FA Cup Third Round Tips
FA Cup Third Round Tips
The FA Cup returns for the third round this weekend, with plenty of mouth watering ties to wet your knockout football whistle.
Premier League leaders Liverpool travel to fellow title challengers Arsenal in what is undoubtedly the pick of the all-Premier League ties, whilst there is a return of the Tyne-Wear derby as Sunderland host Newcastle.
There are also plenty of fixtures that could offer cup upsets, with Luton hosting League 1 Bolton, fourth-tier Gillingham at home to Premier League bottom club Sheffield United and non-league Aldershot travelling to Championship outfit West Brom.
Here are our three best tips for the week's FA Cup fixtures.
Tip 1 - Wolves to win @ 41/20
Another tie featuring two Premier League sides sees Gary O’Neil’s Wolves take a trip to Thomas Frank’s Brentford, with one side much more in need of the cup distraction than the other.
The Bees have been on a torrid run of form, losing each of their last five league games, and have not beaten Wolverhampton Wanderers since 2016, when both sides were in the second tier of English football.
Wolves, on the other hand, are victorious in their last three games, a run which includes a 4-1 victory at The Gtech Community Stadium just after Boxing Day.
Those results have helped propel Gary O’Neil’s side away from relegation troubles while the sheer dip in form for Brentford has dragged them down perilously close to the bottom three.
The Bees may struggle to get out of their slump after a busy festive period and Wolves should have enough to seal progression to the next round
ADD Wolves to beat Brentford to your betslip
Tip 2 - Over 2.5 goals and Both Teams To Score in Crystal Palace v Everton @ 11/8
The opening night for the third round of the competition takes place on Thursday, with Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace and Sean Dyche’s Everton facing off in the curtain opener.
The league meeting at Selhurst Park saw plenty of action and drama, as Idrissa Gueye’s late winner saw the Toffees grab a 3-2 victory in South London.
Both sides are not in the greatest of form, with Palace’s 3-1 win over Brentford putting an end to an eight game run without a victory and Everton extending their losing streak to three games with a disappointing 3-0 defeat at Wolves.
The result could be quite close to call between these two sides but, with three of the last head-to-heads at Selhurst Park seeing both teams get on the scoresheet, there is every chance that another classic could be on the cards.
ADD our Palace Vs Everton Double to your betslip
Tip 3 - Tottenham to win and Both Teams To Score @ 21/10
Our final tip focuses on another all-Premier League tie as Tottenham Hotspur host Vincent Kompany’s Burnley, in what is their third FA Cup meeting in ten years.
The first two were both in the same year (2015), where a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor saw a replay at White Hart Lane, in which Spurs ran out 4-2 victors on the day.
Ange Postecoglou has made Spurs an exciting attacking force, winning four of their last five games and they are yet to go a game without scoring under the Australian’s stewardship.
Burnley, however, have struggled to get going in the league, with Kompany’s men second from bottom and losing their fifteenth game of the season at Aston Villa last time out.
But the Clarets have scored twice in two of their last three games and, although a win is unlikely, there are signs that they may have enough quality to find the net in this one.