Premier League Betting - Tricky Weekend For Big Four - 10-04-08

October 4 - On Saturday, champions Manchester United (8/13) travel to Elwood Park to take on former Red Devil Paul Ince's Blackburn Rovers (5/1).

Coming into the game off the back of a 3-0 mid-week European win, United will be keen to continue shaking off a slow start to their campaign by bringing home all three points from Lancashire.

Dimitar Berbatov got off the mark for his new club with two goals against Aalborg in Denmark - the Bulgarian is 4/1 to pick up where he left off with the first strike of the match.

Rovers, who currently lie in seventh position, have lost only one of their last six home league meetings with United - the visitors were rescued in last season's contest by an 88th minute Carlos Tevez equaliser. The draw is priced at 13/5.

While Wayne Rooney is a major doubt for United after picking up an ankle injury, battling Blackburn are likely to be without goalkeeper Paul Robinson, who is still nursing a calf strain, allowing deputy Jason Brown to make only his second Premier League start.

Also in action on Saturday are unpredictable Arsenal (8/13), who sandwiched a disappointing 2-1 defeat at home to Hull City in between 6-0 and 4-0 drubbings of Sheffield United and Porto respectively.

Boss Arsene Wenger will be hoping to galvanise the Gunners for a trip to Sunderland's (9/2) Stadium of Light, where they won on the final day of last season.

Among the players to find their shooting boots this term is Arsenal's Dutch international Robin Van Persie, who has netted five times, including two against Porto in mid-week.

The former Ajax star, who struggled last year with injury, is a 5/1 shot to open the scoring, with his strike partner Emmanuel Adebayor available at 9/2.

If Chelsea's (1/2) 4-4 draw with Aston Villa (7/1) last season is anything to go by, Sunday's match at Stamford Bridge will be worth a watch.

The visitors, who sit one point behind leaders Chelsea in third place, will field a fairly fresh line-up after several players were rested for Thursday's Uefa Cup tie.

Super-fast Gabby Agbonlahor, with five goals to his name already, is 10/1 to stun west London with the opener.

After seeing Didier Drogba join a long injury list, the Blues will be heavily-reliant on Nicolas Anelka to provide a goal-scoring threat - the Frenchman is 9/2 to break the deadlock in the game, which is 13/5 to end level.

Finally, Liverpool (5/4) travel to face Manchester City (9/4) to contest a north-west derby.

The Reds are full of hope after an uncharacteristic flying start to the season and will be hoping to improve their goal return after two scoreless league draws at Eastlands in their most recent campaigns.

Robbie Keane eventually scored his first goal for the club against PSV in the Champions League and is 7/1 to net first here.

Brazlian Robinho is 7/1 to delight the home crowd by getting on the scoresheet first, while Liverpool's 30-goal man last season, Fernando Torres, is available at 4/1.

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