Saturday Premiership Betting Review

Spurs fans may have been forgiven for believing the season could only improve following the 2-0 victory over Boro last weekend. However, losing on penalties to Liverpool reserves in the Carling Cup on Wednesday is not exactly great for morale. Whereas Rafael Benitez included two starters from the victory over Arsenal, Martin Jol made only three changes from the side that defeated Middlesbrough last Sunday. Nevertheless, it was the Merseyside club that eventually prevailed after extra-time. Next up for Spurs is a match at Blackburn who have now been unbeaten for almost a month. Granted, four of last five games have been draws but Fulham were defeated in the last outing. This run of form has seen Rovers climb out of the relegation places.A further three points at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon would pull the club further away from the drop zone. Mark Hughes is sure to have emphasised this to his players and so we can expect a fully committed effort from his team.With Spurs most likely slightly jaded after 120 minutes of draining Cup football and the fact they lost to a reserve team, backing Rovers at 7/5 looks a relatively straightforward decision. The match can be seen live on Sky Sports at 5.15pm. Also worth a decent wager is for Manchester United to overcome Southampton by two clear goals - available at 4/5 with bet365. Since Steve Wigley took over as head coach, the Saints have managed just the one victory and that was over Portsmouth club distracted at the time with speculation over the future of their coaching staff. Meanwhile, Man U have recently found some decent form and have now recorded six consecutive wins in all competitions. With the team now playing with confidence, it can only be a matter of time until they hand out a thumping to someone, and who better to than a Saints outfit low on confidence and facing a long relegation battle. Looking back at this fixture over the past few years and Southampton have been on the end of a couple of big scores, including a 5-0 drubbing in 2000 and a 6-1 thrashing a year later. Given this is arguably one of the weakest Saints teams to grace the Premiership; a similar type score to the two above cannot be ruled out.