Football betting: Carling Cup - Arsenal v Spurs

One glance at their record against Arsenal would lead even the most confident of Tottenham die-hards to deem anything other than a Carling Cup defeat at the Emirates on Wednesday pure fantasy. However, at 11/4 with Paddy Power Spurs are well-priced to end their Gooners hoodoo. Click here for a free Paddy Power $600 welcome bonus when you join Paddy Power Poker Not since the last century have the Lilywhites beaten their fierce rivals. That's 19 matches and almost seven and a half years of frustration, derision and downright heartache for long-suffering supporters of the boys from White Hart Lane. During the course of the Wenger era Arsenal have won three Premier League titles, four FA Cups and even reached two European finals while Tottenham's only claim to silverware during the same period has been a League Cup success masterminded by the unpopular former Arsenal manager George Graham. However, the words of Hannibal Lector to agent Starling in Silence of the Lambs spring to mind. "All good things to those who wait, Clarisse" may finally just apply to our downtrodden Spurs friends in the form of a long-awaited win against the Auld Enemy. Arsenal's unbeaten run is all the more extraordinary for the fact that derby games are so often close-run affairs. Both league matches this season were narrow wins for Wenger's side, particularly the more recent Emirates victory, that saw Robbie Keane hit the crossbar with an open goal at his mercy and then miss a penalty before Nicklas Bendtner came off the bench to score with his first touch. What's more Arsenal, who have been winning without their usual flourish in recent matches, will stick to their policy of fielding their reserves and young Guns on Wednesday, while the visitors will almost certainly play their strongest side as they bid to exact revenge on their hated opponents for knocking them out at this stage of the competition last season. Although Robin van Persie is expected to return for Arsenal, the hosts will sorely miss their commanding centre-back Kolo Toure and winger Emmanuel Eboue, who along with utility man Alex Song, are both now away on international duty at the African Nations Cup. Much-improved under manager Juande Ramos, who has an impressive cup pedigree with two Uefa Cups to his name, Tottenham have scored 14 goals in their last four matches and in an open game, more goals can be expected to flow at Emirates with Spurs finally getting their chance to crow. And with Paddy Power also offering 14s about Tottenham winning with five or more goals scored in total, what are you waiting for? Verdict: 2pts Spurs to beat Arsenal @ 11/4 ( Paddy Power); 3pts both teams to score @ 8/11 (Bet365), 1pt Tottenham to win and 5 or more goals in total in match 14/1 (PaddyPower) Click here for a free Paddy Power $600 welcome bonus when you join Paddy Power Poker