Tottenham versus Burnley: The Key Facts

Tottenham/Burnley, 8pm, Sky Sports 1, Best Odds, Free Bets

chickendinner have already told you that Tottenham’s impressive recent record in cup competitions makes an upset unlikely tonight but here are some more interesting statistics to help you gamble on the first leg at White Hart Lane:

» The two sides have met four times in the League Cup, with both teams progressing on two occasions each.

» 12 of the last 13 encounters between the two sides finished with more than 2.5 goals.

Posted: January 6th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | 1 Comment

Redknapp hunts FA Cup win number four against Man Utd

Five stats about this weekend’s football

1. While Tottenham were knocked out against Manchester United in the FA Cup fourth round last season, they have a manager more than capable of causing an upset at Old Trafford. Harry Redknapp has won FA Cup games against the Red Devils with three of his four previous clubs. He won 2-0 at home to them with Bournemouth before enjoying 1-0 away wins while managing West Ham and Portsmouth.

2. If Chelsea see off Southend in their replay they will face Ipswich at home in the fourth round. This will be the ninth time in eleven third-to-fifth round draws that Chelsea have been given a home tie with a lower league club.

Posted: January 5th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Five reasons why Manchester United won’t beat Tottenham

Spurs/Man Utd, 5.30pm Sat, Setanta Spts 1, Best Odds, Free Bets

(Photo Credit: Martin Rickett, PA Wire)

There is more at stake for Tottenham’s players than the chance to earn the crowds’ adulation by giving Dimitar Berbatov a kick or two - they are defending an unbeaten record against the Big Four this season. Manchester United have their own proud seven-and-a-half year unbeaten streak over Spurs to protect. Of course the only way to maintain both sequences would be with a draw, which is 13/5 with 888sport and Boylesports. Here are five reasons why Spurs won’t be beaten:

1. Tottenham are unbeaten against the Big Four this season having drawn away to Arsenal and Chelsea and picked up home wins over Liverpool in both the Premier League and the Carling Cup.

2. The champions have won just one of their last eight away games in London. Besides a win against Fulham, the Red Devils have drawn twice and lost once at Chelsea, drawn and lost at Arsenal, drawn at Tottenham and lost to West Ham over the last nineteen months.

Posted: December 12th, 2008 by Michael Lintorn | 1 Comment

Why Fulham/Manchester City promises to provide goals

Fulham/Man City, 12.45 Sat, Sky Sports 1, Best Odds, Free Bets

While there have been a lot of games recently that have left us scratching our heads wondering why they have been chosen for television, this match is worth giving a chance. Last season the two sides drew 3-3 at Craven Cottage and in the return tie Fulham scored three times in the last 21 minutes to overcome a 2-0 deficit and start their “Great Escape”. Encouragingly, there has been more goals in this fixture with every passing year:

There were two goals scored in this fixture in 2004-05, three in 2005-06, four in 2006-07 then six last season. The same pattern has been true in the encounters at the City of Manchester, with the number of goals increasing from two to three to four to five. The bookmakers are clued up to this trend however and the best price on over 3.5 goals is 13/5 with Bet365 while Paddy Power offer 6/1 on over 4.5.

More facts about this fixture:

Posted: December 5th, 2008 by admin | Add Comment