English Premier
2010-05-09 - Aston Villa vs Blackburn
A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser
Analysis:These two sides are no strangers having met each other a number of times this season. This will be the fifth time these two sides are facing each other.
They faced each other in the third round of the FA Cup and the semi-finals of the Carling Cup, with Villa coming out tops. The last time they met was in the second leg of their last four showdown in the Carling Cup, with Martin O'Neill's side winning 6-4!
Blackburn did win in the reverse fixture back in September in the league. But Rovers have fared poorly in their last fixture of the season in recent times, taking only one win from their last six outings. They have also won only one of their last 10 meetings with Villa in all competitions which came at Ewood Park.
Villa are already assured of Europa League qualification for next season but will want to improve on their league position. There is still an outside chance of them finishing fifth.
Meanwhile for Blackburn they will aim to finish in the top half of the table. Sam Allardyce may give young Algerian midfielder Amine Linganzi his Premier League debut here. The 20-year-old, who moved from French club St Etienne in January may come in for Steven Nzonzi, who has had an operation to remove some teeth. Meanwhile, El-Hadji Diouf will also miss out after having his tonsils out.
As for Villa, O'Neill has a full-strength squad to select from this weekend. England striker Emile Heskey is again set to start on the bench with John Carew and Gabriel Agbonlahor leading the attack. Between them, they scored 33 goals.
Take Aston Villa to clear the Asian Handicap here.
Cheers and good luck,
Cruiser
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The Pick :
Aston Villa 2-0
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take Aston Villa to win here.
Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet
Take Aston Villa and give the 1 ball here.
