We take a look at the four FA Cup 3rd Round matches taking place on Thursday and Friday and suggest a bet in each game.
THURSDAY
Crystal Palace v Everton – Click here to bet
Crystal Palace sit 14th in the English Premier League and they broke a 8-match run without a victory when they beat Brentford 3-1 at home last time out. Both teams have found the back of the net in Crystal Palace’s last 5 matches and they are 66/1 to lift the trophy.
Everton are 17th in the Premier League and after a promising run, they have lost their last 3 League matches including going down 3-0 away to Wolves last time out.
Like Palace, Everton are 66/1 to lift the Cup.
Everton beat Palace 3-2 away from home in the English Premier League earlier this season and I am going to back both teams to find the back of the net.
Suggested Bet: Both teams to score, YES, at 17/20
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FRIDAY
Brentford v Wolves – Click here to bet
Brentford have dropped to 16th in the English Premier League having lost their last 5 matches. They were beaten 3-1 at Crystal Palace in their last start and prior to that lost 4-1 at home to Wolves.
Brentford are 40/1 to lift the Cup.
Wolves are 11th on the EPL log, but they have won their last 3 League matches including beating Everton 3-0 at home last time out. They are 80/1 to win the FA Cup.
Brentford are the marginal favourites at 29/20, but I think Wolves are playing far better at the moment and can book their spot in the 4th Round.
Suggested Bet: Wolves win at 2/1
Fulham v Rotherham United – Click here to bet
Fulham are currently 13th in the English Premier League and they ended a run of 3 successive League defeats when they beat Arsenal 2-1 at home on New Year’s Eve. They were available at 5/1 to win the match and they are 40/1 to win the FA Cup.
Rotherham are bottom of the Championship with only 1 win in their last 14 matches. They are undefeated in their last 3 games though. Fulham are 2/9 for the win and could be a banker in many accumulators and I am going to back them to score at least 3 goals against a battling Rotherham side.
Suggested bet: Fulham, Total Goals over 2.5 at 8/10
Tottenham v Burnley – Click here to bet
Tottenham are 5th in the English Premier League and have won 4 of their last 5 matches including beating Bournemouth 3-1 at home last time out. Over 2.5 goal backers would have collected profits in 10 of the last 11 Tottenham matches and Tottenham are 14/1 to win the FA Cup.
Burnley sit 2nd from bottom in the English Premier League and they suffered back-to-back defeats away at Aston Villa and at home to Liverpool. Burnley are rank outsiders in the Tournament at 100/1.
Tottenham hammered Burnley 5-2 in the League at Burnley earlier in the season and although players may be rested I can’t look past a comfortable home win here.
Suggested Bet: Handicap, Tottenham -1.5 goals at 13/10
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
