Chelsea host Birmingham City on Wednesday night in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge, with Carlo Ancelotti under pressure following a below par season.
The Italian’s future at the club in uncertain after poor mid season form in the league has prevented the London club from challenging to retain their Premier League title. The Blues were also knocked out of the Champions League by current league leaders Manchester United, with a 2-1 defeat last Tuesday resulting in a 3-1 aggregate loss. January signing Fernando Torres continues to struggle in front of goal, and has not netted for his new club, whilst Didier Drogba scored one and set up two in the clubs 3-1 win over West Brom at the weekend.
Carling Cup winners Birmingham gave themselves a fantastic chance of avoiding relegation on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Sunderland at St Andrews, a result that lifts Alex McLeish’s side up to 14th in the standings on 38 points. Realistically the Midlands club need one more victory in their six remaining games to retain their Premier League status, but will be underdogs in this fixture. A lot of the club’s goals this season have came from midfield, with Sebastian Larsson and Craig Gardner scoring against Sunderland.
Chelsea will want to finish the season on a high by winning their remaining games; my EPL football betting tip is a 2-0 win for Chelsea.
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