Unplayable Benteke to score for Aston Villa again

Southampton is going to leak goals throughout its English Premier League campaign so the odds of around 11-4 that are available about an opposition striker whose manager labelled him unplayable last weekend are simply far too good to miss.

Aston Villa forward Christian Benteke is the man in question and, after coming off the substitutes` bench to terrorise Swansea seven days ago, the Belgium international must be licking his lips at the prospect of facing the Saints.

Southampton has conceded 14 goals in its first four English Premier League and, while it has opened up against Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Wigan, the Hampshire side looks likely to let in at least one goal in every game that it plays, such is its open style under Nigel Adkins.

The fact that the Latics managed to sure not once but twice at St Mary`s Stadium will give cause for optimism to the Villains and Benteke, who looks assured of a starting spot following his impressive introduction versus the Swans, is massively overpriced, even at the widely available 13-5.

Beneke scored in 15 of his last 27 matches for Genk before transferring to Aston Villa and, as Paul Lambert told the media after last weekend`s game, he could have had a hat-trick despite playing only the last 20 minutes.

The St Mary`s Stadium result is tough to pick - Southampton will score as many as it concedes against beatable visiting teams such as the Villains and one could make a case for any of the three possible outcomes - so Benteke to score at odds longer than all of the match betting options is the play.

Reading is another promoted side that looks set for a long, hard English Premier League season with few highlights. The Royals are away to West Bromwich and the odds of around 5-6 available about the Baggies, an established top-flight team with a respectable home record, should be snapped up.

West Bromwich has beaten Merseyside neighbours Everton and Liverpool at The Hawthorns already this season, doing so without giving up a goal. The Baggies have won eight and drawn one of their last eight Premier League home games, losing only 2-3 to the Gunners since late February. They should be well into odds-on territory to defeat Reading.

Chelsea should consign Stoke to its first English Premier League loss in six games and land odds of around 4-11 at Stamford Bridge. The Potters have beaten only relegated Wolverhampton in their last 15 top-flight matches. Stoke supporters love Tony Pulis, otherwise he would be under serious pressure to keep his job. Thirteen points out of a possible 45 would have got many other managers sacked.

Stoke is the type of side that the Blues could beat by a handsome margin. Looking at the various handicaps, the one that holds the most appeal see the hosts give up 1.5 goals at odds of around 11-10. Alternatively, play on the correct scores and back them to win either 2-0 or 3-0. The former is around 6-1 and the latter is around 10-1 so the combination works out at just under 100-30. That is pretty attractive.

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