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Chelsea v Derby: Effervescent Rams to go down swinging at the Bridge

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<span style="border: 0px; 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-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ross Barkley</strong> inspired <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chelsea</strong> to a comfortable 4-0 victory at Burnley on Sunday, scoring once and setting up two more as <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Maurizio Sarri</strong>'s men kept their unbeaten record intact at Turf Moor. The England midfielder set-up<strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Alvaro Morata</strong> and <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Willian</strong>, before <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ruben Loftus-Cheek </strong>added a fourth in stoppage-time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; 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-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Blues were without top goalscorer <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Eden Hazard</strong>, who missed the game with a back injury and the Belgian ace isn't expected to be involved on Wednesday night. Nevertheless, the exceptional Willian and Barkley more than made up for his loss, whilst Morata could easily have had a first-half hat-trick.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; 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-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Derby</strong> boss<strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Frank Lampard</strong> was frustrated to see his Rams side fail to pick up maximum points from their trip to Middlesbrough on Saturday. County were <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">dominant</strong> in the first-half, having more than 80% possession in the opening 20 minutes, and deservedly went ahead via George Friend's own goal.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; 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-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Harry Wilson</strong> hit a post with Derby's sharp, instinctive, one-touch passing and attacking football too good for their hosts. <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Martyn Waghorn</strong>, <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tom Lawrence</strong> and Wilson were all outstanding but Lampard was disappointed his troops failed to extend their advantage before retreating in the final half hour.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; 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-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A cagey affair ensured after the interval and as the Rams sat back, Middlesbrough's pressure eventually told with a late leveller arriving as Jayden Bogle comically volleyed past his hapless keeper Scott Carson. <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mason Mount</strong> took a knock at the Riverside but is set to be fit to feature against his parent club.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; 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-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Frank Lampard's charges are <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">unbeaten in five</strong> and impressed in the final-third in recent trips to Championship high-flyers West Brom and Middlesbrough. Having fired only two blanks on their travels this term, Derby will be expected to get forward and put Chelsea under pressure on Wednesday night.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; 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-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With little value to be found in the Match Odds market, it may pay to have a poke on <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chelsea to triumph alongside Both Teams To Score</span> </strong>at <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="9/5"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2.82</b></span></span>. The Londoners have only recorded two shutouts on home soil this season - against Bournemouth and Vidi in the Europa League - and are unlikely to field their first-choice defence.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; 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-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Across Chelsea's campaign as a whole, the Blues' matches are averaging 3.42 <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Expected Goals per-game</strong>. Whilst Derby's league and EFL Cup outings are averaging just 2.56 Expected Goals per-game, there's enough precedent to suggest a high-scoring contest could be on the cards.</span></span></div>
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Chelsea v Derby: Effervescent Rams to go down swinging at the Bridge

Chelsea v Derby Wednesday October 31, 19:45 Live on Sky Sports Chelsea stroll to Sunday success Ross Barkley inspired Chelsea t...

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EFL CUP 3RD – WEDNESDAY 31ST OCTOBER

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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The big news coming out of the EFL Cup is that Leicester City have postponed their match with Southampton. Team owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was killed in a helicopter crash outside the King Power stadium after their 1-1 draw with West Ham on the weekend. Unlike some other clubs, Leicester had a wonderful relationship with their owner who guided them to the English Premier League title in 2015/16.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are now two matches on Wednesday morning with League One’s Burton taking on Championship side Nottingham Forest and another Championship team Norwich City travelling to Dean Court to take on Premier League side Bournemouth.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Cherries are in wonderful defensive form, having kept three consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League and attacking with purpose against Fulham (0-3) and in a breakthrough win over Watford (0-4) at Vicarage Road a few weeks ago. The EFL Cup is the best chance for Bournemouth to pick up silverware so expect them to come out fighting in this match. They are having a great season in the Premier League, sitting above Watford, Manchester United and Everton in 6th.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Norwich City have won three consecutive games in the Championship and sit fourth on the table, just two points behind Sheffield United on top. Emiliano Buendia is in sparkling touch after an excellent performance on the weekend against Brentford (1-0). He also pulled the strings in their last EFL Cup match against Wycombe Wanderers with 3 assists. Jordan Rhodes is another player for punters to keep an eye on with a hat trick, two of the goals scored in just two minutes early in the match.</span></span></div>
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EFL CUP 3RD – WEDNESDAY 31ST OCTOBER

THE FOXES PAY TRIBUTE TO THEIR BELOVED OWNER The big news coming out of the EFL Cup is that Leicester City have postponed their match wi...

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PARIS MASTERS BEST BETS – 30TH OCTOBER

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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Wolf went 2/3 yesterday with Australian Alex de Minaur letting us down. We’ve got three more best bets for tonight’s matches.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Milos Raonic @ $1.79</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The big-serving Canadian is seriously out of form, but he catches a break in the first round at the Paris Masters when he faces Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The Frenchman has featured in the top 15 players in the world for about 10 years now, but he’s only recently returned from a knee injury which has seen him out for nearly the entire year. Tsonga has been solid in his return, not going down in straight sets in his three losses to date but only winning the one match against World #66 Guido Pella. I expect Milos to be too good in this one, despite a concerning form slump.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daniil Medvedev 2-0 @ $1.86</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The big Russian is in serious form lately, charging to number 17 in the world as he faces a Spaniard on the decline in Pablo Carreno Busta. The latter has battled with injuries of late, not playing for three weeks since his straight sets loss to Benoit Paire in Shanghai. He’s now drifted outside the top 20, a significant difference to last time he played Medvedev in March as the 11<span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span> seed in Indian Wells defeating the Russian ranked 57 at the time. But the rise of Medvedev and his recent run including titles in Japan and the Winston Salem Open will see the tables turn, with a straight sets win on the cards.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marton Fucsovics @ $2.18</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The little-known Hungarian is ranked 42 in the world now with some impressive form of late, and he’s up against Frenchman Benoit Paire who has slipped to 56 in the world. Fucsovics has claimed the scalps of Fabio Fognini, Damir Dzumhur and Marco Cecchinato, whilst Paire has been extremely inconsistent with a recent loss to 19-year-old Australian Alexei Popyrin at the Swiss Indoors. Adding in the Hungarian’s favour is a 6-1 6-3 win against Paire in July, and I think he can replicate that result here.</span></div>
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The Wolf went 2/3 yesterday with Australian Alex de Minaur letting us down. We’ve got three more best bets for tonight’s matches. Milos ...

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The Punter's blog: Gritty Xander and big-hitting Champ take the spoils

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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Xander Schauffele won the WGC HSBC Champions in China and Cameron Champ has got off the mark on the PGA Tour at the Sanderson Farms Championship. Read our man's customary look back at both events here...</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Only three men managed to break 70 on a tricky, blustery day in Shanghai yesterday. The Open Champion, Francesco Molinari, and the world number one, Brooks Koepka, both shot three-under-par 69s but the eventual winner, <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Xander Schauffele</strong>, really impressed with a four-under-par 67 under all sorts of pressure.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Having passed third round leader, <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tony Finau</strong>, Schauffele was matched in-running at a low of <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/6"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>1.67</b></span></span> with five to play but after Finau had birdied the 14th and Schauffele had bogeyed the 15th, the initiative swung back in favour of the third-round leader and Schauffele was matched at well in excess of <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/1"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>5.00</b></span></span> with three to play.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A pair of pars at 16 saw the two move on to the 17th with Finau still leading by one but this magnificent birdie at the par three 17 saw the pair tied again with just one to play.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Both players birdied the par five 18th in regulation play before Finau failed to match Schauffele's birdie four after finding sand off the tee at the first extra hole.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finau, who was a solid <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="29/1"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>30.00</b></span></span> chance before the off, was matched at a low of <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="1/5"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>1.21</b></span></span> and <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Justin Rose</strong>, who's charge for the title and for a return to the top of the world rankings ended with a bogey at the 15th, had been matched at <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/7"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>1.70</b></span></span> as early as Saturday. To his credit, it was a bold defence by Justin but Tiger Woods is still the only man to defend a WGC event. He managed to achieve the feat eight times!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The winner was matched at a high of <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="89/1"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>90.00</b></span></span> on Monday but was <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">a well-backed <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="49/1"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">50.00</span></span>shot</strong> by the time they teed off on Thursday.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Conners, who was generally a <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="159/1"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>160.00</b></span></span> chance, was matched at a high of <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="999/1"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>1000.00</b></span></span> after a slow start to the tournament and a low of <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/7"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>1.70</b></span></span> when it looked like Champ was going to fold tamely but to the 23-year-old Californian's credit he bounced back spectacularly, birdying four of the last five holes and how's this for an approach on the 72nd hole!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pre-tournament <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="99/1"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>100.00</b></span></span> chance, <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Roberto Castro</strong>, who eventually finished tied for fifth, gave me a bit of excitement when he posted 29 on the front nine yesterday but did well to hang on for a place in the end. It's been a disappointing week all round and one to forget.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm not taking anything away from Cameron Champ, because he isn't just some sort of big-hitting freak of nature. He has plenty of game and he putted like a demon all weekend but <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">is it really right that he should be able to hit almost twice as many greens as fairways over the weekend?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Champ's Driving Accuracy percentage on Saturday was 42.86% but his Greens In Regulation percentage was 83.33% and it was a similar story on Sunday. He had a DA percentage of just 35.71% but his GIR percentage was 61.11%.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The fact that the first four home last year were playing in the WGC HSBC Champions after a bit of a break skewed my thinking a bit ahead of this year's renewal but Schauffele was the eighth winner in 11 years to have played the week before so <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">a warm up event is clearly a big plus</strong>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Although he ended the 2106/17 season by winning the Tour Championship, Schauffele hadn't won in over a year and thanks to <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Sundogmonkey on Twitter</span></strong> for this one... <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bubba Watson is the only winner in the last ten years to have won as recently as April</strong> (won the US Masters before winning at Sheshan in 2014). Backing a classy type who hasn't won all summer looks like a good strategy.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The last five winners of the Sanderson Farms Championship have been <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">first time winners</strong>and Champ was the first winner priced at less than 100/1 in six years so it's very much an event for outsiders. It might also be worth concentrating on the Web.com Tour graduates given Conners was the only player in the top-six that wasn't a graduate.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Putting was again the key to victory at the Country Club of Jackson. The winner got really hot over the weekend and he finished the week ranking first for Putting Average and second for Strokes Gained Putting.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I couldn't have been any more impressed by Xander and he really does look like <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">a major champion in waiting</strong>. Although his first PGA Tour title was the low-key Greenbrier Classic, he first came to the attention of most observers when he finished fifth in the US Open a month before his maiden success and he certainly seems to thrive at the bigger events.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Having won the Tour Championship at the end of the 2016/17 season, he finished second at the Players in May, sixth at the US Open in June, and runner-up to Molinari in the Open in July. Now he's won a WGC event.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He showed <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">plenty of mettle</strong> yesterday, and not for the first time. It looks like his father, Stefan, who was once a competitive athlete, has been instrumental in installing his calm demeanour. "A lot of breathing and things he taught me when I was younger were put in play. I was pretty nervous after I birdied 17 on the walk over to 18." It didn't show.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In contrast to the winner, <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finau may have shown why he's still only won one opposite field event</strong>. Some will say I'm being picky, but he left his eagle attempt on the 72nd hole a few feet short and he also left his birdie putt short on the first extra hole, even though he knew he needed to hole it to stay alive.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finau is incredibly talented and extremely consistent. This was his eighth top-ten in 11 starts and he's now been placed in three of his last five events so there's definitely an argument to be made for backing him each-way or in the place markets but this defeat will sting and the wait for that illusive second victory might just continue a while yet.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That's more than enough looking back, especially when we have a couple of nice events to look forward to this week and I'll be back later today or tomorrow with my <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Shriners Hospitals for Children Open</span></strong> and <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Turkish Airlines Open</span></strong> previews.</span></div>
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The Punter's blog: Gritty Xander and big-hitting Champ take the spoils

Xander Schauffele won the WGC HSBC Champions in China and Cameron Champ has got off the mark on the PGA Tour at the Sanderson Farms Champi...

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Paris Masters Day One: Haase value as underdog against declining Kohlschreiber

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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paris Masters is the final tournament for most players this season, but there's still plenty to play for, with some on the cusp of <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(187, 187, 187); border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>Australian Open</b></span> seeding, while some will still need to secure their place in the first Grand Slam of 2019. In addition, qualification for the Tour Finals is still up for grabs for several players - as discussed in this week's outright preview - so despite a rather 'end of term feel', there should be <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">plenty of motivation</strong> across the field.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today's matches get started at 10am UK time, and in truth, it's quite a<strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> tough card</strong>. My model only really liked two spots -<strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> John Millman</strong> against Nikoloz Basilashvili, and <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Robin Haase </strong>for his meeting with Phillip Kohlschreiber.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first of these two matches is a tough spot, with Millman's price <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">inflated by Basilashvili's recent results</strong>, which have him running at 16-7 across the last three months. Initially, my thoughts were that my model wasn't hugely valuing Basilashvili's recent form, but a look at his data in those matches indicates that perhaps this isn't the case.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A player winning 70% of main draw tour matches in three months, including winning two titles, would be expected to have data running <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">in excess of 105% combined hold/break percentage</strong>, if not higher. However, this isn't the case for the Georgian, who is running at just 101.9% in this time period, and just a 99.2% combined service/return points won percentage.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's running at 5.7% over expectation for saving break points, and 2.3% above expectation for converting return points in this time period, so it's definitely fair to suggest that <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">variance has been a big factor</strong> in Basilashvili's success, and that mean reversion will correct this recent 'run of form' for Basilashvili in the near future.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My problem here is that Millman hasn't performed well since his <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">shock run to the US Open quarter-finals</strong>, but <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(187, 187, 187); border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>the</b></span> <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="8/5">2.58</span> available on the Australian does look a decent enough price.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also feel that <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kohlschreiber is over-rated</strong>, against Robin Haase. The German is just 8-10 from the French Open onwards, and at 35 years of age, could be in <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">age-related decline</strong>. However, opponent Haase, until qualifiers this week, was on a six-match losing run - hence another tough spot.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite a poor 5-8 record indoors in the last 12 months, Haase's data is better than these results, running at just over 100% combined, and I think he's a <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">better player than this record suggests</strong>. Over several years indoors, Kohlschreiber's return data is poor, breaking opponents just 16% of the time.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As with Millman, I feel <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(187, 187, 187); border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>the</b></span> <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="6/4">2.48</span> about the Dutchman looks decent value, but there are some concerns too - certainly, I'd advise <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">caution regarding staking</strong> today.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most big names don't take to the courts until tomorrow, but<strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> last year's runner-up</strong>, Filip Krajinovic, is a <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(187, 187, 187); border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>heavy</b></span> <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="13/5">3.60</span> underdog against the improving Russian prospect, Karen Khachanov, while Roberto Bautista-Agut takes a 5-0 head-to-head lead into his meeting with Steve Johnson.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition, we see Joao Sousa - usually pretty competent indoors - face Marco Cecchinato, who is poor away from clay, while the <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">rapidly improving Ugo Humbert</strong> is a slight underdog against compatriot, Adrian Mannarino.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(187, 187, 187); border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>this</b></span> <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/6">1.87</span> price on the more experienced Frenchman, Mannarino, looks generous based on rankings and reputation, it's not when hold/break data is considered. It's also worth noting that the wild-card, Humbert, has reached <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">five Challenger finals</strong> since the summer and is clearly a player on an upward ability curve.</span></div>
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Paris Masters Day One: Haase value as underdog against declining Kohlschreiber

Ten first-round matches kick off the action on day one of the Paris Masters, and returning to discuss the action, is our tennis columnist,...

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The Big Match Tactical View: Tottenham v Manchester City

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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spurs have sometimes caused City problems with their energetic pressing, but there's a sense that Pochettino's side have evolved and are playing a slightly more reserved, patient game here. With question marks about the mobility of <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Harry Kane</strong> and his ability to set the tone for the pressing, Spurs might have little option.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">City, on the other hand, look as good as ever. New signing Riyad Mahrez is looking dangerous on the right,<strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Bernardo Silva </strong>is arguably their most in-form player after a relatively quiet debut campaign, and Aymeric Laporte has added more quality at centre-back. City might just be better than their 100-point campaign from last time.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both sides are very unpredictable in terms of system. Pochettino has used a 4-3-3, a 4-2-3-1 and a 4-3-1-2 so far this season, and that's without even considering his use of a three-man defence. However, with Jan Vertonghen out for at least a month, it seems very unlikely he'll use that approach here.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Instead, we can expect Davinson Sanchez and Toby Alderweireld to play as the two centre-backs. They're accustomed to playing high up the pitch, but Spurs made two bad mistakes in the midweek draw at PSV involving their high line - first Alderweireld found himself robbed for the opener, and later goalkeeper <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hugo Lloris </strong>stormed off his line and launched himself into a red card challenge. Against the threat of Sergio Aguero's speed, Pochettino might ask his side to sit deeper.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kieran Trippier is an injury doubt at right-back so<strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Serge Aurier </strong>should come in, and might be better suited to facing the speed of Raheem Sterling or Leroy Sane. On the opposite flank, Guardiola might deploy Mahrez or Bernardo rather than a natural winger stretching the play, so Ben Davies will probably sit narrower on the left of defence.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The midfield battle seems likely to be won by City. Fernandinho is in impressive form at the base of the trio, while <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kevin De Bruyne </strong>should be in a position to make his first start after his recent injury lay-off - although he could be fielded on the right flank, too. David Silva continues to dominate matches, and it's difficult to see how Spurs will be able to cope in this zone.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mobility seems to be the problem for Pochettino's players. Mousa Dembele is no longer speedy enough, <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Eric Dier </strong>often seems a couple of yards slow to challenges, while Harry Winks is still learning to compete with this calibre of player. Victor Wanyama is another option, but it's been a while since he's dominated a big game, and Spurs might find themselves under sustained pressure here.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guardiola's decision at the back is whether to play <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">John Stones </strong>or Vincent Kompany. In truth, Kompany was fortunate not to be dismissed against Burnley last weekend and will do well to keep his place here, with Stones likely to move inside from right-back. Kyle Walker should return against his old side, with Laporte and the dangerous Benjamin Mendy on the left side of defence.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spurs are unpredictable going forward. Dele Alli is doubtful and <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Christian Eriksen </strong>has only just returned. We can probably expect a quartet of Eriksen, Kane, Lucas Moura and the in-form Erik Lamela, with Son Heung-min likely to miss out.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It remains to be seen precisely what format they play in, however. Lucas might be used to pin back Walker, with Eriksen fielded centrally in order to occupy Fernandinho. The versatility of the front four, and Pochettino's tactical flexibility, makes it difficult to predict the formation.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think the result is relatively easy to predict, though. Spurs are no longer causing the big sides such problems as a couple of years ago, while Guardiola's City seem as good as ever. <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(187, 187, 187); border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>I'll back City for the win at</b></span> <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/5">1.80</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spurs welcome table topping Manchester City to Wembley Stadium in what I believe could be an entertaining encounter. This fixture has averaged <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">four goals a game</strong> from the last seven meetings between the sides in London.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Lilywhites have lost just two of their last 21 Premier League games at Wembley (W15 D4 L2), although one of those defeats was against City in April. The Citizens are now <strong style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">unbeaten in their last 15 Premier League games</strong> and have conceded just six goals in those outings and never more than once in a match.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While City have been impressive so far this campaign they look a bit short to me <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(187, 187, 187); border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>at around</b></span><span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/5">1.80</span>, I certainly wouldn’t want to put anyone off just laying them at this price to get the draw onside. They have drawn two of their four away games (Liverpool and Wolves) this season.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, I just think Spurs priced at <span class="inline-odds" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/1">4.90</span><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(187, 187, 187); border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b> </b></span>at home are too big to ignore and at this price I am prepared to take a chance on Tottenham being the first side to beat Pep Guardiola’s men this season.</span></div>
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