[Barty_uk]

Some initial thoughts for this weekends games….Hope I can continue with some solid form…
Aston Villa -1 - Wigan - Villa are playing very well of late and are full of confidence. Scoring a lot of goals in the process and the front three are a real handful for anyone at present. Wigan have been solid though defensively since Bruce took over but I just get that feeling that Villa will be to strong for them here. Also throw into the fact that Wigan are not a free scoring side.

Blackburn -1.5 - Derby - Already locked this play in at the start of the week. Not really much to say on this game. Betting against Derby has just been pure money on many occasions this season and don’t see any real reason to expect anything different from this game either. Derby's defence was split open at will against the Gunners and the score line really could have been much worse. Going forward they are not really much of a threat and im expecting Blackburn to at least manage two goals from this game and thus cover the spread convincingly.

Bolton - Sunderland +1 - Am I dreaming or really seeing this line. Admittedly, Bolton are pretty much in a must win situation here but come on, +1 on offer here for Sunderland? Going forward Bolton are simply awful and have no real goalscorer or real attacking threat especially without Davies. They were lucky to get a point last weekend at White-Hart-Lane and I think their weaknesses were there for all to see. I would slightly favour Bolton to win this game, but not by more than 1 goal that is on offer.

Leans are; Unsure on these yet, still need more time to think and look into these games;
Middlesbrough -0.25 - an offer that im tempted by but odds are a little bit to low to pull the trigger on atm. Boro are an underrated side (even by myself at times this season) But they do play good attacking football and create chances and ultimately cause teams issues at the Riverside. Out wide Downing is always a threat with his delivery and Tuncay is also a threat. Going forward they perhaps do lack goals with Aliadiere yet to get going and Alves only just starting to find his feet in this league. I sense next season they will be stronger and they have a lot of good youths coming through their ranks.
Im just unsure on Portsmouth's motivation here. Against Blackburn they were pretty poor and I suspect players are more concerned with being ready for the FA Cup final. An offer im seriously considering, I may in the end decide to pull the trigger on the ML win.

Liverpool -0.75 - Man City - City's season is over just as much as Liverpool's is hence my reluctance here to take this bet. City were woeful in the 2nd half against a poor Fulham side and deservedly lost, somehow! Defensivly a lot of missings aswell but the major concern here comes from Rafa's selection, who will he play?? This game carrys little meaning to it but these Liverpool fringe players do still have a lot to play for. Will probably end up taking both Liverpool and Boro, but need a little bit more time to dwell on these,

GL this weekend all!