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Bournemouth v Everton: 2017 to end on a high for Toffees

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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was Boxing Day controversy at Dean Court as Bournemouth scored an injury time equaliser against West Ham that shouldn't really have counted. Saying that, they shouldn't have been behind in the first place as <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Asmir Begovic</strong> made two pretty shocking errors to let The Hammers back in the game in the first place.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What it means though is that Eddie Howe's side have now gone <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">nine without a win</strong> in all competitions. They sit third from bottom in the Premier League and the manager is still unable to field anywhere near a full strength XI given the injuries to some of his key personnel.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of those players should be back sooner rather than later, but it will be interesting to see if club makes substantial investment during the <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">January Transfer Window</strong>. I'm leaning towards not as that isn't really their style, but unless things turn around quickly, it could be a long second half of the season for Bournemouth.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everton kept their unbeaten run going since the announcement that Sam Allardyce was going to take over at <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Goodison Park</strong> as they drew 0-0 at West Brom - their second goalless draw on the bounce.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It might not be the prettiest football at times but their defensive issues were giving them a real headache in the first part of the season and Allardyce has appeared to solve them already. He still needs to sign some younger, <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">pacier defenders</strong>, but that can probably wait to the summer now.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wasn't expecting it, but it's Bournemouth who are the favourites in the Match Odds Market. They are currently trading at <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="7/5"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>2.44</b></span></span> with an <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Everton win</strong> <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="12/5"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>3.40</b></span></span> and the Draw at <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="9/4"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>3.30</b></span></span>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The away win has to be the value at those prices. I fully appreciate that the <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Toffees</strong> have won just once on the road this term, but I think we can forget about their results under previous management.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since Allardyce has joined the club, they have won 3-0 at Apollon in the Europa League and taken <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">five points from a possible nine</strong> in domestic action. They were fortunate to get a draw at Anfield, but they showed their fighting spirit that day, and they then went on to keep clean sheets at Newcastle and West Brom - winning 1-0 at the former and drawing 0-0 at the latter.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The hosts haven't won a game of any description since the middle of November and that was against an out-of-form Huddersfield side. Since then it's been four draws and <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">five defeats</strong>, and even at home they have been beaten by Burnley and Liverpool, while being held by Southampton and West Ham.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall this season they have recorded just <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">two victories from 10 attempts</strong> in front of their own fans, while 50% of their outings at Dean Court have ended in defeat.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It would be folly to turn down the opportunity to back Everton at around the <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="12/5"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>3.40</b></span></span> mark for this fixture, and although I don't expect them to win comfortably, they should have enough <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">quality</strong> to take the three points.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Betfair Layers aren't expecting too many goals in this one as Under 2.5 is trading at <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/5"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>1.80</b></span></span>with Over 2.5 available to back at <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="6/5"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>2.18</b></span></span>. I was <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">successful</strong> in going against the grain and tipping Overs in Bournemouth's last home match and I think I'm going to stick with that philosophy here.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Eddie Howe's</strong> men have seen their four most recent outings all go Over 2.5, and I have huge concerns about their defence. They conceded four to both Liverpool and Man City - which can be defended somewhat - but they looked awful at the back when letting West Ham score past them three times on Boxing Day.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The naysayers might argue that Everton under <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sam Allardyce</strong> won't be able to take advantage of that, but their two 0-0 draws came without Wayne Rooney, and all signs are pointing to him being back on Saturday.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prior to that they had three of six end with three goals or more with Allardyce at the helm, and as Opta rightly points out - The previous five Premier League meetings between these two clubs have produced <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">22 goals (4.4 per game)</strong> - Everton scoring 13 of those and Bournemouth netting nine.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 16 matches this year he's sent four players off, but then on the other hand he's only racked up 26 bookings. He's actually <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">failed to produce a card</strong> of any nature in half a dozen of his 16 games, so it's probably worth focusing on the Sending Off Markets as opposed to the Number of Cards.</span></div>
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Bournemouth v Everton: 2017 to end on a high for Toffees

Bournemouth v Everton Saturday 30 December, 15:00 GMT Cherries to start 2018 in the bottom three There was Boxing Day controversy a...

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Saturday Championship 3pm Kick-Offs: Pulis to start new venture with a win

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<strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ipswich <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/2">3.45</span> v Derby <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/8">2.34</span>; The Draw <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="12/5">3.40</span></span></strong></h3>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just after putting Derby up as my best bet on Boxing Day it emerged that boss <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gary Rowett</strong>intended to make changes to his side for the trip to Hull. They still performed well, but couldn't quite manage the victory and had to settle for a goalless draw.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But there are always positives from taking a draw away from home, and for the Rams it means they are now <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">five games without defeat</strong>, but more importantly they have recorded clean sheets in every one of those last five matches.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rowett is delighted with the way his side are defending, saying after the Hull game, "A fifth clean sheet in a row is excellent so I'm really pleased with that. We saw players putting their bodies on the line and that's what I'm after."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's spot on. At this level, when literally any team can beat anyone on their day, just one goal will always win you the game if you're keeping <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">clean sheets</strong>. It's a rock solid platform to build from.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ironically, the last defeat Derby suffered was at the hands of Saturday's opponents Ipswich, a game in which the Rams dominated but the Tractor Boys took all three points by... yes, keeping a clean sheet and <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">scoring the solitary goal</strong>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That was a very surprising home defeat for Rowett's men and I can see them getting revenge in this fixture. Derby are in excellent form currently whereas Mick McCarthy's men have won just one of their last four, <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">failing to score</strong> in three of those matches. This could be another low-scoring affair but I expect the Rams to pinch it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet</strong><br /><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(187, 187, 187); border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>Back Derby to Win @</b></span> <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/8">2.34</span></span></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Middlesbrough <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="20/21">1.96</span> v Aston Villa <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="7/2">4.70</span>; The Draw <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/2">3.50</span></span></strong></h3>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been a topsy-turvy season for both Middlesbrough and Aston Villa so far, but it's the hosts who go into this game <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">in much better shape</strong> than their high-profile visitors.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Villa were the early pre-season favourites to win the Championship title, until Boro spent big and replaced them at the top of the market, so from that perspective, for both clubs to be <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">outside of the play-offs</strong> currently is a big disappointment.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But for Middlesbrough it's a bit like starting all over again. They sacked Garry Monk seven days ago, surprisingly after a very good 2-1 away win at Sheffield Wednesday, and they moved quickly to bring in the experienced, regimental-type manager <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tony Pulis</strong>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pulis looks to be a great fit as Boro's undoubted strength in recent seasons has been their ability to defend, and <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">keep clean sheets</strong>. If the former Stoke and West Brom boss can get them defending the way we know they can, then that will relieve the attacking players of a lot of pressure.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Villa have been down near the bottom of the table, then up in the play-offs, and now they're going backwards again following a run of <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">five games without a win</strong>, including back-to-back away defeats to promotion rivals Leeds and Brentford.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Steve Bruce</strong> has been badly hit by key injuries to his squad and is already without defender Chris Samba (hamstring), midfielder Henri Lansbury (hamstring) and strikers Gabby Agbonlahor (ankle) and Jonathan Kodjia (ankle) ahead of this game, while John Terry and Albert Adomah are doubts.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Middlesbrough seem to have <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">more momentum</strong> right now, and with the 'new manager' bounce they ought to take advantage of Villa's injury crisis and record a third successive home win.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet</strong><br /><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(187, 187, 187); border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>Back Middlesbrough to Win @</b></span> <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="20/21">1.96</span> (best bet)</span></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Barnsley <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="9/5">2.80</span> v Reading <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="9/5">2.82</span>; The Draw <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="12/5">3.40</span></span></strong></h3>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both these sides look to be in trouble at the wrong end of the table, but at the current odds I have to side with Barnsley given they have <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">home advantage</strong>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reading have lost three on the spin now, including a surprise home defeat to relegation favourites Burton, while they've also lost at Ipswich and failed to beat struggling Bolton in recent away games. They have <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">injuries</strong> to a number of midfielders going into this game and the might just swing it in the home side's favour.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Barnsley aren't in great form admittedly, but they've had two very respectable 0-0 draws in recent games, both against bang-in-form teams sitting in the top half of the table, Brentford and Reading. And as I've already said, keeping clean sheets at this level will always give you an excellent opportunity to win a game.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It should be a close game, the odds suggest that, but taking a chance on Barnsley getting <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">back to winning ways</strong> looks one worth taking.</span></div>
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Saturday Championship 3pm Kick-Offs: Pulis to start new venture with a win

Ipswich 3.45 v Derby 2.34 ; The Draw 3.40 Just after putting Derby up as my best bet on Boxing Day it emerged that boss Gary Rowet...

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A-League Tips Round 13

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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Adelaide v Brisbane – (Sat 5:35pm)</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The Reds are slowly getting bodies back on deck and have climbed to 4th – largely thanks to some determined defending. Lia and Adlung have done a stellar job controlling the centre of the park and they have conceded multiple goals in just 1 of their last 5 A-League matches. On the flip-side the Roar have scored more than once in just 2 of their last 8 and in just 1 of their last 6 against Adelaide. The Reds have 3 wins and a draw from their last 4 at home to the Roar and The Wolf has them maintaining that unbeaten streak. With two of the lowest scoring sides locking horns there will not be more than a single goal in it according to The Wolf. Adelaide to make it back to back 1-0 wins.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Best Bet: Adelaide WIN ($1.95)</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Value Bet: Teams To Score – Adelaide Only ($3.40)</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Sydney FC v Perth – (Sat 7:50pm)</strong>Following their record breaking season in 2016/17 it’s hard to think that Sydney could have improved but they have done exactly that! The real test for them will begin in February when their ACL commitments begin but until then there will be no slowing them down. They have won their last 6 scoring 18 and conceding just 4 in that stretch. The front quartet of Mierzejewski, Ninkovic, Brosque and Bobo were unstoppable last week and Perth will have no answer for them. Sydney have won the last 6 A-League meetings between the two sides, scoring 3 or more in 5 of those matches. Sydney never looked threatened in a 2-0 win when they met earlier in the season and will again dominate.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Best Bet: HT/FT – Sydney/Sydney ($2.00)</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Value Bet: Sydney FC Over 3.5 goals ($4.50)</strong></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Central Coast v Wellington – (Sun 7:00pm)</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The Mariners crashed to their 3rd straight loss last week and have now failed to score in almost 300 minutes of football. In fact these sides have combined for just a single goal over the last 3 weeks meaning we are unlikely to see the ball being picked up out of the back of the net with any sort of regularity. The Under is 7-2 in the Mariners last 9 including 5-0 in their last 5 at home. In addition Wellington have failed to find the back of their net in each of their last 4 away games. It’s a recipe for a low scoring affair and a single goal from either side is likely to result in 3 points.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Best Bet: Under 2.5 goals ($2.15)</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Value Bet: Correct Score Central Coast 1-0 ($8.50)</strong></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Western Sydney v Melbourne City – (Mon 7:50pm)</strong>Despite winning just 2 of their last 8 league game Melbourne City have managed to hold on to 3rd spot on the ladder. None of the teams below them have been able to gather any momentum and that includes the Wanderers who have lost 4 of their last 5. The Wanderers failed to score in each of those 4 losses and outside of a upset win over the Mariners have looked abysmal. They are a side lacking confidence and we have seen them fall apart at the back multiple times in recent weeks. They conceded 5 in the Sydney Derby and the Jets put 4 past them last week. City are a superior side to the Wanderers in terms of defence and The Wolf says that’s where it will be won.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Best Bet: Under 2.5 goals ($1.90)</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Value Bet: Teams To Score – Melbourne City Only ($4.20)</strong></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Best Bet: HT/FT – Sydney/Sydney ($2.00)</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Value Bet: Teams To Score – Adelaide Only ($3.40)</span></strong></span></div>
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A-League Tips Round 13

Adelaide v Brisbane – (Sat 5:35pm) The Reds are slowly getting bodies back on deck and have climbed to 4th – largely thanks to some determi...

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Saturday Premier League 3pm Kick-Offs: Burnley over-priced again

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<strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Huddersfield <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="6/4">2.46</span> v Burnley <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/2">3.50</span>; The Draw <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/5">3.20</span></span></strong></h3>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(<em style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Significant Opta Stat:</strong> Only the current top four have won more Premier League away points than Burnley this season.</em>)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple of weeks ago I was amazed that Burnley could be backed at around <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="9/4"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>3.30</b></span></span> to win away at Brighton. True, they could manage only a 0-0 draw that day but the Clarets actually had a poor recent record against the Seagulls, so you can probably <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">sense my amazement</strong>that Burnley, who have a very good record against Huddersfield, can be backed at <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/2"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>3.50</b></span></span> to win.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I always say, when something looks too good to be true then it probably is, but I maintain that <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">from a value perspective</strong> then Sean Dyche's men have to be the call.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If these two sides met, three times, under exactly the same conditions as they will meet on Saturday, could you see Burnley winning at least once? If the answer is yes, then you have to back Burnley, it's as simple as that.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the reason I'd say yes to the above question is because Burnley have a <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">superb record away from home</strong> this season and there's absolutely no reason to believe it is going to end soon. Dyche's men have accumulated more points away from home this term than every Premier League club bar Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool, and they actually remained unbeaten in away games to the latter three.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Clarets have lost just twice away from home all season, and one of those defeats was to unbeatable Man City, while the other was a narrow reversal at then in-form Leicester. And up until two games ago Burnley had the <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">joint-best defensive record</strong> in the division, along with Man City, and even now they have the fourth best.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Huddersfield will be a tough nut to crack, I know that and the odds tell you that. But I maintain that Burnley, on all known form, would win at least one of three clashes under the exact same circumstances as they'll play on Saturday.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's not as if the Terriers are in stunning form either. David Wagner's men have won just two of their last nine, and just one of their last four at the <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">John Smith's Stadium</strong>, and in recent years, Burnley have won three, and drew one, of their last four meetings.</span></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Liverpool <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="1/3">1.32</span> v Leicester <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="10/1">11.00</span>; The Draw <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/2">6.40</span></span></strong></h3>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(<em style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Significant Opta Stat:</strong> The last three Premier League meetings between these two have seen 14 goals scored (4.7 per match).</em>)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Liverpool have become the must-watch team in the Premier League, more so than Manchester City simply because teams feel like they can get at them, and that usually results in a <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">wide open affair</strong> with the Reds' 'Fab Four' coming out on top more times than not.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Man City are exciting, and quite brilliant at times, of course they are, but it's usually 90 minutes of attack against defence when they are in action, whereas with Liverpool it's <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">a lot more end-to-end</strong>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But when Jurgen Klopp's men hit you on the counter attack, or they are in full flow, then they are <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">absolutely breathtaking to watch</strong>. And against Leicester City, another team that likes to attack at pace and hit teams on the counter, then we could be in for a cracking game.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not surprised at all to see Over 2.5 Goals trading at just <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/9"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>1.44</b></span></span>, but we obviously can't put that up as the recommended bet here so instead I'm happy to take a chance on <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Over 4.5 Goals</strong> at <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="13/5"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>3.60</b></span></span>; that's an outcome that would have paid out a remarkable 12 times already this term in games featuring Liverpool.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Reds' last three league games have witnessed a total of 15 goals, so when we consider that the last five league games involving the Foxes have witnessed exactly 20 goals, then it's not difficult to envisage another <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">high-scoring affair</strong> on Saturday afternoon.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And of course, there's the <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Opta</strong> stat above that tells us there's usually goals when these two sides meet; the last three Premier League clashes have finished 2-3, 3-1, and 4-1, while there's also been a 2-2 and 1-3 between Liverpool and Leicester since 2014.</span></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Watford <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="8/11">1.74</span> v Swansea <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/1">6.00</span>; The Draw <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="14/5">3.80</span></span></strong></h3>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(<em style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Significant Opta Stat:</strong> No significant stat.</em>)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You'll notice that there isn't a significant stat in the usual place ahead of this preview, and the reason for that is because there isn't really one that I can include to support the recommended bet.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the reason for that is because I fancy <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Over 2.5 Goals</strong>. Unfortunately so do quite a few other people it seems as the price has been steadily decreasing from the early <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/4"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>2.30</b></span></span> that was available.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's not much of a selling point when you fancy something just on a hunch, but I really do get the feeling that Swansea over the next few weeks will be doing a pub crawl from one <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">last chance saloon</strong> to another until they string a few wins together.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Swans are already five points adrift of safety which probably means they are going to have to win at least five or six of their remaining 18 games to have any chance of survival. The appointment of <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Carlos Carvalhal</strong> - sacked from Championship side Sheffield Wednesday earlier this week - doesn't really inspire, and the club can only hope that they get an immediate 'new manager bounce'.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carvalhal will surely target a game against Watford as one that his side can get something from, and I sense we might see a <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">different approach from Swansea</strong> over the coming weeks, a more attack-minded one hopefully</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It may work in their favour, but to do so they'll need to start scoring more regularly, but it may work against them, and if that's the case, and they defend in the shambolic way that they did at Liverpool earlier this week, then Watford could <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">score at least three</strong> on their own.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Hornets haven't exactly been defensively solid themselves of late either, having gone seven games without keeping a clean sheet, and in their last four home games they've conceded an alarming 10 goals, but scored six of their own. That's an average of <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">exactly four goals per game</strong>, so I think a chance has to be taken that we'll witness at least three goals on Saturday.</span></div>
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Saturday Premier League 3pm Kick-Offs: Burnley over-priced again

Huddersfield 2.46 v Burnley 3.50 ; The Draw 3.20 ( Significant Opta Stat: Only the current top four have won more Premier League a...

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Chelsea v Stoke City: In-form Blues won't give away any late gifts

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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With Manchester City setting the bar absurdly high in the Premier League title race, Chelsea boss <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Antonio Conte</strong> believes his side's own impressive form has been unfairly overlooked. He has a point - the champions have won nine of their last 12 league matches, losing just once in that sequence. They have reached the last 16 of the Champions League, and are in the semi-finals of the <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(187, 187, 187); border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>Carabao Cup</b></span>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At home, Chelsea have been <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">relentless</strong> in the last couple of months, winning six Premier League matches in a row at Stamford Bridge. All very impressive, but not enough to make a dent in City's attempts to dethrone the Blues, and not even enough to lift Conte's men into the top two above Manchester United.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chelsea's <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">defensive record</strong> has underpinned their recent improvement. They are chasing a fourth consecutive clean sheet in the league, and have leaked just four goals in their last 11 PL outings. At the other end, <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alvaro Morata</strong> has now reached double figures in the league in his first season in England, while his Spanish compatriot Marcos Alonso continues to have a productive season in front of goal. The left-back has scored in recent wins over Southampton and Brighton, taking his league tally to five goals this term.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">David Luiz is still missing with a knee injury, while his fellow centre-back Andreas Christensen is struggling with illness. Conte may decide to shuffle his pack to deal with a packed festive schedule, but his key performers should all feature.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite a battling 1-1 draw at Huddersfield on Boxing Day, Stoke are still very much in the relegation mix, with just three points separating them from the bottom three. Mark Hughes' side gave up a fair few chances against the Terriers, and they don't seem to be in great shape defensively as they head to Stamford Bridge.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">little statistical encouragement</strong> for Stoke fans here. The Potters have lost ten of their last 11 games at Stamford Bridge in all competitions, and they have won just one of the last ten away games in the Premier League.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stoke have a few selection headaches in defence. <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kurt Zouma</strong> can't face his parent club, while Ryan Shawcross and Bruno Martins Indi are less than fully fit. Spanish forward Jese continues to be a peripheral figure, with Stoke quite rightly giving him time off recently to return to Spain to be with his ill infant son.</span></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Chelsea the overwhelming favourites</span></strong></h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chelsea are priced at a prohibitive <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="2/11"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>1.19</b></span></span> to win this, and therefore it's tricky to find an angle here. I fully expect the hosts to win against a Stoke side that is struggling for form, especially away from home. Backing Chelsea/Chelsea in the <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HT/FT</strong> market is <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="8/13"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>1.61</b></span></span>, and backing the hosts -1.5 on the <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Asian Handicap</strong> is a miserly <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="8/15"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>1.52</b></span></span>, so I'm heading elsewhere.</span></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Conservative Chelsea could do us a favour</span></strong></h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chelsea have gone back to basics and tightened up their defence in recent weeks, and as a result, four of their last five Premier League games have featured fewer than three goals. In fact, if you go back further, eight of their last 11 league matches have seen an <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Under 2.5 Goals</strong> bet land.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Under 2.5 Goals</span></strong> is trading at <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="7/4"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>2.72</b></span></span>, but you could be more conservative and go for <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Under 3.5 Goals</span></strong> at <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="8/11"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>1.73</b></span></span>.</span></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Narrow Chelsea win could yield a profit</span></strong></h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In four of their last five home games in the league, Chelsea have either won 1-0 or 2-0. On that basis, you might wish to take a look at the <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Correct Score</span></strong> market, with 1-0 trading at <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="9/1"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>10.00</b></span></span> and 2-0 priced at <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="6/1"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>6.80</b></span></span></span></div>
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