Andy's Saturday tips - Man Utd to win title
The FA Cup Final may be the headline attraction on Saturday but there are four Premier League matches taking place before that. Here's how I see them going...
Blackburn v Manchester United
Much depends on what sort of side Sir Alex Ferguson puts out on the day. He may well choose to make wholesale changes given it's been a pretty energy-sapping few weeks both mentally and physically for his team.
But don't go rushing to back Blackburn if you see a vastly different XI to the one that started against Chelsea on Sunday. Manchester United played virtually a second string XI against Champions League semi-finalists Schalke and absolutely hammered them, which goes to show the strength in depth that they possess.
Blackburn will believe that a point from their last two matches will be enough to see them stay up and though that may seem something of an unsatisfactory return by the owners who had such great hopes for this Blackburn team when they bought them, in the short-term it's a massively important achievement.
Will Steve Kean stay beyond the summer? We'll have to wait and see but I'm sure he won't be thinking about that either right now, safety is all that will be on his mind. It's one of those matches where a draw would suit both teams just fine and that may well be exactly what we end up with.
Recommended Bets:
Back the draw at [3.7]
Back the 1-1 draw at [7.6]
Back Nani to be first goalscorer at [8.0]
Andy's predictions for Saturday's non-televised encounters...
Blackpool v Bolton
There will be plenty of neutrals up and down the country hoping Ian Holloway's Blackpool can win this match and I think they might just do that.
Recommended Bets: Back Blackpool to win at [2.24]; 2-1 at [10.0]
Sunderland v Wolves
A share of the spoils may well be on the cards here and if that's the case, Wolves will have to wait until the last day of the season to see if they've made it.
Recommended Bets: Back the draw at [3.45]; 1-1 at [7.6]
West Brom v Everton
A score draw in an entertaining match between two sides who have scored and conceded in equal amounts recently.
Recommended Bets: Back the draw at [3.35]; 2-2 at [15.0]
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Published: 13 May 2011
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