Premier League betting – Arsenal vs Blackburn

Arsenal vs Blackburn betting odds, tips & free bets

Arsenal League Position: 2nd League Form: DWWDD

Arsenal are being billed as the only real competition in the race for the title against Manchester United, but will need to stop putting in lacklustre performances such as the one last weekend against West Brom. They will be boosted by the fact that Theo Walcott, Cesc Fabregas, Alex Song and Abou Diaby will be returning from injury. Theo Walcott’s return coincides with the suspension of first choice Blackburn left back Gael Givet, meaning that Walcott could be a good shout to open the scoring after having such a great season before injury, he is priced at 7.0 on BetFred to do so.

Arsenal will also be boosted by the fact that star striker Robin Van Persie has been declared fit for the weekends clash as well, his 11 goals in 16 matches is evidence of the influence that he can have on the game. So at odds of 1.75 on UniBet for a bet that is likely to pay off why not have a go. Arsenal are still having goalkeeper troubles though and accident prone Manuel Almunia looks set to start ahead of veteran Jens Lehman, so the Gunners are still likely to suffer from their usual defensive worries so why not bet on both teams scoring at odds of 2.05 on William Hill.

Blackburn League Position: 13th League Form: LDLLD

Blackburn are in 13th position and one would expect with a position like that, that it would be difficult for them to be dragged into a relegation dogfight. When looking closer though, they are only 1 point away from the relegation one so games like this where unexpected victories can be earned could be very valuable in this final run in. Nikola Kalinic has already provided 4 goals from the bench this season and looks set to warm the bench again for this fixture, behind Roque Santa Cruz. So a bet on him being the last goalscorer is definitely one that should be considered for this fixture, with odds of 16.0 on UniBet.

So with Blackburn’s form being discernibly poor it looks like the Gunners should run out winners here, they have won their past 8 home fixtures against Blackburn so with a fit first tam and few defensive mistakes Arsenal should walk this one. A 3-1 win for Arsenal at odds of 11.5 on Betfair should be enough to tempt anyway.

Highlighted Bets:

First Goalscorer Theo Walcott 7.0 BetFred
Anytime Goalscorer Robin Van Persie 1.75 UniBet
Both Teams to Score 2.05 William Hill
Last Goalscorer Nikola Kalinic 16.0 UniBet
Correct Score Arsenal 3-1 Betfair

By John Fernandez

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