Johnson worth a punt against old pals Man City plus Liverpool, Arsenal and the rest of the Premier League tips in the Betting Slip By Brian Lee PUBLISHED: 09:54 GMT, 28 February 2014 | UPDATED: 10:45 GMT, 28 February 2014 6
Manchester City have been doing a great impression of the 1970s Tartan Army over the past few seasons – making regular trips to Wembley with mixed results. They won the 2011 FA Cup there after beating Stoke in the final and neighbours Manchester United in the last four. A Community Shield followed in 2012 but Ben Watson burst the bubble with Wigan’s winner last May as the Latics stunned the 4/11 shots. Been there, done that: Yaya Toure scored against Stoke last weekend - and has hit the target at Wembley Been there, done that: Yaya Toure scored against Stoke last weekend - and has hit the target at Wembley More... March roars in with Ronaldo vs Costa in a title-defining Madrid derby, Liverpool's title assault and top-of-the-table clashes in the Football League All the Premier League team news and stats for every match ahead of the weekend plus the League Cup final latest Hodgson says England players can bring WAGs to Brazil after giving green light for partners to attend Miami training camp Suarez reveals the world's first KNITTED boot... and he'll wear them against United Shaw's emotional reaction to England call-up is refreshing as Saints man prepares assault on Cole and Co in time for Brazil The rebirth of Johnson: From Etihad misfit to Sunderland star and now a Wembley date with his old City pals City are short again, 3/10, as their international band of superstars return to the home of English football for Sunday’s Capital One Cup final against Sunderland (7/1). Bookies predict a bad day for the Black Cats but a mauling isn't on the cards. City grew bored of battering teams a few weeks ago while Sunderland have won the last two meetings between the sides 1-0. Only two of the last 10 League Cup finals - Manchester United's 4-0 win over Wigan and Swansea putting five past Bradford without reply 12 months ago - have been decided by more than one goal. City's three main strikers have 71 goals between them in all competitions this season but Alvaro Negredo (26) and Edin Dzeko (19) have gone five games without scoring. Sergio Aguero is responsible for the other 26 - in just 25 games - but he's been out of action since injuring a hamstring against Tottenham at the end of January and there are easier places to make a comeback than that big Wembley pitch. Warming up: Adam Johnson (centre) has been in fine form for Sunderland ahead of the League Cup final Warming up: Adam Johnson (centre) has been in fine form for Sunderland ahead of the League Cup final Fitness fight: Sergio Aguero could be set for his comeback from injury when City face Sunderland at Wembley Fitness fight: Sergio Aguero could be set for his comeback from injury when City face Sunderland at Wembley BEST BETS OF THE WEEKEND HOMES: Tottenham, Leicester, Reading, Rotherham, Plymouth, Aberdeen, AWAYS: Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Scunthorpe DRAWS: Everton v West Ham, Hull v Newcastle, Nottingham Forest v Wigan, St Mirren v Kilmarnock Most managers 'take one game at a time' and if we've heard that once we've heard it a thousand times but Gus Poyet started planning for his big day out halfway through last week's Premier League loss at Arsenal. With his side trailing 3-0, Poyet withdrew star man Adam Johnson at the break but the winger had seven goals in eight before his short stint at the Emirates and will be raring to go against the club he lifted the FA Cup with three years ago. Johnson is 16/1 for the opener and 6/1 at any time while City midfielder Yaya Toure, who grabbed a Wembley winner in the semis and final in 2011, is 11/2 (first) and 6/4 (any time). To win with both teams scoring it's 2/1 City, 18/1 Sunderland and if you fancy this one to go all the way, it's 22/1 for a Sunderland win on penalties and 20/1 City. For the win in extra-time it's 10/1 City and 20/1 Sunderland. Moyes fancied for the chop David Moyes returned from Greece as the red-hot favourite in the sack race with Coral going 6/4 the Scot is the next top-flight boss out of a job. It was a Champions League defeat that had bookies trimming Moyes' odds and United are 15/8 to make the quarter-finals after going down 2-0 at Olympiacos. Under pressure: Manchester United manager David Moyes heads the betting in the Premier League sack race Under pressure: Manchester United manager David Moyes heads the betting in the Premier League sack race Bet on the Premier League BETTING SLIP: Bet now with Coral Click HERE to be NOW! They're 40/1 to lift the trophy and 7/1 to qualify next year through a top-four finish in the Premier League. Moyes' men don't play until they travel to West Brom on March 8 when the gap to fourth-placed Liverpool should be 14 points. The Reds are up against the only team to beat them at Anfield this season when they go to Southampton and are 21/20 to take the points. Saints have won three in a row against Liverpool at St Mary's and it's a ground they'll be glad to get back to after losing at West Ham and Sunderland on their last two outings. Leave it to me: Daniel Sturridge has been on fire while Luis Suarez is without a goal in five matches Leave it to me: Daniel Sturridge has been on fire while Luis Suarez is without a goal in five matches But Liverpool, with Daniel Sturridge looking to score for the ninth Premier League game on the spin, can gain revenge for the reverse fixture. Arsenal are also worth backing on the road. The Gunners at 8/13 to win at Stoke and with Arsene Wenger's side scoring in the first half of only three of their last 13 Premier League games, the 7/2 on the Gunners to be drawing at the break and winning at full-time looks tasty. Chelsea are looking for their 100th win in Premier League London derbies and Fulham have no hope of preventing their neighbours bringing up the ton. The Blues are 4/9 for the win but having not conceded to the Cottagers in the last three meetings, get on an away win to nil at 7/5. No easy games at this level... except these ones Not many 66-year-olds love computers but Roy Hodgson would probably fling his arms around the machine respsonsible for throwing up the Euro 2016 qualifying groups. England manager Hodgson couldn't have picked a better bunch himself after the Three Lions were drawn with Switzerland, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania and San Marino. Heads up, lads: England lost their last match, to Germany, but can look forward to a stroll towards Euro 2016 Heads up, lads: England lost their last match, to Germany, but can look forward to a stroll towards Euro 2016 England's travelling fans can look forward to cuckoo clocks and little knives with corkscrews attached when they play the Swiss and bucketloads of cheap booze in Eastern Europe while from a punting perspective the big hitters will be all over the 1/2 on Roy's boys to top Group E. They're 12/1 to lift the trophy in France with Germany the 7/2 favourites ahead of Spain (4s), France (11/2), Holland and Italy (both 10s). Equifax empowers businesses and consumers with information they can trust. With a strong heritage of innovation and leadership, we leverage our unique data, advanced analytics and proprietary technology to enrich the performance of businesses and the lives of consumers.
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