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The head-to-head record between Brentford and Fulham favours today’s visitors, who have won their last three such encounters in a row. However, Brentford have been performing well at home and, incidentally, have drawn their last four league matches in a row. A difficult call, but I’m going for a draw.

Leeds beat Manchester United in the last round, putting on a spectacular display. Playing at home against the bottom side, Leeds have every chance of taking all three points

Following their 2??"7 defeat to Barcelona, Newcastle have now lost two Premier League matches in a row. Bournemouth, after a run of draws, beat Arsenal. This is a match where any result is possible, and I’m going to back a draw.

This 9-year-old gelding is trained by Sarah Joanna Connell. He has two wins to his name. Particularly noteworthy is his victory in the Dublin National Handicap Chase at Leopardstown in March. That was a 3m4½f race, so today’s 4m distance should be well within his capabilities. With a weight of 10-10, he is a genuine contender for a place in this race. In the saddle will be Donagh Meyler, whose record over the last two weeks has been impressive

Roberto De Zerbi is back in the Premier League, and today his Spurs are playing at home against his former club, Brighton. The home side have their backs against the wall. So they’ll be absolutely fired up for this match. I’m backing the home side to win this one

World No. 4 Zhao Xintong is playing against world No. 92 Liam Highfield. Of course, Zhao Xintong has the better chance of winning

On Saturday, Chelsea will host Manchester United at home in their next English Premier League fixture. There have been dramatic changes in the position of these teams compared to the first half of the season. Since Amorim’s dismissal, Man Utd have rapidly picked up momentum and points, climbing into the top four. Chelsea, on the other hand, have lost more games since the managerial change and have now dropped out of the top four. In recent matches, the visitors’ play has looked far more impressive

World No. 14 Mark Allen is playing against world No. 22 Zhang Anda. It’s clear that the two players are roughly equal in ability. However, Allen leads 5??"1 in their head-to-head record, so I’m backing him to win

World No. 11 Barry Hawkins is up against world No. 48 Matthew Stevens. In their head-to-head record, Barry Hawkins leads 5??"3, having won the last four encounters, so I’m backing him to win

22-year-old Antoni Kowalski will face the highly experienced 51-year-old Mark Williams in the first round of the World Championship. Mark Williams is significantly higher in the rankings than his opponent. However, Kowalski has come through the qualifiers in fine form, his game is improving, and on the handicap market I’m backing him to win

World No. 24 Zhou Yuelong is up against world No. 9 Xiao Guodong. The two players are roughly evenly matched. Zhou Yuelong leads 4??"3 in their head-to-head record, and I’m backing him to win on the handicap market