Everton to Fire Blanks

WON +3.60

A good win on Sunday takes it 3 out of 3 for the weekend! Newcastle were somewhat lucky, Tottenham deserved a draw I thought. But as I said, the Toons' attack is getting stronger by the game.

On to Monday's sole game:

Match: Everton vs Chelsea
Pick: Chelsea to keep a clean sheet
Odds: 2.20 (Coral)
Stake: 3 units

A small bet, as from experience its always cautious to limit the stakes on betting markets where I don't have that much experience in. I might be good at picking AvB results, but when it comes to over/unders and speciality markets like clean sheets I like to play it safe.

For me this looks like outstanding odds, as Chelsea have a formidable defense and clean sheets in many of their recent games. To top it off Everton really have no strikers for this match, with Tim Cahill set to play as a makeshift one. That was alright against Man City, as their defense is crap, plain to see in Sunday's match against WBA. Chelsea are a whole different prospect.

I also expect David Moyes to set his side up more cautiously, maybe playing two deep midfield players to control Lampard and Deco. This will probably have the effect of "abandoning" Cahill, who will be up front on his own.

For me the odds of Chelsea keeping a clean sheet above evens is a must bet.