Man City’s dream of a domestic is over for another season after their penalty shoot-out defeat to West Ham in the EFL Cup. That’s opened up the betting with Chelsea now favourites to lift the trophy at 11/4 and Liverpool close behind at 16/5.
League One side Sunderland are the only team from outside the Premier League left in the competition so no surprise to see them as 66/1 ousiders ahead of Saturday’s qurter-final draw.
In Scotland, Rangers drifted out to 5/6 with Betway to win the Premiership as a result of their 2-2 draw at home to Aberdeen which coincided with a fifth consecutive win for rivals Celtic who closed the gap to two points at the top of the table.
Ange Postecoglou’s men are now as short as even money with the same firm to wrestle back the title but can still be backed at 13/8 with Spreadex. The Hoops could go top of the table for the first time since the opening day of last season with a win over Livingston on Saturday and with a more favourable run of fixtures than the Gers on the horizon that price looks like it could shorten.
Big news from La Liga was the much anticipated departure of Ronald Koeman following yet another defeat for Barcelona, this time at the hands of Rayo Vallecano. Midfield legend Xavi is favourite to take over the hotseat and if you follow the betting he’s the only man in the running, priced at 1/5.
Belgian boss Roberto Martinez is next in the betting at 10/1, then Antonio Conte at 16s. It’s 33/1 bar for anyone else to pick up what looks like a poisoned chalice at the moment.
Spain is one of the destinations for Jamie Kennedy’s Acca on Thursday which is a four-fold goals bet from across Europe while Greg is off to Italy and Norway for his bet of the day on a pretty quiet one for football fans.
Upcoming Matches & Tips
- Football Bet of the day: Napoli eager to return to the top of Serie A
- Thursday’s Goals Accumulator Tips: Today’s 9/2 Both Teams to Score & Total Team Goals Acca
- Thu 19:45 Napoli v Bologna
- Thu 20:30 Levante v Atletico Madrid
Golf Tips
This week’s European Tour event has been cancelled so all eyes will be on the PGA Tour where the Bermuda Championship takes centre stage. As ever, The Caddy has penned his selections for us.
- Golf Tips: The Bermuda Championship Preview & Tips
Today’s Racing Tips
Rizzel likes the look of the Dan Skelton trained runner in the opener at Stratford for Thursday’s racing.
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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