Premiership Teams Will Be Up For Cup (But Get On Early!)

Middlesbrough recorded their first league away win at Charlton on Saturday and eased their relegation fears as a result. They will now go into Tuesday's FA Cup replay against Hull with plenty of confidence and should be taken at 1/2 with William Hill to finish off the Tigers in ninety minutes. It's very difficult to see relegation-threatened Hull living with Yakubu and Viduka who are in sparkling form and are both likely to start the match. On Wednesday, there are three other Premiership sides looking to finish off Championship opposition at home and, if you're planning to back them, it usually pays to get your bets on early. With these sort of games, bookies will often cut the odds a few hours before kick-off, as the majority of punters start thinking about having a bet and inevitably end up backing the favourite and pushing the price in. Yet again, William Hill are taking an uncharacteristic risk with their 4/6 about Newcastle to beat Birmingham. OK, so the Blues are top of the Championship and have had a good rest after their weekend match with Leeds was postponed. However, there's no evidence to suggest a break benefits a team and, in some cases, a lack of match practice can make sides rusty. The Magpies, on the other hand, will be full of beans after an impressive 3-2 win at White Hart Lane and punters can fill their boots with Hills' 5/1 First Goalscorer quote about Obafemi Martins. Wednesday's two other replays involve Fulham playing Leicester and Spurs hosting Cardiff. However, while the 1/2 (VCbet) about the Cottagers and the 4/11 (bet365) about Tottenham might not get you too excited (even if they are best price!), why not plump for an even money double on the pair instead, courtesy of Sporting Odds? Steed Malbranque is looking trusty for Spurs at the moment and is value at 10/1 (Paddy Power) to open the scoring, while Fulham are not renowned for keeping clean sheets, making bet365's 11/1 about a 3-1 home victory worth a few quid.