Finished 2-0 at the KC and Chelsea go top, for now.
Quick recap on the betting tips for the 3 o'clock kick offs:
Cardiff v West Ham
Sam Allardyce needs a win. So much so that it’s almost tempting to back the Hammers at 16/5. However, they’ve shipped 11 goals in their last 2 games and scored none. You’d imagine Cardiff are on a high too, what with winning at Newcastle and having a new manager. Looking at it like that, it’s got to be the home win at 19/20. Craig Bellamy’s fit again, and 11/4 if you fancy him to nick one against his former club.
Prediction: 2-0 (17/2)
Everton v Norwich
Everton (2/5), the only thing up for debate is by how many. 3 or more goals for the home side at 29/20 looks decent value, as does 3.5+ match goals at 13/8. Lukaku to score 2 or more himself comes in at 15/4.
Prediction: 3-1 (11/1)
Fulham v Sunderland
Plenty riding on this one too. Fulham have improved a bit recently but then so have Sunderland. Reluctant to stick my neck out and back either so it’ll have to be the draw (9/4), pair that up with BTTS though and you’ve got yourself 16/5. 2/1 on Steven Fletcher to score anytime is probably worth a look as well.
Prediction: 1-1 (11/2)
Southampton v West Brom
Southampton haven’t had a great time of it recently, but they’ve not had many fixtures that look as winnable as this either. The home win with BTTS at 14/5 look good. Jay Rodriquez will likely be the biggest goal threat for either side, he’s 5/1 to open the scoring and 11/8 any time. Both are worth considering.
Prediction: 2-1 (15/2)
Tottenham v Crystal Palace
Considering how laboured Spurs have looked at White Hart Lane this season you’d have to be mad to back them at 4/11. Not saying they won’t win, just want a bit more of on incentive than that. Palace with a +1 handicap at 21/10 looks to be the best on offer here, that and Adebayor to score anytime (evens).
Prediction: 1-0 (6/1)
And team news:
Cardiff: Marshall, Théophile-Catherine, John, Whittingham, Caulker, Hudson, Noone, Medel, Campbell, Kim, Odemwingie.
West Ham: Adrián, Demel, Rat, Taylor, Tomkins, Johnson, Downing, Noble, Cole, Collison, Jarvis
And Andy Carroll makes the bench!
Everton: Howard, Coleman, Jagielka, Stones, Baines, McCarthy, Barry, Mirallas, Osman, Pienaar, Lukaku. Subs: Robles, Hibbert, Heitinga, Oviedo, Naismith, Gueye, Vellios.
Norwich: Ruddy, Whittaker, Ryan Bennett, Bassong, Olsson, Snodgrass, Fer, Johnson, Garrido, Hooper, van Wolfswinkel. Subs: Martin, Bunn, Hoolahan, Elmander, Redmond, Fox, Josh Murphy.
Fulham: Stockdale, Riether, Senderos, Amorebieta, Riise, Parker, Sidwell, Duff, Dempsey, Taarabt, Berbatov. Subs: Kasami, Kacaniklic, Richardson, Hughes, Dejagah, Etheridge, Bent.
Sunderland: Mannone, Bardsley, O'Shea, Brown, Alonso, Ki, Cattermole, Colback, Johnson, Fletcher, Borini. Subs: Larsson, Gardner, Celustka, Pickford, Altidore, Giaccherini, Ji.
Southampton: Boruc, Clyne, Lovren, Fonte, Shaw, Schneiderlin, Cork, Rodriguez, Steven Davis, Lallana, Lambert. Subs: Kelvin Davis, Yoshida, Ramirez, Ward-Prowse, Do Prado, Hooiveld, Gallagher.
West Brom: Foster, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Mulumbu, Morrison, Amalfitano, Long, Brunt, Anelka. Subs: Yacob, Sinclair, Myhill, Lugano, Vydra, Gera, Berahino.
Spurs: Lloris, Walker, Dawson, Chiriches, Rose, Lennon, Bentaleb, Dembele, Eriksen, Adebayor, Soldado. Subs: Holtby, Capoue, Naughton, Defoe, Chadli, Friedel, Fryers.
Crystal Palace: Speroni, Mariappa, Gabbidon, Delaney, Parr, Bolasie, Ward, Jedinak, Puncheon, Jerome, Chamakh. Subs: O'Keefe, Gayle, Williams, Moxey, Guedioura, Price, Bannan.
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