Whatever happens at the Emirates on Saturday, Chelsea will have the opportunity to cement their position at the top of the table at Blackburn on Sunday. They are clear favourites in the Sporting Index season points table and their +23 goal difference is almost worth an extra point. Total goals spread punters in Sunday’s match have a difficult decision to make, as although 25 of Chelsea’s 33 away games since the start of 2007 have seen two or fewer goals, they have scored 3 or more in three of their five away league games this season. However, games featuring the top sides at Ewood Park tend to be low scoring and since the start of the 2004/05 campaign, only three of Rovers’ 18 games at home to the Big Four have finished with more than two goals.

Buyers of Chelsea supremacy and buyers of the time of the first Blackburn goal will take great heart from the fact that Rovers have only scored three goals at home this season, whilst the Blues have only conceded one on the road. Interestingly, for those going against the home side on the spreads, Paul Ince’s side have failed to score twice at home this season and those games were against Arsenal and Man United. They have also only managed to score in 25% of their last 12 games at home against the Big Four, much to the delight of those buying the time of the first Rovers goal.