Saturday Football Odds : Aston Villa v Chelsea, FA Cup Final as punters eye relegation scrap
Aston Villa face Chelsea, with Man City facing Wigan in the FA Cup Final as Paddy Power release the latest odds and a new free bets offer on today’s coupon.
With the majority of the Premiership action taking place tomorrow, Saturday kicks off with Aston Villa v Chelsea at lunchtime, as Paul Lambert’s side look to secure another season in the Premiership.
All eyes will then be on Wembley, as Wigan face Manchester City in the FA Cup Final, which kicks off at 17:15.
Aston Villa and Chelsea lock horns at Villa Park in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon in what is the day’s only top flight encounter.
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This is a massive match for both sides as well as Villa can take another massive step towards survival with a result and would guarantee their place in the league next season with a win, whereas Chelsea know all three points means they can prepare for life in the Champions League next campaign.
Paul Lambert deserves a lot of credit for the way his men have performed in recent weeks as they have gone from being favourites for relegation to a 100/1 shot to go down and their victory at Norwich City last time out took the Villains to 40 points for the campaign.
Lambert won’t relax until they are mathematically safe however, and even though 40 points is sure to be enough, he will be after another result this weekend.
Gabriel Agbonlahor got himself a brace at Carrow Road last weekend and he seems to be enjoying his football at Villa Park right now. The Englishman is available at 9/1 to break the deadlock on Saturday afternoon.
With the pace in the side, Villa can be a handful for any team in the Premier League to handle and they are one of the best in the league at counter-attacking, so Chelsea must be wary of that and not pile too many men forward.
The hosts are in a decent run of form right now and with this being on their home soil, backing them for a win at 7/2 might prove to be extremely good value.
As for Chelsea, they would ensure they finish in the top four with a win here as Tottenham Hotspur – who sit in fifth – are three points behind the Blues and 16 adrift in terms of goal-difference.
Rafael Benitez has to use his squad to its maximum once more as they have a Europa League final to compete in next Wednesday, so we are sure to see a number of changes from the side that drew 2-2 with Spurs during the week.
The Spaniard has confirmed that Frank Lampard will play though and as he is just two goals away from becoming the club’s record goal-scorer, it is worth noting that he is at 16/1 to score two or more at Villa Park on Saturday.
Chelsea won the reverse fixture 8-0 at Stamford Bridge back in December, but they know Villa are a much improved side since then and have really started to click as a squad in recent weeks.
The Londoners are still the favourites to win this encounter though and you can back them at 17/20. They are unbeaten in their last four matches away from home across all competitions.
With both teams desperate for points this should be a superb match, especially as they each love to play attacking football.
Expect an electric atmosphere at Villa Park and plenty of goals from 12.45pm on Saturday afternoon.
