Chelsea continued the 100 per cent start to the season last weekend and Florent Malouda scored the first goal for the third consecutive game at odds of 5.50. The international break is upon us now but there is no shortage of involvement for Blues players.

Ashley Cole will marshal the back four for the Three Lions at Wembley on Friday evening. England have won 19 of their last 23 competitive fixtures at home and while they are missing Frank Lampard and John Terry, they should still have enough against a Bulgaria side that is very much in transition.



They have not kept a clean sheet in their last nine games and are missing Dimitar Berbatov through international retirement. He scored 48 goals in 77 games and will be a big loss. England are 1.30 or 1/3 to win the game but can be backed at 2.07 (nearly 11/10) to win by two or more. They achieved that in 14 of those 19 home wins so on past form, never mind the desire to start afresh after South Africa, that represents good value.

In an afternoon kick-off, Ireland take on Armenia. In the last two qualifying campaigns, Ireland have drawn 50 per cent of their games. They are tough to break down but without former Blue Damien Duff may struggle to create, and the odds against a draw at 3.45 (nearly 5/2) make a lot more appeal than the away win odds at 1.73 or 8/11

Wales have Gareth Bale and Craig Bellamy at their disposal in Montenegro. The Welsh tend to play better away from home, scoring in eight of their last nine competitive trips and, having won twice away in their World Cup group are capable of at least a point in Podgorica. The odds on a win or a draw are 2.03, or just over Evens.

Join us again next Friday when we will be previewing Chelsea's next outing in the Barclays Premier League, away to West Ham, for which the Blues can currently be backed at odds of 1.30. 188BET is offering odds of 1.80 that Chelsea will hit at least nine goals across our three games in September, that's West Ham and Man City away and Blackpool at home.

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In Play adds a whole new level of excitement to watching a game.The odds are updated in real time and produce great opportunities if you can strike at the right moment.