Sutton v Arsenal Betting Preview – FA Cup 20th February 7.55pm
The Sutton FA Cup run is likely to come to an end on Monday night as they face off against one of the top sides in the country in their dream tie. This is just the kind of match that every non-league side entering the FA Cup dreams of landing and while it is likely to end in defeat for the underdogs, it is still likely to be a good evening for them. Arsenal went through a rough midweek as they were smashed by Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League but they are long odds-on favourites to land themselves a spot in the quarter final draw by ending the fantastic run of the non-league outfit.
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Sutton v Arsenal FA Cup Betting Tips
What a brilliant occasion for non-league Sutton. They have had a great run in the FA Cup and this will be their seventh game in the tournament this season. Their run started back in mid October last year with a home win over Forest Green and just three months later, here they are looking at their biggest game ever as they play host to Arsenal, one of the top sides in the country. Sutton have gone W3 D1 in their four FA Cup home games this season, beating Forest Green, Cheltenham and Championship side Leeds there, while drawing against AFC Wimbledon before taking the win against them in the replay. So a fairy tale run and they get their lucrative dream tie. However, since their win over Leeds in the fourth round at the end of January, they have not won a game since, going W1 L3. The FA Cup may have become a distraction, but those three defeats were out on the road and Sutton are unbeaten in their last nine home games in all competitions (W5 D4).
You have a price of 4/11 at Coral on this game to go over 2.5 goals so it is worth looking for better value in over 3.5 goals for a price of 10/11. If you can see Sutton getting a goal against the Gunners then you have a quote of 11/10 on both teams to score in the match up. This will be the first competitive meeting between the two sides and the 3G pitch at the Borough Sports Ground could actually play in Arsenal’s favour as they will knock the ball around in their natural style of play, which could hurt Sutton more. In the Coral correct score market the shortest priced option is an Arsenal 2-0 correct score, while a 3-0 return for the Gunners will return you a 6/1 price. Roarie Deacon has netted four goals in five FA Cup appearances for Sutton this season, while Maxime Diamou has three goals. Diamou is a 4/1 anytime goalscorer option with Deacon at 5/1. The Surrey outfit are struggling in the bottom half of the National League and this would be an upset of epic proportions if they could win against all the odds.
The Gunners are a good FA Cup side of course though and they are unbeaten in their last eight games out on the road in the competition. In the last round they hammered Southampton 5-0 and that was after making the changes to their regular starting eleven. So they have the quality in depth and they could do with a positive result after taking a huge hit in the UEFA Champions League in midweek against Bayern Munich. Arsenal have gone W1 L3 in their last four games in all competitions so they haven’t been going well at all, having seen their Premier League title challenge dwindle and they stand on the verge of crashing out of the Champions League again. But with seven goals scored in two FA Cup games this season, they should be fine here and Arsenal to win to nil at Coral is a price of 5/6 and value. This is the seventh successive season they have been at this stage of the competition and they have won 17 of their last 19 FA Cup matches (D1 L1). Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez are 8/13 anytime goalscorer options with Danny Welbeck at 10/11.
Sutton v Arsenal FA Cup Betting Odds
Arsenal 2/11, Draw 7/1, Sutton 18/1
Sutton v Arsenal FA Cup Predictions
Arsenal are such a strong FA Cup side that it is unlikely that they are going to be embarrassed in this one. The Gunner’s haven’t lost out on the road in the FA Cup since back in 2012 and they have only ever lost one game in the tournament against a non-Premier League side during Wenger’s time there. It should be routine for the Premier League side even with an understrength side and they are value to take the win to nil.
