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Traditional akka at 15:00: a villa that will help bring home the cartoon 9/1

Traditional akka at 15:00: a villa that will help bring home the cartoon 9/1

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Ollie Watkins has five Premier League goals to his name this season.



It’s a daily 9/1 from Saturday’s 3pm starts for Paul Robinson, and he also has two teams to avoid adding your multis this weekend.

  • A villa that will continue to develop

  • No respite for Ipswich at Brentford

  • The Black Cats will end Oxford’s unbeaten streak

Stage 1 Aston Villa (90 minutes) @ 4/5 (15:00)

Aston Villa’s progress under Unai Emery shows no signs of slowing down and after they completed their third Champions League win to nil this week, they could follow it up with another Premier League win.

They traveled to Fulham last Saturday and beat them 3-1 at The Cottage, and when they return home they should prove too strong for Bournemouth.

The Cherries have won two of their last three matches, but both have played in front of home fans and have lost both away matches since the end of August.

Stage 2, Brentford (90 minutes), 15 August (15:00)

Ipswich are yet to win since relegation from the Championship but after a run of four promising draws they lost convincingly to West Ham and Everton.

The Bees were beaten at Old Trafford last weekend but have 10 points from a possible 12 at home, with Thomas Frank’s men scoring 11 goals in the process.

The visitors have already conceded four goals away from Portman Road twice this season and this is where their defense could be at a standstill.

Stage 3, Sunderland (90 minutes), 9 April (15:00)

Sunderland are top of the Championship table and while Oxford are difficult to beat, I expect the leaders to take all three points at the Stadium of Light.

The U’s have drawn their last five matches but three of those have been at home and that’s just two points from a possible 15 from their trips since relegation from League One.

The hosts have won two away games since returning from the international break, making it four wins and a draw from five at home this year.

Stage 4, Burnley (90 minutes), 15 August (15:00)

It’s second from top and second from bottom at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon and it should be a relatively easy win for the former.

QPR ended a run of four straight defeats with a 1-1 draw at home to Coventry on Tuesday, but the Sky Blues have been out of form this season so that doesn’t inspire much confidence.

The Clarets are unbeaten in eight matches and have picked up 11 points from their first five home games since relegation from the Premier League.

Stage 5 West Brom (90 minutes) @ 7 April (15:00)

The Baggies have dropped to fourth place after five games without a win, but their last three games have ended in draws and I expect them to get back on track against Cardiff at the Hawthorns.

The Bluebirds have been heading in a different direction since Omer Riza was appointed as interim boss and he has led the club to three wins and a draw in their last four matches.

However, all three wins have come in South Wales, while in five away trips this season there are two draws and three defeats.

Akka Rackers

Leeds are traveling to Bristol City for one of the early Saturday matches and I wouldn’t want to include them in my “Akka” with a difference of 8/11.

The Robins have lost just twice this season and are currently unbeaten in six matches. They suffered two defeats away from Ashton Gate, and their last home defeat occurred in early March.

On Sunday Chelsea entertain Newcastle at Stamford Bridge, but I’m always worried about supporting the Blues with short prices, so I avoid them like the plague at the stadium. August 13.

Eddie Howe’s visitors need to bounce back from last Saturday’s 1-0 draw at home to Brighton, but they have already achieved positive results at Bournemouth, Wolves and Everton this year, with only Fulham beating them .

Now read Stephen Tudor’s Saturday Premier League tips.

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