Premier League: Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers Odds and Betting Preview

SUNDERLAND, UK - Martin O'Neill first game as the new Sunderland boss sees them take over struggling Blackburn Rovers in the early kick-off on Sunday afternoon in the Premier League. Sunderland are favourites at a best price of 10/11 with Paddy Power and Ladbrokes to win the game, hoping the ride the wave of enthusiasm with O'Neill's arrival. Blackburn are 7/2 outsiders, best with Victor Chandler and on Betfair while you can back the draw at 13/5 with Totesport.

Sunderland have sunk into the bottom three over the weekend after a series of bad results and they have not won at home in four league games, stretching back to a 4-0 win over Stoke on 19th October. Players will be looking to impress the new manager however, with starting places at stake and points to prove across the squad. The home win may be worth looking into at near evens. 

However, Blackburn don't have as bad an away record as their 19th league position suggests. While they haven't won on the road in their 7 games, they have got credible draws away to QPR, Fulham, Norwich City and Wigan, all of whom are currently above Sunderland in the table.  Sunderland are 2/5 with Coral and Stan James to win with draw no bet, while Blackburn are 9/4 with Bet365 draw no bet.

Games featuring Blackburn have features the most goals per game (3.79) in the league, except only for Manchester City, and you can back over 2.5 goals at 4/5 with most bookies, including Betfred amd Boylesports. Martin O'Neill will be hoping to tighten up the defence and if you're expecting a cagey affair, under 2.5 goals is available at a best price of 11/10 with Bet365.

The most common scoreline at the Stadium of Light this season has been a 2-1 away win, which is best at 16/1 with Boylesports. The Black Cats to get a 1-0 win is 15/2 with William Hill, while the most likely scoreline according to the bookies is a 1-1 draw, at 13/2 with Ladbrokes.

Nicklas Bendtner is a man who has the potential to light up Sunderland's stadium and prove to Martin O'Neill that he is worth putting his trust in. The Dane is 6/1 to open the scoring and 2/1 to score anytime, both best with Coral. Sebastian Larsson will want to make up for his penalty miss at Wolves last week, and he is 7/2 with William Hill to score anytime and 11/1 on Betfair to score first, which may be worth looking into if he retains penalty and free-kick duties.

The match kicks off at 1.30pm GMT and is live on SkySports.

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