The North-west's most famous bookie has pitched Wanderers in a head-to-head season-long battle with local rivals Manchester City.

www.betfred.com, owned by The Bolton News Friday columnist Fred Done, has Wanderers 11-8 ON to finish above City (evens) in the Premiership.

In a series of similar one-off bets, champions Manchester United (5-6 ON) are paired with Chelsea (5-6 ON), Liverpool (4-6 ON) v Arsenal (11-10), Aston Villa (4-5 ON) v Everton (10-11), and Wigan (Evens) v Fulham (8-11 ON).

Fans looking for a good run for their money should try Sammy Lee's side in Fred's "Premiership Without The Big Four" section.

Wanderers, who finished seventh under Sam Allardyce last season, are 25-1 (with an e/w offer for 1-2-3 good value).

Spurs (15-8), Newcastle (11-2) and Villa (6-1) are rated to finish in the placings.

Wanderers are also 500-1 to win the title - and 6-1 to be relegated.