English Premier
2011-04-25 - Blackburn Rovers vs Manchester City
A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser
Analysis:Monday Night Football comes from Ewood Park as Blackburn Rovers who are in danger of being relegated hosts Champions League chasing Manchester City in this clash.
Manchester City will be keen to extend their lead to four points over Tottenham who are in fifth place,l while Blackburn are just a point over Blackpool and Wigan who are third from bottom.
Roverto Mancini has asked his players to concentrate on their final six matches as the season comes to an end, even though they have the FA Cup Final against Stoke to come next month.
However, City have struggled on their travels having failed to win a single away game since their Boxing Day win over Newcastle while Blackburn have picked up just 10 points in 2011.
As for the team news ahead of this match, Captain Ryan Nelsen and midfielder Vince Grella are injured for Rovers while Frenchman Steven Nzonzi serves the last match of a three-game ban.
On-loan Paraguay international striker Roque Santa Cruz is unavailable against his parent club so he misses out, with Jason Roberts and Benjani is in the running to start. Junior Hoilett, the 20-year-old Canada-born striker, should be back after missing the 2-0 defeat at Everton with a hamstring injury.
As for the visitors, they could keep the same lineup that beat Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals. Italy striker Mario Balotelli,looks set to retain his place following the victory over Manchester United as captain Carlos Tevez is out of the side with a hamstring injury.
Nigel de Jong will start in the back four allowing the likes of Adam Johnson and Yaya Toure to get forward while David Silva and Edin Dzeko could support Balotelli upfront. With defender Micah Richards also missing with a hamstring problem, Pablo Zabaleta is set to retain his place in Manchester City's starting eleven.
The Betting Verdict :
Take Manchester City to win this match.
The Pick :
Manchester City to win 2-1 or 3-1
