Burnley FC in the Premier League 2020-21

Burnley plays their home matches at the Turf Moor and is currently 14th in the English Premier League Table for the 2020-21 season.

The club has 36 points from the 33 matches they have played so far since the league started. Their performance for the season hasn’t been that impressive as they have just managed to win 9 matches, drawn 9 and lost 15. They have managed to score 30 goals in the season at the time of writing this article. The man who has been instrumental in the club for many goals scored is from New Zealand. He is no other than player Chris Wood.

About Chris Wood, His Good Performance for Burnley FC

Chris Wood is a New Zealand international football player from the Auckland region of the country. The December, 1991 born player has been the top scorer for the club in the 2020/21 season. The Burnley Football club has participated in both the English FA Cup and the English League Cup. At the time of writing this article, Burnley had played the last match with Wolves. They registered an emphatic away win against the hosts at the Molineux Stadium with 4 goals to nil! The four goals were scored by players Chris Wood and Ashley Westwood.

Chris joined Burnley FC on the 21st of August, 2017. He plays number 9 in the club and has played a total of 27 matches, including 1 as a substitute player since he joined the club. There is no doubt that since the youthful player joined the club, the club has seen remarked improvement especially with regards to goal scoring.

Sports Betting 

Football is a great sporting activity that has a huge fan base worldwide and thus offers the perfect chance for betting enthusiasts. In New Zealand, for instance, betting is absolutely legal for most of the sports authorized by relevant local authorities. However, the country prohibits sportsbooks hosted within its borders to provide gambling services to locals. Nonetheless, citizens can still legally get involved in online gambling casinos that are hosted overseas. There are several online casinos focused on New Zealand audiences that one can possibly hop on to and play. In fact, almost all New Zealand casinos provide a variety of online betting options for their players to choose from. Among some of the most popular online betting options they offer to bettors include:

o    Single bet - the single bet is a type of bet that is placed on one selection. Here, in order for you to get a return, the selection you choose must be successful. For instance, if you choose team A to win against team B, a win for A gets you money.

o    Accumulator - this yet another popular choice that allows for the punter to put at least three or more selections into a single wager. If all the selections in the accumulator win, you win!

o    Live game bet - this betting type is very popular with games such as tennis, football, rugby and many more games. Here you have the opportunity to place a bet as the game is ongoing. 

Chris Wood as an International player for New Zealand Football National Team

Chris is an active player for his native New Zealand National Football team for which he has scored 24 goals. He played for his home team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was also part of the team that won the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.

Chris Wood’s first international goal came on the 10th of October 2010 when New Zealand drew with Honduras. He would later score a hat-trick against the Solomon Islands on 10th June 2012 at the OFC Nations Cup.

There are several other matches that Chris has featured on for his national team as a youth. In the 2012 Olympics, for instance, he was named in the New Zealand under-23 squad that played Egypt. He scored in the match that ended in 1-1 draw at the Old Trafford Stadium. He was also part of New Zealand’s under-23 squad that suffered a 3 - 0 defeat at the hands of Brazil.

Chris Wood would then become the youngest ever captain for ‘All Whites’ on the 14th of November 2014. He is currently the vice-captain of his national team, although he has captained  his country on two occasions. In November 2016, he was the captain of his national team when they faced New Caledonia in November 12, 2016 and defeated them 3 - 0. Again he captained his team against the New Caledonia three days later, but they drew 0 - 0.