Dec 12, 2010

Matt Cardle favourite to win X Factor crown

Matt Cardle is the bookmakers' favourite to win The X Factor ahead of Sunday night's final showdown.
The 27-year-old former decorator from Essex is ahead of teen rivals One Direction and Liverpool's Rebecca Ferguson to take the title.
Saturday night's show saw 17-year-old Cher Lloyd leave the competition after polling the lowest number of votes.

All four acts performed duets with some of the biggest names in pop, including Rihanna and Robbie Williams.
Five-piece group One Direction, Simon Cowell's hope to win the final, sang She's The One with Williams.
Cardle sang with chart-topper Rihanna, while Christina Aguilera performed Beautiful with Rebecca Ferguson and Lloyd teamed up with Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am for her duet.
While Cowell is mentor for One Direction, Dannii Minogue has taken care of Cardle over the course of the series.
Cheryl Cole, who is looking after Rebecca Ferguson, will be hoping to make it three wins in a row after her acts Joe McElderry and Alexandra Burke won the last two competitions.
Bookmaker William Hill is putting Cardle ahead with odds of 8/11, followed by One Direction at 9/4 and Ferguson just behind in third place at 9/2.