Bet on Henry (arsenal vs sparta)

Arsenal will qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League if they can defeat Sparta Praha on Wednesday evening. They will also be guaranteed a last 16 place if they draw and Thun lose to Ajax. The Gunners may be totally out the Premiership race, even if Arsene Wenger won't admit it, but they really ought to have little difficulty winning in Europe this week. Sparta are having a dismal season in the domestic league as they look to defend the title they won last season. After 11 matches of their season they are only 10th in the division and are 13 points behind the leaders. They lost 2-1 at the weekend at home and only have a single point to show for their Champions League efforts. To make matters worse the Czech outfit will be without their skipper at Highbury. Unfortunately the bookies are giving little away with their match odds, quoting the home side at a miserly 2/7. It makes senses to look elsewhere for a potential wager. Two weeks ago, Thierry Henry came back from an injury layoff to score a double against Sparta, making him the club's all time leading scorer. Unfortunately the knock-on effect from returning ahead of schedule was he missed the North London derby. It has though been reported the French striker is to make his return again from injury against Sparta. Just as he scored the opener in Czech a fortnight ago, it wouldn't be a surprise if the same happened again this time at Highbury. The best price of 11/4 to score first holds far more appeal compared to the 8/11 on offer for Henry to score at anytime. While we can expect to see the striker start, there is always the possibility of the striker being taken off should a home win look inevitable.