Serie A Betting: Spalletti's revenge and goals galore

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Roma v Inter </span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Saturday, 19:45</span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Live on BT Sport 3</span></span><br /><br />Both sides started with solid wins, Inter more impressively than Roma, and now <span style="font-weight: 600;">Luciano Spalletti</span> takes his new club back to his old one, in what is the game of this Serie A season so far, by some distance.<br /><br />It's a match that will lay down a big early season marker in terms of realistic challengers to Juventus, and Inter must go to the Olimpico with a good deal of hope, given the manner of their victory against Fiorentina.<br /><br />They were effortless, albeit against a team that had early season injury issues, but Spalletti seems to have got his message across and I liked the spring in Inter's step as they got the job done, with Mauro Icardi grabbing the headlines, but plenty of his teammates impressing as well, particularly the new centre-half Milan Skriniar.<br /><br />Roma certainly looked like a different team in Bergamo: one that was determined to stay solid and get the job done, rather than dazzle and delight as previous incarnations of the Giallorossi have wanted to. It's hard to believe that <span style="font-weight: 600;">Eusebio Di Francesco</span> is a Zdenek Zeman disciple, given their closing down of space, and willingness to hang on to a 1-0 win.<br /><br />This has traditionally been a high scoring game, but I don't expect it to be this time, and even though <span style="font-weight: 600;">Roma haven't lost at home against Inter in Serie A for nine years</span>, I think that Spalletti and co might just storm the citadel this weekend. They're attractively priced to do so, and that has to be the bet.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Inter to beat Roma @</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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="85/40">3.10</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Benevento v Bologna</span><br />Saturday, 17:00</span><br /><br />The Serie A debutants <span style="font-weight: 600;">Benevento</span> turned in one of the performances of last week at Marassi in losing to Sampdoria, and I think that they'll follow that debut with a first Serie A victory. They were effervescent, should have gone 2-0 up, and ultimately succumbed to two goals from Fabio Quagliarella. They'll have learned a lot, though, and may just overwhelm Bologna.<br /><br />A VAR nonsense meant that <span style="font-weight: 600;">Bologna</span> drew with, rather than lost to, Torino last week, and all is clearly not well at the Dall'Ara. Roberto Donadoni's team lost at home against Cittadella in the Coppa Italia, weren't great last week, and can only improve.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">While I'm tempted to tip Benevento to win at around</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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="7/4">2.74</span></span>, the goals markets make far more appeal. Bologna play with a front three of Mattia Destro, Simone Verdi and Federico Di Francesco, and look a team that will be worth following in terms of goals.<br /><br />Even though Benevento were missing their impressive striker Fabio Ceravolo last week, and will be again here, they created plenty at Samp and with a capacity 18,000 crowd packed in for an historic occasion, I think that they'll feel the need to put on a show.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">A bet on Over 2.5 Goals 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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="5/4">2.30</span> is certainly appealing</span>, but this game may go a little further than that, and so, as we go in search of a couple of bigger prices to set us up for the season, <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">I'm happy to recommend Over 3.5 Goals in this one 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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="10/3">4.30</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet:<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Over 3.5 Goals in Benevento v Bologna @</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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="10/3">4.30</span></span></span></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 600;"></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 600;"></span></span><br /> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Napoli v Atalanta</span><br />Sunday, 19:45<br />Live on BT Sport 3</span><br /><br />I'm pretty sure that there'll be goals too at the San Paolo as Napoli face Atalanta. I've already made a case in this column for <span style="font-weight: 600;">Atalanta's likely struggles</span> this season, and even though they won home and away against the Partenopei last term, I can see them being up against it here.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Napoli</span> have picked up as they left off, winning easily last week at Verona, and brushing aside Nice in their Champions League qualifier.<br /><br />They kept two clean sheets against a poor Nice, but conceded against Verona, and that's likely to be a theme this season as their attacking flair is potentially undermined by defensive issues. It won't cost them too often, but is always their Achilles Heel against the bigger clubs in the division, and they need to get out of the habit.<br /><br />Atalanta didn't just beat Napoli twice last season, they kept two clean sheets against them, the only club to do so, but that was a different team, and while I can see them keeping up their scoring record away from home (they <span style="font-weight: 600;">average 2 goals per game in 2017</span>) I think that they'll find it harder at the other end.<br /><br />It wouldn't surprise me if Napoli win a fair few games 3-1 this season, as they seem tailor made for that kind of scoreline, and <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">I've no hesitation in backing Over 3.5 Goals here while it's still available at odds against</span>. </span><br /><br />This weekend there's also no guarantee Pepe Reina will be in goal after a surprise offer from Paris Saint-Germain put the cat among the pigeons.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Over 3.5 Goals in Napoli v Atalanta @ </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; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="7/5">2.42</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><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; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="7/5"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKemPvmeysJwlukiHI-_GTVdXIyNY_qr9nm-m09_YQFetVPUbbGPJwe6RquHGo0HQKqzev7n7b7ErTZCJYZWOIY7_GWJSJ8ay_ArpuUYwJs8mpMZHl_eMKfAv9tDcU3y4Z0YBPS956EQ/s1600/roma-players-celebrating-vs-inter-serie-a-26022017_1at52uyvp95951p44kzu51v5kx.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKemPvmeysJwlukiHI-_GTVdXIyNY_qr9nm-m09_YQFetVPUbbGPJwe6RquHGo0HQKqzev7n7b7ErTZCJYZWOIY7_GWJSJ8ay_ArpuUYwJs8mpMZHl_eMKfAv9tDcU3y4Z0YBPS956EQ/s640/roma-players-celebrating-vs-inter-serie-a-26022017_1at52uyvp95951p44kzu51v5kx.png" width="640" /></a></div>

Serie A Betting: Spalletti's revenge and goals galore

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Manchester United v Leicester: Hosts should triumph but Foxes can notch at Old Trafford

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Manchester United v Leicester City</span><br />Saturday, 17:30<br />Live on BT Sport 1</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">United on a high after electric start</span></span></h3> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Six points, eight goals scored and zero conceded: as balance sheets go, Manchester United's after two games of the Premier League season is fairly unimpeachable. <span style="font-weight: 600;">José Mourinho's side have been thoroughly impressive</span> in the opening skirmishes of the campaign, sweeping both West Ham and Swansea aside with minimal fuss to justify their position among the favourites to take the 2017/18 title.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">True, the opposition was hardly the most testing. But if <span style="font-weight: 600;">Romelu Lukaku</span>, <span style="font-weight: 600;">Henrikh Mkhitaryan</span>, <span style="font-weight: 600;">Nemanja Matić</span> and <span style="font-weight: 600;">Paul Pogba</span> can keep up this form for a decent portion of the season, the Red Devils should have no trouble improving upon last term's sixth-placed finish. The Champions League will be a distraction, but this side clearly means business in his second season.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With an international break coming up after this game, rotation is unlikely. <span style="font-weight: 600;">Anthony Martial</span> may have an outside chance of breaking into the starting XI after scoring off the bench in each of United's games so far, but it should be more of the same from Mourinho.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Foxes buoyed by Brighton success</span></span></h3> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After running Arsenal close in a <span style="font-weight: 600;">mind-bending season opener</span>, Leicester got down to brass tacks against Brighton last weekend, taking the lead early on and administering the result with aplomb. It was not a game that will live long in the memory, but you sense <span style="font-weight: 600;">Craig Shakespeare</span> won't mind that too much; <span style="font-weight: 600;">the three points put the Foxes into the top half</span> of the table.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two individual displays stood out at the King Power Stadium. The first was that of <span style="font-weight: 600;">Harry Maguire</span>, who followed up an assist at the Emirates with his first goal for his new club. His England call-up on Thursday was well deserved. Then there was the heartening sight of <span style="font-weight: 600;">Riyad Mahrez</span> in full flow: the Egyptian played a part in both goals and is clearly set on contributing even with his future uncertain.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shakespeare rotated his side for the League Cup game against Sheffield United on Tuesday, with only <span style="font-weight: 600;">Christian Fuchs</span>, <span style="font-weight: 600;">Maguire</span> and <span style="font-weight: 600;">Wilfried Ndidi</span> keeping their places. The rest of the first-teamers should return on Saturday, with <span style="font-weight: 600;">Jamie Vardy</span>expected to be fit to start despite a late knock against Brighton.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">No great value in backing the hosts</span></span></h3> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">United have lost just two of their 22 Premier League meetings with Leicester City and only one of these came at Old Trafford, way back in 1998. Given their start to the campaign, <span style="font-weight: 600;">it's no shock that they are strong favourites to win</span> on Saturday evening. We won't be lumping on at skinny odds of <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="1/3"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.35</span></span>, however.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some, taking United's two results so far into account, will doubtless be tempted to back the Red Devils on the Asian Handicap: Man United -1.5 is [2.01]. But <span style="font-weight: 600;">Leicester will be a tougher nut to crack than West Ham or Swansea</span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Leicester can test United defence</span></span></h3> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since Shakespeare took the reigns, Leicester games have provided action at both ends of the pitch. They've scored in all but one of their 15 Premier League matches under the 53-year-old, with those games producing a whopping <span style="font-weight: 600;">53 goals in total</span>(29 scored, 24 conceded).</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">United's potency is clear, and while the backline has looked solid so far, <span style="font-weight: 600;">Vardy and co will give them a proper examination</span> at Old Trafford. The overs holds some 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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 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; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.69</span></span>, but a better bet is <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; 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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 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; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.08</span></span>. That selection would have been profitable in the last three meetings between the sides at Old Trafford and five of their last six competitive games.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bearing that in mind, those who fancy a United should also consider <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">backing them to win with both teams scoring at 15/8 on the Sportsbook</span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Lukaku the main man for United</span></span></h3> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Pogba</span> looks a tempting option in the goalscorer market at 23/10, having notched late on in both United games thus far. <span style="font-weight: 600;">Vardy</span> could also be value 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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="13/5"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">3.60</span></span> for the visitors.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But it's hard to look past <span style="font-weight: 600;">Lukaku</span>, who has made a flying start to his United career. In truth, he didn't do a great deal against Swansea a week ago, yet he still found the net and there is every chance he will do so again this weekend 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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="10/11"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.90</span></span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bets<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Man United to win and both teams to score at 15/8</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1ywnQb48qm_dSgvqCS6HHwPYdPKJUt_WoAWj7pv4alvp7EvHEZu7e_UcXdndhBlSKw2I-fNzkyj5l-_RALr7ujDpVNWPUZsZ_Tp-rolpumSr7lfLjmIaw3Yyyh044b1lZPlaajbXAwM/s1600/nintchdbpict000291951490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1ywnQb48qm_dSgvqCS6HHwPYdPKJUt_WoAWj7pv4alvp7EvHEZu7e_UcXdndhBlSKw2I-fNzkyj5l-_RALr7ujDpVNWPUZsZ_Tp-rolpumSr7lfLjmIaw3Yyyh044b1lZPlaajbXAwM/s640/nintchdbpict000291951490.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></div>

Manchester United v Leicester: Hosts should triumph but Foxes can notch at Old Trafford

Manchester United v Leicester City Saturday, 17:30 Live on BT Sport 1 United on a high after electric start Six points, eight goals...

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Ligue 1 Betting: Nice to bounce back from Champions League humiliation

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Nantes v Lyon</span> (15th v 4th)<br />Sat, 16:15 BST</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lyon's forward line is the reason they're a good bet to win at Nantes this weekend. Their formidable front quartet - <span style="font-weight: 600;">Bertrand Traore, Nabil Fekir, Memphis Depay and Mariano Diaz</span> - have excited and enthralled in equal measure and are strong enough to drive Lyon to victory on Saturday afternoon.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Between them the four players have contributed eight goals and three assists across Lyon's opening three fixtures. If one doesn't get you, another one will - and that's the problem Nantes have to contend with.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nantes got their first points on the board thanks to a win at Troyes (1-0) last weekend. It was an impressive victory in the circumstances - several Nantes players were missing, and Claudio Ranieri's side played with 10 men for an hour after defender Chidozie Awaziem was sent off - but Lyon will provide a considerably stronger test.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nantes will put up the best resistance they can, but if Lyon's front four perform close to their best, the visitors should collect all 3pts.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recommended Bet<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Lyon @</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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="11/10">2.12</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Amiens v Nice</span> (20th v 11th)<br />Sat, 19:00 BST</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nice have won just one of their first seven matches of the season in all competitions but this is a good opportunity for them to bounce back. Amiens are struggling to adapt to Ligue 1 football following promotion and look the weakest side in the top flight.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amiens Christophe Pelissier is doing the best he can but the fact is that <span style="font-weight: 600;">his squad is packed with Ligue 2-standard players.</span> It's little surprise they've lost three out of three games so far, failing to score and conceding seven times. There was no shame in losing 2-0 at PSG on the opening day but subsequent defeats at home to Angers (2-0) and at St Etienne (3-0) laid bare their shortcomings.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nice were outplayed home and away by Napoli in the Champions League qualifying round and their 4-0 aggregate defeat will have wounded their pride. But in Ligue 1 they're strong enough to see off the likes of Amiens, and their odds-against price is well worth taking.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recommended Bet<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Nice @</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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="11/8">2.38</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Toulouse v Rennes</span> (16th v 17th)<br />Sat, 19:00 BST</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These two sides have yet to impress this season, as their league positions show. But their standings also demonstrate there's little to pick between the two, meaning it's a surprise Toulouse are clear <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="11/8"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.36</span></span> favourites to win this weekend.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last weekend Toulouse lost 6-2 at a Neymar-inspired PSG. The week before they claimed a narrow and barely-deserved 1-0 home win over Montpellier. Toulouse might win this weekend, but there was nothing in those last two performances to suggest they're markedly stronger than the visitors.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rennes have picked up just two points from their opening three games, <span style="font-weight: 600;">but their sole defeat came against an excellent Lyon (0-1).</span> They drew at Troyes (1-1) on the opening day and at home to Dijon (2-2) last weekend - and while those performances were a little disappointing after considerable investment over the summer, there's more to come from Christian Gourcuff's side.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take advantage of the big price on a Rennes victory by backing the visitors on the Asian handicap. With our selection you'll make a profit if Rennes win or draw.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a full guide to Asian Handicap betting, click <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">here</span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recommended Bet<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Rennes +0&+0.5 Asian handicap @ </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; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="20/21">1.95</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><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; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="20/21"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZY_zlzuvv3LMTXkpSie0OH6qHexdq0uynx-upFOVpve6fGWxBzOU4Ss3Y-sD9OurGeb6IeQDkH1vgCUCYe1RNpHK9c8g0TGPRuPaRDEXSBxvQ-aZipWdVEk40EBg4tVCOdkv-Qo693T8/s1600/wesleysneijder4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="480" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZY_zlzuvv3LMTXkpSie0OH6qHexdq0uynx-upFOVpve6fGWxBzOU4Ss3Y-sD9OurGeb6IeQDkH1vgCUCYe1RNpHK9c8g0TGPRuPaRDEXSBxvQ-aZipWdVEk40EBg4tVCOdkv-Qo693T8/s640/wesleysneijder4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>

Ligue 1 Betting: Nice to bounce back from Champions League humiliation

Nantes v Lyon  (15th v 4th) Sat, 16:15 BST Lyon's forward line is the reason they're a good bet to win at Nantes this weekend. Th...

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Nottingham Forest v Leeds: Tricky Trees can topple unbeaten guests

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Nottingham Forest v Leeds</span><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br />Saturday 26th August, 17:30<br />Live on Sky Sports</span></span></div> <div style="line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Forest aiming high</span></span></h3> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Mark Warburton </span>labelled Nottingham Forest's League Cup victory away at Newcastle in midweek as "outstanding" as a brace from <span style="font-weight: 600;">Jason Cummings</span> and an extra-time winner from <span style="font-weight: 600;">Tyler Walker</span> steered the Tricky Trees into the third round courtesy of a dramatic 3-2 win.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite fielding a makeshift midfield, Forest fought for every ball and survived an onslaught from their Premier League opponents thanks to an excellent defensive rearguard display to continue a <span style="font-weight: 600;">buoyant start</span> to 2017/18.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having only survived relegation on the final day of last season, Warburton's side have now <span style="font-weight: 600;">W4-D1-L1 across all competitions</span> this term, grabbing 12 goals in the process, as aspirations turns towards a potential top-six finish.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Leeds over-performing?</span></span></h3> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leeds remain unbeaten under <span style="font-weight: 600;">Thomas Christiansen</span> and secured their own passage in the League Cup on Tuesday night, coming from behind to put League Two outfit Newport to the sword with <span style="font-weight: 600;">Keemar Roofe</span> grabbing a hat-trick in a thumping 5-1 victory.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">United made their 13th signing this week with Dutch forward <span style="font-weight: 600;">Jay-Roy Grot</span> joining from NEC Nijmegen and the 19 year-old is in line for a potential debut this weekend following the loss of star striker Chris Wood to Burnley.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Whites have W2-D2-L0 on Championship duty thus far but the visitors were a touch fortunate to leave Sunderland with a 2-0 triumph last Saturday. Leeds registered just eight shots in the match with <span style="font-weight: 600;">Expected Goals</span> data suggesting they had just a 6.5% chance of scoring twice from those opportunities.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Value to be found with the Tricky Trees</span></span></h3> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Nottingham Forest</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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="8/5"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.60</span></span> boasted the 10th best home record in the Championship last season and having won 14/25 (56%) City Ground outings since the beginning of 2016/17, immediately appear value at the odds on offer.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Granted, the Tricky Trees undeservedly picked up maximum points at home to Millwall on the opening day but Warburton's charges have since dispatched Middlesbrough here.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Forest tend to enjoy the big occasion - they've <span style="font-weight: 600;">won six of their past six when hosting top-six opposition</span> and their W3-D2-L0 record when welcoming Leeds to the banks of the River Trent also commands respect.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite their unbeaten start, <span style="font-weight: 600;">Leeds</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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 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; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.88</span></span> look a little skinny. The visitors have been beaten in 10/25 (40%) road trips since the start of last season and pitch up a little short on bodies in both attack and defence.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, their resolute performances under Christiansen suggest they'll be a tough cookie to crack so backing Forest in the <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Draw No Bet</span> market [1.87 ]should suit with the added security of having the draw onside.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Stats suggest goals could flow</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Nottingham Forest</span> racked up the fifth most goals when playing home Championship football last season and early signs suggest the Tricky Trees will be a profitable side to follow in the goals markets once more.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Over 2.5 Goals </span>has landed in all of Forest's past five fixtures, as well as 14 of their previous 22 at the City Ground, suggesting there's juice in the <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="10/11"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.92</span></span> for a game involving at least three goals.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leeds haven't proven quite as fruitful but with 12 of their last 15 away days paying-out for <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Both Teams To Score</span> punters and the two clubs keeping a combined 11/50 (22%) clean sheets in respective home and away contests, there's mileage in <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 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; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.70</span></span> quotes for a repeat.</span></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"></span></span><br /> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bets<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Nottingham Forest draw no bet v Leeds </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; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="8/5">2.58</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><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; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="8/5"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dSkoy9j7CfQniZ5Ai2kvhhvVvWWmX85G22IwDgjgNjVd2vhgg0N4F1SG7T8Jb5CuEuA4_R5RSZRQ3XVMPnlvgrhUNfcXkpN9SpxWMtIze004_GBk0sT8n0wAQzluNdyi-0XFCFnZx8E/s1600/nintchdbpict000343596113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="960" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dSkoy9j7CfQniZ5Ai2kvhhvVvWWmX85G22IwDgjgNjVd2vhgg0N4F1SG7T8Jb5CuEuA4_R5RSZRQ3XVMPnlvgrhUNfcXkpN9SpxWMtIze004_GBk0sT8n0wAQzluNdyi-0XFCFnZx8E/s640/nintchdbpict000343596113.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>

Nottingham Forest v Leeds: Tricky Trees can topple unbeaten guests

Nottingham Forest v Leeds Saturday 26th August, 17:30 Live on Sky Sports Forest aiming high Mark Warburton  labelled Nottingham For...

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La Liga Betting: Real Madrid might not have things all their own way against Valencia

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Alavés v Barcelona</span><br />Saturday, 17:15<br />Live on Sky Sports Mix and Betfair Live Video</span><br /><br />It would be overly ambitious to expect all of their problems to disappear at once, but <span style="font-weight: 600;">the last week has been another chastening one</span> for Barcelona's PR department, what with lawsuits, social media hacks and ongoing frustration in their attempts to prise Philippe Coutinho away from Liverpool.<br /><br />At least Ernesto Valverde's charges had the wherewithal to ensure a positive start on the pitch last weekend. The Blaugrana beat Betis 2-0 but had a couple of <span style="font-weight: 600;">Lionel Messi</span>'s 241 shots against the woodwork snuck in, the scoreline would have looked far more convincing. With no <span style="font-weight: 600;">Luis Suárez</span>, the Argentine looked to have clicked into one-man-mission mode - probably no bad thing at the moment, although <span style="font-weight: 600;">Sergi Roberto</span>'s tidy contribution from midfield should not be overlooked.<br /><br />Alavés are adjusting to life without Mauricio Pellegrino and did not offer a great deal away to Leganés in their opener. <span style="font-weight: 600;">Deyverson</span> looks like he's going to be a big miss in attack and much will depend on the ability of their defence to replicate the solidity that defined their 2016/17 campaign.<br /><br />The Basques were the only team to beat Barcelona on their own patch last season (2-1 in La Liga), but were thrashed 6-0 at Mendizorrotza and were well beaten in the Copa del Rey final at the end of the season. <span style="font-weight: 600;">They will likely attempt to keep things tight</span>, which may frustrate Barça for a time, but Messi should be the difference for the visitors.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Lionel Messi to score two or more goals at 5/2</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Las Palmas v Atlético Madrid</span><br />Saturday, 21:15<br />Live on Sky Sports Football and Betfair Live Video</span><br /><br />Atlético Madrid looked dead and buried at 2-0 and a man down against Girona on opening weekend, yet somehow clawed their way back to salvage a draw thans to goals from <span style="font-weight: 600;">Ángel Correa</span> and <span style="font-weight: 600;">José María Giménez</span>, plus some staggering goalkeeping by <span style="font-weight: 600;">Jan Oblak</span>. A point from a game against a newly-promoted side isn't exactly something to get too excited about, but at least there was some spirit away.<br /><br />Atleti will be without <span style="font-weight: 600;">Antoine Griezmann</span> for the next couple of weekends after a dive and a few barbs aimed at the referee last Sunday, which won't help their chances of doing better this time out. But Diego Simeone doesn't lack for options in attacking areas and can draw comfort from the fact that his side have had little trouble picking off Las Palmas over the last couple of seasons.<br /><br />Since the Canary Islanders returned to the top flight two years ago, these two sides have met six times across league and cup games. <span style="font-weight: 600;">Atleti have won five of them, keeping a clean sheet on each occasion</span>, with the only loss coming in the second leg of a Copa del Rey tie in which they had already established a first-goal lead.<br /><br />Las Palmas ended last season in a hole and things could get worse before they get better on the evidence of their defeat to Valencia last week. <span style="font-weight: 600;">Alen Halilović</span> sits this one out after a red card in that game and they could struggle against a team that will be looking to improve on last week's defensive showing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Atlético Madrid to win to nil at 15/8</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Real Madrid v Valencia</span><br />Sunday, 21:15<br />Live on Sky Sports Football and Betfair Live Video</span><br /><br />As if the comparison with Barcelona wasn't already shining a warm light on them, <span style="font-weight: 600;">Real Madrid kicked off their campaign in some style</span> against Deportivo La Coruña, cruising to a 3-0 win in Galicia. The third was a thing of particular beauty, Toni Kroos guiding the ball home after a 44-pass move that had originated with Keylor Navas in goal. A late red card for <span style="font-weight: 600;">Sergio Ramos</span> (start as you mean to go on, why don't you?) was the only blot on Madrid's copybook.<br /><br />The champions now welcome Valencia to the Bernabéu. Marcelino's charges started with a win over Las Palmas, racking up 22 shots on goal, but their opponents played for an hour with ten men. <span style="font-weight: 600;">They have made life tough for Madrid in the capital</span> in recent seasons - four draws in the last six - but there's no real reason to expect them to upset the apple cart this weekend.<br /><br />Ramos is suspended for the hosts, meaning there should be a start for Nacho at the back. That will give hope to Simone Zaza and his team-mates and with Madrid just <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="2/11"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.18</span></span> to win and short even on the Asian handicap, we will take a chance on Valencia at least adding their name to the scorecard. <span style="font-weight: 600;">Both teams have scored in the nine meetings between the sides</span>, after all.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Real Madrid to win and both teams to score at Evens</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRqPu0JFuTjgfmL1cFsJVkEx02edRCL5P-EnS5mQo98_Njzg9FQvBLg4Qmxir3PXqZfgyqSiA8pJfsHvvc_rkSfhZwn3PdQGwovBCOfoDD0qLiyVl2xQ7pI-L526aD5YWxoFhBezdhpQ/s1600/f46e3adf-f057-498b-a1a0-e47dd1544ead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="730" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRqPu0JFuTjgfmL1cFsJVkEx02edRCL5P-EnS5mQo98_Njzg9FQvBLg4Qmxir3PXqZfgyqSiA8pJfsHvvc_rkSfhZwn3PdQGwovBCOfoDD0qLiyVl2xQ7pI-L526aD5YWxoFhBezdhpQ/s640/f46e3adf-f057-498b-a1a0-e47dd1544ead.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></div>

La Liga Betting: Real Madrid might not have things all their own way against Valencia

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Saturday Premier League Tipsheet: Eagles worth swerving under FdB

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Crystal Palace <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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="1/1">1.98</span> v Swansea <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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="7/2">4.50</span>; The Draw <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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="13/5">3.65</span></span></span></h2> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crystal Palace appear to have <span style="font-weight: 600;">lost the momentum</span> they built up towards the end of last season under Sam Allardyce, and their performances to date have been similar to what we witnessed in the first half of last season, which surely has to be concerning.<br /><br />The Eagles' 0-3 home defeat to newly-promoted Huddersfield was extremely disappointing. It wasn't just the result and the three goals conceded, but also the fact that they registered fewer shots on target than their opponents and just didn't look up to the task. Various reports after the game commented that Frank de Boer's men looked like they were <span style="font-weight: 600;">still in pre-season mode</span>; just seven fouls committed in 94 minutes suggests those reports weren't too far off the mark.<br /><br />Incidentally, the five clubs that <span style="font-weight: 600;">committed the fewest fouls</span> on the opening weekend of the season were Brighton, Bournemouth, Palace, Newcastle and West Ham. Those clubs currently occupy the bottom five positions in the table having played two and lost two! A telling statistic perhaps.<br /><br />Back to Palace though, and yes, they - or to be more precise, Christian Benteke - should have scored at Anfield last Saturday with that glorious chance, but apart from that they were <span style="font-weight: 600;">absolutely toothless</span>. They enjoyed just 28% possession, registered just one shot on target, and but for some wasteful Liverpool finishing - the home side had 23 shots at goal, 13 on target - they could have suffered another big defeat.<br /><br />And even though De Boer's men beat Ipswich 2-1 in the League Cup in midweek I actually believe that result will have done nothing for the Eagles' confidence. Palace lined up with a strong side that night, and faced a very young and inexperienced Ipswich side.<br /><br />So I have to oppose Palace in this match. True, they are facing a Swansea side that were also thrashed in their only home game this term, but a defeat to a rampant Manchester United team - remember, the scoreline was just 0-1 until the 80th minute - <span style="font-weight: 600;">reads much better</span> than a home defeat to relegation favourites Huddersfield.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Paul Clement</span>'s men earned a point away to Southampton on the opening day of the season, and in midweek a Swansea team showing five changes won easily at MK Dons in the League Cup, so the Welsh outfit have done nothing wrong on the road so far this term.<br /><br />There won't be much between Palace and the Swans in this match, but getting <span style="font-weight: 600;">the draw and the away team</span> on side at around even money is the recommended bet.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet</span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Lay Crystal Palace to Win @</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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="1/1">1.99</span> (best bet)</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"></span></span></div> <h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Huddersfield <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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="3/1">4.00</span> v Southampton <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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="11/10">2.14</span>; The Draw <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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="5/2">3.50</span></span></span></h2> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southampton were undoubtedly in my eyes <span style="font-weight: 600;">the big losers</span> from the midweek League Cup round two matches, and as a result they are well worth opposing at the John Smith's Stadium on Saturday afternoon.<br /><br />Saints boss <span style="font-weight: 600;">Mauricio Pellegrino</span> fielded a strong side on Wednesday night that included regular starters Fraser Forster, Maya Yoshida, Oriol Romeu, James Ward-Prowse, and Dusan Tadic, as well as the often used Jack Stephens, Sofiane Boufal, and Charlie Austin - it was arguably one of the strongest Premier League outfits on show during the week.<br /><br />So to lose 0-2 at home to Championship side Wolves was a big disappointment, but when you consider that Nuno Espirito Santo made the <span style="font-weight: 600;">full 11 changes</span> to his starting line-up, then the result almost becomes embarrassing for Southampton.<br /><br />The Saints' two Premier League outings this term haven't exactly been eyecatching either, despite taking four points from a possible six. Pellegrino's men could manage only a draw at home to Swansea a fortnight ago, and last weekend they led 2-0 and had a man advantage at home to West Ham, but <span style="font-weight: 600;">almost threw away victory</span> that afternoon, being pegged back to 2-2 before a last-gasp penalty saved their blushes.<br /><br />It could be that Southampton perform better on the road as results at St Mary's towards the end of last season and the start of this certainly suggest they're <span style="font-weight: 600;">struggling in front of their own fans</span>. But until we see evidence this term that they're a better side on their travels - and of course, we might see it here - then I'm happy to oppose them.<br /><br />Huddersfield have started the season in <span style="font-weight: 600;">blistering fashion</span>, taking six points from a possible six without conceding, and although they struggled to get the better of League One outfit Rotherham in the cup in midweek the fact that their much-changed side did come from behind to grind out a victory <span style="font-weight: 600;">bodes well</span>.<br /><br />David Wagner's men are a typical example of a newly-promoted side bringing all the built-up momentum and confidence from a successful campaign into a new season and playing as if they have <span style="font-weight: 600;">nothing to lose</span>. It's refreshing to watch.<br /><br />The Terriers will come a cropper sooner rather than later no doubt, and I fear for them when they do, but 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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="3/1"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">4.00</span></span> to back at home to a side that must be deflated following their surprise midweek loss, well that's a price well worth chancing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Huddersfield to Win @</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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="3/1">4.00</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"></span></span></div> <h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Watford <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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="1/1">2.00</span> v Brighton <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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="7/2">4.50</span>; The Draw <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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="13/5">3.65</span></span></span></h2> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like Southampton, Watford fielded a relatively strong side in midweek at home to Bristol City in the cup, and lost, so perhaps it's a bit contradictory that I'm selecting them to take all three points against Brighton on Saturday afternoon.<br /><br />But unlike the Saints, Watford's four league points gained were done so in <span style="font-weight: 600;">very impressive fashion</span>. Marco Silva's men really took their opening game to Liverpool, led twice, and battled right to the death to take a point from a very good attacking side. And they then put in a <span style="font-weight: 600;">thoroughly dominant display</span> at Bournemouth last weekend, coming away from Dean Court with a deserved 2-0 victory.<br /><br />So on the early evidence the Hornets are about on a par with Leicester in that they both should comfortably finish around mid-table, and the reason I mention the Foxes is because last week I made them a confident pick to beat newly-promoted Brighton. So I have to back the Seagulls to suffer another away defeat, yet we're getting an even <span style="font-weight: 600;">juicier price</span> about the home side this time around.<br /><br />Chris Hughton's men have suffered <span style="font-weight: 600;">back-to-back 2-0 defeats</span> in the Premier League, and while there's absolutely nothing wrong on paper with two-goal reversals to Manchester City and away to Leicester, the worrying aspect is that they really didn't lay a glove on either side.<br /><br />Hughton then made 11 changes for the visit of League Two Barnet in the League Cup in midweek, though deep down I expect he was hoping his side would win far more comfortably than the final 1-0 scoreline.<br /><br />I do expect Brighton to improve as the season goes on, but the danger is that they might soon be cemented in a <span style="font-weight: 600;">relegation battle</span>, and another defeat at Vicarage Road on Saturday will do nothing for their confidence going into the international break.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Watford to Win @</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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="1/1">2.00</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDK7CHbmLYudzCUu2YNrqI-DNGEaLq5wQShGt5h5R4nLf-16r-iRgxmLvoDJJD_J8clzHmhohNPSI8qNYkpfxT2ORfqPWVCdcAoTV1zSFumcb_qW-E_mIBNs7lAVzwRq_30G32MlqdPY/s1600/CRystal-Palace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="700" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDK7CHbmLYudzCUu2YNrqI-DNGEaLq5wQShGt5h5R4nLf-16r-iRgxmLvoDJJD_J8clzHmhohNPSI8qNYkpfxT2ORfqPWVCdcAoTV1zSFumcb_qW-E_mIBNs7lAVzwRq_30G32MlqdPY/s640/CRystal-Palace.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

Saturday Premier League Tipsheet: Eagles worth swerving under FdB

Crystal Palace  1.98  v Swansea  4.50 ; The Draw  3.65 Crystal Palace appear to have  lost the momentum  they built up towards the end...

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Bournemouth v Man City: Cherries can be picked off again by Guardiola's team

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bournemouth v Man City</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday 26 August, 12:30</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Live on Sky Sports Premier League</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Goalless start to new campaign</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bournemouth finished last season strongly to end up in ninth place but they have started the new campaign with two defeats and have yet to score, having lost 1-0 at West Brom and 2-0 at home to Watford.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A largely second-string side gave the club a confidence boost on Tuesday night with a 2-1 win at Birmingham in the EFL Cup, and some of those players could be pushing for a starting place here. Jermain Defoe in particular must be in contention for his first start as Eddie Howe tries to add some bite to his attack.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another summer trip to south coast</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">City took three points from their first away game at Brighton with a 2-0 victory and now they travel to another south-coast resort, where they won by the same scoreline last season.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kyle Walker will be missing after his sending-off in the 1-1 at home to Everton on Monday night, when Raheem Sterling rescued a point with his 82nd-minute equaliser.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Danilo, the £26.5m summer signing from Real Madrid, is likely to take Walker's place. He started at Brighton and came on as a second-half sub on Monday.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">City slick on their travels</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Criticism of City's record under Pep Guardiola cannot extend to this type of match-up as they had figures of W11 D1 L1 away to teams outside the top seven last season and have already added their opening win at Brighton to that account.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That makes them probable winners but the odds are 1.33 and many punters will be looking for something at a bigger price.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To be fair to Bournemouth, we should not forget their decent home record of W2 D2 L3 against the top seven last season. But in some respects circumstances fell in their favour (for example, a 0-0 when Tottenham were missing Harry Kane) and their standout results (the 4-3 win over Liverpool and the 3-3 with Arsenal) came against the flakiest of the elite sides.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Team spirit will give Howe's side a chance of an upset if City are below par but they lost 2-0 at home to City and 4-0 away last season, which gives them a big gap to close (and the same matches ended 4-0 and 5-1 to Manuel Pellegrini's City the season before).</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go for a clear-cut away win</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The most appealing bet is City at 1.93 off -1.5 on the Asian handicap, which requires them to win by at least two clear goals to be a winner. As they have done that - and often more - in their four Premier League meetings with Bournemouth, it looks a good shout.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking at City's 12 wins in this type of match-up (including the Brighton match), 10 have been by two goals or more.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By comparison, City's figures are lower for win-win on the Half Time/Full Time (7/12) and wins to nil (8/12).</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Goals could go high</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">City had the highest away percentage for over 2.5 goals last season (79%) and 11 of their 14 away matches under Guardiola against teams below the top seven have had over 2.5 goals, pointing strongly in that direction at short odds of 1.54.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over 3.5 goals is also well worth considering at 2.34, with 50% of City's away matches under Guardiola against teams below the top seven going that way. Bournemouth had 53% over 3.5 goals at home last season - the biggest percentage in the Premier League.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aguero a sharpshooter</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sergio Aguero has scored in each of his last seven away appearances (eight if last season's FA Cup win at Middlesbrough is included), although he has been first scorer only twice.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ref Watch</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mike Dean is not renowned as a low-profile official, having shown a red card in five of his 30 Premier League games last season, although his only appearance this season was quiet enough with only one yellow issued in Arsenal's 4-3 win over Leicester on the opening night.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recommended Bet</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back Man City off -1.5 on Asian handicap at 1.93</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYul59w0fIbsZRFNHhRSez47tQbGy3eaSek2cC0sXWyNyQ2DeQZXoeI57HzaT5rOpPFotNLZRaJwJxaDGokE3OAOaf79H6qKidOdAzNeg3bopL0zFE4Z35QQuDm9H49-84kjKqyK2cGVw/s1600/bournemouth-mancity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYul59w0fIbsZRFNHhRSez47tQbGy3eaSek2cC0sXWyNyQ2DeQZXoeI57HzaT5rOpPFotNLZRaJwJxaDGokE3OAOaf79H6qKidOdAzNeg3bopL0zFE4Z35QQuDm9H49-84kjKqyK2cGVw/s640/bournemouth-mancity.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>

Bournemouth v Man City: Cherries can be picked off again by Guardiola's team

Bournemouth v Man City Saturday 26 August, 12:30 Live on Sky Sports Premier League Goalless start to new campaign Bournemouth finished...

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Champions League Draw: Tottenham come out worst in largely kind draw

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 22px; margin-top: 7px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To Win the Champions League;</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Real Madrid 5.10</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Barcelona 8.20</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Bayern Munich 8.20</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- PSG 9.20</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Man City 13.00</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Man Utd 13.00</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Chelsea 16.50</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Liverpool 25.00</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Tottenham 46.00</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Celtic 260.00</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After an extremely kind Champions League Group Stage draw for four of the five English clubs in the competition it is Tottenham that have been handed the toughest task in order to reach the last 16.</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mauricio Pochettino's men have been drawn in Group H alongside reigning champions Real Madrid - meaning a reunion with former Spurs favourite Gareth Bale - talented German outfit Borussia Dortmund, and last season's Cypriot champions APOEL FC.</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Lilywhite were drawn against Dortmund in the Europa League (matches played in March 2016) and lost both games - 1-2 at home and 3-0 in Germany - and it looks as though matches between the two clubs this season will be crucial to who qualifies to the knock-out stages with undeniable group favourites Real Madrid.</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Immediately after the draw Tottenham drifted out to 46.00 in the Champions League Winner market.</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kind draw elsewhere</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The four other English clubs received kinds draws and as a result, all shortened in the betting to win this season's Champions League.</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Manchester United - available to back at 13.00 - were perhaps handed the easiest set of fixtures on paper, being drawn against Portuguese champions Benfica, FC Basel of Switzerland, and Russian outfit CSKA Moscow in Group A.</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Manchester City can also be backed at 13.00 though they were drawn in the slightly tougher Group F containing Shakhtar Donetsk, Feyenoord, and probably their toughest opponents to top the group in Italian side Napoli.</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With the Diego Costa saga still ongoing at Chelsea (16.50), it was perhaps inevitable that the Blues would be drawn against the club the striker is so desperate to join - Atletico Madrid - and that was the case. Both clubs will be confident of progressing however if they don't slip up against Italian outfit AS Roma, with minnows and Champions League debutants Qarabag offering a great opportunity to collect six points.</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Elsewhere Liverpool (25.00) were another English club to be handed a kind draw as they will face Sevilla, Spartak Moscow, and Maribor in Group E, while Scottish champions Celtic at least avoided a British clash, but will instead have to face Bayern Munich, PSG, and Anderlecht.</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Real Madrid remain the 5.10 favourites to defend their crown, just ahead of Barcelona and Bayern Munich - both at 8.20 - while PSG are the only other club trading at single figures, available to back at 9.20.</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Champions League Groups in Full</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">*English teams in bold</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gorup A:</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Benfica (POR), Man Utd, FC Basel (SUI), CSKA Moscow (RUS)</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Group B:</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bayern Munich (GER), PSG (FRA), Anderlecht (BEL), Celtic (SCO)</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Group C:</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chelsea, Atletico Madrid (ESP), AS Roma (ITA), Qarabag (AZE)</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Group D:</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Juventus (ITA), Barcelona (ESP), Olympiakos (GRE), Sporting Lisbon (POR)</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Group E:</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Spartak Moscow (RUS), Sevilla (ESP), Liverpool, Maribor (SVN)</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Group F:</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Shakktar Donetsk (UKR), Man City, Napoli (ITA), Feyenoord (NED)</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Group G:</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Monaco (FRA), FC Porto (POR), Besiktas (TUR), RB Leipzig (GER)</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Group H:</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Real Madrid (ESP), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Tottenham, Apoel (CYP)</span></span></div> <h3 style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; 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Champions League Draw: Tottenham come out worst in largely kind draw

To Win the Champions League; - Real Madrid 5.10 - Barcelona 8.20 - Bayern Munich 8.20 - PSG 9.20 - Man City 13.00 - Man Utd 13.00 ...

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