Who Will Be The First Carded Player?
William Hill are offering an each-way market for 'Who Will Be The First Carded Player?' in the Manchester United versus Arsenal match on Sunday. Only a player's FIRST received card - yellow OR red - will count for the purposes of this market which is being offered at one-quarter the odds a place 1,2,3. Any player coming on after a card has been awarded will be counted as a non runner for the purposes of the bet. 'Given the high profile and potentially controversial nature of this match we have decided to use it as a live experiment for each-way betting on the first card market' said Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe, 'We have tried to cover any eventualities as simply as possible in the rules and hope that it will be a well received innovation'.Hills make Wayne Rooney 7/1 favourite to get the first card and also offer 8/1 Paul Scholes; Alan Smith; 10/1 Ronaldo; Vieira; 11 Roy Keane; 12 Ashley Cole; Fabregas; 14/1 NO BOOKING; 14/1 Edu, Gary Neville; 16 BergkBrown; Campbell; Clichy;Cygan; Djemba-Djemba; Flamini; Gilberto; Heinze; Henry; Lauren; Phil Neville;O'Shea;Pires; Silvestre; Toure; Van Nistelrooy; 20 Ferdinand; Fletcher; Fortune; Giggs;Kleberson; Ljungberg; Miller; 25 Bellion;Pennant; Reyes; Saha; Van Persie; 40 Carroll;Howard; Lehman.