Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid: Slow-burn first half likely at the Bernabéu

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid</span><br />Tuesday, 19:45<br />Live on BT Sport 2</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Real Madrid</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Their habit of doing things the hard way was in evidence once again, but Real Madrid eventually got the job done against Valencia at the weekend. Zinedine Zidane resisted the temptation to play the so-called B-team at the Bernabéu and must have been relieved when the ever-reliable Marcelo popped up with a late winner to sink Los Che. That result means that <span style="font-weight: 600;">Madrid's title fate is still in their own hands</span> with four games to play.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, attentions turn back to Europe and the latest instalment of what has recently been <span style="font-weight: 600;">a one-sided city rivalry in continental competition</span>. Real, of course, have beaten Atlético in two of the last three Champions League finals, but it's worth remembering that they also saw them off in the 2014/15 quarter-finals. Tuesday night's first leg will give us a good indication of the likelihood of Los Merengues making it four out of four.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Zidane must do without <span style="font-weight: 600;">Gareth Bale</span>, who remains sidelined after aggravating an old injury in El Clásico. That means there is likely to be a start for the in-form <span style="font-weight: 600;">Isco</span>, with <span style="font-weight: 600;">Marco Asensio</span> and <span style="font-weight: 600;">James Rodríguez</span> as more offensive options. <span style="font-weight: 600;">Raphael Varane</span> returned to action against Deportivo La Coruña last week but might not dislodge <span style="font-weight: 600;">Nacho</span> at centre-back.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Atlético Madrid</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">You imagine there were mixed feelings in the Atlético dressing room when the semi-final draw was made. On the one hand, <span style="font-weight: 600;">they're doubtless sick of facing Real</span> in the Champions League. On the other, facing the old enemy in the semi-final over two legs is probably preferable to the chance of a hat-trick of final defeats.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">In truth, that outlook is probably a bit negative. Diego Simeone's side have been in commanding form of late, winning eight of their last ten league games and <span style="font-weight: 600;">rediscovering some of the trademark defensive grit</span> that appeared to be ebbing away at stages earlier in the campaign. Tellingly, the 5-0 win over Las Palmas at the weekend was Atleti's 15th clean sheet of 2017.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The team news is not entirely positive for the away side: <span style="font-weight: 600;">Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco</span> is a major doubt after picking up a shoulder injury against Villarreal last week and <span style="font-weight: 600;">José María Giménez</span> limped out the Las Palmas game with a muscle problem. Given that <span style="font-weight: 600;">Juanfran</span> and <span style="font-weight: 600;">Sime Vrsaljko</span> are both out, <span style="font-weight: 600;">Stefan Savić</span> might be asked to play out of position at right-back.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><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;">Match Odds</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Real's Champions League record at home this decade is impressive: since 2010/11, they have <span style="font-weight: 600;">won 35 of their 41 games at the Bernabéu</span>. They are unbeaten in this season's competition, so it's little surprise that they are <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="4/5"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.83</span></span> favourites to come out on top in the first leg.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There's plenty of reason for Atleti to be optimistic, however. Los Colchoneros are <span style="font-weight: 600;">unbeaten in 15 away matches</span> (all competitions) and held their city rivals at the Bernabéu just last month. 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="11/4"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">3.75</span></span> on another draw might tempt, therefore.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><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;">Over/Under 2.5 Goals</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Real can usually be relied upon for goals at both ends of the pitch. They have scored in their last 35 Champions League home matches and have kept just <span style="font-weight: 600;">three clean sheets in their last 25 matches</span> in all competitions.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Their visitors, though, are infamously frugal in Europe: Atleti have kept 27 clean sheets in 46 Champions League games under Diego Simeone since 2013/14. <span style="font-weight: 600;">Their campaign has been defined by ruthless minimalism</span> - they have made the last four despite scoring only 13 times in 10 games - and there's little doubt their gameplan will be to dig in and frustrate Real. The unders is the more appealing option 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="4/5"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.83</span></span>.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><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;">Half-Time Score</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is likely to a bruising, intense battle between two seasoned European juggernauts. The best betting angle might well be backing them to take some time to size each other up: <span style="font-weight: 600;">Real Madrid's last 11 Champions League goals have been scored from the 47th minute onwards</span> and Atleti are hardly likely to come out all guns blazing. The 0-0 half-time score holds some appeal, then, even at 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="2/1"><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;">3.00</span></span>.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><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;">To Score</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Cristiano Ronaldo</span> averages 0.75 goals per game in the Champions League knockout stages and proved against Bayern Munich that he remains well capable of deciding matches even as his pace seeps away. 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="5/6"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.85</span></span> look more than fair.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Antoine Griezmann</span> continues to be the key cog in Simeone's attack. The Frenchman has scored or assisted half of Atleti's Champions League goals since last season and looks a solid pick 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="2/1"><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;">3.00</span></span> to find the net here.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Ref Watch</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is some British interest left in Europe after all: <span style="font-weight: 600;">Martin Atkinson</span> takes charge of Tuesday's match. He officiated Atleti's 1-0 win over PSV Eindhoven in the group stage and has handed out 15 yellow cards in three Champions League games this term.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><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 0-0 half-time score 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; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="2/1">3.00</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: "PT Sans Narrow"; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><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="2/1"><br /></span></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVP4Ux2UO0IjPa-J8eMjpMA0c61nOLetPiAHDzVqNpBk4dGq4J3lKqCHT5I9svfmnyoia7sYzKRPZOL3apMS5xj14u36krA6OdOv_R7JV6DDSii55-092fpO_SnVuZErx9O6_2XGl6dDo/s1600/mejores-imagenes-Real-Madrid-Atletico_1015410194_126234280_667x477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVP4Ux2UO0IjPa-J8eMjpMA0c61nOLetPiAHDzVqNpBk4dGq4J3lKqCHT5I9svfmnyoia7sYzKRPZOL3apMS5xj14u36krA6OdOv_R7JV6DDSii55-092fpO_SnVuZErx9O6_2XGl6dDo/s640/mejores-imagenes-Real-Madrid-Atletico_1015410194_126234280_667x477.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>

Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid: Slow-burn first half likely at the Bernabéu

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Football Bet of the Day: Slipping Sevilla to suffer another setback

<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; font-size: large;"><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;">Malaga v Sevilla</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Monday May 01, 20:00</span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Live on Sky Sports 2</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; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></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; font-size: large;">We had goals to spare <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;">last night,</span></span> as Sporting won 3-2 at Braga, which wrapped up a profitable week in style. Now, you may recall that we left our pal Tobias in the Netherlands, and I think he's had too much fun out there, so he's not coming back for a couple of weeks. I hope that familiarity won't breed contempt.a</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; font-size: large;"><br /></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; font-size: large;">We're hopping over to the other side of Iberia, as Malaga prepare to take on Sevilla.</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; font-size: large;"><br /></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; font-size: large;">Sevilla were title contenders for much of the La Liga campaign, but perhaps it is no surprise that they have <span style="font-weight: 600;">run out of steam.</span> Coach <span style="font-weight: 600;">Jorge Sampaoli</span> delivers thrilling, all-action football, but it comes at a cost. Sampaoli and his idol Marcelo Bielsa demand so much of their players, that they simply can't maintain their form for an entire European season. Sevilla have won just three of their last nine games, and away from home, they have collected just two points from their last four matches.</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; font-size: large;"><br /></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; font-size: large;">Conversely, Malaga seem to be <span style="font-weight: 600;">getting stronger.</span> They have won four of their last five games, a sequence of results that has catapulted them out of relegation danger. In their last two home games they have beaten Barcelona and Valencia, and they can now play with the pressure off.</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; font-size: large;"><br /></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; font-size: large;">Malaga have kept five clean sheets in their last seven matches, and I think they can give Sevilla a stern test. The Andalusian visitors have all the pressure on their shoulders, as they are chasing a Champions League spot, and they just seem to be tiring a little. I think Sampaoli's men are to0o short 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;">1.91</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; font-size: large;"><br /></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; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet</span><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;">Lay Sevilla 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; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="10/11">1.91</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; font-size: large;"><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="10/11"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbmf6AhYn_qm71sN3yn1CVJhofmeRplGH_KFx_V2_ng3yrw5C3ncFWXLO-0yjrPzAm_cuiwNiAntA99lnTKR7NX2hBFoFVvuFg3d6wfCfxzCrkrs2gDYHS5JcJ84rNAwplOmBbuIlDMo/s1600/662x372a_2216284517-04-21-malagacf-valencia41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbmf6AhYn_qm71sN3yn1CVJhofmeRplGH_KFx_V2_ng3yrw5C3ncFWXLO-0yjrPzAm_cuiwNiAntA99lnTKR7NX2hBFoFVvuFg3d6wfCfxzCrkrs2gDYHS5JcJ84rNAwplOmBbuIlDMo/s640/662x372a_2216284517-04-21-malagacf-valencia41.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>

Football Bet of the Day: Slipping Sevilla to suffer another setback

Malaga v Sevilla Monday May 01, 20:00 Live on Sky Sports 2 We had goals to spare  last night,  as Sporting won 3-2 at Braga, which wrap...

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Watford v Liverpool: Lay the away side at a ridiculously short price

<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Watford v Liverpool<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Monday, 20:00<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Live on Sky Sports 1</span></strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></strong><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Watford</span></strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">In all it's been another successful season for Watford, who've secured their top-flight status with some room to spare, and although they've been on the end of a couple of poor results recently they've actually won three of their last five. Those nine points are essentially what have guaranteed their safety for another year.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">As is the Watford way they'll likely replace manager <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Walter Mazzarri</strong> in the summer, but overall he's done a decent enough job - recently, with the exception of the Hull reversal they've won the games you'd expect them to win and struggled against better sides like Tottenham.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">On paper <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">the Hornets have nothing to play for</strong>, but Liverpool are coming to town with a fairly poor record against teams that fit Watford's profile - there's a chance to go out with a bit of a bang in their penultimate home game of the season.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Liverpool</strong></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></strong></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Liverpool are gunning for a top four spot, something that's hugely important for <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Jurgen Klopp's plans for the club</strong>. He's done a good job so far at Anfield with a paper-thin squad and a good few players down on what he needs to really stamp his imprint on the Premier League and beyond.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Their season has been dogged by concentration issues against the poorer sides, but the wobble they had in January aside, they've been decent enough and are worthy of their current position of third. The Reds have only lost one of their last eight, which was a disappointing result at home to Crystal Palace in which they failed yet again to deal with former-player <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Christian Benteke.</strong></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></strong></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Jordan Henderson is still out, as is Sadio Mane. Adam Lallana is a doubt.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Match Odds</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">First things first - Liverpool should be nowhere near a <b class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="8/15">1.53</b>shot to win this away from home. Time and again, they've proven themselves unreliable against so-called lesser teams in games they should win. The Reds have lost six games in the league this season and those defeats have come against the following teams: Crystal Palace, Hull, Leicester, <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Swansea, Bournemouth</strong> and Burnley. They should have won every single one of them.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">As a result you cannot back them at such a short price, away from home, against a team with Watford's profile.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Watford are a nice price at <b class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="13/2">7.40</b> but I think I'll advise a lay of the away team to keep th</span></span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">e draw onside.</span></span><br /> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Over/Under 2.5 Goals</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">I don't have a hugely strong view here - both teams have recent history of tight, low-scoring games as well as exciting high-scoring ones, and if was pushed to have a bet I'd probably, on balance, be looking at Overs. A price of<b class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/5">1.77</b> doesn't grab me though so I don't think I'll have an interest here.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">It's probably worth remembering that the first fixture in the league between these two ended up in a <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">6-1 Liverpool win</strong>, something that's inflating the Opta stat of 3.29 goals per game on average.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Unders is available at a nicer price of <b class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/4">2.24</b>.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Recommended Bet</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Lay Liverpool at <b class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="8/15">1.53</b></span></span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="8/15"><br /></b></span></span></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKy-6imiIE4GRaYUL_8I85itxbRvq08L0yyVksnlgZpt9npT0n75btlKnuQijf6IyQvD9d8vE8Cv2hMDfa2S28DMDTY1KxcQ4NGrJ2KNtZCgx_1G0ij3Qdk5uhOBNNiYWTex2eXjYZ5Y/s1600/can-vs-watford-620x380.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKy-6imiIE4GRaYUL_8I85itxbRvq08L0yyVksnlgZpt9npT0n75btlKnuQijf6IyQvD9d8vE8Cv2hMDfa2S28DMDTY1KxcQ4NGrJ2KNtZCgx_1G0ij3Qdk5uhOBNNiYWTex2eXjYZ5Y/s640/can-vs-watford-620x380.jpeg" width="640" /></a><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="8/15"><br /></b></span></span></span>

Watford v Liverpool: Lay the away side at a ridiculously short price

Watford v Liverpool Monday, 20:00 Live on Sky Sports 1 Watford In all it's been another successful season for Watford, who've secure...

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Tottenham v Arsenal: Spurs to underline their superiority

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Tottenham v Arsenal</span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sunday April 30, 16:30</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Live on Sky Sports 1</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tottenham</span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tottenham fans can be a self-deprecating bunch, greeting painful defeats with gallows humour and a rueful smile. There's a feeling perhaps that no matter how well the Lilywhites play, they'll do something "Spursy", like having big spells of dominance against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final, but still losing 4-2.</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">However, there was nothing "Spursy" about the way Mauricio Pochettino's men went to Selhurst Park and beat an in-form Crystal Palace side 1-0. In fact, it was the opposite - Spurs weren't at their free-flowing best, but found a way to win, as <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Christian Eriksen's superb long-range drive</span> sent to points from south London to north London.</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There's nothing "Spursy" about a team that has won 12 Premier League home games in a row, and that has won its last eight league matches overall. This is one of the most vibrant young teams in Europe, with quality all the way through from keeper Hugo Lloris to top scorer <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Harry Kane.</span> It's a team that's trying to challenge the narrative, attempting to prove it has learned from past heartaches, and can mount a serious title push.</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The outstanding Pochettino says his club is going through an <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">exciting evolution,</span> and it is hard to disagree. A new stadium is getting ever closer, most of Tottenham's key performers have time and space to develop even further, and a manager who leads his charges with a fierce pride shows no signs of abandoning the project.</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It's perhaps a sign of Spurs' progress that <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Opta</span> tell us they could set a record against their old rivals on Sunday. They are unbeaten in their last five league meetings with Arsenal, and they have never gone six league games without defeat against the Gunners. Pochettino has carved out his own slice of history, becoming the first Tottenham boss to avoid defeat in his first five north London derbies.</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sorely-missed left-back <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Danny Rose</span> in back in training but not fit enough to play this weekend, while Mousa Dembele is struggling with an ankle problem. Erik Lamela and Harry Winks are out for the season.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Arsenal</span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cancel the cake, and take down the bunting. The festival of St Totteringham's Day, when Arsenal fans celebrate the fact that Spurs can't mathematically catch them in the league, looks like a distant dream for the red half of north London. There is a <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">14-point gap</span> between the sides, and while Tottenham are in the midst of a title push, Arsenal are scrambling to extend their run of Champions League qualifications.</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Of course, it may well be that Spurs end up with nothing, and Arsenal win the FA Cup. As thrilling as that would be for Arsenal fans, in their heart of hearts they would know it was a big exercise in papering over the cracks. This has not been a campaign to savour.</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confusion still reigns when it comes to the future of <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Arsene Wenger</span> as manager. He continues to grip his throne, knuckles blanching with the effort. If he delivers a top-four finish and a trophy, he can argue he has delivered a successful campaign. An angry minority will disagree.</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There has at least been a recent improvement. Hard-fought league wins over Middlesbrough and Leicester City sandwiched an excellent FA Cup semi-final win over Manchester City, and all three games featured a new three-man defence. The system is working well so far, but an injury to Shkodran Mustafi and a nagging knee problem for <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Laurent Koscielny</span> means young defender Rob Holding will probably be thrust into the maelstrom of a north London derby.</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Perception is everything for Wenger at the moment. Opta tell us he has gone five north London derbies without a win for the first time, but victory could reinforce the idea that the Frenchman signing a new deal is a good idea.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Match Odds</span></span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Spurs are favourites at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" 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; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">1.90</span></span>, and given their recent form that's about right. They have won every single Premier League home game since the start of November, including <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">eye-catching victories</span> against Manchester City and Chelsea.</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Arsenal have lost four of their last five away games in the league, including humbling reverses at Chelsea and Liverpool, and gutless defeats at Crystal Palace and West Brom. They've also been beaten at Everton and Manchester City this term, and I believe their recovery is a fragile one, especially against one of the best young teams on the continent.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm backing the hosts.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Over/Under 2.5 Goals</span></span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">The market clearly expects goals here, with <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Over 2.5 Goals</span></span> trading at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="8/13"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">1.61</span></span>, and <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Both Teams To Score</span></span> on at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="1/2"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">1.51</span></span>. That makes sense - both teams have scored in the last five north London derbies, although if you want a case to back <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Under 2.5 Goals</span></span> at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" 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; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">2.58</span></span>, it's worth noting that five of the last seven Premier League showdowns between these two have featured fewer than three goals.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">To Score</span></span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Our friends at Opta tell us that Harry Kane has scored in his last four PL appearances against Arsenal, and no Spurs player has scored more Premier League goals against Arsenal than the England striker. Kane is the first Englishman to score 20 goals or more in three consecutive top-flight campaigns since Alan Shearer in the mid-nineties, and he is on great form, with seven goals in his last seven appearances.</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kane is evens to score at any time on the Sportsbook, which I think is an attractive price.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bets</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Spurs to win at</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="10/11">1.90</span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Harry Kane to score at</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="1/1">2.00</span></span> (sportsbook)</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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