Much has been made of Newcastle’s recovery in the last few months but their progress faces it’s stiffest test so far with the visit of Liverpool to St James’ Park at lunch time.
The Magpies have climbed to ninth in the table off the back of 10 wins in their last 15 since the turn of the year but they’ve failed miserably so far when up against top six sides, picking up just one point from a possible 24 so far.
The Reds are short enough at 2/5 but Mo Salah could provide a route to profit for punters. The Egyptian striker has scored in six of his last seven league starts against Newcastle and is 10/11 to find the net this afternoon.
Burnley have found a new lease of life since the departure of Sean Dyche and given themselves a real chance of survival. They can pile the pressure on to Everton tomorrow with a win at Watford who look destined for the drop.
Watford have an awful home record, winning just seven points (W2 D1) from their 16 matches. The Clarets have won seven points from their last three visits to Vicarage Road and look worth a punt at 7/4 once more.
Defeat to Norwich was a hammer blow for Burnley but they’ve responded brilliantly under Mike Jackson and will have the belief that they can escape the drop after winning seven points from their last three game. They’ll have earmarked this match as one from which they can take another three points and you’d sooner be on them at 7/4 than Watford at 8/5.
Aston Villa could yet be drawn in to the relegation battle especially as they still have to play Burnley twice before the end of the season. They’re winless in five (D1 L4) and shouldn’t be as short as 2/5 to beat Norwich based on current form. Best avoided.
In the early evening kick-off Leeds United host Manchester City at Elland Road. Jesse Marsch appears to have Leeds going in the right direction but like Newcastle they’ve made little impact against teams at the top end of the season.
Defensively they look more organised but it couldn’t get much worse. They conceded 14 goals in the three games prior to Marsch’s appointment but have lost just seven in seven under the American, however… those seven games have been against teams with an average league position of 14th in the table.
Against top six team so far this season Leeds have conceded 38 in 9, an average 4.2 goals per game. City have scored 14 in their last four and look worth a punt at even money to score three or more tonight.
There should be goals at Tynecastle today where Ross County are the visitors. The Staggies are still eyeing a European spot which would represent a remarkable turnaround in their season following an awful start.
Both sides are going well at the moment with Hearts unbeaten in nine, whereas Ross County’s only two defeats in their last seven have been to Celtic. Striker Regan Charles-Cook capped a fine season by being nominated for the PFA Scotland Premiership Player of the Year and he still leads the scoring charts with 13 league goals for County.
To be fair Ross County’s last three wins have been by a goal to nil but Hearts have kept just one clean sheet in their last seven so BTTS at 4/5 is worth a second look, as is the 10/11 on Over 2.5 Goals.
Shout-out to Rizzel who has been in brilliant form on the racing thread this week providing winner after winner, don’t miss his three best bets for Saturday below.
Super Singles
Tipsters’ Tips
- Saturday’s Goals Accumulator Tips: Today’s 6/1 Both Teams to Score, Over 2.5 Goals & Total Team Goals Acca
- SlipsTips Tips: Forfar vs Stenhousemuir
- Mark Walker’s Scottish Tips: Buddies Could Get Drawn Into Relegation Battle
- Scott Allot’s Euro Tips: Sparta set for more struggles
- European BTTS Tips: Goals in Germany, Spain & Switzerland
- Gambla Podcast: Scottish Tips with Greg and Div from Pie & Bovril
Upcoming Match Previews & Tips
- Sat 12:30 Newcastle United v Liverpool
- Sat 15:00 Aston Villa v Norwich City
- Sat 15:00 Southampton Crystal Palace
- Sat 15:00 Watford v Burnley
- Sat 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion
- Sat 17:30 Leeds United v Manchester City
- Sun 11:30 Juventus v Venezia
- Sun 12:00 Celtic v Rangers
- Sun 14:00 Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City
- Sun 14:00 Everton v Chelsea
- Sun 14:00 AC Milan v Fiorentina
- Sun 16:30 West Ham United v Arsenal
- Sun 17:00 Udinese v Inter Milan
Racing Tips
Rizzel has been in good form this week, he has picked out his 3 best bets for Saturday racing at Thirsk & Punchestown.
As always, let us know your tips and predictions for today in the comments section below and good luck with all your bets!
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