Stoke play host to Aston Villa in Sky’s televised match tonight (7.45pm KO) and the Potters look a great bet at 21/20 to maintain their terrific record against the Villans.
The Britannia has not been a happy hunting ground for Villa who have won only four times their in 26 attempts since World war II.
Tony Pulis’ men have also won two of the three home meetings between the two sides since they got promoted back to the top flight in 2008, and really should prove too strong for a Villa side who have registered just one win on the road this season.
That victory came against lowly Bolton and shows just how hard they find life away from their own patch.
So given that Stoke have drawn with Chelsea and Man United and beaten Liverpool and Spurs at home this season this encounter should hold no fears for them whatsoever.
I think they should be odds-on for this, so at 21/20 with Victor Chandler they have to be the best bet of the day.
Peter crouch is the type of player who could cause the Villa defence all sorts of problems, and appeals at 11/2 with Paddy Power and Ladbrokes to score the opener.