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FA Cup fourth-round replays
There are two FA Cup fourth-round replays on Tuesday with Sheffield Wednesday hosting Blackpool and Millwall travelling to Southampton. Both ties ended up 1-1 first time around so we will take a look at who might prevail this time and make it into the fifth round (Tottenham 3/1 fav FA Cup Outright).
Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool
Wednesday [...]
Zigic back to punish Pompey
Birmingham City have been one of the in-form sides in the Championship since they crashed out of the Europa League and now manager Chris Hughton will be looking for a further three points when they host Portsmouth on Tuesday (match prices – Birmingham 4/6, draw 13/5, Portsmouth 9/2).
Blues have been frantically playing [...]
Malaga to edge derby spoils
Monday’s Spanish Primera Division action sees Malaga bid to keep their push for a European place on track with a tricky derby trip to face struggling Andalusian rivals Granada.
Manuel Pellegrini’s big-spending Malaga outfit have stuttered of late, but he will hope last weekend’s first win in seven outings against Sevilla will mark the start of [...]
Spurs to show title credentials
There is one tasty looking fixture left in this weekend’s round of Premier League fixtures as Liverpool entertain Tottenham on Monday night in a match that will go a long way to determining both clubs’ chances of attaining their respective goals.
Spurs still retain hopes of winning the Premier League title after bouncing back from the [...]
Tale of two strikers on Sunday
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres bids to end his 17-game goal drought against champions Manchester United on Sunday while Aston Villa travel to face a Newcastle United side that can recall in-form striker Demba Ba after he returned from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Torres’ troubles date back three and a half months, with his last Premier [...]
Top six bid for big Prem prizes
Following the closure of the transfer window on Tuesday, managers across the country will now have to make do with the squad that they have assembled for the rest of the season. Here we assess who might come out on top in the battle for the Premier League title and a top-four finish to secure [...]
Wednesday’s Premier picks
Premier League game week 23 is wrapped up on Wednesday but a number of trappy fixtures could make for a difficult night for punters – here’s some potential clues about winning bets.
Aston Villa have not won at home in the Premier League since a 3-2 victory against Norwich City on November 5 last year, so [...]
Foxes hunt Boro scalp
Wednesday’s sole Championship encounter sees Leicester City look to keep their push for a play-off place on track against a Middlesbrough side whose own promotion ambitions have hit the buffers in January.
The game was delayed by 24 hours due to Boro’s involvement in the FA Cup fourth-round tie at north-east neighbours Sunderland on Sunday and [...]
Lennon issues Celtic warning