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FA Cup Quarter-Final Betting Tips: City and Hammers backed, Arsenal to toil
Football betting tips: FA Cup Quarter-Finals
- Man City to score goal 1 and Bernardo Silva booked at 4/1
- Under 3.5 goals Chelsea/Port Vale at 13/10
- Southampton most corners at 9/2
- West Ham to win to nil at 13/4
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Man City vs. Liverpool – Home win and tasty tackles
Sat, 12.45pm BST
The Reds expect to have Mo Salah back, a big plus given that he boasts 21 goal involvements in 25 previous meetings with City. He is 11/8 to score or assist at the weekend.
From a results perspective, however, it’s the hosts who are fancied, especially after completing a league double over Arne Slot’s side this term, and emphatically so. Across the two games, the Blues racked up 13 shots on target to Liverpool’s five.
It would not surprise either if City converted early, doing so inside 25 minutes in 54% of their home fixtures in 2025/26. Indeed, since the new year, they have notched first in ten of their 11 games at the Etihad.
Liverpool have only scored first in four of their ten away fixtures in 2026.
We can expect tackles to fly in too, their two prior encounters this season producing an above-average number of fouls, with a misdemeanour every 3.1 minutes. Unsurprisingly this resulted to a high volume of cautions, with six bookings in each clash, plus a red card for Szoboszlai.
Bernardo Silva stands out in this regard. The midfielder has been booked in half of his 16 clashes with the Merseysiders.
Chelsea vs. Port Vale – A valiant effort
Sat, 17.15pm BST
There is very little about the Valiants’ tremendous run to the last eight that makes sense, but such is the alchemy of the cup.
No team has scored fewer goals this season in the third tier, a paltry 0.7 per 90. They have averaged just 3.24 shots on target.
The most damning detail of all of course is they are rock-bottom of League One with relegation almost an inevitability.
The temptation therefore is to back a comprehensive home victory, for all of the problems that Chelsea have right now under Liam Rosenior.
After all, the Blues have played three Championship sides – all away – to reach the quarters, and have scored 4+ goals on each occasion. Over 3.5 goals for the Blues then seems like a sensible shout at 5/6.
But Port Vale are nothing if not competitive, with the fifth best player duels return in their league. And though losing league games have become the norm they tend not to suffer heavy defeats.
Port Vale’s ultimate dream is to pull off a headline-grabbing smash-and-grab at the Bridge. Their objective though – one they will fight tooth and nail to achieve – is to not be outclassed.
Southampton vs. Arsenal – Gunners weakened
Sat, 8pm BST
Such is the severity of Arsenal’s injury concerns, their team almost picks itself.
Half of their back-line is unavailable while Rice, Trossard and Saka are unlikely to be risked. Madueke and Eze are both out.
A front three of Martinelli, Jesus and their young sensation Max Dowman is anticipated with Kai Havertz scheming behind them. All four combined have 500 fewer Premier League minutes this season than Viktor Gyokeres.
This is hardly ideal when we factor in Southampton’s superb and sustained form, unbeaten since mid-January and keeping clean sheets in six of their last seven at St Marys.
At the other end, Finn Azaz can inflict some damage, ably assisted by Shea Charles from midfield.
So should the hosts be fancied to pull off a major cup upset? It certainly tempts at 15/2 but the shrewder bet concerns corners, with Southampton winning a healthy 6.2 per 90 at home all season.
Arsenal meanwhile have been starved of them of late, largely due to the opposition being fearful of their threat at set-pieces.
Mikel Arteta’s side have won just 4.3 per 90 across their last six contests away from the Emirates.
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West Ham vs. Leeds – Goals at a premium
Sun, 4.30pm BST
A thoroughly entertaining 2-2 draw, settled by pens, played out at the London Stadium in the previous round. Leeds, for their part, comfortably beat Norwich 3-0.
In the league though goals have been at a premium, at both ends, for both clubs.
Only one of the Hammers’ last seven Premier League fixtures produced over 2.5 goals, that being a heavy loss at Anfield. Leeds’ last four outings combined have produced just two goals, both at the Yorkshire side’s expense.
They last scored against Premier League opposition seven hours ago.
Courtesy of wayward finishing – Leeds have the third worst chance conversion rate in the top-flight – and predictability in their build-up play neither side prompts much confidence going forward, though Jarrod Bowen’s endeavour tips the balance in the host’s favour.
A narrow home win to nil beckons.
Odds correct as of April 2nd 2026. Recommended bets are advised to over-18s.
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