West Brom have too much for Blackburn

WEST BROM are good value at home to Blackburn this afternoon as they look to end a successful year in style.

Both these sides sit on 22 points in the Premier League table, with West Brom having the slightly better goal difference, but it is Rovers who might have more reason to worry about their fortunes in 2011. Since the controversial sacking of Sam Allardyce, Blackburn have managed only one point from two home games after a 1-1 draw against then-bottom West Ham and a 2-0 defeat to Stoke.  The cracks are already showing in a Rovers team under the direction of Steve Kean, whose managerial inexperience could facilitate the early sharpening of the knives in Lancashire.

West Brom, meanwhile, have been quite inconsistent in their form of late. They have suffered two straight road defeats (2-0 at Bolton, 2-1 at Aston Villa), but by all accounts played quite well at the Reebok. In their last home game, they beat Newcastle United 3-0 and looked good in the process, but that win came in their first home game since their own 3-0 loss to Stoke.

Backing West Brom at odds on in any Premier League match is not usually a wise thing to do, but there can be no doubt that they face a Blackburn side who are on the brink of a crisis. The Baggies ability to knock the ball around was evident at Bolton on Boxing Day, and that footballing ability should be rewarded at home, as it was against Newcastle. It can often be feast (4-1 win @ Everton) or famine for West Brom fans, but there is value in backing it to be a good day for the home fans at the Hawthorns this afternoon.

SUGGESTION;

West Brom WIN (10/11 @ Paddy Power)