Perry's Punt
18 February 2010 - 13:54
by Perry Groves
Each week, former Arsenal hero and now co-presenter on The Betting Channel Perry Groves gives Sport.co.uk his top tip for the weekend. The Gunners host Sunderland on Saturday.
I can't imagine anyone but a die-hard Black Cats fan backing Sunderland to win at the Emirates, even at a price like 18/1. Maybe those sorts of blokes who stand watching the game without a shirt on, showing off their club tattoos, in minus five degree temperatures.But no one else.
Sunderland are a poor side that haven't won a league game since back in November, which just so happened to be against the Arsenal. They've conceded 17 goals in their last six away and must be petrified of suffering another Chelsea-like rout.
Arsenal's players will be really keen to show what they can do after the rollicking they no doubt received for Wednesday's calamity cock-up against Porto. Wenger is also able to include a few key players in the line-up who are back from injury and whoever starts for them, the Gunners tend to play their best football against the weaker sides when they can win the ball easily and run rings around inferior opposition. Probably not quite a Chelsea 7-2 thrashing, but I can see Arsenal winning convincingly to nil.
Perry's Punt: Arsenal to win 2-0 at 11/2 and Arsenal to win 3-0 at 7/1
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