Tottenham v Bolton FA Cup Betting Odds and Preview – 27.03.12

Emotional return to White Hart Lane for Trotters

Harry Redknapp
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It will be an emotional re-run of the Tottenham v Bolton FA Cup betting for the quarter final at White Hart Lane on Tuesday night. The first attempt was of course the scene of the terrible collapse of Patrice Muamba, so now the teams have to refocus and go up against each other again. If you are looking to get started with an online bookmaker for your football betting, then it will be worth heading to SkyBet, where you can get yourself a completely free £10 bet to enjoy on their sports-book Just head to SkyBet and when you register for your new account as a new customer, then you will get a free £10 bet credited to your account through their great welcome bonus offer. There is nothing else that you need to do to get the free bet, other than register the SkyBet account. It is that simple, and that is a free bet which you can use to try and get some free profit of course! Tottenham v Bolton is one of two FA Cup matches on Tuesday night, as the teams look to secure a place in the semi finals.

Tottenham v Bolton FA Cup Betting Odds
Spurs to win: 1/3 at Paddy Power
Draw: 17/4 at Bwin
Bolton to win: 10/1 at Boylesports

Well, even though the Trotters took the lead when these two squared off a couple of weekends ago, Tottenham edged their way back into the game and looked the most likely to go on and win the match. Spurs aren’t in top form at the moment, there is no secret about that, as they are without a win in their last six Premier League matches. They ran up back to back draws last week, at home against Stoke and then against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on the weekend. Spurs are battling at the moment as opposed to producing top quality fluid and attractive football. They have the quality to produce of course and they have much better options up front to take this tie than what Bolton do. But Spurs are having to fight for supremacy on the pitch instead of letting their football do the talking. The goals have dried up for Spurs, scoring just two in their last four league matches, and one of them a 90th minute equaliser against Stoke from Rafael van der Vaart. Spurs just need a bit more control through the middle of the park and the long, heavy season looks to have taken its toll That being said, they are favourites in Spurs v Bolton FA Cup betting because of home advantage, and they have been solid at White Hart Lane.

Bolton’s away record at the moment is not good, losing their last four away from home in the Premier League without scoring a goal. Owen Coyle’s men though did produce a great emotional response in their first game after the Patrice Muamba incident, when they put in a stirring performance and out-intensified opponents Blackburn at the Reebok. That gave the Trotters a valuable three points in their fight against relegation this season, and was a well deserved result. Can that intensity and energy carry through to White Hart Lane? No doubt they are going to fired up for this one and will want to get the job done for Muamba, but the truth of the matter is, is that they are not as good as Spurs are. They will have to work and scrap hard, but that is what Bolton do, but they don’t have the away form to suggest that they are going to pull something off here. While a return to the FA Cup final after losing there last year to Man City, would be welcome, their Premier League agenda is going to be much more important for them. They will want a result either way to get concentration back on the Premier League. Bolton have lost on their last five visits to White Hart Lane, managing just one goal in that run. So no strong pointers for an emotional triumph for Bolton here, as they have won just nine of their 50 visits to Spurs.