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Gareth Purnell

Gareth Purnell is our sports betting analyst, specialising in identifying opportunities for making money from sports 'exchange betting'. He writes the daily 'IBet' column for the 'i'.

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iBet: Swindon are in consistently good form, Sport

iBet: Swindon are in consistently good form

Colchester have won their last two games, but it needs to be seen in context.

By | Sport | Tuesday, 5 February 2013 at 1:01 am

iBet: Back Atletico in the Copa Del Rey, Sport

iBet: Back Atletico in the Copa Del Rey

Even at odds on Atletico Madrid look value to get a first leg lead from tonight’s Kings Cup clash with Seville.

By | Sport | Thursday, 31 January 2013 at 1:01 am

iBet: Rolling Star for the Triumph Hurdle, Sport

iBet: Rolling Star for the Triumph Hurdle

Nicky Henderson’s Rolling Star lived up to a lofty reputation on Saturday in winning the Grade 2 JCB Triumph Hurdle trial at Cheltenham at odds of 5/2.

By | Sport | Wednesday, 30 January 2013 at 1:01 am

iBet: Watford are deadly away from home, Sport

iBet: Watford are deadly away from home

Watford continued their great form with a very impressive 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest at the weekend.

By | Sport | Tuesday, 29 January 2013 at 1:01 am

iBet: Are Aston Villa facing another embarrassing cup exit?, Sport

iBet: Are Aston Villa facing another embarrassing cup exit?

How is Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert going to pick up his players after their Capital One Cup exit to Bradford?

By | Sport | Friday, 25 January 2013 at 1:01 am

iBet: Chelsea to make comeback against Swansea, Football

iBet: Chelsea to make comeback against Swansea

Chelsea are having a funny old season. They have actually scored more points away from home than at home.

By | Football, Sport | Wednesday, 23 January 2013 at 1:01 am

iBet: Aston Villa’s are on the hunt for goals, and that promises an open match against Bradford, Football

iBet: Aston Villa’s are on the hunt for goals, and that promises an open match against Bradford

Which Aston Villa is going to turn up tonight? The one that knocked out Manchester City, won 4-1 a Norwich and 3-1 at Anfield? Or the one that couldn’t score against Southampton or Wigan at home and capitulated in the first leg at Valley Parade.

By | Football, Sport | Tuesday, 22 January 2013 at 1:01 am

iBet: Animosity won’t help Southampton’s chances against Everton, Sport

iBet: Animosity won’t help Southampton’s chances against Everton

Adkins won the fans over with successive promotions and the atmosphere at St Mary’s is likely to be full of animosity, which won’t help the home team.

By | Sport | Monday, 21 January 2013 at 4:22 pm

iBet: Back promotion contenders Leicester, Sport

iBet: Back promotion contenders Leicester

This is a tasty encounter between two of the genuine promotion contenders in The Championship and I fancy the home side to get the job done.

By | Sport | Friday, 18 January 2013 at 1:01 am

iBet: Atletico Madrid are racking up the goals at home, Sport

iBet: Atletico Madrid are racking up the goals at home

Which team has scored the most goals at home in La Liga this season – Barcelona or Real Madrid? Well the answer is Atletico Madrid.

By | Sport | Thursday, 17 January 2013 at 1:01 am

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