Premier League betting tips for 27/12/09 and 28/12/09

Arsenal vs Aston Villa betting preview

Arsenal are 3rd and Villa 4th in the Premiership. Arsenal has played 1 game less than Villa. At Emirates, Arsenal has won 7 out of 8 games. Aston Villa is at the high point of their game as they won against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Last year Aston Villa won against Arsenal at Emirates. A problem for Arsenal might be that many of their key players such as Van Persie, Rosicky, and Bendtner are injured.
Arsenal are the bookmaker’s favourite for this game. The odds for Arsenal are best at Betfair 1.78, 3.8, 5.6 and we think this should be a convincing home win for the Gunners.

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United betting preview

Tottenham ranks 5th, while West Ham are in the relegation zone(19th). As in every derby of this rank, the rankings of the teams are not relevant to the result. In the previous round the game between West Ham and Chelsea finished 1-1, Chelsea being 1st. Last year’s Tottenham v West Ham game finished 3-2. Tottenham are the bookmakers’ favorite on this one. The odds for Tottenham are 1.40 – 1.45, and whilst this looks like a banker home win, Tottenham have struggled against teams in the bottom half of the league at White Hart Lane. Already this season Spurs have lost at home to the likes of Stoke City and Wolves.

Aston Villa vs Liverpool betting preview

Villa are currently 4th in the table,with Liverpool 8th. The last 6 games at Villa Park, Villa have not been defeated. They have 4 wins and 2 draws. Liverpool has 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses as guests this season. One of Liverpool’s key players – Mascherano has been suspended; however Aquiliani is expected to play as he has recovered from his injury. Last year Aston Villa and Liverpool finished 0-0. At the beginning of the season Villa won against Liverpool 3-1 at Anfield. Liverpool have to win this one if they want to make the top 4, but with just 3 wins in their last 8 league games, this looks like a big ask. The bookmakers have priced this one up with little to separate the two sides - 2.55, 3.20, 2.65. With best odds on Aston Villa at 2.75 with Bet 365, we reccomend this as a good bet.

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