Despite going two down early, Villa did us a favour in their last away start, a 2-2 draw with local rivals WBA, ahead of which I wrote ....

Championship: Millwall - Burnley

 A hugely busy week ahead, which includes two J-League rounds and AFC Champions League, there are 13 emails scheduled for the next 7 days and some odd sending times, all of which are detailed below....

Tuesday 30/04 #1 email @ 09.30

Wednesday 01/05 #1 email @ 09.30
                         #2 email @ 14.00 Which will include a look at the L1 and L2 playoffs.

Thursday 02/05 #1 email @ 10.00
                      #2 email 16.00 This will cover the Friday morning J-League games.

I struggled over the weekend and gave back a few units. Today, I previewed three matches, two taking place this evening, one of which I felt obliged to write a few lines about ( that is below), the other is for later in the week, a fixture where the odds available this morning are highly unlikely to last the day !

Premier League: Manchester United- Manchester City

We can trot all the cliches out for this one (six pointer etc), it is a massive game at the foot of the table. I have a soft spot for the Royals, they are my nearest top flight club and have a blueprint for success that many clubs, like Brentford, can look to emulate.

Below is a copy of today's newsletter, which was sent to subscribers in two emails, the first this morning and the other at lunchtime, the only part I have removed relates to some prop bets on the Superbowl. Juventus have already won by that single goal (3.70) and Tottenham (2.14)  won 1-0, so a solid start to the day.

Swans to come unstuck yet again against Toffees