a 5-2 chance pre-season, has already found the back of then net 11 times in the league this campaign, giving him a three-goal cushion over his nearest pursuer, Andy Johnson, of Crystal Palace.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy, held back by injury so far this season, is 12-1 with Coral and Ladbrokes. That could be a big price if he stays fit for the rest of the campaign, but he trails Henry by eight goals.
The bookmakers are split over the prospects of Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink. Ladbrokes and Victor Chandler are cautious, quoting the Middlesbrough forward, who has six goals in the bag, at 7-1. Skybet, Hills and Premier Bet are more carefree and make him double that price.
Milan Baros scored a hat-trick for Liverpool at the weekend to take his tally to seven. Skybet reacted by slashing his odds to 16-1 from 50-1, but Coral still rate him a 20-1 chance.
If Henry is to be caught, perhaps it will be by Jose Reyes, his team-mate. He has not scored since early October and has a bit of catching up to do (six goals to date) but should get plenty of chances to increase his tally between now and May. He is generally 16-1.
The Arsenal forward, who was a 5-2 chance pre-season, has already found the back of then net 11 times in the league this campaign, giving him a three-goal cushion over his nearest pursuer, Andy Johnson, of Crystal Palace.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=right border=0 VALIGN="TOP"><TBODY><TR><TD id=mpuHeader name="mpuHeader"></TD></TR><TR align=right><TD align=right><SCRIPT type=text/javascript>NI_MPU('middle');</SCRIPT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Johnson is dismissed as a 20-1 chance by William Hill. That is not a reflection on his ability, but takes into account that he is likely to get far fewer goal-scoring opportunities than Henry between now and the end of the season.
Ruud van Nistelrooy, held back by injury so far this season, is 12-1 with Coral and Ladbrokes. That could be a big price if he stays fit for the rest of the campaign, but he trails Henry by eight goals.
The bookmakers are split over the prospects of Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink. Ladbrokes and Victor Chandler are cautious, quoting the Middlesbrough forward, who has six goals in the bag, at 7-1. Skybet, Hills and Premier Bet are more carefree and make him double that price.
Milan Baros scored a hat-trick for Liverpool at the weekend to take his tally to seven. Skybet reacted by slashing his odds to 16-1 from 50-1, but Coral still rate him a 20-1 chance.
If Henry is to be caught, perhaps it will be by Jose Reyes, his team-mate. He has not scored since early October and has a bit of catching up to do (six goals to date) but should get plenty of chances to increase his tally between now and May. He is generally 16-1.
