Bottomlesspit Football Tips

Last time at Villa, Sunderland broke a long streak of failing to score more than once in a game. In fact they have only scored 2 goals at home twice since November. Forest are hardly prolific away from home either, so a crushingly dull game is surely on the cards. A boring draw here will suit them fine before their European game on Thursday. 0-0 or 1-1, Sunderland won't care either.

This game is just a distraction for Villa. They are guaranteed Cl footy next year, so their attention will on the european game on Thursday night. Fulham have only 3 more meaningless games until they all fly to Benidorm, having finished somewhere between 10th and 14th. Nobody cares about this pointless game of football - least of all these 2 sides.

It doesn't matter how much Spurs need to win - they are rubbish, and have been rubbish since Christmas. There have been recent signs of life, but Wolves, despite also being rubbish, are the form side here. The two will cancel themselves out.

Liverpool have failed to beat Palace 3 times already this season. However, they don't lose many at home - only PSG and Man City. So - a team that doesn't lose, but can't beat Spurs, meets a team whom they can't beat full stop. Surely that screams 'draw' all day. Juicy price too.

Absolute banana skin for the Gunners. They should be taking a 3-point advantage with City being waylaid by the FA Cup, but this will not go to plan. Newcastle have a decent recent record against the Gunners without winning and have been beaten by a single goal on the last three occasions. However, nervous Arsenal can't score (only 4 in 6 games!) and can't buy a win. Newcastle always score. 1-1 looks to be the shout.

Gung-ho Geordies to capitalise on the nerves in the stadium to take the lead within 20 minutes. However, General Howe will do what he has done unsuccessfully for the past 2 seasons, switch off the attack and try to defend this lead. This can only lead to a long and desperate Arsenal siege of the Newcastle goal until the pressure pays off in the last 5 minutes or injury time to turn 3 points dropped into 1 point won.

Man U are incapable of stringing 2 wins together, and having just flattered themselves by beating a hopeless Chelsea by a single goal, they are again due to drop points. Playing at home against the draw kings of the league (5 in a row) this can surely only go one way.