Bet up to £25 risk-free on Arsenal winning
Arsenal endured a dismal run of four matches without a win prior to the international break but have a great chance of returning to form not only because of the predicament of their Saturday teatime opponents Blackburn but also due to the return of a number of recent injury absentees.
Abou Diaby, Alex Song, Theo Walcott and, most importantly of all, captain Cesc Fabregas are all expected to participate, while Arsene Wenger is even optimistic of having Robin van Persie available after the injury he picked up on international duty didn't turn out to be as bad as was first feared.
The Gunners have triumphed in ten of their 13 encounters with clubs in the bottom eight this season and even managed to collect three points at Ewood Park for only the fourth time in eight attempts back in August, when nemesis Sam Allardyce was still in charge, so have to be fancied at [1.27].
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Blackburn have been beaten on their last seven Premier League visits to north London to face Arsenal and have lost 11 successive halves away to the title chasers, so [1.76] on the hosts leading at half-time and full-time and [2.42] on them winning both halves are both well worth pursuing.
Steve Kean's strugglers have gone seven games without a victory in all competitions and have lost six in succession on the road so the omens aren't good for those considering a loss-proof bet on Rovers at [14.5], or even picking up a surprise point like Sunderland did at the Emirates recently at [6.6].
One trend that does bode well for Blackburn is that they have scored on their last four away days despite them all ending in defeat. Odds of [2.02] are available on both teams finding the net.
Arsenal v Blackburn
Kick-off: 5.30pm (Saturday)
Live on ESPN
Two of the last four meetings have ended 6-2 and it's [40.0] that his will be a repeat...
Published: 1 Apr 2011
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