Previewing Saturday’s English Premier League fixtures: Part II

Previewing Saturday’s English Premier League fixtures: Part II features betting odds, match previews and match predictions for Liverpool v Aston Villa, Norwich City v Everton, West Bromwich Albion v Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers.

As always, this segment will kick off with the betting odds for the aforementioned Premier League matches. Now then, let’s get started.

Betting Odds

Liverpool (1/2) v Aston Villa (8/1); Draw (7/2)

Norwich City (2/1) v Everton (8/5); Draw (12/5)

West Bromwich Albion (20/19) v Blackburn Rovers (16/5); Draw (13/5)

Stoke City (4/6) v Wolverhampton Wanderers (11/2); Draw (3/1)

Bet of the Day

Saturday’s value bet of the day is Aston Villa to draw against Liverpool at Anfield, paying 7/2 odds.

Preview: Liverpool v Aston Villa

Aston Villa travel to the Merseyside to take on Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday at 15:00 GMT.

Fifteenth-place Villa have only lost four away games all season and may just fancy their chances against a struggling Liverpool side. In retrospect, Liverpool have only lost two home league games all season.

However, both sides have been “King of the Draw”, with the Reds drawing eight times at home and Villa drawing eight times away from home in the Premier League this season.

Expect more of the same tomorrow night.

Prediction

Nothing to separate the two sides, 1-1 draw.

Preview: Norwich City v Everton

Everton travel to Carrow Road to battle Premier League newcomers Norwich City on Saturday, April 7 at 15:00 GMT.

Norwich have arguably been the surprise of the season in England’s top-tier. Many predictions had them finishing well within the bottom three, but the Canaries are soaring high and at the moment are in 12th place in the EPL table.

“The teams who come up are not automatic favourites to go back down and you’ve seen that with the likes of Swansea and Norwich this season,” said Everton boss David Moyes.

“They have some momentum from getting promoted and what it says is the teams who come out of the Championship are in a financially better condition than those at the bottom end of the Premier League, which allows them to buy some players in.”

Can the Canaries keep their momentum going against Everton tomorrow night?

Prediction

Advantage Norwich City at home, 2-1 Canaries.

Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Blackburn Rovers

Bottom three Blackburn travel to The Hawthorns to clash with 14th-place West Brom, with eight points separating the two sides in the table.

To say that Blackburn are up against it would be an understatement. Rovers need a result every time they can get one, and with Albion struggling at home this season, 4-2-9, this could be their chance to get out of the relegation zone.

Can Steve Kean get Blackburn a precious result at The Hawthorns?

Prediction

A point for both sides, 1-1 draw.

Preview: Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Woeful Wolves travel to the Britannia Stadium to battle mid-table Stoke City on Saturday night.

Since replacing Mick McCarthy as Wolves boss — interim boss, Terry Connor has gained one point from a possible 18. That’s one draw and five losses in six matches.

Thus, Wolves are currently sitting on 22 points at the bottom of the table, six points below 19th-place Wigan Athletic, and look destined for relegation.

Prediction

Another step towards relegation for Wolves, 2-0 Stoke.