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Liverpool v Tottenham betting is a huge match, with a lot a stake for the two sides. Liverpool get Luis Suarez back into action after his eight match ban, and they will be looking to him to give them that extra spark up front, which has largely been lacking. The Reds have won just one of their last four league matches, suffering two defeats in that period. They bounced back with a 3-0 win over Wolves during midweek, with under fire striker Andy Carroll getting his first goal since October 29th in the Premier League. That win over Wolves kept Liverpool in the hunt for a Champions League place, but they need to get more consistency and goals in to their game. Trailing top spot in the league by sixteen points, the chance of the league title has gone, but Liverpool have battled their way through to the Carling Cup final, and saw off Man Utd in the FA Cup. But while the Reds defence has, by and large been pretty tight, they have yet to break the thirty goal mark going forward this season, and they are averaging just 1.21 goals per game scored this season. So certainly nothing prolific about them, and their top scorer is Craig Bellamy with six, and Luis Suarez, despite all his time out is just one goal behind the Welshman. So there should be signs of optimism with the return of Suarez, and boss Kenny Dalglish realises the strikers importance, as they hunt down a fourth place finish and some silverware in the cabinet this season from a cup. Also coming back into the side will be Steven Gerrard, who sat out their midweek win over Wolves for a rest. At home this season, Liverpool remain undefeated. However, out of their eleven Premier League matches at Anfield this year, they have only won four and racked up a whopping seven drawn matches. So while they haven’t lost, their total return in points at home hasn’t been that high, with just a 36% success rate in their home matches. Again, it is their lack of power up front, scoring just fourteen home goals and conceding eight. You tell how things tight are at Anfield, because just 27% of Liverpool’s home matches have ended over 2.5 goals. The Reds totally rolled over against Spurs at White Hart Lane earlier in the season, but it should be a different story on Monday night.

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This could be a massive weekend for Tottenham. The London side will still be harbouring title ambitions of their own, but in this difficult period of matches for them, they need to strike hard. Spurs have been one of the most impressive teams all season, especially in terms of form, but they have started to wobble just a bit, with the wins harder to come by. But still, they sit in third place in the Premier League, five points back of the lead and with a couple of good wins under their belt could really get themselves back into the mix. They lost crucial points in a controversial defeat against Manchester City recently, but they bounced back with a Gareth Bale inspired win over Wigan in the week. Tottenham dipped into the transfer market at the end of January, picking up Louis Saha from Everton as cover for up front. It is a bit of a strange choice, because Saha rarely scores anymore, but with injury concerns over Jermain Defoe, Aaron Lennon, Rafael van der Vaart and Emmanuel Adebayor, Spurs may need to dig deep into their squad for this tough trip to Anfield. Spurs produced one of their most powerful displays of the season when they hosted Liverpool at White Hart Lane earlier in the season. They rattled off a 4-0 win, totally overpowering Liverpool for the entire ninety minutes. However, there has been just one away win for Tottenham in their last four league matches now, so they have lost a little bit of ground there. Spurs have picked up six wins on the road in total, two draws and three defeats, and they have scored in the last ten away matches. Spurs have netted twenty away goals this season, but their defence hasn’t been too tight on the road, conceding fifteen. But when Spurs have been good, they have been great. There has been evidence of them learning how to win dirty as well this year, and so that is what they may need to do this time around, as Liverpool are hard to break down at home. But will Spurs be able to cope with the trip and the injury problems that they have at the moment? Spurs have won four of the last five meetings against Liverpool, and there is a massive three points at stake for them and another huge test of their title credentials is in front of them.

Liverpool v Tottenham Betting Odds
Liverpool to win: 23/20 at Bet Victor
Draw: 12/5 at SkyBet
Tottenham to win: 11/4 at Bet365

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Middlesbrough v Sunderland FA Cup betting is the big highlight of the midweek action, as six teams battle it out for a place in the fifth round. The Middlesbrough v Sunderland replay is one of three FA Cup Fourth Round replays this week, all following 1-1 draws at the first attempt. Premier League side Sunderland missed their opportunity to take advantage of home advantage at the end of January, and now Martin O’Neill’s men face a tricky trip to face Boro on their home turf. Middlesbrough, it has to be said, aren’t in the greatest form of the season at the moment, having not won in the Championship in their last six attempts. They face Sunderland on the back of 0-0 home draw against Crystal Palace in the league on Saturday, but they are still hanging on to sixth spot in the Championship after playing so strongly over the first half of the season. The replay should be just as tight as the first leg, as Middlesbrough don’t score a lot, and are relatively tight at the back. Their goal difference on the league season is just +3, so that tells you a lot. Sunderland rattled off another good win in their revival under Martin O’Neill, having now won five of their last six Premier League matches. They are a team in form and will be expected to move ahead to the fifth the round. The prize for the winner of this FA Cup Replay is a home fixture against Arsenal, so big things at stake here. Although they are away from home, the Black Cats are in great form right now, Boro are not and that really has to count for something in your betting options. Still, Sunderland aren’t a prolific goal scoring outfit themselves, and this is why Middlesbrough v Sunderland betting should be pretty tight. Extra time really isn’t out of the question in this fixture.

What else do we have to look forward to? Well League One high flyers Sheffield Wednesday get another crack at high flying Championship side Blackpool. Both sides won their respective league matches on the weekend, and both are in great shape at the moment. That is why this may be the most entertaining of the FA Cup replays this week. Picking a winner isn’t going to be easy from these two, especially with Sheffield Wednesday being at home, which levels the playing field even more. The winner of this replay is going to be an away tie against Premier League side Everton at Goodison Park, so there is a good pay day in the making for the winners here. The other Fourth Round tie to be settled, is Millwall v Southampton. Southampton, who are second in the Championship and hunting down a return to England’s top flight, square off against divisional rivals Millwall again. Millwall are struggling near the relegation zone, but neither side won on the weekend. While Millwall have lost six of their last eight league matches, Southampton’s form has stumbled a little bit as well. Still, the south coasters will be favoured to get through. They have met once in the Championship this season as well, and that produced a 1-0 home win for the Saints. And the Saints again will be excepted to go marching on to the fifth round, where a home tie against Premier League strugglers Bolton is awaiting.

Middlesbrough v Sunderland FA Cup Fourth Round Replay betting
Boro5/2, Draw 12/5, Sunderland 11/10 at Bet365

Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool FA Cup Fourth Round Replay betting
Sheffield Wednesday 6/4, Draw 12/5, Blackpool 13/8 at SkyBet

Southampton v Millwall FA Cup Fourth Round Replay betting
Southampton 8/11, Draw 12/5, Millwall 15/4 at Boylesports

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Chelsea v Manchester United betting will no doubt throw up its thrills and spills from Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Chelsea’s captain John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy, but he remains club captain, but he won’t be putting in an appearance on Sunday in the mach, because of a knee injury. That means Gary Cahill will probably make his debut in this tough match, and the Chelsea back line has been disrupted even further with Ashley Cole out suspended. This is not really a title deciding match here, with Chelsea sitting a massive twelve points back of joint leaders Manchester United, so with a win, there will still be a huge nine point deficit which is not likely to be overcome. Chelsea’s form has been patchy at best this season, and that trend still continued, with five drawn league matches out of their last eight. Chelsea rescued an injury time point away at Swansea during midweek, thanks to the Swans scoring an own goal. That was Chelsea’s second draw in a row, following a 0-0 draw at Norwich prior to that. So the old firepower is not there as an attacking force from Chelsea, who are missing Didier Drogba (who is at the Africa Cup of Nations) and Drogba was the last Chelsea forward to score, back on December 31st, from the penalty spot. The goals have dried up from Daniel Sturridge and Fernando Torres is still struggling to find the back of the net as well, so Chelsea look short of being a complete, title contending team. With rumours that Jose Mourinho could be leaving Real Madrid, Blues boss Andre Villas Boas may rightly be feeling the pressure at the club. Despite all their troubles, they are up in fourth place and need to keep picking up points to ensure that they get another crack at the Champions League next season. Chelsea’s home form hasn’t been terrible this season, winning seven, drawing one and losing three of their eleven fixtures at the Bridge. But they are just lacking the incisive ruthlessness in front of goal to go on and win games convincingly. Chelsea have only scored more than one goal in just one of their last eight Premier League matches. At home, Chelsea have scored a total of 24 goals, but have conceded sixteen, which is pretty high for them. Chelsea were always about a tight defence, but they do concede quite a bit. 81% of Chelsea’s home matches have ended over 2.5 goals, so there should be goals in Sunday’s big Chelsea v Manchester United betting fixture. Frank Lampard will probably get recalled to the starting eleven, as he is joint top scorer for the club with nine goals alongside Daniel Sturridge. They may be out of the title race, but can the Blues still have a big say in where the title goes this season? A win over Man Utd would also do their confidence a world of good, after being rolled over by the Red Devils three times last season, and once again already this season.

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United picked up a comfortable 3-1 home win over Chelsea back in September, with all goals coming in the first half. Chelsea’s Fernando Torres was on the score sheet that day, but the match will be remembered better for the Spaniards glaring open goal miss, which would have given Chelsea some kind of life line. Manchester United had a profitable week in the Premier League, picking up a 2-0 home win over Stoke at Old Trafford, courtesy of two converted penalty kicks, one from Javier Hernandez and one from Dimitar Berbatov. That has left United with a run of three straight wins in the Premier League now, and they have clawed back the lead that Manchester City had over them in the title race. United go into the weekend’s matches level on points at the top of the table with City, so this is another big fixture in which United need to perform. Stamford Bridge hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for United in recent times, as they haven’t won there in their last nine Premier League matches. It seems to be all big games for United at the moment, beating Man City in the FA Cup, squeezing past Arsenal in the Premier League and then losing to Liverpool in the FA Cup. What keeps United going is their tenacity in tough situations though, and they are the Premier League’s best away team this season. They have suffered just one defeat on the road this year, a trip to Newcastle at the start of the season, and their mean defence has given up just seven goals on the road. There have been question marks over United’s defence, which, granted has looked pretty shaky and inconsistent at times, but more often than not they still manage to get the job done. Can United add to their eight wins on the road this season? They should take a pretty fit side to Stamford Bridge with them, with Nani, Wayne Rooney and Ashley Young all having been passed fit. David de Gea though gets the start in goal, as the young Spaniard gets more and more criticism over his performances, as Anders Lindegaard is on the sidelines through injury.

Chelsea v Manchester United Betting Odds
Chelsea to win: 7/4 at Bet Victor
Draw: 23/10 at Totesport
Man Utd to win: 15/8 at SkyBet

We are going to assess some of the strongest Premier League Streaks and Sequences ahead of this weekend’s betting fixtures. This is always a good place to look, because it really paints a picture of the current form and status of teams. Form pretty much counts for everything (not totally everything, because we always like to use a bit of fixture history to back up our betting) but looking for football streaks and sequences can help you pull out that big winning bet. Here we analyze who in the Premier League is doing the best and doing the worst in terms of runs of form ahead of your weekend’s football betting. This should help you with some pointers as you scan your football coupons.

Premier League Fixtures Analyzed
Arsenal v Blackburn, Norwich v Bolton, QPR v Wolves, Stoke v Sunderland, West Brom v Swansea, Wigan v Everton, Man City v Fulham, Newcastle v Aston Villa, Chelsea v Man Utd, Liverpool v Tottenham

Longest Run of Consecutive Matches Without Defeat?
Andre Villas Boas may be under pressure, but Chelsea are leading the Premier League table at the moment for consecutive matches without defeat. They have not lost a game in four matches now, a Premier League best in current form. So does that give them a good standing for their big clash against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge of Sunday? It could suggest a battling point for the Blues at the very least. Other teams showing resiliency at the moment are Man Utd, Aston Villa and Everton, all of which haven’t lost for three matches.

Longest Run of Consecutive Matches Without a Win?
There are clear signs of trouble for a couple teams as we look at this stat. Wigan Athletic are struggling in this category, as they haven’t won a match in their last eight Premier League starts now. However, they aren’t the worst team at the moment. That unwanted honour falls to Mick McCarthy’s Wolves, who have not won a league match in nine attempts now. Wolves are away at QPR this weekend, while Wigan host Everton, who are in decent form as mentioned above.

Longest Run of Consecutive Matches Won?
That is Manchester United, who need good form to take to Stamford Bridge. The Red Devils have had their issues with the back line this season, but they keep on going and are currently on a league best run of three consecutive wins.

Longest Run of Consecutive Matches Lost?
Poor Old Wigan lead the way in this stat. The Latics have lost four consecutive league matches now and are rooted to the bottom of the table.

Most Unlikely To Draw?
Well that will be Manchester United on their trip to Stamford Bridge this weekend. The Red Devils really don’t rattle out many drawn matches, and they are on a current streak of ten Premier League matches without a draw. They have a tough match at Stamford Bridge on Sunday though, a ground at which they haven’t won in the league for almost a decade.

Longest Home Sequence Without Defeat?
Out of the home teams for this round of fixtures, it is Liverpool who are the best home side. Kenny Dalglish’s men haven’t lost a league match at Anfield for eleven games now. That is an unbeaten run all season there, and they could have a tough time defending that record against the high flying Tottenham who visit on Sunday night.

Longest Away Sequence Without Defeat?
Out of the home teams for this round of fixtures, Aston Villa could be worth a look as they make the short journey across the West Midlands to face West Bromwich Albion. Villa are doing alright away from home, not having tasted defeat outside of Villa Park for five matches league matches now.

Most Likely To Keep A Clean Sheet?
Manchester United have kept the League best twelve clean sheets this season.

Most Likely To Not Score?
Swansea have failed to find the back of the net in ten of their Premier League matches this season.

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It was not a great week for Manchester City, who saw their lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League disappear. Roberto Mancini’s men dropped the ball badly away at Everton in midweek, losing 1-0, with the manager outwardly taking the blame for the defeat. Mancini admitted that the team set up was wrong for the battle at Everton, and although they had the better of possession, there really wasn’t enough clear cut chances carved out to warrant them going on to win the match. So City slumped to their third league defeat of the season, and with rivals Man United winning, the two Manchester clubs go into the weekend level on points, with City just edging things on goal difference. That defeat for City broke a run of three straight games in the league, but the wins have not been as convincing as the ones they powerfully rattled out over the first half of the season. City either need to get back to their power house attacking displays, or find a better way to win ugly. The missing influence of Yaya Toure, such a vital player for City, could be beginning to tell, although they did see the return of Vincent Kompany for the Everton game. While City have struggled a bit on the road of late, winning just one of their last six road trips (and that 1-0 win at Wigan), their home form remains impressive. City still hold their 100% home record for the season and that could just be the big advantage the need to get back on track. With those eleven wins from eleven home league matches, City have buried 34 goals, conceding just six. That is an average of over three goals per game which City are scoring at the Etihad Stadium, and they have scored three goals in each of their last three home matches as well. So the indications are strong that City are going to get on the score sheet and potentially pick up three points on Saturday. The pressure will be on them to perform, with Manchester United heading to Stamford Bridge on Sunday to play Chelsea. So with a good win, Roberto Mancini’s men could turn the pressure back on Sir Alex Ferguson in the title race.

Fulham earned themselves a 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage earlier in the season against Manchester City. Fulham fought their way back from a two goal deficit at half time, just when it looks as if City had the game wrapped up. It hasn’t been a particularly fruitful or exciting season for Fulham, who are hanging around mid table most of the time. Manager Martin Jol has had his critics since taking over this season, because Fulham were always tough to beat, especially at home, but there have been more weaknesses this season. The biggest news from the January transfer window is that striker Bobby Zamora left the club to head across to QPR. But Martin Jol believes that may be a good thing because Zamora wanted to get out of Craven Cottage amidst speculation of fall out between manager and player. So Zamora is gone and Fulham must move on. They picked up a 1-1 draw at home against West Brom in midweek but they lack of forward creativity and power, something which has really plagued them this season, was clearly evident. Top scorer Clint Dempsey will have a lot on his shoulders now as the main man up front for them,  but with just one away win in the Premier League all season, it’s not a great record to take to the Etihad Stadium to face man City. Along with that solitary win on the road, there has been five draws and five defeats, meaning that Fulham have not won away from home in six matches now. Worryingly they have conceded in their last five, so the likelihood there increases that City will get on the score sheet. Fulham have managed just seven away goals this season at a rate of 0.6 per game, while they have conceded fourteen at a rate of 1.3 per game. So certainly not brilliant stats, and while they battled to a 2-2 draw with City at Craven Cottage, Fulham’s away stats really don’t put them in too much of a good standing for this fixture.

Manchester City v Fulham Premier League Betting Odds
Man City to win: 3/10 at Bet365
Draw: 9/2 at SkyBet
Fulham: 12/1 at Bet Victor

Known for the spoiling and upsetting the rhythm of big teams, with the Merseysiders have a big say in the league title swing during Everton v Manchester City betting on Tuesday night? This enticing fixture sees David Moyes’ Everton aiming to put a dampener on City’s lead over rivals Manchester United at the top of the table, by turning around some poor form. The Toffees have been struggling lately, with no win in their last four Premier League matches, taking two defeats and two draws, the most recent a home point against Blackburn. Everton’s plight hasn’t been helped by a spate of injuries, and Jack Rodwell, Leon Osman, Sylvain Distin, Seamus Coleman all joining Phil Jagielka on the sidelines, as Everton battle for points. Trips to Goodison Park are never easy for teams, but this could be a good time for Manchester City to head there. But it is not as if Everton really have had the luxury of making Goodison Park much of a fortress this season, as they have picked up just three home wins in the League all season. Everton are the same as always, they don’t give too much away and they don’t score a lot of goals. They have managed more than one goal in a game since way back at the end of November, when they beat Bolton 2-0, so it suggests that they are going to set their stall out for a tight defensive display and hope to catch City out with the odd goal. You can’t see Everton running rampant and scoring a lot, so they will battle their way, probably to a rewarding result of a draw in the match. They can at least take some confidence by progressing in the FA Cup on the weekend, knocking out Fulham to move on. There is also the David Moyes factor against City boss Roberto Mancini, as the Scot has rattled off four wins out of the last five matches against the Italian. What stopped the rot was a City 2-0 home win over Everton at the start of the season, but Everton do have a good record against City at home, with just 16 City wins coming at Everton out of 83 attempts. Defence will be the key for Everton and they generally keep teams from getting too many chances in on goal, and so, will the great spoilers turn up and ruin Mancini’s night again in Everton v Man City betting.

Manchester City have been knocked out of the FA Cup and the Carling Cup in recent weeks, but they have rattled off three straight wins in the Premier League. The big news on the team sheet is that they get captain Vincent Kompany back in defence after his suspension, and they will need his influence. City should be nice and rested for this one, after not having to play on the weekend, and to their credit, while the free scoring overpowering performances have dried up, they have fought out a couple of narrow victories recently. There was a 1-0 away win over Wigan, and then the controversial yet massive three home points earned against Tottenham in their last Premier League match. The big thing about the Premier League season now, is that City can really throw everything they have at winning the Premier League title now that the domestic cups and the Champions League have gone. That, at the end of the day is going to be the benchmark for City and Roberto Mancini, especially with rumours that Jose Mourinho may be after his job. This should be a pretty fiercely contested match and a tight one. Everton are hit by injuries and with City really only missing Yaya Toure, the Manchester club need to flex their muscles here. They go into the match just three points ahead of their neighbours Man Utd on the night, and so the wins really must keep coming. Winning ugly right now by one goal will probably be the right way forward for City if they are to fulfil their title winning potential. City still have their 100% home record in the Premier League and all of their glitches have come on the road. That is what makes Everton v Man City betting so enticing, the serious potential there for City dropping points. Will they have the class and character to break down the stubborn Toffees?

Everton v Manchester City Betting Odds
Everton to win: 7/2 at Bet365
Draw: 13/5 at SkyBet
Man City to win: 17/20 at Ladbrokes

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Manchester United v Stoke betting will see the Red Devils trying to keep up the pressure on leaders Man City in the Premier League by not falling further behind. United need to pick up the pieces of seeing yet more silverware slip through their fingers as they crashed out of the FA Cup fourth round against Liverpool on the weekend. Now all that is left for Sir Alex Ferguson is the defence of the Premier League title and the Europa League, which probably won’t draw too great of an interest from the club. So, going into Tuesday’s round of matches trailing leaders Man City by three points, United will look to bank on their usually reliable home form for previous points. After the home slip up against struggling Blackburn at the end of December, United knocked out a win against Bolton at Old Trafford in mid January, restoring a bit of order there. Despite losing back to back games, as United lost at Newcastle following the Blackburn defeat in the league, they are still well in touch for the top of the pile. Following those two reverses, United hit back with the Bolton win and then turned in a late winner against Arsenal at the Emirates to score an important three points there in their previous league match. Danny Welbeck’s late goal there was a crucial one to keep them on the tails of Manchester City, especially now as the injury list is really growing at Old Trafford. Nani will be sitting out the match against Stoke, while Wayne Rooney and youngster Phil Jones are doubts to make the match. It hasn’t been a period of total convincing play from United of late, although they dominated possession and the game against Liverpool, again it was big lapses in defence, which is lacking the control of Nemanja Vidic, which let them down. The centre half pairing is where United are struggling at the moment, and they can be got at, and Stoke could just have the right tools to undo the United back line again and put pressure on the under fire David de Gea in the United goal. United have conceded seven goals in their last four Premier League matches, so the openings are there. Rio Ferdinand looks set to drop back into the starting line up for this one. If United drop points and City pull out a six point lead, recovery will be tough.

Manchester United v Stoke betting will probably lean towards the home side, but Stoke are a team in decent shape at the moment. After a sticky patch through October and November last year, to his credit, Tony Pulis has gotten Stoke back doing what they do best. Battling hard physically and being a tough side to beat. They wins have dried up a little bit, with just one in their last six, but there have been three drawn matches in there as well. What Stoke can throw at United is their big strong aerial presence in the box, which could very well unsettle a very unsettled United back line. That will be Stoke’s best offence but the away goals have struggled to come for Stoke on the road this year, scoring just eight so far. They are actually in pretty decent away from, winning three, drawing one and losing one of their last five away match in the Premier League, so they will be hoping for at least a point at Old Trafford. The trouble is, they have not got a great record at Old Trafford, as the Potters have not won there since way back in the mid seventies. Stoke should give a good battle, and they are still chugging along in the FA Cup and in the Europa League as well, but that is a lot of games having been played and they need an extra spark. Matthew Ethertington may miss the match, and that will be a big blow for Stoke getting forward. But they have the aerial power of Peter Crouch to aim for and he should be able to earn Stoke some spoils in the box against the United back line. If Stoke were in better winning form, instead of drawing matches, then this may be predicted as being a lot closer. It should be a tough, physical close encounter as it is, and after the long battle at Anfield against Liverpool in the FA Cup and coming up empty handed, there could be a window of opportunity for Stoke here. A point would be a mighty big reward for the Potters.

Manchester United v Stoke betting odds
Man Utd to win: 3/10 at Bet365
Draw: 9/2 at SkyBet
Stoke: 12/1 at Stan James

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Tottenham v Wigan Premier League betting will get the focus back onto the pitch for Spurs. Boss Harry Redknapp is involved in a court case at the moment, so there is that distraction. So too was the defeat which they suffered in their last outing, so Spurs, who slipped up there against leaders Manchester City, need a big bounce back performance. Spurs had been flying high prior to that outing, going on a long unbeaten stretch. However, they were undone in controversial circumstances when City’s Mario Balotelli remained on the pitch to score the winner from the penalty spot, when Spurs wanted him sent off for allegedly stamping on Scott Parker’s head. This is the kind of fixture where Spurs need to show their grit and steel and although on paper, a home tie against Wigan looks a banker, Tottenham still have to deliver and not take their foot off the gas. After losing crucial ground on Manchester City, Spurs remain in third place, but now eight points back of the leaders, so all the Londoners can do now, is keep picking up three points and wait for the Manchester clubs to slip up. Spurs did run out winners against Watford in the FA Cup on Friday night, but they picked up some injury problems, with Jermain Defoe and Aaron Lennon looking unlikely to make the match on Tuesday night. Spurs will of course remember the shock result in this corresponding fixture from last season, when the Latics showed up at White Hart Lane and stole a 1-0 victory. No-one saw that coming then, and that is just the kind of surprise that Harry Redknapp’s men need to avoid if they are going to hang in contention for the league title. The London side naturally go as favourites in Tottenham v Wigan Premier League betting as they look to get back to wining ways in the Premier League. Even half of that nine goal mauling they handed out in this fixture two seasons ago would do nicely.

As for Wigan, well it is all struggles and woe at the moment, as the Latics have fallen to the bottom of the pile. After holding Chelsea and Liverpool to draws at home in back to back games, a mini revival looked on the cards for Roberto Martinez’s men, but that has all come unravelled as they have lost their last three matches straight now. That extends to a run of seven league matches without a win for Wigan now and with their lowly goal tallies, it is tough to see where the points are going to come from. However, out of Wigan’s only three victories this season in the Premier League, two of them have come away from home. This is just the sort of match in which upsets do occur and at least for the team talk, Roberto Martinez can remind him of Hugo Rodallego’s winning goal at White Hart Lane last season against the odds. He can also point to the fact that Spurs haven’t scored against the Latics in the last two meetings, so while Wigan are struggling both at the back and the front on the pitch, can they show up and throw another major spanner in the title works of Spurs? They will be buoyed by the arrival of midfielder Jean Beausejour who could give them a bit of thrust in the middle of the park and they will lean heavily on Hugo Rodallego again, who has netted two goals in his last three league matches. Yes, the odds are totally stacked against the visitors getting anything out of this Tottenham v Wigan betting, but they got the better of Spurs last season, can they come in fresh, after not having played on the weekend and battle their way to a precious point? The Latics are in serious danger of getting left behind and the foot of the table and they need to show some fight.

Tottenham v Wigan betting odds
Spurs to win: 1/4 at Paddy Power
Draw: 11/2 at Bet365
Wigan to win: 16/1 at 188Bet

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We are down to the last sixteen now in the FA Cup betting for this season and the field is narrowing, but the competitors at the head of the field are pretty tightly packed. Naturally the announcement of the firth round draw was all important in the recent reshuffle of prices and it is Spurs, Chelsea and Liverpool who are joint favourites to take the trophy this time around. Spurs saw off Watford to book their place in the fifth round, while Liverpool scored a dramatic late win over Manchester United at Old Trafford, thanks to Dirk Kuyt capitalising on some shoddy defending by the Red Devils. While Liverpool get to stay at home for the fifth round, as they take on Brighton again in cup competition, Spurs travel away to Stevenage. Liverpool played Brighton in the Carling Cup this season on their way to the final, and the Seagulls gave the Anfield crew a great run for their money before succumbing 2-1. Brighton saw off Premier League opposition in Newcastle in the fourth round and will be up for the challenge at Anfield. League One side Stevenage drew Spurs in an attractive fixture for them, their reward for edging past Notts County, so both of the FA Cup front runners have decent draws. Crawley Town get to host a Premier League side competitively for the first time ever at the Broadfield Stadium, while Chelsea, who navigated a dour trip to QPR entertain Birmingham at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal have a tricky fixture away from The Emirates, as they will face either Sunderland or Middlesbrough.

There are three fourth round replays to be settled, which are to be played on February 7th. Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool, Middlesbrough v Sunderland and Southampton v Millwall.

FA Cup fifth round – February 18th-19th
Liverpool v Brighton
Everton v Blackpool or Sheffield Wednesday
Chelsea v Birmingham
Crawley Town v Stoke
Stevenage v Tottenham
Norwich v Leicester
Sunderland or Middlesbrough v Arsenal
Millwall or Southampton v Bolton

2011/12 FA Cup Outright Winner Betting Odds
Spurs 7/2 at BetVictor, Liverpool 7/2 at Bet365, Chelsea 7/2 at SkyBet, Arsenal 5/1 at Bet365, Everton 12/1 at Blue Square, Stoke 16/1 at Bet365, Sunderland 25/1 at Boylesports

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