Archive for the ‘FA Cup’

  • Reading v Aston Villa: Betting Preview
    Reading v Aston Villa There’s nowhere Betfair’s Richard Walker would rather be on Sunday lunch-time than the Madejski Stadium. But is he backing Martin O’Neill’s men to make it to Wembley again or can Reading’s run continue? The tie of the round for me, I’d take getting involved in this one over the procession that’s likely to...
    by Betfair at March 6th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
  • Chelsea v Stoke: Betfair Betting Preview
    Chelsea v Stoke Stoke City have so far sent two Premier League giants packing in this season’s FA Cup and Betfair’s Dan ‘The Betting Man’ Fitch thinks they will give Chelsea a tough game in the quarter-finals. Best Bet: Back both teams to score @ 2.06. When the draw was made for the FA Cup quarter-finals the tie that immediately stood out was the...
    by Betfair at March 6th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
  • Fulham v Spurs: Betfair’s Betting Preview
    Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur Live on ITV. Kick off 5.20 Betfair’s Jaymes Monte analyses an FA Cup game which he hopes will be an entirely different spectacle from that which he witnessed last Sunday… I had the displeasure of paying to attend the Sunderland versus Fulham game last week and let me tell you that reports of it being one of the worst games of the...
    by Betfair at March 6th, 2010 at 01:03 pm
  • FA Cup Quarter Final Draw
    The draw for the Quarter Final of the 2009/10 FA Cup has taken place and there’s a few tasty ties in there. Here’s the draw in full. Chelsea v Manchester City or Stoke City Fulham v Bolton Wanderers or Tottenham Hotspur Reading or West Brom v Crystal Palace or Aston Villa Portsmouth v Birmingham City Ties will be played on 6th – 7th March.
    by selectabet at February 14th, 2010 at 05:02 pm
  • Bolton v Spurs: Betting Preview
    Bolton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur Live on ITV. Kick off 1.30pm Not many fixtures can boast an 87-year run without a goalless draw, an average of three goals a game scored over 20 matches, or six goals per game in recent cup encounters. Bolton v Tottenham can.  Betfair’s “Mystical” Mike Norman explains. I’m not surprised this game has been chosen...
    by selectabet at February 13th, 2010 at 08:02 pm
  • Crystal Palace v Aston Villa: Betting Preview
    Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Live On ITV. Kick off 3.45pm This is an intriguing tie in many respects, says Betfair’s Richard Walker. Will Martin O’Neill field a side a little stronger than the mix and match ones of previous rounds? Is it fate that beleaguered Crystal Palace will grace Wembley during one of their darkest times? Don’t be fooled, of course,...
    by selectabet at February 13th, 2010 at 08:02 pm
  • Man City v Stoke: Betfair Preview
    Man City v Stoke Live on ITV. Kick off 5.15pm With the FA Cup favourites tumbling out of the competition, Stoke will be looking to cause more problems for the Premier League big boys, when they travel to Manchester City. Betfair’s Dan ‘The Betting Man’ Fitch thinks City will be too strong. With three of the ‘Big Four’ already out of the FA...
    by selectabet at February 12th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
  • Southampton v Portsmouth: Betfair Preview
    Southampton v Portsmouth Live on ITV. Kick off 12.30pm Betfair’s Jaymes Monte looks at an FA Cup game with a lot more than local pride at stake…. They say that he who laughs last laughs the loudest. Whilst Pompey fans revelled in Southampton’s demise as they plummeted through the football league structure, Saints fans are now getting their revenge in...
    by selectabet at February 12th, 2010 at 08:02 pm
  • FA Cup 5th Round Draw & Latest Odds
    With the likes of Liverpool, Man Utd and now Arsenal out of the FA Cup, every team that’s left in there will fancy their chances of a Wembley appearance at the end of May – if they can avoid Chelsea that is! Just 11 of the 19 teams left are from the Premier League so there’s a good chance for one of the Championship or League One teams to put a good run...
    by selectabet at January 24th, 2010 at 06:01 pm
  • Spurs v Leeds: Betting Preview
    After a disappointing week in the Premier League, Tottenham will be looking to get back to winning ways by disposing of Leeds United, conquerors of Manchester United in round three. Betfair’s “Mystical” Mike Norman previews the game. I know I’m opening myself up for a lot of criticism in labeling a side sitting fourth in the Premier League –...
    by Betfair at January 22nd, 2010 at 09:01 pm