Sunday action

A poor day yesterday. I cannot believe the poor performances put in by Arsenal and Peterborough. We move on today and theres a few things that catch my eye although theres a few factors that may change the games in England today so theres no point in going overboard with big bets.

Bolton V Blackburn

Bolton are making the right moves especially at home as they continue to move away from the relegation zone. Their defence has been their strongest point with only 1 conceded at home in the last 5 games. However, Anelka has moved to Chelsea and Diouf is absent on African Nations duty so its very hard to see where the goals will come from today. The duo are responsible for 5 of the last 9 goals at the Reebok so their absense is a huge blow.

Blackburn are not the team they were last season, something is missing that i cant put my finger on. Still, their away record has been good and they have been scoring goals which gives them every chance in any game. Santa Cruz has been a revelation and they will look to him for inspiration up front. The departure of Robbie Savage may hurt them around the middle but Stephen Reid is making good progress back from injury and should feature.

Verdict
Blackburn have scored plenty of goals on their travels this season but Boltons defence is quite strong. Bolton know that they are lacking up front at the moment and their best chance of a result is to keep Blackburn out and try and hit them on the counter attack. The weather is quite miserable so i dont expect a free flowing game with too many chances, i see a damp affair and 1 goal may be enough to settle it for either team.


PICK
Bolton V Blackburn under 2.5 goals ( 1.73 @ centrebet) 3 points