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Celtic are two points behind Rangers with a game in hand, so Rangers will be keen to win this game. Not only to keep their rivals at bay, but also to close the gap on top-of-the-table Hearts. Rangers' last home game saw them come from behind twice to eventually beat Hearts. There never appears to be much between these two teams, but at the moment momentum appears to be with Rangers. Go with the home side to make it eleven consecutive home wins in all competitions.

Two sets of supporters who would have been hoping that their respective clubs were doing better than they are. Forest have recently appointed a new manager who led his team to victory at Fenerbahçe and were then unlucky to lose against Liverpool. With Brighton not doing all that well at home, take Forest to get the win.

The woes of Tottenham continue in the Premiership, and after three successive defeats they find themselves just four points from the relegation zone. Things don't appear to get any easier for the Spurs faithful as they travel to Fulham, a team who have beaten them in their last two meetings.

At the time of writing, Manchester United appear to have been rejuvenated under the leadership of Michael Carrick. They are currently ten points ahead of Palace in the table. Earlier in the season, Manchester United traveled to Palace and came away with all three points.

Based on their respective last game results, this should be a win for Premiership leaders Arsenal. In their last match they won away at Tottenham, while Chelsea could only draw at home to relegation-threatened Burnley. The last five times Chelsea have travelled to Arsenal, they have been defeated.

Middlesbrough have won on their last four visits to Birmingham. Birmingham were well beaten by Millwall in their last game. That win moved Millwall to within four points of second-placed Middlesbrough. Although Middlesbrough have only drawn their last two games following the defeat to Coventry, their record at Birmingham suggests they will return to winning ways.

Real Madrid are currently second in the table on sixty points. Getafe are five points above the relegation zone on twenty-nine points. Real Madrid have won their last seven home games: five in La Liga and two in the Champions League. Getafe have lost each of their last ten visits to Real Madrid. In their last seven visits, Getafe failed to score a single goal in six of those matches.

Both sides are in the top half of the Premiership, with Brentford four points higher. They have won their last three visits to Bournemouth. They have also won their last four away games. With an FA Cup game coming up away at West Ham, the manager will be keen to keep the winning away sequence going.

Burnley are in deep relegation trouble, while Everton are eighth in the Premiership table. Everton have been struggling at home of late, but they have beaten Burnley the last three times they welcomed them.

Sunderland have taken just one point from their last four Premiership games and are now only six points above Leeds in the Premiership table. The last four home games played by Leeds have seen them win two and lose two. One of those wins was against a team higher in the table than Fulham. Both defeats came against the top two teams in the Premiership. Leeds beat Sunderland the last time they welcomed them.

Following three consecutive wins, Oldham have climbed to fourteenth in the table. In their last ten home games, the top-of-the-table team have won seven and drawn three. They have hosted Oldham twice before, and each time they have won without their opponents scoring.

The home form of Wolves has taken an upturn. Having drawn with Arsenal, they followed that up with a win against Aston Villa, who are higher in the table than Liverpool.

In the table, Cheltenham are nine points ahead of Barrow, who have lost their last five away games. Cheltenham won their last home game and also won at Barrow earlier in the season.

Derby, who still have a chance of finishing in the play-offs, take on Sheffield Wednesday, who have already been relegated. Sheffield Wednesday have taken just one point from their last ten away Championship games. Derby have won their last two home games.

Now we are getting towards the serious end of this competition. Every chance managers will choose to play a near full-strength team. If that is the case, then their current Premiership form may come into play. In the Premiership, West Ham are currently in the relegation zone, while Brentford are seventh. Brentford have won their last four away games: three in the Premier League and one in the FA Cup. Brentford have won on their last two visits to West Ham, and in each of those games they kept a clean sheet in low-scoring matches.

Bodø/Glimt dispatched Inter Milan to reach this stage of the competition. Inter Milan were top of Serie A when they lost to Bodø/Glimt. With Sporting playing in what is probably a weaker league, there is every reason to think that Bodø/Glimt can win the first leg of this tie.

It's been nearly thirty years since Newcastle beat Barcelona. At the time of writing, Barcelona have lost their last two away games. In the Champions League, Barcelona beat Newcastle by the odd goal in three back in September last year. Since then, Newcastle have won all their Champions League home games, which were against Benfica, Athletic Bilbao, PSV, and Qaraba?.

With Manchester City already through to the next round, Real Madrid were not convincing in their win against Benfica to reach this stage of the competition. Manchester City won on their last visit to Real Madrid, which was in the first round of matches in this season's Champions League competition.

By their standards, Motherwell are having a fantastic season. They are fourth in the table, one place behind Celtic, who are not having the best of seasons. They beat Celtic when they welcomed them at the end of December. It's been over ten years since Motherwell won at Celtic. However, with the form of these two teams, it is not beyond the realms of possibility that Motherwell can win.