Cardiff's surprise defeat to QPR on Friday night was a stark reminder of how difficult it is to tip these days although the 11/5 for the draw between Middlesbrough and Liverpool - which we predicted - put a little shine on our Saturday.

Now to the Wigan v Aston Villa encounter. Wigan have again surprised many pundits this season, moving from a relegation battle up into the top half of the table thanks to four straight wins over Man City, Fulham, Bolton and Charlton respectively.

But those aforementioned clubs are hardly blue-chip sides so can they stop the rejuvenated Aston Villa?

Well, if Wigan's renaissance has an artificial look about it then the same could be said about Villa.

Martin O'Neill's side have only won one game away from Villa Park this season - against Everton - and will be there for the taking on this occasion.

Betterbet.com will give you 7/5 for the Wigan win which we will take onto the later Premiership match between Blackburn and Tottenham at Ewood Park.

Spurs continue to frustrate, exemplified by them beating Chelsea then losing to Reading which doesn't make it easy with regards predictions.

Blackburn, for their part, are struggling big time after four successive league defeats during which time they've managed to score just one goal.

However, neither side convinces us enough at the moment so we think this game is set to end in a share of the spoils and will double our Wigan victory up with Betterbet.com's 11/5 for the draw at Ewood Park.