Newcastle will be desperate to bounce back from their derby disappointment when they take on Fulham tonight in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.
Nick Woltemade's horror own goal condemned the Magpies to a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland on Sunday and the Toon Army are far from happy.
But Eddie Howe's men can lift the gloom tonight if they see off Fulham to take another step closer to a third Wembley showpiece in four seasons.
Newcastle vs Fulham top betting tips
Fulham head into this game with their confidence boosted after edging a five-goal thriller with Burnley on Saturday evening to move further clear of the Premier League drop zone.
They reached the semi-finals of the EFL Cup two years ago but the bookies don't fancy their chances of a repeat this season, with Marco Silva's men as big as 4/1 with Betfred.
Newcastle are 8/11 favourites, which seems fair enough given they've gone eight without defeat at St James' Park since Arsenal scored a late winner in September.
The Magpies have scored two or more in all eight of those games so I'm going to combine the home win with over 1.5 goals at 11/10 with BetVictor.
Howe's side haven't kept a clean sheet in their last eight in all competitions so combining BTTS and over 2.5 goals also looks good at 6/5 with SkyBet.
Manchester City vs Brentford
Manchester City are purring again and have the chance to make it six wins in a row when Brentford come calling in the EFL Cup tonight.
Pep Guardiola's men have moved to within two points of Arsenal in the Premier League and also have one foot in the knockout stages of the Champions League after beating Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
The EFL Cup is probably pretty low on their list of priorities and Guardiola has admitted he will make lot of changes for this quarter-final tie.
City are still hot favourites at a best 2/5 with Bet365 but adding on BTTS boosts their price to 15/8 with the same firm.
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There could be some value in the player markets as Guardiola rings the changes. Winger Oscar Bobb is one who could be unleashed and he's a decent 17/10 at BetMGM to score or assist.
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Dundee United vs Celtic
Poor old Wilfried Nancy is in the eye of a storm already at Celtic after losing his first three games and can ill afford another slip away to Dundee United in the SPFL Premiership tonight.
Sunday's 3-1 loss to St Mirren in the League Cup Final has heaped pressure on the Frenchman and he needs to start delivering with some tough festive fixtures coming up.
The players look bemused by his new 3-4-3 formation so Dundee United could offer some value in the double chance at 9/5 with 888Sport.
Jim Goodwin's side are in poor form, going seven without a win, but battled out a thrilling 3-3 draw with Rangers at Tannadice a fortnight ago.
Backing more goals should pay off tonight and combining BTTS and over 2.5 goals pays 11/10 at Bet365.
I thought St Mirren would get some joy in the air against Celtic and backed one of their strikers to score a header at 10/1. Unfortunately, the man I picked, Mikael Mandron, got ill on the night of the game and was left on the bench, with striker partner Jonah Ayunga heading home instead.
The Hoops have now conceded four headed goals since Nancy took over so there could be some long-odds value in that market tonight.
United stopper Ross Graham is a man mountain and he's 16/1 for anytime scorer at Bet365, who also price him at 5/1 just to have an effort on target.
Super singles
- Newcastle win and over 1.5 goals 11/10 BetVictor
- Oscar Bobb goal or assist 13/10 BetMGM
- BTTS and over 2.5 goals in Dundee United v Celtic 11/10 Bet365
Long shot
- Dundee United's Ross Graham to score 16/1 Bet365
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Racing tips
Rizzel has picks for Newbury and Ludlow today as he bids to bounce back in style.
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Dundee Unt v Celtic
50 + booking points in the match 19/10
20 + booking points in the match 19/10
Hills
That should be 20 + booking points each team
Don’t see it tonight Cocker. Under for me, ref won’t want to get too involved and crap conditions
Maybe Master but both teams have a lot to play for and it could get a bit tasty .
I think there is a decent chance of a red card as well mate 7/1 at Sky
Should have listened to the Master LOSER
Man City
Newcastle
Dundee Utd
Over 2.5 match goals
2.93-1 treble
Bet365
City 🏴 (7.30pm)
Zurich 🇨🇭 (7.30pm)
Feyenoord 🇳🇱 (8.00pm)
Over 2.5 goals treble 2.5/1 , 👍
Of course i picked the dud out of the 3 games in Switzerland 😂
Very painful 😖
Inplay
Greek cup
Olympiacos v iraklis
Olympiacos
Over 6.5 tgls 7/4
Over 7.5 tgls 9/2 longshot
Good luck if you follow
Man City, Newcastle and Celtic. BTTS and win treble. 26/1. Boylesports. Celtic the most dodgy selection here unfortunately I think but happy to chance it 👍
Celtic fan and Celtic will be nowhere near my coupon tonight. Nancy is the French Russell Martin, stick to the one philosophy and change for nobody. His 3-4-3 won’t work against teams that play 5 at the back and hit on the counter. That might be well and dandy if you have 3 quality centre backs but he’s got fullbacks at centre back with one being Ralston who is a liability in his ahem ‘best’ position of right back never mind at centre back, the word best is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that statement…
Dundee United 2+ gls at 13/5 is my shout
I’m a Celtic fan aswell and agree about Nancy. Whoever thought that a manager could come in and change the formation that a team have played for a number of years (especially without a transfer window) needs their head looked at. Having said that the players as a group need to have a word with themself as their individual performances haven’t been good enough the last 3 games except from Hatate possibly. So I expect a performance of sorts from them tonight
Longshot at Tannadice for an interest
Dundee United v Celtic
Reo Hatate to be carded & score or assist 16/1
Newcastle v Fulham
Over 2.5 goals
Over 7.5 corners
Over 3.5 cards
2.57/1 betfair
Hi
Couple of singles CUP games
Real Madrid btts
Benfica btts both@2,10
Bol cheers
Wissa starting for Newcastle going to try
Over 1.5 shots on target 11/4
Over 2.5 shots on target 10/1
Bet 366
Hi
Couple of singles CUP games
Real Madrid btts
Won