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Records on the line

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With both Arsenal and Chelsea still unbeaten in the Premier League this season, the clash at the Emirates between these two London giants should be another top flight classic (Arsenal 6/5, draw 12/5, Chelsea 12/5 Match Betting).

The 5-3 thriller at the Stamford Bridge last term was one of the games of the season, with Arsenal claiming the bragging rights in the capital. However both teams have a very different feel about them, with the Gunners losing star striker Robin van Persie over the summer and the Blues bringing in the likes of Eden Hazard (8/1 first goalscorer) and Oscar.

Arsenal managed to battle for a 1-1 draw in their last outing against the Premier League champions Manchester City and they will be boosted by the return of Thomas Vermaelen in the heart of their defence, having recovered from a virus.

Chelsea had to show great character themselves to overcome a resilient Stoke City to win 1-0 at the Bridge in their last game. The Blues look set to have skipper John Terry at centre-back before his potential four-match ban and he will be a key player if Chelsea are to get anything out of this game.

These really are two very evenly matched sides and with their unbeaten record at stake, it may well be a draw at the Emirates (6/1 Draw 1-1 correct score) between two attacking teams.

Speaking of records Norwich City and Liverpool have the unenviable tag of being two teams who are yet to win a game in the Premier League this season and they go head-to-head on Saturday (Norwich 4/1, draw 11/4, Liverpool 8/11 Match Betting).

The Reds make the trip to Carrow Road having got through their highly emotive encounter with arch rivals Manchester United, even if it did end in defeat. Now they have got through that game at Anfield, Liverpool have some more freedom to play against a Canaries outfit who have really struggled since losing manger Paul Lambert to Aston Villa.

Both teams have found goals hard to come by this season and this should be a very close affair at Carrow Road. However with the likes of Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez in their ranks, Liverpool might just edge this one and ease the pressure on manager Brendan Rodgers (6/1 Liverpool 1-0 correct score).

In Saturday’s evening game, Manchester United host Tottenham Hotspur in another game which should show off the best of the Premier League (United 4/7, draw 3/1, Tottenham 11/2 Match Betting).

Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas has insisted he side will be going out to attack the Red Devils at Old Trafford in a bid to end their long wait for a win at the Theatre of Dreams in the Premier League. Having failed to win on the road against United in the top flight since 1989, the odds are stacked against the Lilywhites, but they will be buoyed by recent wins over Reading and QPR.

The Red Devils welcome back Wayne Rooney (4/1 first goalscorer) from injury and he could line-up alongside Van Persie in a formidable partnership.  It’s those two players who could be the difference and if Spurs push too hard in attack they will get undone by a United (7/1 United 2-0 correct score) side who know what it takes to win

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Terriers to continue fine form

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Successive promotions from the third tier to the top used to be something of a rarity but in recent seasons Norwich and Southampton have shown back-to-back promotions are possible, but few would have backed Huddersfield Town to continue the trend.

Admittedly it may be too early to suggest the Terriers can upset the odds and secure a place in the Premier League. However, Simon Grayson’s men have shown they are more than capable of holding their own in the Championship and can continue their winning run against Watford this weekend.

Town picked up an impressive win over previously unbeaten Blackpool last time out, while Watford ended a run of four successive defeats in all competitions by picking up a draw at home to Bristol City.

Huddersfield enjoy home advantage and Grayson is expected to field the same side that saw off the Seasiders, with Watford set for a tough afternoon in Yorkshire. The Terriers are priced at a very attractive evens to take all three points, Watford are 11/4 to pick up a third league victory of the campaign and the draw is 12/5.

If you think Huddersfield can maintain their form over the course of the campaign they’re 11/2 to secure promotion, although it remains to be seen whether or not they’re genuine contenders or still riding on the euphoria of last season’s promotion.

Unlike the Terriers, fellow newly-promoted outfit Sheffield Wednesday have found themselves in the midst of a sticky patch after a fine start to the season.  The Owls have lost four consecutive league games and face a tricky trip to Wolves, who remain unbeaten at Molineux, on Saturday.

Wanderers may have slumped to a heavy defeat at Chelsea in the Capital One Cup in midweek but their league form has picked up after a slow start and Wolves should be able to make it four consecutive league victories by seeing off Wednesday on Saturday.

Wolves are 10/11 to secure the victory and take all three points, the draw is 5/2 and Wednesday are 3/1 to end their losing run and pick up their first league win on the road.

Cardiff have a formidable record at the Cardiff City Stadium with three wins from three games, scoring six goals and conceding just twice along the way.  The Welsh side sit in seventh place in the Championship table and will be keen to push their way into the top six but they face arguably their biggest test yet on Saturday when Blackpool visit.

The showdown, a repeat of the 2010 play-off final, promises to be a close affair with little to choose between the two Championship heavyweights but home advantage could be a key factor.

Cardiff are 13/10 to grab the win and maintain their fine form on home soil, Blackpool are 15/8 to bounce back from defeat against Huddersfield and seal the win and the draw is 5/2.

If you agree with all of our selections a treble of Huddersfield, Cardiff and Wolves pays out at accumulated odds of 8.78, and we think three home wins could be on the cards in these particular Championship ties.

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Ставки на матч «Зенит» – «Локомотив»! «Динамо» Киев с Олегом Блохиным против «Зари»!

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Футбол. Чемпионат России. Премьер-Лига

Зенит – Локомотив. Еще месяц назад прогноз на эту игру был бы более чем консервативным, да и интрига заключалась бы только в том, сможет ли «Локо» достойно противостоять более подготовленному сопернику на его поле. НоKerzhakov reacts 11 300x200 Ставки на матч Зенит Локомотив! Динамо Киев с Олегом Блохиным против Зари! за этот месяц в «Зените» 1.57 произошло такое количество событий, что иным командам хватило бы на пару лет…

На языке крутятся несколько крылатых выражений, которые одинаково точно могут описать ситуацию в питерском клубе. На мой взгляд, лучше всего подходит фраза – «Благими намереньями вымощена дорога в ад». Ну согласитесь, когда вы решаетесь потратить 100 миллионов евро на усиление команды, вы и представить себе не можете, что это в итоге может этот коллектив «убить».

Ну вернее  итальянцу Лучано Спаллетти и в голову придти не могло, что опорный полузащитник его команды Игорь Денисов заявит, что после этой покупки он не желает играть в команде менее чем за 5 миллионов евро в  год! И просто напросто откажется выступать за нее! И это при наличии действующего контракта! Игорь считает, что достоин большего, но к сожалению, выбрал для этого странную форму протеста. К нему «в компанию» присоединился и Александр Кержаков, оба россиянина сейчас тренируются в дубле «Зенита», с учетом того, что Витцель еще не восстановился ситуация получилась просто фантасмогоричной , так как купив двух футболистов экстра-класса «сине-бело-голубые» сейчас «потеряли» трех.

Чем кончится этот матч, вам не скажет никто, так как если разложить логическую цепочку, то получается, «Терек» победил «Зенит» на его поле, а затем проиграл на своем «Локомотиву» 5.50. Получается, что победа «Локо» – дело решенное, но часто мы любим футбол именно за отсутствие этой самой логики.
Честно, не исключу в этом матче Тотал Меньше 2.5

Футбол. Чемпионат Украины

Динамо Киев – Заря. После двух подряд поражений со счетом 4:1 в отставку был отправлен тренер «Динамо» Юрий Семин. Все бы ничего, но случились эти поражения от ПСЖ, что обидно, но простительно и от Донецкого «Шахтера», что и обидно, и непростительно!

Новым главным тренером киевлян стал Олег Блохин, я думаю не надо объяснять, что после таких кадровых перестановок киевляне побегут со всех ног забивать голы в ворота «Зари», так что их победа смотрится более чем прогнозируемо.

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Ставки на матч «Торпедо» – «Динамо»!

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Футбол. Кубок России

Торпедо – Динамо. Кубок России позволяет нам позаниматься ностальгией, так как «вывеска» «Торпедо» – «Динамо»Kuranyi topless 1 207x300 Ставки на матч Торпедо Динамо! да еще и матч на Восточной улице – это же классика жанра, но… давно минувших дней. И я готов поспорить подавляющее большинство болельщиков этих двух московских команд с удовольствием вернулись бы в прошлое, когда эти клубы были лидерами российского, а до этого и советского чемпионата.

Но, к сожалению, или к счастью время невозможно повернуть в спять и оба клуба сейчас находятся в не самом хорошем положении. Но если представить, что «Торпедо» 7.75 еще 2-3 года назад играло во 2-м дивизионе, то можно понять, что все в этой жизни относительно. Сейчас «черно-белые» находятся в середине таблицы ФНЛ, но ни о чем серьезном не помышляют. «Бело-голубые» 1.36 за всю свою историю не так и не узнали, что такое первая лига, но надо сказать в этом сезоне находятся как никогда близко к «опасной черте».

Как многие знают, дело дошло до того, что фанаты «Динамо» приехали на базу клуба и провело «акцию», которая, как они считают должна направить игроков « на путь истинный». Я на самом деле сторонник того, что болельщики должны всегда поддерживать свою команду – и в горе, и в радости. Но частично их можно понять, так как, когда ваша команда проигрывает 7 матчей из, 8-ми то нервы могут сдать у каждого.

При этом, болельщики «Динамо» очень редко выделяются терпимостью, на память приходят именно их кричалки в поддержку своей команды, которые ну никак нельзя признать поддержкой. Надо сказать Кубок России – это лучший шанс для «Динамо» попасть в еврокубки на следующий сезон! В чемпионате их положение уже напоминает критическое, быстрее всего, в лучшем случае речь пойдет о спокойном финише команды в середине таблицы. А в Кубке России обычно бывает достаточно дойти только до финала, так как вы наверняка встретитесь с командой, которая борется за чемпионство, и уже гарантировала себе еврокубковое место.

Победа «Динамо», будет непростой, но случится с большим процентом вероятности.

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Patched-up Reds a worry

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West Brom should not be dismissed at 15/8 (90 minutes) to send Liverpool (11/8, draw 12/5) packing from the Capital One Cup third round at The Hawthorns on Wednesday.

Key to this recommendation is the impressive home form of Steve Clarke’s men, having lost only twice in their own back yard since the end of February in all competitions. Already this season they have chalked up wins against the same opponents, in-form Everton and newcomers Reading – all to nil.

Clarke has also made some smart acquisitions in the form of striker Romelu Lukaku from his old club Chelsea, as well as midfield livewire Claudio Yacob and Markus Rosenberg from Werder Bremen.

Rosenberg will be hoping to break his duck for his new club if Lukaku is rested along with playmaker Zoltan Gera, while Shane Long, who made a positive impact when introduced as a substitute against Reading, could also be in line for a start.

The pair can be backed at 2/1 and 13/8 respectively in the Anytime Goalscorer market.

Chris Brunt said experience gained from the Premier League had given the players the understanding to get over the line and revealed he was enthused by the spirit in the camp.

The skipper told the official club website: “If you look across the squad, we’ve got a lot of Premier League experience and that speaks volumes in games like Saturday, when it’s scrappy and not free-flowing.

“We know how to win games and we did it again against Reading.”

Brendan Rodgers will have to dig deep into his already-depleted squad for the trip to the Black Country and the Capital One Cup is unlikely to feature near the top of his priority list.

The Northern Irishman is without Jonjo Shelvey, who starts a three-match ban following his red card against Manchester United, as well as long-term injury-victim Martin Kelly and fellow defender Dan Agger.

Fabio Borini is also unlikely to be risked because of a swollen ankle sustained in the 2-1 defeat by the club’s bitter rivals on an emotionally-charged afternoon on Sunday.

The former Swansea boss made a raft of changes for the Europa League last week and will not want to risk senior stars such as captain Steven Gerrard and striker Luis Suarez.

Curiously, the only away game Liverpool failed to score in so far this season was against West Brom, but, with so many changes planned, punters may decide they are worth taking on.

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Underdogs Gers to see off ‘Well

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ally mccoistIt’s not often you will see Rangers not odds on to beat Motherwell at Ibrox but, of course, times have changed and the Old Firm outfit will have their work cut in their Scottish Communities League Cup third round tie on Wednesday (Rangers 7/4, draw 12/5, Motherwell 7/4 – Match Betting).

Rangers have made a mixed start to life in the Scottish Third Division but they remain unbeaten in the league and their home form, as you would expect, has been formidable with three wins from three.

The Gers faithful have not let their club down in their hour of need and, amazingly, over 45,000 fans showed up over the weekend for their 4-1 hammering of Montrose.

It’s this support that the home side will need if they are to cause what would be classed as an upset against Motherwelll and it will indeed be a win for the underdog if Rangers can progress, according to manager Ally McCoist.

The former Scotland striker says ‘Well are the favourites for Wednesday night’s encounter and for good reason, with the Steelmen sitting pretty at the top of the Scottish Premier League table.

That’s a position Rangers know all too well but McCoist does still have players at the Old Firm outfit who can cause the Motherwell defence problems.

Much will rest on the fitness of midfielder Ian Black, as the home side are struggling with a few injuries to key personnel.

Top goalscorer Andy Little and former Hearts winger David Templeton are out with a foot and ankle injury respectively, so McCoist will have to shuffle his pack.

As for the visitors, manager Stuart McCall has no new injury problems following his side’s 3-3 draw with Aberdeen over the weekend.

The Motherwell boss will be looking to field a strong side, with the opportunity of a rare win at Ibrox on the cards.

However, McCall’s side looked very sloppy at the back against the Dons at Pittodrie and that will be an area Rangers will look to capitalise on.

This should be a very competitive and close encounter but, backed by their fanatical home support and against a potentially suspect defence, Rangers might just edge this one at Ibrox (10/1 – Rangers 2-1 correct score).

In Wednesday’s other Scottish League Cup encounter, Aberdeen, who will be buoyed by their late comeback against the SPL leaders, travel to East End Park to take on Dunfermline (Dunfermline 2/1, draw 12/5, Aberdeen 13/10 – Match Betting).

With Jim Jefferies at the helm, the Pars have a manager with plenty of experience in the top tier of Scottish football and his side, who sit in second place in the First Division, are capable of causing an upset.

However, the Dons who, despite playing out draws in all four of their last four outings in the SPL, have plenty of firepower and, with the likes of Scott Vernon and Josh Magennis in attack, they should have too much for Dunfirmline (2/1 – Aberdeen 2-0 correct score).

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Blues set for clean sweep

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Manchester City (6/1 – Capital One Cup outright), Everton and Chelsea are all in action in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday and, although it might not all be over in 90 minutes, the trio of Blues should all progress to the fourth round of the competition.

Premier League champions City are preparing to host a struggling Aston Villa side at the Eithad Stadium, with the visitors eager to make the most of their distraction from league problems (City 1/3, draw 4/1, Villa 8/1 – Match Betting).

The Villans will have to make big improvements from their performance at the weekend after they handed Southampton their first points in the Premier League this term, with a 4-1 defeat at St Mary’s.

Following the loss on the South Coast, manager Paul Lambert has stated he believes Darren Bent and Christian Benteke will make a formidable partnership this season but they need time to gel.

The former Norwich City boss might be tempted to give the duo more time on the field and they could cause the Citizens defence problems.

As for City they will be looking to get back to winning ways after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Arsenal on Sunday.

Manager Roberto Mancini will look to bring some fresh legs into the starting line-up for Tuesday night, with the likes of Mario Balotelli, Jack Rodwell and Carlos Tevez (who were all on the bench against the Gunners) set to feature.

Even if it was a City second team you would still fancy them to overcome Villa and the Blues should come out on top comfortably.

Tuesday will also see the Blues of Merseyside make the trip across the Pennines to West Yorkshire to face a potential banana skin against Leeds United at Elland Road (Leeds 10/3, draw 5/2, Everton 5/6 – Match Betting).

Everton will be buoyed by an impressive performance against Swansea City at the weekend, in a game they dominated at the Liberty Stadium.

That game finished 3-0 but it could easily have been a win by five or six goals, which will have pleased manager David Moyes ahead of the trip to Leeds.

As for the Whites, they too go into this game on the back of a win, and were boosted by the news the potential takeover at the club is edging towards a conclusion before beating Nottingham Forest 2-1.

Leeds will be a tough prospect on home soil but with the injury list ever increasing for Neil Warnock, Everton should have enough strength in depth to progress, even if it does take extra-time or penalties.

The Blues of London make up a strong treble of teams who should go through, as Chelsea host Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge (Chelsea 1/4, draw 5/1, Wolves 9/1 – Match Betting).

Wolves have started to settle into life in the Championship as they push for promotion back to the top flight.

Chelsea have a host of young players coming through the ranks at the Bridge and manager Roberto Di Matteo will be looking to give them a run out.

Even if they do field their young guns, Chelsea should have too much firepower for Wolves, who will be more focused on their Championship campaign.

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Ставки на матч «Алания» – «Анжи»!

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Футбол. Чемпионат России. Премьер-Лига

Алания – Анжи. Как не забавно это прозвучит, но эти команды впервые встретились в далеком 95-м году.GB Anzhi Zhirkov 12 300x188 Ставки на матч Алания Анжи! Дело происходило в рамках 1/16 Кубка России . Вы конечно можете не поверить, но в той встрече именно «Анжи» одержал волевую победу над своим именитым соперником. Да-да, я не ошибся, современное поколение может и не знать, но именно в том сезоне клуб из Северной Осетии завоевал золотые медали чемпионата России! А нынешний «Анжи» 1.60 в тот момент был лишь скромным представителем второй лиги.

Да, в это сложно поверить, но в тот момент никто и подумать не мог, что через 15-16 лет в клубе появится сам Роберто Карлос, а уж про форвардов уровня Это`О и говорить не приходится! А нынешний рулевой махачкалинцев Гус Хиддинк в тот момент, как раз начал руководить сборной Голландии. Думаю, тогда он и в самых смелых мечтах не думал, что будет работать с командой с Северного Кавказа! Но все течет, все меняется…

И вот уже «Анжи» готовится к встрече с «Аланией» 5.00, после выездной ничьей с «Удинезе», что самое поразительное, так это отношение к этому результату! Если еще 10 лет назад для любого российского клуба ничья на выезде в матче еврокубка, да еще и в Италии – это была настоящая победа, но сейчас это воспринимается, как досадная случайность. Написав эти строки, я задумался, что все-таки российский футбол, как бы его « не пинали» прошел уже большой и местами весьма славный путь.

Так вот своими дорогами, с момента первой встречи двигались и сегодняшние противники. «Алания», после победы в чемпионате, успела, и вылететь в первый дивизион, и вернуться сейчас назад, а «Анжи» теперь является топ-клубом, причем не только в России, но и Европы. Вот представьте, что  в том 95-м году кто-то бы мог подумать, что  «Анжи» будет фаворитом группы, в которой находится «Ливерпуль»?

Хоть матч и проходит во Владикавказе, но победу с большой долей вероятности одержит «Анжи», если только махачкалинцы не оставили все силы на итальянском поле…

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Euro midweek football bonanza

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There may be no Champions League or Europa League action this week but there are a few games taking place in Serie A, La Liga and the Bundesliga throughout the week so we thought we’d take a look at the midweek fixtures.

There is a full programme in Serie A with most of the games taking place on Wednesday, but on Tuesday Fiorentina host defending champions Juventus in what could be an intriguing contest.

La Viola have won their last two home fixtures, against Udinese and Catania respectively, scoring four goals and conceding just once, while Juve sit at the top of the table having won all four of their league fixtures to date.

The Old Lady also demonstrated their resolve and desire with a 2-2 draw at Chelsea in the Champions League, having fought back from 2-0 down to seal a share of the spoils.

Juve have won convincingly in both away games to date, beating Genoa 3-1 and Udinese 4-1 and the Turin outfit appear to be the team to beat in Italy in these early stages of the season.

Fiorentina do have goals in them, however, and have found the net in each of their last five games, losing just once against Napoli.  The hosts will provide a stern test for Juve but the reigning champions should just about edge this tie and the best bet in this particular fixture could well be the away victory, which is priced at 11/10.

If you think Fiorentina can dent Juventus’ title charge they’re priced at 13/5 to take maximum points and the draw is 11/5.

Bayern Munich failed to secure any silverware last season for a second successive campaign and the giants of German football have begin the 2012-13 season with real purpose, winning all seven of their games to date and scoring 22 goals in the process.

Wolfsburg visit the Allianz Arena on Tuesday and Bayern should stroll to victory against a side who have drawn their last two games and sit 10th in the Bundesliga table.

Bayern are 1/5 to win the match but it may be worth considering a Bayern/Bayern result in the half-time/full-time market, which is priced at 4/9.

Eintracht Frankfurt also have a 100% record in the Bundesliga after four games but they face their biggest test yet on Tuesday when they host reigning champions Borussia Dortmund.

Dortmund are yet to win on the road this season, with one defeat and one draw, yet they’re considered the 4/5 favourites to take all three points ahead of this fixture.

Dortmund undoubtedly have a stronger squad on paper than their opponents on Tuesday but they did lose a key player in Shinji Kagawa in the summer and could struggle to take maximum points on Tuesday.

Frankfurt look good value at 3/1 to seal the win on Tuesday and continue their fine start to the season, but the best bet could be the draw, which is priced at 13/5.

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Tangerines to tame Terriers

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Blackpool have the chance to reclaim top spot in the Championship table when they host Huddersfield Town in a roses clash on Monday night (Blackpool 4/6, draw 14/5, Huddersfield 4/1 Match Betting).

The encounter at Bloomfield Road will be a return for Simon Grayson to the club who he promoted to the second tier of English football before moving to Leeds United and now the Terriers.

Huddersfield make the trip across the Pennines on the back of two straight victories, over Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday, so confidence will be high in the side from West Yorkshire. The recent results have been all the more impressive after the side sold star striker Jordan Rhodes for £8m in the summer transfer window.

Grayson will be looking to strengthen his attacking options either in the emergency loan market or in the January transfer market, but for the trip to Bloomfield Road he will have to look to the likes of Lee Novak (8/1 first goalscorer), James Vaughan and Sean Scannell for goals.

The worry for the Huddersfield faithful is that only two goals have been scored between the three attackers, with the current topscorer being midfielder Adam Clayton, who followed Grayson from Leeds.

Huddersfield will be without John Lynch, as the defender is suspended for Monday night’s game having been shown a red card in the derby win over Wednesday in midweek. Lynch’s absence will see Anthony Gerrard fill the void alongside Peter Clarke in the heart of the Terries defence.

If those two players do start alongside each other they will certainly have their work cut out against a free-scoring Blackpool outfit, who have scored 15 goals in six games so far this term.

Tangerines boss Ian Holloway has the luxury of a full squad to select from and the tactician certainly has some talented players to choose from. Tom Ince (9/2 first goalscorer) has been the standout performer for the Seasiders and he will be a prime candidate for first goalscorer on Monday.

With the likes of Kevin Phillips, Gary Taylor-Fletcher and Nathan Delfouneso, who scored two goals in midweek, Holloway’s side have plenty of attacking options.

Huddersfield have performed above expectation in the Championship so far and Grayson has really been showing his experience at this level. However, the Terriers look like they need one or two extra players just to bring that bit of quality to a hard working side, who will have no problem in avoiding relegation this term.

But it’s that lack of goals which could be their undoing on Monday night, as the home side will have attacking threats in so many areas of the field and on the substitute’s bench.

Holloway managed to change things around in midweek and the fact he can bring Barry Ferguson and Stephen Crainey back in the team shows how far they have come. It should be a competitive game but the Tangerines should come out on top as they head to the top of the Championship table.

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