There are 2 big all-English Premiership, FA Cup 4th round matches taking place on Friday night and we take a look at both of them from a betting angle.
Manchester City are the shortest price of the 4 English Premier League teams being previewed and they are 3/1 to win the FA Cup.
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Chelsea v Aston Villa – Click here to bet
Chelsea had few problems seeing off Preston 4-0 at home in the 3rd round and they are also coming off a thumping 6-1 home win over Middlesbrough in the 2nd leg of the EFL Cup semi-final.
Chelsea have strung a good run of form together, winning 5 out of their 6 last matches.
Aston Villa were away to Middlesbrough in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, winning the game 1-0 justifying the 13/20 favouritism albeit only getting the winner in the 87th minute.
Aston Villa have only lost 1 of their last 14 matches in all competitions and their last action was away to Everton in the League where they drew 0-0.
These sides met in the Premier League earlier in the season with Aston Villa winning 1-0 at Chelsea, their second successive away win over Chelsea in the League.
This should be a cracking match, but on current form I give Chelsea the edge and I am going to back them to win it inside the 90 minutes.
Suggested Bet: Chelsea win at 23/20
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Tottenham v Manchester City – Click here to bet
Tottenham were 3/10 favourites for their home clash with Burnley in the 3rd round and while they progressed 1-0 they certainly didn’t have things their own way and only scored the winner in the 78th minute.
Tottenham have only lost 1 of their last 7 matches and their last League action was a 2-2 draw at Manchester United. 3 of the last 4 Tottenham matches have had 4 goals or more in them.
Manchester City were too strong for Huddersfield in the 3rd round winning 5-0 at home and they have now won 6 matches in succession across all competitions. Their last League action was a thrilling 3-2 victory over Newcastle on the road, a game where they were priced as 7/10 favourites.
These sides played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in the League at Manchester City earlier in the season and Tottenham have an excellent home record against Manchester City in the League, winning their last 4 home games.
Manchester City are 7/10 favourites, but given their struggles when they travel to Tottenham, I have to say the value here lies with the home team.
Suggested Bet: Tottenham win at 7/2
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