Manchester United have only lost three times in the Premier League this season, and it’s looking likely they will add to their wins against Southampton this evening who are in poor form. Operating under a new manager, the Saints desperately need points after a dire start led them to occupy 16th spot, only a few points shy of the relegation zone.
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Fulham take on the most successful club in the history of the FA Cup this afternoon, and following a string of poor results including only two Premier League wins since October, they won’t exactly be beaming with confidence for this tie.
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Tottenham will be looking to do the double on Man United and take a second Premier League win of the season against them this evening, but the odds are against them at 2/1, with a Man United win priced at 11/8. Tottenham’s surprise away victory over The Reds came in September, in a high-scoring 3-2 win, and punters should be expecting an exciting game today.
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The FA Cup replay between Man United and West Ham should be a lively game, since their first FA Cup meeting ended in a dramatic 2-2 draw, and Man United will be after revenge here. The Red Devils should be confident with the likes of Wayne Rooney back in action whilst West Ham have a depleted squad, and United are our hot 3/10 favourite to win.
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This match has one of the fiercest rivalries in English football and no doubt today’s fixture in the Premier League will be no different. The two clubs currently have quite different situations. Man United are still top of the table and have only lost three times this season. Liverpool however are in 8th and have had a mixed bag of results under manager Brendan Rodgers.
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This will be the eighth FA Cup tie between West Ham and Manchester United with the Hammers leading the head-to-head record 4-3. However, the last FA Cup clash between the two sides ended 6-0 in 2003 to Alex Ferguson’s boys, will it be different this time though with Sam Allardyce’s men winning eight and losing just two of their last 13 home games in the FA Cup.
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Man United moved six points clear at the top of the Premier League table last weekend with a 3-2 win over their local rivals Manchester City and could increase the gap further with a win over struggling Sunderland this afternoon. Martin O’Neill’s side haven’t had the best start to the season with only three wins and currently sit 15th in the table with this match being a much needed win for the North East England club.
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After all the drama at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League clash between Chelsea and Manchester United over the weekend, fate would have it that these two rivals would go head-to-head in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday night (Chelsea 5/4, draw 12/5, Manchester United 21/10 – Match Betting).
However, it looks like there will be two very different teams that take the field at the Bridge this week from the ones who played in the 3-2 victory for United on Sunday.
For the Blues they will, of course, be without striker Fernando Torres and defender Branislav Ivanovic, as they were both sent off in the defeat to the Red Devils, while skipper John Terry is still serving a suspension.
The absence of the influential trio will give some of the fringe players at Chelsea a chance to impress manager Roberto Di Matteo, who will be looking for a bit of revenge following the weekend’s events.
Former Wigan Athletic striker Victor Moses could get a rare start up front and may well partner Daniel Sturridge, in what could be a decent pairing that will cause the United defence problems.
As for the Red Devils, manager Sir Alex Ferguson is likely to rest strike duo Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie for the return to the capital, as they prepare to face Arsenal at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday.
Michael Keane, Marnick Vermijl and Scott Wootton have all been touted as youngsters who could be given a chance against the Blues.
The changes to both teams should defuse what would have been a highly-charged encounter and, based on the strength of players coming into their side, Chelsea should book their place in the quarter-finals, with United possibly having one eye on their clash with the Gunners.
In another encounter on Wednesday, Norwich City are set to host an ever-improving Tottenham outfit at Carrow Road (Norwich 16/5, draw 13/5, Tottenham 5/6 – Match Betting).
Spurs will be making plenty of changes for their clash with Canaries as they prepare for their fourth game in 12 days, after all their efforts in the Premier League and Europa League.
Hugo Lloris is expected to be given a chance between the sticks, as he desperately looks to nail down a regular spot in the starting XI under manager Andre Villas-Boas.
Norwich boss Chris Hughton is also likely to swap things about but he will have to do without the services of defender Russell Martin, who picked up a back problem in the 1-1 draw with Aston Villa over the weekend.
These two sides met early in the Premier League season and it ended in a 1-1 draw but Spurs have improved since then and they should come out on top.
In the other game on Wednesday night, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers takes on his former club Swansea City at Anfield in a battle of two teams who like to pass the ball (Liverpool 4/9, draw 10/3, Swansea 13/2 – Match Betting).
Liverpool have been forced to use their youngsters regularly this season and the defending League Cup title holders will once again look to the youth at the club.
The Swans have been struggling to pick up wins in the Premier League and they will be keen to focus on their exploits in the top flight in their bid for survival.
Liverpool, especially on home soil, should have too much for the Swans and the Reds look like they will progress further in the competition once again.
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Chelsea welcome Manchester United to Stamford Bridge on Sunday and absolutely everything points towards a victory for the Blues (11/8 ).
Chelsea vs Manchester United 4pm
Roberto Di Matteo’s men have got off to a flyer this season, and with the midfield trio of Juan Mata, Oscar and Eden Hazard lighting up the Premier League, it is no surprise.
A four-point lead at the top of the table is everything they deserve.
Mata is 8/1 to score the first goal, while his Spain team-mate Fernando Torres can be backed at 40/1 to get a hat-trick. Worth a punt when you consider the fragilities of Sir Alex Ferguson’s back four.
Chris Smalling is set to make his return, but Rio Ferdinand, Jonny Evans and company have looked woeful this season.
The former champions shipped three goals at home to Tottenham – almost unheard of – and are struggling in midfield against the league’s better sides.
Only the form of front men Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney can give the Old Trafford outfit anything to smile about at the moment.
With Cheslea’s John Terry suspended, a van Persie double is well worth a gamble at 15/2.
Everton vs Liverpool 1.30pm
Liverpool head to Goodison Park for the first Merseyside derby of the season in the Premier League’s early kick-off on Sunday and the Toffees are surely favourites for this one.
Everton always have an ability to up their game for visits of their closest rivals, but not only that, they have simply been the better team so far this term.
David Moyes’ side have been so strong thanks to their Belgian star Marouane Fellaini – who they hope can recover from a knee problem for Sunday.
If so, Fellaini is a great bet at 8/1 to be the Toffees’ first goalscorer on the day.
But despite Everton’s fantastic start to the season, over confidence could see them unhinged.
Brendan Rodgers has got Liverpool starting to pick up victories, with their last two outings resulting in 1-0 victories. A 1-0 win at Goodison is well worth a punt at 7/1.
Everton have only managed one victory in their last 11 Premier League meetings with Liverpool.
Southampton vs Tottenham 3pm
Southampton will be without record signing Gaston Rarmirez for the visit of Tottenham on Sunday.
The south-coast side have rapidly come bouncing back down to earth following their opening salvo after promotion. Nothing but a Spurs victory – 5/6 – is worth backing.
Andre Villas-Boas’ men will hope that they can score some goals to get their confidence up and are 12/1 for a 3-0 victory.
Gareth Bale returns to Spurs’ line-up following the birth of his child and is well worth a gamble to score first against his old club.
Newcastle vs West Brom 3pm
Newcastle will hope to get back to winning ways after their Wear-Tyne draw last Sunday.
Alan Pardew’s men should be able to achieve just that, as they are evens to pick up a home win.
The strike duo of Demba Ba – 4/1 to score first – and Papiss Cisse – 9/2 to score first – should be too much for the Baggies, who have yet to win away from home this season.
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Assistant manager Mike Phelan put the failings of Manchester United in the Champions League last season down to a “blip” and the draw for this year’s premier club competition offers Sir Alex Ferguson’s men the chance to set the record straight (Manchester United 8/1 – Champions League outright).
The deposed Premier League champions missed out on the knockout stages of the marquee competition for the first time in six years and went on to be embarrassed twice by eventual finalists Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League.
Disappointment at the top table in Europe manifested itself in a 3-1 humbling by Swiss champions Basel in the final group game, which led to demotion to the second tier competition.
This time around United will take on SC Braga, Galatasaray and CFR Cluj for the right to reach the business end of the competition.
Phelan told the official club website: “We let Europe slip from our grasp too easily last year. The players are conscious and aware of that, although we haven’t dwelled on it as that wouldn’t be positive.
“We’ve put it down as a blip, but we know we have to do better.”
A cursory look at last season’s results and it is not difficult to work out where United went wrong. They conceded in two thirds of their group games and home draws against Basel then Benfica killed their chances, while they only managed one away win – against minnows Otelul Galati.
They had led 2-0 against Basel before the visitors scored three second-half goals, only for Ashley Young to rescue a point, while Pablo Aimar did the damage in a 2-2 draw against Portuguese giants Benfica.
Shortcomings in Europe, highlighted by problems in defence, would resurface later in the season when United were pipped to the Premier League title on the final day of the season. United have conceded in three Premier League fixtures so far this season and an inconsistent back four continues to be a thorn in the side.
Ferguson has looked at the bigger picture and brought in Champions League pedigree in the shape of Robin van Persie (12/1 – Champions League Top Goalscorer) and Shinji Kagawa, but it is in central midfield where the Scot has his biggest headache.
It was no surprise that the Old Trafford boss lauded over the performance of substitute Paul Scholes in the comeback win at St Mary’s, but at 37 he no longer has the legs to mix it against Europe’s best.
United can be backed at 1/5 with Totesport to win Group H, 2011 Europa League finalists SC Braga are priced up 7/1, Galatasaray next best at 8/1 and CFR 1907 Cluj rated the 25/1 rags.
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