OCT 26: BETWAY ENHANCED TOP TREBLE

QPR badly beat up my treble last weekend when they conceded a 93rd-minute equaliser to Millwall so I feel I'm due one.

I'm kicking off with Derby at home to Birmingham and won't Steve McClaren be popular with fans if he returns them to the Premier League.

The former England boss wasn't their No.1 one pick to replace Nigel Clough but you can't argue with the immediate impact he's made.

He watched his side bounce back from 4-1 down to draw with Ipswich then guided them to wins against Leeds and Watford.

Last week's success at Vicarage Road – completed by Conor Sammon, with McClaren right, when down to 10 men – was mightily impressive.

Under the new boss, who repaired his battered reputation at Twente, Derby have drilled in 10 goals in three games and suddenly look play-off contenders.

Today the face a Birmingham side in all sorts of trouble and boss Lee Clark is feeling the pressure that saw Clough fall on his axe. City have lost five out of six away and netted just once in five away trips.

On current form this has to be a Derby winner and the big surprise is they are as big as 5-6 with the likes of McBookie.com and Coral.

So County kick off the treble and I'm adding Carlisle who are a big price to win at home to rock-bottom Bristol City who are searching for their first three points. Admittedly, Carlisle are not the most consistent but their midweek 1-0 success at MK Dons was impressive.

They sit mid-table and at home have won two and lost three but overall one defeat in six suggests they'll dispose of the rotten Robins. For the life of me I can't work out why Carlisle are as big as 15-8 with bet365 – and hopefully the bookies have got that one wrong.

With Carlisle so big I can complete the treble with a shorty and that's Arsenal at Crystal Palace. The leaders should bounce back from Champions League defeat by Dortmund by staying top of the table with a sweeping win over the managerless outfit.

After a start that's seen only Sunderland ship points to them it was inevitable boss Ian Holloway would be on his way after the latest 4-1 home thumping by Fulham.

The problem is Palace look a decent Championship outfit who weren't ready for promotion and Holloway has paid the penalty for somehow taking them up last season.

Arsenal are a biggest 2-5 with McBookie.com and on my treble that's fine. I'm confident they'll win by at least one and that pays 1-1 at Paddy Power and McBookie.com.

Olivier Giroud will fancy his chances of bagging the opener and is 4-1 at bet365 to do so but a safer bet could be star turn Mesut Ozil to net anytime at 2-1 with bet365 as he's been magnificent.

Remember to post your own treble for the chance to win one of three £10 free bets at Betway. Win-draw-win bets only please and you must quote odds.

Top Treble

Derby

Carlisle

Arsenal (12.45pm)

Pays an enhanced 6-1 at Betway

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