ODDS AND NODS

New boys face fight to beat Prem promotion hoodoo

- BY JEREMY CROSS

RECENT history has proved that reaching the promised land is one thing, but remaining there is another altogether.

THE first Saturday of the Premier League - fans' hopes are still intact and if you're playing William Hill's new free-to-play game Final One Standing so are dreams of scooping the £500,000 jackpot.

If you're reading this before Aston Villa versus Newcastle kicks off at 12:30pm you've still got a chance to play - it's basically Last Man Standing, so pick a Premier League team to win each week, if they do you go through, if they don't, you don't!

There are new jackpot leagues released each week, so if you get knocked out you can join a new one, or if you're reading this after that Villa game kicks off go check out the new league now.

Tottenham have been the most popular pick among over 250,000 Final One Standing players for Round One, not surprising given their price.

You could do worse than backing them, Man City and Brighton today as well as Chelsea and Arsenal tomorrow, with Acca Boost at around 12/1.

You need four or more picks to activate Acca Boost on the app or in Hills' shops, and the more legs you add the bigger the boost.