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Man Utd v Crystal Palace: Comfortable win expected for the Red Devils

This should be a relatively straight-forward tie for Manchester United in the Carling Cup. They welcome Crystal Palace to Old Trafford for the quarter-finals of the competition and they are firm favourites to progress at 2/9 with Unibet. A Crystal Palace win is 23/2 with the same betting firm and a draw is offered at 23/5.

United failed to close the gap on Man City in the Premier League on Saturday when they could only draw 1-1 with Newcastle. Sir Alex Ferguson is expected to make wholesale changes for this game but it still should be a strong line-up. Players such as Berbatov, Antonia Valencia and Park Ji Sung will come into the side for the quarter-final clash.

To reach this stage of the competition, United defeated both Aldershot and Leeds United away from home. Crystal Palace, on the other hand, played all of their games at Selhurst Park to progress and defeated Wigan, Middlesbrough and Southampton along the way.

Palace are currently 10th in the Championship and have lost two of their last three in the league. They are coming off a 0-0 draw at home to Millwall at the weekend.

They have been solid at the back so far this season with just 17 goals conceded in 18 league matches but upfront they have struggled and have scored just 18 goals. In their last two away games in the Championship they have failed to get on the scoresheet. This doesn’t bode well for their trip to Old Trafford and you would have to back them not to score on Wednesday night at 10/11 with Unibet.

United have won both their games in the tournament so far with 3-0 victories and if they can repeat that scoreline against Palace, Unibet offer that correct score at 7/1. United’s line-up will have some good attacking players as mentioned above and they should comfortably get on the scoresheet a few times on Wednesday.

This also means that over 2.5 goals for the game is a must and should be backed at 6/11 with Unibet.

United don’t offer much value in the match odds so it is better to back them in the halftime/fulltime market at 4/7 with Unibet.

Tip #1: Back Crystal Palace not to score at 10/11 with Unibet.

Tip #2: Back Manchester United to win 3-0 at 7/1 with Unibet.

Tip #3: Back Over 2.5 goals at 6/11 with Unibet.

Tip #4: Back Man United/Man United in the fulltime/halftime market at 4/7 with Unibet.

Liverpool v Man City: Reds can earn draw at Anfield

This could be a game where Liverpool could establish themselves as a serious force in the Premier League this season. After beating Chelsea last weekend, Manchester City come to Anfield on Sunday and Liverpool will be hoping to provide the rampant league leaders with their first defeat of the season.

City are, however, slight favourites to come away with the win and can be backed with Unibet at 6/4. Odds on Liverpool getting the victory are marginally bigger at 7/4 with Unibet while a draw looks good at 11/5.

Liverpool were impressive when they won 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge last Sunday. They were the much better side than Chelsea; more organised, hungrier, and more potent in attack. Kenny Dalglish will certainly have been delighted with his team’s performance, but City should provide a much tougher test.

Roberto Mancini’s side may be struggling to make it into the last-16 of the Champions League, but on the domestic front they have been steamrolling everyone in their path. They are five points clear at the top of the Premier League and are looking like the strongest candidates to land the title next May.

Since drawing with Fulham back in September, City have won seven straight games in the league, scoring a massive 25 goals. They are yet to drop points at home and have lost just two on the road. Their biggest test so far was a trip to Old Trafford at the end of October, and they certainly laid down a marker there with a 6-1 thumping of their rivals.

Liverpool might not be as high as United in the league but they should provide a sterner test. The Reds’ home form isn’t great with three draws in their last three games, but Kenny Dalglish’s side are a team who seem to really play to the strengths of their opponents and they will be fired up for this match with City.

They are well capable of securing a draw and even though the price of 11/5 is great, you should try get even more value by backing Liverpool/Draw in the halftime/fulltime market at 14/1 with Unibet.

Liverpool are a team that start games quickly and press their opponents for the first-half but drift off in the second. City are the opposite as they tend to ease into games and unlock their opponents in the second-half. Liverpool can take the lead here but City will peg them back for the draw after the break.

In the first goalscorer market, Luis Suarez at 13/2 with Unibet is great value while Glen Johnson is 14/1 to score anytime on Sunday after his terrific goal against Chelsea.

Tip #1: Back Liverpool/Draw in the halftime/fulltime market at 14/1 with Unibet.

Tip #2: Back Luis Suarez to be first goalscorer at 13/2 with Unibet.

Tip #3: Back Glen Johnson to score anytime at 14/1 with Unibet.

Wolves v Wigan: Mick McCarthy’s side to earn vital three points

Two relegation candidates go head-to-head this Sunday as Wolves host Wigan at Molineux. No other two clubs have worst form in the league at the moment as Wolves and Wigan who have just one point between out of their last six matches.

It is truly terrible form but there are three massive points up for grabs between the two at the weekend which should make for a fascinating contest.

Wolves, currently 17th in the league with eight points from 10 games, are priced at 11/13 with Unibet to get the win, while Wigan, rock-bottom of the table with just five points from their matches played, are offered at 41/13 for victory.

It would be tempting to go for the draw at 12/5 with Unibet as both sides are so inept at the moment, but Wolves should be able to get the win here.

While both teams have been bad, Mick McCarthy’s side have shown a bit of fight in the last two weeks. The fans decided to turn on the Wolves players and the manager when they were 2-0 down at home to Swansea and the abuse received from the stands seemed to ignite a fire with everyone involved. The players responded by pulling two goals back, earning a draw, while Mick McCarthy came out after the game and was defiant that he could get his team out of trouble.

Wolves followed this up a week later with an encouraging performance at Eastlands where they gave a good account of themselves against the rampant league leaders Manchester City. They held Roberto Mancini’s side goalless until the break but finally lost out 3-1 in the end.

McCarthy will have been delighted to see the promising performance from his team and they will need to build upon it this weekend.

Unlike their Sunday opponents, Wigan haven’t showed anything to get even remotely excited about the last few weeks and they look to be in real trouble. They have now lost their last seven in the league and haven’t picked up a single point since the end of August. It is shocking form and Roberto Martinez has an enormous task on his hands if he is to keep the club up this season.

Wigan have scored just one goal in five matches on their travels in the league already so backing a Wolves win to nil is a must for Sunday. 2-0 to the home side looks like the best wager and it is offered at 33/4 with Unibet.

Tip #1: Back Wolves to win at 11/13 with Unibet.

Tip #2: Back Wolves to win 2-0 at 33/4 Unibet.