Arsenal v Bolton Betting Preview

Carling Cup action returns to the Emirates stadium for the 151st competitive game at the Arsenal’s multi-million pound stadium, with Bolton Wanderers being the unwelcome visitors in the nations capital.

The Gunners opted to rest Robin van Persie on the weekend, but the Dutch striker was called upon from the bench to help his side get past a valiant Stoke side.

Bolton will be looking to bounce back from their unimpressive 2-0 home loss to Sunderland.

Arsenal

The Gunners are trying to show they’re not a one-man side but this weeks result against Stoke shows otherwise. Van Persie is the 3/1 favorite to score first on Tuesday and considering RVP grabbed two against Bolton in the League in September, it’s hard to look away from him getting at least one goal against Wanderers. The Gunners have a great record against Bolton at home and have put three or more goals past them during their last three fixtures at home to them. Paddy Power has bets starting from 11/1 for final scores that include three Arsenal goals or more.

Bolton

Bolton’s poor form at the Emirates means they line up second best to the Gunners for Tuesday’s fixture. Despite a recent win against Wigan their loss against Sunderland on Saturday leaves them third from bottom in the league and facing a tough struggle this year.

Ivan Klasnic has three goals to his name this season from five starts and he David N’Gog and Kevin Davies are all priced at 9/1, on PaddyPower.com, to be first scorer.

Wanderers are 17/1 and 16/1 to snatch a 1-0 or 2-0 win away respectively.

Highlighted bets

Arsenal 4-0 Win 22/1 SkyBet
Theo Walcott First Scorer 6/1 SkyBet
Kevin Davies First to Score for Bolton 4/1 PaddyPower
Bolton to Lead at Half Time. Arsenal to Win after 90 min 25/1 BlueSquare

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Article by Oliver Wilson

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