the drogba/lampard combo must be one of the shortest cases in the premiership i would have thought. henry/fabregas could be quite short too
another thing to clear up is whether getting a penalty counts as an assist - i've got a feeling it does officially, but it seems like a grey area
maybe you could just offer your mate his next bet free instead when that happens. concessions make the world go round
even if you are giving value away to your mate, at best he is occasionally getting about 50p expected value - for a bit of a laugh down the pub it's probably worth it just for entertainment's sake. if he scatters his bets about, i think you're still on the right side of it