Domestic football returns this weekend as the FA Cup quarter finals play out over Saturday and Sunday, starting out with Fulham against Crystal Palace on Saturday lunchtime.
The Eagles have been on fantastic form on the road of late and they’re one of three away sides that we’re backing across a range of markets.
FA Cup quarter finals best bets
Crystal Palace to beat Fulham (draw no bet) @ 23/20
Nottingham Forest to score first vs Brighton @ 11/5
Aston Villa to beat Preston & Under 2.5 goals @ 14/5
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Odds-against Eagles draw-no-bet gold given stellar away form
Crystal Palace come into their last-eight clash with Fulham on a run of five successive 2-0 away wins in all competitions, four of which came against top-flight opposition.
The most recent of those successes came at Craven Cottage on February 22nd and Oliver Glasner’s 2/1 underdogs look the team to side with in West London on that evidence.
Betzone go a generous 23/20 about the Eagles with the draw-no-bet concession and that looks the pragmatic way to side with their great road form against hosts that have lost only two of their last 10 home games on all fronts.
Tip: Crystal Palace to beat Fulham (draw no bet) @ 23/20
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Nottingham Forest hammered Brighton 7-0 when the sides met at the beginning of February. It’s testament to the Seagulls’ form since – five wins and two draws – that Fabien Huerszeler’s side are 4/5 for victory as they bid to avenge that loss at the Amex Stadium.
Forest’s own results since that City Ground shellacking have been in and out – two losses, three draws (two of which ended up as FA Cup penalty shootout wins) and two wins.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side did get things back on track with that brace of victories going into the international break – a 1-0 win over Manchester City in particular underlining their enduring quality.
Forest have scored first in an incredible 22 of 29 Premier League games this season and backing them to bag first at 11/5 looks like a decent way to side with the visitors. Brighton have gone behind in nine of their 14 EPL home games this term.
Tip: Nottingham Forest to score first vs Brighton @ 11/5
North End primed to push Villa close in sides’ Deepdale duel
Aston Villa are just 2/5 to beat Preston inside normal time at Deepdale, but it’s highly unlikely this will be an easy assignment for the Premier League side.
North End are unbeaten in 15 home games across all competitions, conceding no more than once to any of their visitors in that time and shutting out six of them.
However, Unai Emery’s side arrive off the back of four successive wins in all competitions for the loss of just one goal and should have the quality it takes to shade a tight encounter.
Adding under 2.5 goals – a bet which has clicked in 10 of the 15 games of Preston’s unbeaten home run – to the away win bumps the odds up to a very fair 14/5.
