England FA Cup, 8-11 January
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Aston Villa vs Liverpool Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
Aston Villa:
Heaton; Guilbert, Mings, Hause, Taylor; Hourihane, Nakamba; Barkley, Ramsey, El Ghazi; Watkins
Liverpool:
Kelleher; Neco Williams, Rhys Williams, Phillips, Milner; Jones, Thiago; Oxlade-Chamberlain; Minamino, Origi, Shaqiri
Aston Villa welcome Liverpool at Villa Park in the most interesting fixture of the FA Cup third round. The last two games between these two sides played in Birmingham were memorable. In December 2019 Aston Villa outplayed Liverpool's youngest-ever starting line-up in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, winning 5:0. With the Reds' senior players in action at the Club World Cup in Qatar, U-23 boss Neil Critchley lead a side containing many debutantes and which had an average age of 19 years, six months and three days. The next game at Villa Park was played in the Premier League at the beginning of October. The Reds, who arrived with the best team, were huge favorites on that match. But then happened something hard to be explained and the reigning champions suffered a catastrophe. A team who almost got relegated the previous season beat the defending champions with 7:2. It was the first time Liverpool have conceded seven goals in a match in all competitions since April 1963. "We never dreamed of getting a result like this," Villa boss Dean Smith told the press.
Aston Villa will try to continue the winning series against the favorites. They were in good form until the first day of 2021, winning three of the last five matches and drawing the remaining two. The Villans beat Wolverhampton, West Bromwich and Crystal Palace, while shared the points with Burnley and Chelsea. But the New Year day saw a narrow defeat for Smith's side at Old Trafford. A controversial penalty converted by Bruno Fernandes resulted with Villa first defeat since November. I think the defeat won't spoil the atmosphere in the squad. Most of the players are ready, only Wesley and Trezeguet remain sidelined through injuries. Ross Barkley has recover from a thigh injury and could start here. Smith is expected to make some changes as his key players are tired due to the busy festive period. That means Ollie Watkins, Jacob Ramsey, Tom Heaton, Conor Hourihane, Marvelous Nakamba, Neil Taylor and Kortney Hause could take place in the starting eleven.
Liverpool are in crisis at the moment. It is probably the biggest crisis in Jurgen Klopp's time. The Reds have no win on the last three matches. Even worse, they failed to score a single goal on the last two fixtures. Liverpool played a goalless draw with Newcastle and then lost 1:0 to Southampton. It was the first time since May 2018 the Reds didn't score for 180 minutes. To be more complicated, Liverpool have a tough schedule in the next period. Two of their next three opponents in the Premier League are Manchester United and Tottenham. Klopp will definitely rest his key players, including the attacking trio of Salah, Firmino and Mane. Some changes are expected in the defense and midfield too. Thiago Alcantara and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain may start as Klopp looks to build up their fitness. The injury situation is still very serious. Key defenders Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip remain sidelined. According to me, their absence is the main reason for the poor results. In addition, Kostas Tsimikas, Naby Keita and Diogo Jota are also out injured.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool Prediction:
The last fixtures between Aston Villa and Liverpool were very efficient. The Villans have scored seven goals on the last match in October and I believe they will find the back of the net again. Liverpool, meanwhile, failed to score on the last two games and netting here is a priority for Klopp. His recent record in the FA Cup is disappointing, my opinion is the German coach isn't too interested about the cup competitions. Klopp's priority will be to score here, even suffer elimination.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool Pick: Both teams to score - Yes @ 1.55 with 1xBet
Possible starting lineups:
Aston Villa:
Heaton; Guilbert, Mings, Hause, Taylor; Hourihane, Nakamba; Barkley, Ramsey, El Ghazi; Watkins
Liverpool:
Kelleher; Neco Williams, Rhys Williams, Phillips, Milner; Jones, Thiago; Oxlade-Chamberlain; Minamino, Origi, Shaqiri
Aston Villa welcome Liverpool at Villa Park in the most interesting fixture of the FA Cup third round. The last two games between these two sides played in Birmingham were memorable. In December 2019 Aston Villa outplayed Liverpool's youngest-ever starting line-up in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, winning 5:0. With the Reds' senior players in action at the Club World Cup in Qatar, U-23 boss Neil Critchley lead a side containing many debutantes and which had an average age of 19 years, six months and three days. The next game at Villa Park was played in the Premier League at the beginning of October. The Reds, who arrived with the best team, were huge favorites on that match. But then happened something hard to be explained and the reigning champions suffered a catastrophe. A team who almost got relegated the previous season beat the defending champions with 7:2. It was the first time Liverpool have conceded seven goals in a match in all competitions since April 1963. "We never dreamed of getting a result like this," Villa boss Dean Smith told the press.
Aston Villa will try to continue the winning series against the favorites. They were in good form until the first day of 2021, winning three of the last five matches and drawing the remaining two. The Villans beat Wolverhampton, West Bromwich and Crystal Palace, while shared the points with Burnley and Chelsea. But the New Year day saw a narrow defeat for Smith's side at Old Trafford. A controversial penalty converted by Bruno Fernandes resulted with Villa first defeat since November. I think the defeat won't spoil the atmosphere in the squad. Most of the players are ready, only Wesley and Trezeguet remain sidelined through injuries. Ross Barkley has recover from a thigh injury and could start here. Smith is expected to make some changes as his key players are tired due to the busy festive period. That means Ollie Watkins, Jacob Ramsey, Tom Heaton, Conor Hourihane, Marvelous Nakamba, Neil Taylor and Kortney Hause could take place in the starting eleven.
Liverpool are in crisis at the moment. It is probably the biggest crisis in Jurgen Klopp's time. The Reds have no win on the last three matches. Even worse, they failed to score a single goal on the last two fixtures. Liverpool played a goalless draw with Newcastle and then lost 1:0 to Southampton. It was the first time since May 2018 the Reds didn't score for 180 minutes. To be more complicated, Liverpool have a tough schedule in the next period. Two of their next three opponents in the Premier League are Manchester United and Tottenham. Klopp will definitely rest his key players, including the attacking trio of Salah, Firmino and Mane. Some changes are expected in the defense and midfield too. Thiago Alcantara and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain may start as Klopp looks to build up their fitness. The injury situation is still very serious. Key defenders Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip remain sidelined. According to me, their absence is the main reason for the poor results. In addition, Kostas Tsimikas, Naby Keita and Diogo Jota are also out injured.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool Prediction:
The last fixtures between Aston Villa and Liverpool were very efficient. The Villans have scored seven goals on the last match in October and I believe they will find the back of the net again. Liverpool, meanwhile, failed to score on the last two games and netting here is a priority for Klopp. His recent record in the FA Cup is disappointing, my opinion is the German coach isn't too interested about the cup competitions. Klopp's priority will be to score here, even suffer elimination.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool Pick: Both teams to score - Yes @ 1.55 with 1xBet
According to the PA news agency, Aston Villa will field a youth team on this match after coronavirus swept through the senior squad. No first-team players will take part in this match. Coach Dean Smith will not manage the side on Friday, as well as assistants John Terry, Craig Shakespeare and Richard O’Kelly. U-23 coach Mark Delaney will take the side which will be made up of Under-18 and Under-23 players.
The youngsters train in a different area to the first team at Bodymoor Heath so have not come into contact with them, but if there is a further raft of positive tests the game will almost certainly be called off.
I still believe that Both teams will score in this match.
The youngsters train in a different area to the first team at Bodymoor Heath so have not come into contact with them, but if there is a further raft of positive tests the game will almost certainly be called off.
I still believe that Both teams will score in this match.
Arsenal vs Newcastle Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
Arsenal:
Runarsson; Cedric, Gabriel, Luiz, Maitland-Niles; Partey, Ceballos; Martinelli, Willock, Pepe; Nketiah
Newcastle:
Dubravka; Manquillo, Fernandez, Clark, Dummett, Krafth; J. Murphy, Shelvey, Hendrick, Almiron; Gayle
Arsenal and Newcastle will be looking to secure the fourth round of the FA Cup when they face at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening. The Gunners are the most successful side in the history of the competition with 14 trophies. In addition, they are the actual winners of the FA Cup. Arsenal beat Chelsea in the last season's final and lifted the trophy. Manager Mikel Arteta was enjoying the moment, but also experienced hard periods in the last year. There was enormous pressure on Arsenal boss when Manchester City recorded a 4:1 victory at the Emirates Stadium in the EFL Cup in December. However, the last results are excellent, the Gunners have beat Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion and West Bromwich Albion in the last three matches in the Premier League. The positive series could be extended as they will have three games in a row on home soil, welcoming Crystal Palace and Newcastle (once in the FA Cup and once in the Premier League) in their next fixtures. Arteta will surely make some changes to the starting lineup in order to rest some of his key players after the busy festive period, meaning Alex Runarsson, Dani Ceballos, Cedric Soares, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Gabriel Martinelli and Joe Willock should start in this match. The summer arrival Thomas Partey has recovered from a thigh injury and could feature here. Defender Gabriel Magalhaes has recovered from coronavirus, but should be assessed before that start of the game.
Newcastle are also between the winners of the FA Cup. The Magpies are not successful like Arsenal, though they had lifted the trophy six times in the history, last in 1955. The actual form is poor, they are without a victory since December 12th. The atmosphere in the squad is far from ideal. Steve Bruce's men have three defeats on the last four matches across all competitions. Newcastle first suffered a shameful elimination from the League Cup, having lost 1:0 from Championship Division outfit Brentford. In the next game Newcastle lost 2:0 to Manchester City. It seems manager Steve Bruce wasn't expected too much from the game at the Etihad as he played without the best striker Callum Wilson. Goalkeeper Karl Darlow was the key figure in Newcastle squad having produced many excellent saves to deny more goals. Newcastle then make a huge surprise picking up a point at home to Liverpool at the end of December. Nevertheless, they were unable to continue that way and lost 2:1 to Leicester City in their last match. The Magpies sit dangerously close to the relegation zone, on the 15th place. I believe the next week's clash with bottom-placed Sheffield United is more important for Bruce. Considering this, he will probably rest some of his key players, while Martin Dubravka, Paul Dummett, Dwight Gayle, Javi Manquillo and Jeff Hendrick should all come into the starting eleven. Jonjo Shelvey and Jacob Murphy may also be involved, while three players are struggling with injury. Allan Saint-Maximin and Ryan Fraser are definitely sidelined, while Jamaal Lascelles remains a huge doubt as he deals with the post effects of coronavirus.
Arsenal vs Newcastle Preview:
I expect an efficient match at the Emirats. Arsenal are in good form, they won the last three matches. However, something else is important for my pick - four of their last five matches have finished with Over 2.5 goals. Both teams will play with lot of reserves, so I expect an open match without calculations. At least three goals should be scored here.
Arsenal vs Newcastle Pick: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.70 with 1xBet
Possible starting lineups:
Arsenal:
Runarsson; Cedric, Gabriel, Luiz, Maitland-Niles; Partey, Ceballos; Martinelli, Willock, Pepe; Nketiah
Newcastle:
Dubravka; Manquillo, Fernandez, Clark, Dummett, Krafth; J. Murphy, Shelvey, Hendrick, Almiron; Gayle
Arsenal and Newcastle will be looking to secure the fourth round of the FA Cup when they face at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening. The Gunners are the most successful side in the history of the competition with 14 trophies. In addition, they are the actual winners of the FA Cup. Arsenal beat Chelsea in the last season's final and lifted the trophy. Manager Mikel Arteta was enjoying the moment, but also experienced hard periods in the last year. There was enormous pressure on Arsenal boss when Manchester City recorded a 4:1 victory at the Emirates Stadium in the EFL Cup in December. However, the last results are excellent, the Gunners have beat Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion and West Bromwich Albion in the last three matches in the Premier League. The positive series could be extended as they will have three games in a row on home soil, welcoming Crystal Palace and Newcastle (once in the FA Cup and once in the Premier League) in their next fixtures. Arteta will surely make some changes to the starting lineup in order to rest some of his key players after the busy festive period, meaning Alex Runarsson, Dani Ceballos, Cedric Soares, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Gabriel Martinelli and Joe Willock should start in this match. The summer arrival Thomas Partey has recovered from a thigh injury and could feature here. Defender Gabriel Magalhaes has recovered from coronavirus, but should be assessed before that start of the game.
Newcastle are also between the winners of the FA Cup. The Magpies are not successful like Arsenal, though they had lifted the trophy six times in the history, last in 1955. The actual form is poor, they are without a victory since December 12th. The atmosphere in the squad is far from ideal. Steve Bruce's men have three defeats on the last four matches across all competitions. Newcastle first suffered a shameful elimination from the League Cup, having lost 1:0 from Championship Division outfit Brentford. In the next game Newcastle lost 2:0 to Manchester City. It seems manager Steve Bruce wasn't expected too much from the game at the Etihad as he played without the best striker Callum Wilson. Goalkeeper Karl Darlow was the key figure in Newcastle squad having produced many excellent saves to deny more goals. Newcastle then make a huge surprise picking up a point at home to Liverpool at the end of December. Nevertheless, they were unable to continue that way and lost 2:1 to Leicester City in their last match. The Magpies sit dangerously close to the relegation zone, on the 15th place. I believe the next week's clash with bottom-placed Sheffield United is more important for Bruce. Considering this, he will probably rest some of his key players, while Martin Dubravka, Paul Dummett, Dwight Gayle, Javi Manquillo and Jeff Hendrick should all come into the starting eleven. Jonjo Shelvey and Jacob Murphy may also be involved, while three players are struggling with injury. Allan Saint-Maximin and Ryan Fraser are definitely sidelined, while Jamaal Lascelles remains a huge doubt as he deals with the post effects of coronavirus.
Arsenal vs Newcastle Preview:
I expect an efficient match at the Emirats. Arsenal are in good form, they won the last three matches. However, something else is important for my pick - four of their last five matches have finished with Over 2.5 goals. Both teams will play with lot of reserves, so I expect an open match without calculations. At least three goals should be scored here.
Arsenal vs Newcastle Pick: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.70 with 1xBet
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Arsenal
Arsenal got 3 wins in a row by beating Chelsea, Brighton Hove Albion and West Bromwich(WBA), being away from the relegation zone. But they still need points to stay safe on Premier League.
Newcastle United
Newcastle United haven’t got a win in consecutive 6 wins and they just won 2 out of past 10 matches. Now they slipped into 15th position on League table. Their offensive sides are weak, and they also conceded 1.6 goal per game. With lots of injuries on their line-ups, their overall strength may be weakened.
Betting Verdict:
Arsenal have home advantage and they won 9 out of past 10 h2h games against Newcastle United. The 1X2 first odd is 1.50-4.33-6.00, tending to the host. So Arsenal will have no problem winning this game.
Arsenal VS Newcastle United
1X2 Pick: 1
Arsenal got 3 wins in a row by beating Chelsea, Brighton Hove Albion and West Bromwich(WBA), being away from the relegation zone. But they still need points to stay safe on Premier League.
Newcastle United
Newcastle United haven’t got a win in consecutive 6 wins and they just won 2 out of past 10 matches. Now they slipped into 15th position on League table. Their offensive sides are weak, and they also conceded 1.6 goal per game. With lots of injuries on their line-ups, their overall strength may be weakened.
Betting Verdict:
Arsenal have home advantage and they won 9 out of past 10 h2h games against Newcastle United. The 1X2 first odd is 1.50-4.33-6.00, tending to the host. So Arsenal will have no problem winning this game.
Arsenal VS Newcastle United
1X2 Pick: 1