Blackburn vs Bolton

The live Monday night game is the 132nd meeting between Blackburn and Bolton. Both sides have hit a rich vein of form in recent weeks, although for Rovers the threat of relegation still lingers. With all the bottom three clubs picking up points at the weekend, Blackburn need their good run going to keep some breathing distance. At present Rovers are seven points above the drop zone. Mark Hughes' side are aiming to complete a third Premiership victory at Ewood Park, although they will be without the suspended Dickov and Tugay. One man no stranger to disciplinary proceedings, Robbie Savage is set for his debut after signing during the January transfer window. To coincide with the Welsh International striker's first game as a Blackburn player, bet365 have introduced a specials market with Savage 2/1 to be booked before fellow bad boy EL-Hadj Diouf. Spokesman Steve Freeth "Both players are usually in the news for the wrong reasons and they will no doubt add a bit of spice to this local derby. "We make Savage favourite as he hasn't played for a few weeks and he might be a little later than usual with his tackles!"Staying with the booking theme and the spreads firms are quoting 42-46 on the bookings market. Steve Bennett is the referee for the derby, and for the most part this season has been relatively lenient. That said in his last game, he booked six and showed one red in the big northwest game at Anfield. The concern for buyers on the spreads is the lack of Dickov and Tugay, normally two guaranteed bookings when proceeding become a little heated, as they inevitably do in big derby matches.Turning our attention to the visitors and Sam Allardyce has revived the Trotters from a six-match losing sequence, with a draw and three wins from their last four League and Cup outings. Bolton could get striker Kevin Davies back after a hamstring injury. With two inform teams, the decision in who to back is too difficult to call. As a result, the logical choice is to take the draw at 9/4, a result that has happened no fewer than five times in the last seven meetings between the clubs.Bet on the game at VCBet!