FA Cup Third Round Replay Betting – Tuesday

The FA Cup replays swing into town on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the survival of three Premier League Clubs still not certain. First up, let’s take a look at Birmingham v Nottingham Forest. Despite how well Birmingham are going this season under Alex McLeish, they aren’t heavy goalscorers and that has been plaguing them. They are on a fantastic unbeaten run in the league, but Nottingham Forest managed to hold them to a draw in the third round of the FA Cup. That will explain the replay then. Birmingham, who held Manchester United to 1-1 draw on the weekend, will be happy enough to have taken this fixture back to St Andrews, but will be disappointed at having to have to play another game. They would like to consolidate their loft position in the Premier League, and replayed cup games won’t help with that. With most teams out of action because of the snow, Nottingham Forest ran out 3-1 winners over West Brom in the Championship on Friday night. That was a huge game, as Forest, with the win, leap-frogged West Brom into second place in the race to get automatic promotion to the Premier League. This will still be a tough challenge for Birmingham, as Forest are more free-scoring than their Premier League opponents, and Forest haven’t lost on their travels this season in the league. Definitely a potential banana-skin for Birmingham.
Birmingham to win: 10/11 at Bet365
Draw: 5/2 at SkyBet
Nottingham Forest : 7/2 at Totesport

Coventry v Portsmouth could be an even more dangerous match for the Premier League side. They tied at 1-1 at Fratton Park, and now, bottom of the league Pompey need to pull off a salvation act to give them something to cheer about. Mid-table Championship side Coventry go into the match on the back of a league win, and Sunderland await the winners of this tie in the fourth round. Highfield Road will be awash with a giant killing act, even if Pompey are in all sorts of problem, it is still the chance to claim the scalp of a Premier League side. Looking at the balance of things, should be a close match, but Portsmouth have let go a little bit this season when it has come to cup games in the Carling Cup, but this FA Cup tie will still be a pressure game for boss Avram Grant. Be advised that “outright markets” on these games will likely just apply to the 90 minute result with your online bookmakers.
Coventry to win: 7/4 at Totesport
Draw: 5/2 at SkyBet
Portsmouth to win: 13/8 at Bet365

Other Tuesday night FA Cup Third Round Replays are:
Bristol City (13/8) v Cardiff (13/8) at BetFred
Derby (11/10) v Mill wall (5/2) at Bet365
QPR (11/8) v Sheffield United (2/1) at Coral