Each week, former Arsenal hero and now co-presenter on The Betting Channel, Perry Groves gives us his top tip for the weekend. Arsenal travel to Stamford Bridge for a crunch game.
This weekend might well signal the end of Arsenal’s season because, as we know, a trip to the Chelsea is never easy. The Blues’ draw at Hull now means that they’re only two points ahead of United and they simply can’t afford another blip.
Of course everyone’s been talking about John Terry’s misdemeanours this week and Ancelotti has said that if his captain needs a break he’s welcome to take one. All I know is that if he doesn’t play on Sunday, Arsene Wenger will have a huge grin on his face.
We all saw how the Gunners were outclassed by United last weekend, but it’s not all bad news – after Chelsea won at the Emirates, the Arsenal went unbeaten for their next ten league matches.
However, if we see anything similar on Sunday, I fancy Didier Drogba to have a field day. He scored his first goal since being back from the African Nations against Hull and he usually scares the life out of the Gunners’ defence.
Drogba’s already netted five times in the league against Arsenal, including his two back in North London and he has more than enough talent to singlehandedly kill off Arsenal. He’s fantastic when he’s on form – you could even say he say he’s the Drog’s b****cks!
Perry’s Punt: Didier Drogba to be first goalscorer, each-way at 5/1
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