BETMGM GOLDEN GOALS FA CUP SPECIAL: CLASSICS ON THE CARDS?
The FA Cup returns for the fourth round and there are some classic ties in the making – as well as the potential for a cup upset.
Arsenal will be looking to avoid just that as they take on Wigan. The 2013 winners are languishing in the League One drop zone but could a day out at the Emirates galvanise their season?
Elsewhere, Championship side Birmingham host Premier League Leeds, while there are all-top-tier clashes between Aston Villa and Newcastle and Liverpool and Brighton.
Stoke welcome Fulham to town while there is a repeat of Tuesday’s pulsating Championship clash as Southampton take on 2021 FA Cup winners Leicester.
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Here’s how we see things playing out in the FA Cup fourth round…
Southampton 3-1 Leicester
Leicester are in a heap of trouble.
A six-point deduction in the Championship has left the Foxes at serious risk of dropping into the third tier just 10 years after winning the Premier League title – and just five years after lifting the FA Cup.
The last thing on their mind now is an FA Cup run… and the last team they’d want to play is the side they threw away a three-goal lead against to lose 4-3 midweek.
And things are a far cry from the famous 9-0 Leicester win on the south coast in 2019. They have lost the last two meetings and, though they did win the four prior to that, these two are simply on different trajectories at the moment.
Saints have won four of their last five league games, keeping three clean sheets in the process, and lie just a point outside of the top six.
The same outcome as midweek of Ross Stewart finding the net in a Southampton win is an appealing 17/5. He has struggled with injuries since his arrival from Sunderland but his 40 goals in 81 games for the Black Cats show he knows where the back of the net is.
Aston Villa 3-1 Newcastle
A win over Spurs in midweek was exactly what Eddie Howe and Newcastle needed.
A trip to Aston Villa is next on the card for the Magpies in the first FA Cup meeting between the sides since 2001.
Despite the win at Spurs Howe’s men have struggled on the road while, after eight consecutive home league wins, Unai Emery’s Villans have been less than emphatic on their own patch recently.
This is a bigger game for the home side. Out of the title race after a dip in form and without the burden of a Europa League play-off, they can make a real go of the FA Cup.
They have just beaten Newcastle in the league 2-0 at St James’ Park and the appeal of a first major trophy since 1996 will not be lost on Emery – a manager with nine honours to his name.
The home side have won five of the last seven meetings at Villa Park and top scorer Morgan Rogers has hit double digits in all competitions.
He’s 8/1 to score in a Villa win in 90 minutes and Newcastle to take over 4.5 corners.
The Toon had 12 at Spurs in midweek and have taken over 20 more than any other side in the Premier League this season.
It was enough to help them to victory in London but it won’t be enough here.
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Liverpool 3-0 Brighton
Here we have two managers under severe pressure and a deep cup run would do either the world of good.
Despite the devastating defeat to Manchester City at the weekend, Liverpool bounced back in convincing fashion over Sunderland on Wednesday night.
A Virgil van Dijk goal was enough to inflict a first home defeat of the season for the Black Cats, but it was the manner of the victory that was so impressive.
The Reds managed 23 shots in the match, including 14 efforts in the first half, which represented their most in a first half of a Premier League away game this season and just the fifth time they have managed that feat in the past 10 seasons.
Brighton, meanwhile, look insipid. They seemingly can’t score, can’t defend and fans are starting to vent their frustrations at the manager.
With just one win in 13 in the league, the cup could prove a welcome distraction.
Still, this is Liverpool and this is Anfield.
Despite not finding the scoresheet, Mohamed Salah has looked more like his old self of late and has been creating some notable opportunities. Fancy a Bet Builder? We’re keeping ours nice and simple with Liverpool to win and Salah to score or assist at odds of 11/10.
Birmingham 1-2 Leeds
The Blues are having a slightly underwhelming campaign.
While many had them as automatic promotion candidates they sit in 10th place, 13 points off the ticket to the big time.
However, they are proving a tough nut to crack at St Andrew's.
Indeed, since the beginning of last season they have fewer home defeats than any other team in England's top four tiers, while only Bradford have picked up more home wins than their 26.
While it’s got plenty of ingredients for a minor cupset, we think this Leeds team will have a bit too much in the tank.
An impressive comeback draw away at Chelsea on Tuesday night will fuel them with confidence and in Dominic Calvert-Lewin they have one of England’s most in-form forwards.
He has 10 Premier League goals, eight of which have come since the start of December – the most of any player in the division in this time.
That’s why we like a narrow Leeds win, with Calvert-Lewin to score at combined odds of 14/5.
Stoke 1-3 Fulham
A League Cup victory in 1972 is all that separates the major honours between these two sides, as Fulham look to follow in the footsteps of last season’s FA Cup winners Crystal Palace by lifting top honours for the very first time.
They face Stoke in the fourth round – a sturdy Championship side currently languishing around the midtable mark, capable of giving any team a go on their day despite their clear and obvious inconsistencies.
Of course the same could be said for Marco Silva’s men, who have celebrated some incredible moments this season against the likes of Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool yet still find themselves floating somewhere in between the top half and middle of the Premier League.
What gives the west Londoners the advantage on Sunday is the quality in their attack – not to mention Stoke’s poor form at the Britannia given they are 19th in the Championship home table.
Fulham had nine shots on target in their third round 3-1 win over the current Championship league leaders Middlesbrough, a performance we see as a strong indicator of what to expect this weekend.
And you can too at 5/1 for Fulham to win, both teams to score and over five shots on target for the visitors.
The Cottagers came agonisingly close to lifting the FA Cup when they made the final back in 1975. How far they go this time remains to be seen… but they should have more than enough to crack open the Potters.
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Arsenal 5-0 Wigan
Rounding out our Golden Goals FA Cup fourth-round special is a rematch over a decade in the making as Arsenal welcome Wigan to the Emirates.
The last time these two met was in 2014 at the DW Stadium – also in the FA Cup – in a dramatic 1-1 draw that saw the then-holders lead their north London opposition for most of the game before conceding late and eventually losing on penalties.
Any guesses who scored first in the shootout?
It was captain Mikel Arteta, who will lead his team into battle against the Latics 12 years later – only there will be no stalemate after 90 minutes this time.
The Gunners have been given a favourable fixture here in a congested part of the season. It’s an opportunity to rest key players while giving minutes to a wealth of attacking depth against a League One side currently fighting for relegation and on a four-game losing streak.
We’re predicting another heavy scoreline – one that was very much previewed in the 4-1 win in the third round against another prime Barclays side in Portsmouth; a sluggish game that saw Gabriel Martinelli score his first hat-trick for the Gunners.
Expect the Brazilian to be involved again on Sunday – as he is in our 31/20 Bet Builder: Arsenal to win, Martinelli to score or assist and Wigan to commit over 11 fouls.
The 2013 FA Cup winners have conceded 11 fouls or more in three of their last four, and it may be the only way to slow down the Arsenal assault.
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