EPL Sunday - 24th Aug 08

Disappointing disappointing. Arsenal's lost to Fulham and Villa's lost to Stoke are absolutely disgraceful. Not many people would buy against Arsenal or Villa and to think they actually lost to the minnows, kind of mean that quite a few punters out there lost money on this 2 matches. I'm not exclude, but luckily for me, Newcastle and Everton saved my ass.

Here's today's prediction -

Wigan vs Chelsea (1 1/4 : 0)
The Blues are playing tremendous, flowing football under new manager Scolari. Wigan might find it hard to defend against the barrage of attacks from the talented attackers from Chelsea. Steve Bruce's Wigan has taken some points off the 'Big 4' last season with Arsenal and Liverpool being held to a draw at JJB Stadium. During a crucial match at Stamford Bridge last season, which would decide who would be the Premier League Champions, Emile Heskey's last grasp goal held the Blues to a 1-1 draw and eventually cost them the Premier League title.

However, I do not see Steve Bruce repeating that stunt. It was an achievement when he took points off Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea therefore handing his close friend, Sir Alex Ferguson the title. This season, Scolari introduced a different kind of football to the league and Steve Bruce would not be able to access and lay out a defensive plan to stop Chelsea. It will be the same as when Jose Mourinho first took over Chelsea, introduced a new type of playing and way of winning games. Back the Blues to steamroll past Wigan.

Verdict - Chelsea to beat the 1 1/4 odds.