West Brom to bag a few against a lacklustre Aston Villa

West Brom have taken seven points from their last three home games and they can beat Aston Villa this evening – scoring several goals in the process.

The home side are 21/20 to win this evening’s local derby game and that looks a very good price.

Steve Clarke’s side have out-classed both Sunderland and Crystal Palace at The Hawthorns this season and they would have beaten Chelsea at Stamford Bridge were it not for an awful penalty decision in injury time.

Referee chief Mike Riley has since apologised to Clarke and BT will be rubbing their hands if this is a trend that is set to continue.

Bet on WBA to beat Villa at 21/20

However the Baggies shouldn’t need too much help from tonight’s official Michael Oliver who has only awarded one penalty this year.

The home side’s two defeats this season have come against two high-quality passing sides – Southampton and Swansea – and they should successfully manage the more direct threat of Aston Villa.

The last three meetings between these two sides have all been draws, however WBA won the two clashes between the teams in 2011.

Bet on WBA to win 3-0 at 20/1

Both of those victories were by a scoreline of two goals to one and a home 2-1 win this evening is 8/1.

All of the last seven victories, for either team, in this fixture have been by that scoreline.

More appealing though are the 2-0 and 3-0 correct score bets in WBA’s favour at 10/1 and 20/1 respectively.

Toothless Villa have failed to score in five of their last seven matches despite the return of star striker Christian Benteke from injury.

Bet on Chris Brunt to score at 11/2

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan has outlined finishing ahead of their rivals as a main aim for this season, however at the moment they are separated by just one goal as both sit on 14 points.