Sunday EPL Previews

Bolton can continue their push for a European place when they welcome former manager Sam Allardyce and Blackburn in the Premier League at the Reebok on Sunday.

The odds against – 11/10 – about Wanderers in the match betting represents good value when you consider Rovers have not managed to keep a clean sheet on the road in eight away games this season – and, we should not forget, they shipped in an alarming seven against title-chasers Manchester United the last time they ventured away from Ewood.

The form of Johan Elmander has beefed up Wanderers attack – he has scored eight goals in all competitions this season – so the recommendation here is to snaffle up the 6/5 Anytime Goalscorer.

Rovers fans looking for crumbs of comfort can take heart from the fact that they are unbeaten in their last seven Premier League games against their north-west rivals, winning five of those matches, and Wanderers have failed to score in three of their last four matches against Blackburn.

Rovers also managed a Premier League double over Bolton last season but the home side have come a long away under Owen Coyle.

Local bragging rights will be at stake in the West Midlands when draw specialists Wolves and Birmingham clash at Molineux.

Five of the last 10 meetings between these two teams have ended in a stalemate and Blues – along with Fulham – have already collected nine draws in the Premier League this season since the first whistle was blown.

The draw can often be overlooked but the recommendation here is to take the 9/4 about this ending all square.

It is 10 Premier League games since Wolves last kept a clean sheet at Molineux so another way in could be to take the 7/10 about both teams to score – or the more adventurous punter may like the 2/1 about Blues to collect the away win.

Birmingham, remember, are unbeaten in their last nine league meetings with Wolves, winning four, including the last three in a row, but for slightly more value the draw looks appealing.

The final Premier League game on Sunday sees Tottenham play host to stuttering champions Chelsea and under-fire manager Carlo Ancelotti.

Spurs at the bigger price – 9/5 in the match betting – simply have to be the bet when you consider their London rivals have managed just two wins in eight games – and one in six in the Premier League.

Ancelotti has also revealed he has been given the dreaded vote of confidence by owner Roman Abramovich – a sure-fire sign all is usually not well.

Chelsea have been conceding too many – in the four games they have lost most recently they have also failed to score – and they face Manchester United at home and Arsenal away after this awkward-looking assignment in the capital.

Both teams to score can be backed at 4/6 given that it is 15 Premier League matches since Tottenham last kept a clean sheet in the league, but for odds against the recommendation here is to go with the home side to get the job done in 90 minutes.

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