Tottenham v Norwich Betting Tips: Spurs to reach quarter-finals?
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Tottenham will be hoping to reach the last eight of the FA Cupagainst Premier League strugglers Norwich City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadiumtonight.
Spurs boss Jose Mourinho won theFA Cup with Chelsea in 2007 and he will be hoping to repeat the feat in whatlooks like being Tottenham’s best hope of silverware this season.
For Norwich, the FA Cup hasprovided some solace from what has been a difficult campaign. Daniel Farke’sside remain adrift at the foot of the Premier League table but may have turneda corner with victory over Leicester last Friday.
The action gets underway at 7:45pmvia the Red Button on BBC iPlayer and we’ve got all the pre-match odds and inforight here…
Match Odds
Spurswill start the game as 4/7favourites as they bid to make home advantage count. Tottenham haveprogressed to the quarter-finals on nine of the last 10 occasions they’vereached this stage of the competition.
But Mourinho’s men have needed a replay in both of their FA Cup matches so far this season against Middlesbrough and Southampton after 1-1 draws away from home. If the scores remain level after 90 minutes extra time and penalties will be played with a price of 17/5 for a draw.
CanNorwich spring a surprise? The Canaries are 9/2to win in 90 minutes having already beaten Preston and Burnley away from home.They’re 5/2 to progress by any method as they bid to reach the quarter-finalfor the first time since 1992.
Talking tactics
Both sides have fresh injury woesand will be missing key players tonight.
Spurs will be without Harry Kane,Son Heung-Min and Moussa Sissoko, while Hugo Lloris is missing with a groinproblem. Erik Lamela looks set to return with Gedson Fernandes pushing foranother start.
Dele Alli looks set to continue ina false No.9 role with Tanguy Ndombele looking to start in the centre ofmidfield in a 4-3-3 formation alongside Harry Winks.
Norwich will sweat on the fitnessof top scorer Teemu Pukki and midfielder Alexander Tettey. Both players missedtraining through illness this week. Christoph Zimmermann (hamstring), OnelHernandez (knee), and Sam Byram (hamstring) all remain side-lined.
GoalscorerOdds
Goalsseem likely in this one and LucasMoura is 6/5 to score anytime and 11/2 to net two or more. Alli 11/8to score anytime as the pair hope to fill the void left by Kane and Son.
Pukki is 4/1to break the deadlock with Todd Cantwell 11/4 to score anytime inthe match. Both teams to score is priced at 2/3 with over 2.5 goalsin the match at 3/5.
Match info
Where: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium,London
When: 7:45pm, Wednesday 4th March
How to watch: BBC Red Button / BBCiPlayer
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All Odds andMarkets are correct as of the date of publishing.
