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A draw seems on the cards at Villa Park on Sunday when Aston Villa host Everton. Both teams have made a mixed start to the season, with Villa being hammered at St. James Park last week and Everton drawing both their opening league games. These sides look very evenly matched, and as so, the 9/4 @ Blue Sq appeals greatly.

Manchester City have made a solid start to the season, and take there unbeaten record to The Stadium of Light this weekend to take on Sunderland. However, this is the type of match that could be the undoing of the Blues this year, and despite Sunderland’s disappointing early form, they are a dangerous team at home, and can be taken at 16/5 @ William Hill to take the three points.

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Villa vs Everton; draw – 9/4 @ Blue Sq
Sunderland vs Man City; home win – 16/5 @ William Hill

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This weekend Blackburn Rovers will host Arsenal at Ewood Park in the early kick-off. I know I mentioned Arsenal game last weekend, and hinted that Blackpool could trouble Arsene Wenger’s boys. I also know the score from that match – after it was finished of course. And again this week I’m going to oppose Gunners, but this time against stronger opposition.

Rovers were more than decent at home last season when playing “Big Four”. They held Chelsea, United and Liverpool to draws at Ewood Park, and managed 2-1 win against Arsenal in May.

I don’t want to belittle Arsenal’s 6-0 win against Blackpool last weekend, but they played against probably the weakest team in league, and they did at against 10 men. Blackburn tomorrow will be tough physical test for the Gunners, and their direct style of play will hardly suit Wenger’s passing game. Read the rest of this entry »

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Premier League new boys Blackpool are red hot favorites for relegation, although they were involved in one of the most convincing victories in opening round of the new season. And they weren’t on wrong side of the 0-4 result at Wigan. They are currently priced @1.35 to be relegated at betfair, and their victims Wigan are third favorite for relegation, available @2.37 at coral.

Tangerines are heading for Emirates this weekend, and as you expected, they are clear underdogs against Arsenal. Priced @19.00 at bet365 they have really slim chances of getting anything, but in the same time they have nothing to lose in this fixture, so I would expect brave performance from Ian Holloway’s side. Read the rest of this entry »

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The standout value bet of this weekend’s top flight action sees a Blackpool side, buoyed by their 4-0 drubbing at Wigan Athletic last week, visit Arsenal. The Gunners failed to impress at Liverpool last Sunday, and were lucky to escape with a point due to Pepe Reina’s injury-time howler. With memories of Hull City’s 2-1 win at the Emirates in their debut season still fresh in the mind, the 16/1 @ William Hill on an away win is an amazingly generous value bet.

Tottenham Hotspur will look to put their nightmare trip to Young Boys in midweek behind them and take the three points at Stoke City. Spurs were unlucky not to win on opening day, with an inspired Joe Hart keeping them at bay, but should find no difficulty this week at the Britannia Stadium with scoring goals, and 6/5 @ bet365 on the away win is too good to turn down. Read the rest of this entry »

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Premier League season opens with a real cracker – last season’s fourth English team welcomes the world’s biggest spenders in transfer market. Yep, Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester City. It is still early in the season so it’s hard to figure out how City’s £100million will actually perform, but with plenty of talent on both sides, this should be an entertaining game, which shouldn’t lack in goals. Last season Spurs dominated this fixture (3-0) and were strong home side, so their fans can be optimistic for tomorrow.

Spurs win is available @2.40 at Victor Chandler, while Over 2.5 goals looks like banker and is available @1.95 at bet365. Spurs to win 2-1 pays 10.00 at Blue Square. Read the rest of this entry »

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So, its back…’The Greatest League on Earth’…’The Best League In The World’…The ‘Most Over-rated and Overpaid Players Come Here To Earn (insert ridiculous amount here) A Week’ League and so on etc etc etc…

But no-one can question its darn entertaining! Kicking things off this season is a mouth-watering clash between hosts Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City. With both team lacking defensively (Spurs have no-one fit; Man City’s have just met each other), and with the quality of attacking players on show, the 10/11 @ Blue Sq for there to be over 2.5 goals is a standout bet, as is the predictable draw this will end in (11/5 @ William Hill). Read the rest of this entry »

The football season is back! I’ll be here every Friday to preview the weekend’s action and find the best value bets around from the English Leagues.

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Chelsea vs Manchester United

The big guns of the Premier League get the season underway with this ‘friendly’ at Wembley Stadium. It hardly stirs the blood for the season ahead, and in many eyes is just a frustrating money-making show for the FA bigwigs, but nevertheless, where there is a football match, there is money to be made for punters!

These games have a history of being dull, lifeless games, with players more concerned with avoiding injury (especially on Wembley’s much lamented pitch), and treating the match as a way of building up fitness for the long season ahead. With this in mind, the 8/1 @ Betfair on the game ending goalless appeals greatly as a good value bet.

Once the game gets to penalties, the match is left in the lap of the Gods. However, with Petr Cech being ruled out of the game, that must leave Manchester United as edgy favourites to win from the spot, with the giant Dutchman Ed Van Der Sar in goal (9/2 @ William Hill). Read the rest of this entry »