Liverpool v Swansea: The Reds likely to have far too much for visiting Swans

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 1em 0px;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">"You'll get a massive </span><span class="inline-odds" style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="15/1"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">16.00</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> on the Swansea win, and no wonder. The Swans have </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">never won at Anfield in the Premier League</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> and have only won once on the road since the opening day of the season."</span></span><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Liverpool v Swansea</span><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Saturday, 12:30<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Live on Sky Sports 1</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Liverpool</span><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Liverpool toiled again in the cup on Wednesday night, eventually overcoming Plymouth at Home Park 0-1, but not before suffering a scare towards the end of the game when the Pilgrims hit the post and almost took the game to extra time. That's three times now the Reds have looked unconvincing in a cup competition - two of those admittedly with an under-strength side - and their recent league form is fairly average too; two draws, one a creditable one <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">against Man United</span> and one a 2-2 stalemate against struggling Sunderland.<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />In fairness to Jurgen Klopp's men, they've been without some key players through the spine of their team. Joel Matip is their best defender and he's caught in an admin nightmare with the <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Cameroon FA and FIFA</span> meaning he can't be risked, lest the Reds get punished with a points deduction, Jordan Henderson is finding his full fitness after absence, and the same can be said of Philippe Coutinho. What's more, Sadio Mane, their most dynamic attacking player this season is away at the Africa Cup of Nations.<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Swansea present a different challenge, but one that Liverpool should use to get back on the horse and start winning again.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Swansea</span><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />At first glance, it was a baptism of fire for Paul Clement in his first league game as Swansea boss. On paper they were hammered by Arsenal, but for the first period of the game they looked ok, and a lot hinged on a penalty appeal they had turned down when losing just 0-1 to the Gunners. Had they been awarded that (and it was a reasonable shout), it may well have been a different story.<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />It may not have been though, of course, and Clement and his team can't afford to worry about that now. This is probably an even tougher assignment than the Arsenal game given that it's on the road, but a positive result could even see the Swans climb out of the relegation zone should results go their way and that should be motivation enough at this stage of the season.<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />If Swansea are to get anything here, they'll need to do it without <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Jefferson Montero and Neil Taylor</span>. Both players are injured. Tom Carroll is available for selection after signing from Tottenham.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Match Odds</span><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />I've made a fair amount of Liverpool's dodgy form here, and with good reason, but I don't actually think they'll struggle to beat Swansea on Saturday lunchtime. Unfortunately (and somewhat predictably) though, the market agrees. <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="2/9"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">1.23</span></span> is the price available on a Liverpool win, and it's not surprising given they've not been beaten at home in the league all season.<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />You'll get a massive <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="15/1"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">16.00</span></span> on the Swansea win, and no wonder. The Swans have <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">never won at Anfield in the Premier League</span> and have only won once on the road since the opening day of the season. It would be fanciful to suggest they can pick up a win here.<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />The Draw is a chunky-looking <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="13/2"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">7.60</span></span>.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Over/Under 2.5 Goals</span><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />First instinct when looking at these prices is that Overs, at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="40/85"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">1.48</span></span>, is very short. Liverpool have only scored more than twice in a game once in their last eight, and one of their last six (and none of their last four) have gone Overs. There are mitigating circumstances for some of that, but even considering that, those stats are stark.<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Unders is available at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="15/8"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">2.92</span></span>, and it might be an angle to back that and look to trade, but we'll only get value on that if no-one scores early. So approach with caution.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Liverpool-1</span><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />All things considered, Liverpool are a far better side than Swansea and this looks like the best market to play in, in order to get a bit of a return on a home win. We should be able to back this at about <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="4/5"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">1.78</span></span> nearer to kick off, and that for me represents value. The Premier League table tells us that Clement's side have the <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">worst defence in the top flight</span>, conceding well over two goals a game on average, and that Liverpool are the top scorers in the division.</span></span></div> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></span></span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Recommended Bet<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Liverpool-1 at </span><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="4/5">1.78</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="4/5"><br /></span></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05PnzkR7xttjxRh5D-qqqs0oKlNjgDTjn-vim1LPDeOA1gfBkGxwCmee97o7XXHRh5QkOqSSlWtyXsfueKgH2_6whihqe0vt7U6sG9BnXk9lIHY5xS9K7F_r_b2wlIiiFMhM33MOFCE4/s1600/live1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05PnzkR7xttjxRh5D-qqqs0oKlNjgDTjn-vim1LPDeOA1gfBkGxwCmee97o7XXHRh5QkOqSSlWtyXsfueKgH2_6whihqe0vt7U6sG9BnXk9lIHY5xS9K7F_r_b2wlIiiFMhM33MOFCE4/s640/live1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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"You'll get a massive  16.00  on the Swansea win, and no wonder. The Swans have  never won at Anfield in the Premier League  and h...

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<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 1em 0px;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">"Spurs have been on the goal trail of late. Against the combined forces (perhaps not the correct word) of John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi, it's hard not to see them having some joy"</span></span><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur</span><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Saturday, 17:30<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Live on BT Sport 1</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Manchester City</span><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />There were moments during his side's 4-0 surrender at Everton last weekend when <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Pep Guardiola</span> could barely bear to watch. The TV cameras caught the Manchester City manager staring straight ahead into space, apparently completely befuddled by what was occurring on the field.<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />City's line-up told its own story, with a deeply underwhelming back four ahead of the shaky <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Claudio Bravo</span>, plus <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Pablo Zabaleta</span> drafted in as an emergency midfielder. Given all the money the club have spent on new players over the last few years, serious <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">questions need to be asked of those in charge of recruitment</span>. This is a top-heavy squad that looks ill-equipped to carry out Guardiola's demanding game plan.<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Goals have been an issue in the league over the last three matches, with <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Sergio Aguero</span> yet to reach top speed since returning from injury and <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Kevin De Bruyne</span> enduring a quiet patch. But help could be at hand: Brazilian sensation <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Gabriel Jesus</span> has been cleared to play and could feature on Saturday afternoon.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Tottenham</span><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />While their hosts this weekend are up against it, <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Tottenham travel to the Etihad with wind in their sails</span> after a fine sequence of results. Since a narrow defeat to Manchester United in November, Spurs have won every one of their seven matches in all competitions, overtaking Liverpool, Arsenal and City in the Premier League in the process (ahead of Saturday's games).<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />They turned in their most impressive display of the season so far last time out, thrashing a solid West Brom side at White Hart Lane. With <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Harry Kane</span>, <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Dele Alli</span> and <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Christian Eriksen</span> all in fine fettle, Mauricio Pochettino's side are beginning to look like the most likely challengers to Chelsea at the summit.<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />There was a cloud to the silver lining a week ago, however: <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Jan Vertonghen</span> was forced off with an ankle problem and is expected to be absent for six weeks or so. <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Kevin Wimmer</span> or <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Ben Davies</span> could come into the side if Pochettino elects to stick with a back three, but he may be tempted to bolster his midfield with <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Moussa Sissoko</span> or <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Harry Winks</span>.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Match Odds</span></span><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Given City's form, it is perhaps a touch surprising to see them as short as <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="6/5"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">2.20</span></span> to win this one, even factoring in home advantage. They have won their last three at the Etihad, beating Arsenal just before Christmas, but <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Chelsea, Middlesbrough, Southampton and Everton have all taken points from them in Manchester</span> this season. Of those, the table would suggest only Chelsea are better than Spurs.<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Recent matches between the sides have gone Tottenham's way: <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">they've won the last three league meetings</span>. They are clearly the form side and will be hopeful of heaping more misery on struggling opponents. Our only doubt is over how Spurs cope with Vertonghen's absence, which could unsettle the backline against quality attackers.<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />The Tottenham win holds appeal at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="11/4"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">3.70</span></span>, but a more sensible play is to back the away side <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">on the Asian handicap</span>. By backing Tottenham 0 & +0.5 at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="11/10"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">2.10</span></span>, you earn a small profit if they draw and a bigger one if they win.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Over/Under 2.5 Goals</span></span><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Spurs have been on the goal trail of late</span>, with five of their six consecutive league wins since have gone over the 2.5-goal line. Against the combined forces (perhaps not the correct word) of John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi, they ought to have some joy.<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />City will need an improvement in attack if they are to get a result, then, but it's worth noting that <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">they've scored in every home game to date</span>. With that in mind, the overs holds a little more appeal at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="5/6"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">1.86</span></span>. A better bet, though, might be <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Both Teams to Score</span> at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="5/7"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">1.71</span></span>. That would have paid off in 14 of City's 21 Premier League matches.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Tottenham Total Goals</span></span><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />In terms of goal betting, this is the market that really stands out. <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">City have conceded eight goals in five meetings with the current top six</span>, including two to Tottenham at White Hart Lane and three against Chelsea at the Etihad - the latter game provided a nice winner for this column.<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Their only clean sheets this term have come against Bournemouth, West Brom, Watford and Hull, so <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">it's almost unthinkable that Spurs won't break through</span>. We'll back them to get at least two goals against a fragile defence at <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">9/5 on the Sportsbook</span>.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">To Score</span><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Eriksen has scored in both of his two Premier League visits to the Etihad and is worthy of consideration at 3/1. The romantics may also want to look at Jesus, who is 7/4 to snaffle a debut goal. Really, though, it is hard to look past <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Kane</span>. He has six goals in his last four games and is available at 5/4.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Recommended Bets</span></span></span></div> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></span></span><br style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em;"> <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Tottenham to score two or more at 9/5</span><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Tottenham 0 & +0.5 at</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;"> </span><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="11/10">2.10</span></span></span></span></div> <div> <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="11/10"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15efL-Hshnj3WqUk-TgRPk4EQIs04Utw9OCACr7eDHMPokNdzQ_0jn_CrOlkpbDORrx-SfM41vFkaaJR1BxuBMaCBzjpRspxCFctakphmZfatXQ8yx3XV4bc_0ZUzuVOMvmKg329yTgM/s1600/mc-tottenham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15efL-Hshnj3WqUk-TgRPk4EQIs04Utw9OCACr7eDHMPokNdzQ_0jn_CrOlkpbDORrx-SfM41vFkaaJR1BxuBMaCBzjpRspxCFctakphmZfatXQ8yx3XV4bc_0ZUzuVOMvmKg329yTgM/s640/mc-tottenham.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <span style="border: 0px none; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="11/10"><br /></span></span></span></div>

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West Brom v Sunderland: Black Cats to feel the wrath of the Baggies

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 7px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">"They have won four of their last five in front of their own fans and they won them in style too."</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; margin: 7px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back West Brom @</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/7"></span><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/7"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">1.71</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">West Brom v Sunderland</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Saturday January 21, 15:00 GMT</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">West Brom</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />It's been a <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">fantastic campaign</span> thus far for the Baggies and while they are eighth in the league, they would have been disappointed to exit the FA Cup at home to lower league opposition.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Nevertheless, West Brom are playing some good stuff this year and I <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">wouldn't be overly concerned</span> by their 4-0 defeat at Spurs last weekend either. I'd put that more down to the quality of Tottenham on the day and things should be different at the Hawthorns.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Tony Pulis</span> has no fresh injury concerns ahead of this fixture and Salomon Rondon should continue to lead the line. Not only does he score goals - although he'll be hoping to improve on his one in three average this year - he also helps make them and he brings his fellow attackers into the game.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Sunderland</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Just when it appeared that Sunderland had turned the corner, they've reverted back to putting in some <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">dreadful performances</span> and gifting their opponents pretty soft goals.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The same thing happened again last weekend as they were <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">3-0 down</span> at home to Stoke within 34 minutes and while they rallied to only lose 3-1, events of that nature have happened too often this term.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">David Moyes</span> has managed to retain the services of Jermain Defoe - for not at least anyway - but he hasn't been able to add anyone to the squad and that is a concern. They are level on points with Swansea at the bottom, but on the bright side, they are only one point adrift of safety.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Match Odds</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />West Brom <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/7"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">1.71</span></span> Sunderland <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/1"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">6.00</span></span> The Draw <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="3/1"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">4.00</span></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />This has to be a home win for me and I'm <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">keen to pile into West Brom at <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/7"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">1.71</span></span></span>. They have won four of their last five in front of their own fans and they won them in style too. Each victory was by at least a two goal margin and they didn't score less than three goals themselves.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Tony Pulis has really got his team playing at the top of their game in recent months and they are a <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">far cry</span> from the Stoke side that he managed in previous years.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Sunderland have lost their last four away from the <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Stadium of Light</span> and they were all by two goals or more. They've managed just the one away win all season - a rather fortuitous one at Bournemouth - and other than a draw at Southampton, all of their other eight fixtures ended in defeat.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Over/Under 2.5 Goals</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Over 2.5 Goals <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/10"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">2.08</span></span> Under 2.5 Goals <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="10/11"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">1.91</span></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Another selection that I am rather keen on is over 2.5 goals at a <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">very generous <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/10"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">2.08</span></span></span>. It would have landed in five of West Brom's last six at the Hawthorns and the Baggies themselves have netted at least three times in four of their last five in front of their own fans.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The goals have been <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">flowing</span> in Sunderland's away games as well as four of their last five on their travels have seen overs backers collect and they've conceded 10 times over the course of their three most recent away outings.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />I'm <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">really surprised</span> that the under is favoured in this market, but it's a pleasant surprise and hopefully we'll be able to take full advantage.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bets</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back West Brom @</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/7"></span><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/7"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">1.71</span></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Over 2.5 Goals @</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/10"></span><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/10"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">2.08</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/10"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IMUIGPk7u2vdm_FaIkq2m7u171oMVXuJFe0_kgWj8_KhYQi7Qj5ef5_KJ9q0-gXdMlB6DTF_r6tYVQ4ex5906-UzuZWTjNx5iIlvwW5_nUQVJFJr3wnMY40u6dDyXpCLgG56_uFMmHs/s1600/west-bromwich-albions-jonas+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IMUIGPk7u2vdm_FaIkq2m7u171oMVXuJFe0_kgWj8_KhYQi7Qj5ef5_KJ9q0-gXdMlB6DTF_r6tYVQ4ex5906-UzuZWTjNx5iIlvwW5_nUQVJFJr3wnMY40u6dDyXpCLgG56_uFMmHs/s640/west-bromwich-albions-jonas+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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West Brom v Sunderland: Black Cats to feel the wrath of the Baggies

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La Liga Betting: Back improving Barcelona to keep things tight against Eibar

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #383838; font-family: Arimo, Helvetica, "Helvetica Neue", Arial; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 1em 0px;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">"The Catalans have not been convincing for much of the season so far, meaning Real are strong favourites to take the title. But for now at least, as the Spanish papers love to shout, 'Hay Liga!'"</span></span><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></span><span style="border-color: initial; 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border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Real Madrid v Málaga</span><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Saturday, 15:15<br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Live on Betfair Live Video</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">This time last week, Zinedine Zidane had won more trophies than he had lost matches as Real Madrid manager. <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">It was a record so ludicrous that it sounded made-up</span>, and testament to the Frenchman's fine start to life in the dugout.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">But it is no more: Los Merengues succumbed to two defeats in the space of four days, first to Sevilla in the league, then to Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Zidane claimed after the latter game that Madrid are "in a bad moment", but that looks a little rash. His side were decent enough at the Sánchez Pizjuán until their late blackout, while the loss to Celta - impressive though the Galicians were - owed as much to their own poor finishing than it did to anything else. <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Zidane will expect a reaction</span>, of course, but there's no real need for crisis talk as things stand.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Madrid should get back on the horse against a Málaga side that has fallen to pieces in recent weeks. They have not won a match since November and Uruguayan coach Marcelo Romero has struggled to bring about an improvement in form since stepping up in the wake of Juande Ramos' exit. They have slipped to 13th in La Liga and <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">there's every chance they could get dragged into a relegation battle</span>, not least because top scorer Sandro Ramírez - the only player to have scored more than three times for them in La Liga - has been ruled out for a month.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Real's recent record against Los Boquerones is exceptional: they've lost just one of the last 30 meetings between the sides, winning 21. This represents <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">a great chance to get recent disappointments out of their system</span> and they should make hay against a flimsy defence.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; 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background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Recommended Bet<br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Real Madrid -2.5 at</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="20/21">1.96</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Athletic Club v Atlético Madrid</span><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Sunday, 15:15<br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Live on Sky Sports Mix</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">It has been an underwhelming season for Atlético Madrid, who find themselves six points (and a game in hand) off the summit going into the weekend. Speculation over Diego Simeone's future has been mounting, with many questioning whether his tenure in the capital is <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">reaching the end of its natural life cycle</span>. The intensity that has defined the side's performances over the last few seasons certainly appears to be on the wane.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">But there have been signs of improvement recently. With <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Antoine Griezmann</span> back among the goals (if not back to his effervescent best), Atleti have won three on the spin in La Liga, keeping three clean sheets in the process. If a title bid looks far-fetched, they at least seem determined to make sure they're in the Champions League conversation come spring.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Their opponents on Sunday, Athletic Club, are having a solid season, but could struggle this weekend. Star striker <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Aritz Aduriz</span> is suspended, as is <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Beñat Etxebarria</span>, their most creative midfielder. That will reduce their threat markedly, meaning Atleti will be hopeful of another shutout.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rather than backing the away win, though, we're going to opt for 'No' in the Both Teams to Score? market. This would have paid out in five of Athletic's last eight league games, plus every one of Atleti's last eight.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Recommended<br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back 'No' in the Both Teams to Score? market at</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/6">1.84</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Eibar v Barcelona</span><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Sunday, 19:45<br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />Live on Sky Sports 3 and Betfair Live Video</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">They may still be trailing Sevilla, but Barcelona will be thankful to Jorge Sampaoli's side for <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">blowing the title race open</span> last weekend. The Catalans have been unconvincing for much of the season so far, meaning Real must still be considered strong favourites to come out on top, but for now at least, as the Spanish papers love to shout, 'Hay Liga!'</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">A 5-0 win over Las Palmas last weekend took Barça's goal difference to +30 (equal to Real's at the start of jornada 19), but in some respects <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">the best news came at the other end</span>, in the form of an overdue clean sheet. They then followed it up with another against Real Sociedad in the cup, grinding out a useful 1-0 victory in San Sebastián.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Javier Mascherano</span> is suspended for the visit to Eibar after picking up his third booking of the season, but that should not impinge upon their newfound defensive stability; <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Samuel Umtiti</span> and <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Gerard Piqué</span> looked solid in midweek and will happily continue their partnership.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Gunners have picked up some handy away wins in recent weeks and are sitting pretty in ninth going into the weekend, but they have disappointed in their last few matches at the cosy Ipurua, failing to score against Deportivo Alavés (0-0) and Atlético Madrid (0-2) in the league, plus Osasuna (0-0) in the cup. <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Eibar have also failed to score against Barça in three of their four La Liga meetings</span>, so with Luis Enrique's side as short as <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="3/10"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">1.31</span></span> to win, we'll take a chance on them to win and keep a clean sheet at more appealing odds.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Recommended Bet<br style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Barcelona to win to nil at 5/4</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; 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