Blackburn vs Man City – City to assert top-four position
Published:Manchester City are unbeaten in their last six meetings with Blackburn and will want to extend this run with three points to further assert themselves in the race for the fourth and final Champions League spot.
Match Odds
Spurs’ failure to win at home to West Brom has left Manchester City sat a point clear in fourth spot with a game in hand and they are 1/1 in the Premier League odds to widen this gap with a win at Blackburn.
However, Manchester City have failed to win an away game in the Premier League since Boxing Day and are still without top scorer Carlos Tevez because of a hamstring injury.
They are also playing a team who are not in the greatest form themselves, as Blackburn’s inability to win any of their last nine league games has seen them slip to within one point of the relegation places.
Blackburn are 11/4 to take maximum points in the Premier League betting and it is 12/5 that the game ends as a draw, which has been the outcome in each of their last three home games.
First Goalscorer
With Tevez out, Manchester City will be hoping that one of their big-money signings can oblige with a first Premier League goal, like Fernando Torres did for Chelsea.
Edin Dzeko is without a goal in nine Premier League appearances and is 9/2 to open the scoring against Blackburn.
Blackburn have also had their own problems in front of goal, as Nikola Kalinic is their only player to have managed five or more goals in the Premier League this season.
Kalinic is 8/1 to break the deadlock against Manchester City and should be guaranteed a start as Roque Santa Cruz is unable to play against his parent club.
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