Welsh Premier League 9th April

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The odds from Coral
Aberystwyth v Cwmbran 1/2 13/5 9/2
Caernarfon v Newi Cefn Druids 6/5 5/2 8/5
Haverfordwest v TNS 6/1 11/4 2/5
Llanelli v Caersws 1/4 4/1 7/1
Newtown v Airbus 5/4 12/5 8/5
Porthmadog v Carmarthen 6/4 5/2 13/10
Rhyl v Bangor 8/13 5/2 7/2
Welshpool v Port Talbot 5/6 12/5 5/2

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the league table after Saturday's results


1. The New Saints 26 20 4 2 65 13 64
2. Rhyl FC 27 17 7 3 55 31 58
3. Connah's Quay Nomads 29 16 8 5 48 35 56
4. Welshpool Town 27 15 7 5 49 30 52
5. Llanelli AFC 26 14 7 5 56 30 49
6. Port Talbot Town 28 14 4 10 38 34 46
7. Bangor City 28 13 6 9 49 37 45
8. Carmarthen Town 27 13 6 8 49 38 45
9. Aberystwyth Town 29 11 8 10 41 35 41
10. Haverfordwest County 28 8 9 11 44 41 33
11. NEWI Cefn Druids 28 7 5 16 36 58 26
12. Porthmadog FC 27 6 10 11 33 41 25
13. Caersws FC 29 5 8 16 32 54 23
14. Caernarfon Town 28 5 7 16 34 64 22
15. Newtown AFC 29 6 4 19 26 56 22
16. Airbus UK 29 5 7 17 35 66 22
17. Cwmbran Town 27 4 7 16 31 58 19

the fixtures
Aberystwyth [9th] v Cwmbran [17th]
Aber had two sent off on Saturday so they may not be available for Monday
Aber missed a penalty and then gave one away to lose that match.
Cwmbran are now at the bottom of the table.
Highlights of Saturday's match showed how poor their defence
Home win

Caernarfon [14th]v NEWI Cefn Druids [11th]
Caernarfon off the bottom of the table
Their pitch looked great on the tele , their football was good.
They beat high flying Welshpool on Saturday.
Cefn could only draw on Saturday.
I'm backing Caernarfon to continue their resurgance.

Haverfordwest [10th] v The New Saints [1st]
Haverfordwest have been playing poorly lately.
TNS are looking to confirm their dominance of the league
An away win

Llanelli [5th] v Caersws [13th]
Llanelli will go on to win this one .
Caersws are poor away and were average against muy side Port in their 1-0 defeat on Saturday

Newtown [15th] v Airbus [16th]
Battle between two poor sides , luckily Cwmbran is even poorer , the only reason why one of these will not be relegated

Porthmadog [12th] v Carmarthen [8th]
my team Port had a good win at Caersws on Saturday.
Carmarthen lost to Llanelli on Friday , so they have had an extra day of rest .
Port lost on penalties in the Welsh Cup to Carmarthen.
We will be looking for revenge .
Carmarthen have the cup on their minds.
Draw is likely.

Rhyl [2nd] v Bangor [7th]
Rhyl did the business at Airbus on Friday winning 2-0 , they were decent the previous week in their 0-0 draw with TNS.
Bangor are getting better with every match.
They did not play on Friday or Saturday so should be fresher.
There is rivalry between these two clubs and Rhyl have a couple of Bangor players playing for them.
Looks like a draw to me.

Welshpool [4th]v Port Talbot [6th]
Welshpool lost to Caernarfon on Saturday , but are good at home.
Port Talbot had a win at Cwmbran on Saturday , but this match will not be as easy.

Nothing standing out at the first look , may consider Caernarfon

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this brief news about some matches from welsh-premier site

Welshpool v Port Talbot
But the Welshpool's European dreams have suffered a double blow with exit from the Welsh Cup followed by a shock 2-0 defeat at struggling Caernarfon on Saturday.

Rhyl v Bangor
Biggest crowd of the day is likely to be at Belle Vue where North Wales coast rivals Rhyl and Bangor clash. The home side can go a long way towards cementing second place, while only pride is at stake for the Citizens, who have improved into seventh place under manager Steve Bleasdale.
A measure of the changes at Farrar Road is that only captain Paul O'Neill, Martin Beattie and Mike Walsh remain from the squad of 15 named for last season's 4-1 defeat at Belle Vue, but all three are likely to miss out through injury. Dave Cameron will debutise for the Lillies if Andy Moran fails a fitness test on an injured hamstring picked-up in the 2-0 win at Airbus, while keeper John Gann misses out again due to a family bereavement with Paul Whitfield taking the gloves.

Haverfordwest v The New Saints
Leaders The New Saints are at Haverfordwest for the first of two away games in the south - they travel on to Gwent after the game for Wednesday night's fixture at Cwmbran Town - needing a maximum of 10 points from six remaining games to become champions for a third successive season.

Newtown v Airbus
At least five clubs have now been dragged into the relegation struggle and Newtown's home game with Airbus is a genuine six-pointer. Both have played two games more than bottom club Cwmbran, who are just three points behind but face a difficult away trip to Aberystwyth.

Llanelli v Caersws
Caersws could also find themselves dangerously close to the drop if they fail to gain anything from their visit to Llanelli while Caernarfon will look to build on Saturday's win when they host NEWI Cefn Druids.

Porthmadog v Carmarthen
Porthmadog have Clayton Blackmore and Rhys Roberts available again as they host Carmarthen at The Traeth in the day's other game, but Les Davies faces a late fitness check.
9 April 2007

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Today's results and Caernarfon bet looses

15:30 FT Aberystwyth 3-1 Cwmbran Town (1-0)
15:30 FT Caernarfon 1-1 Newi Cefn (1-1)
15:30 FT Haverfordwest 0-3 The New Saints (0-1)
15:30 FT Llanelli 0-0 Caersws (0-0)
15:30 FT Newtown 1-1 Airbus (0-0)
15:30 FT Porthmadog 3-0 Carmarthen (1-0)
15:30 FT Rhyl 3-1 Bangor City (1-1)
15:30 FT Welshpool 0-1 Port Talbot (0-1)

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