Joe Whitaker betting column: Draw the likely outcome for Preston's home clash with Cardiff

It’s a Sunday lunchtime kick off for Preston, where Cardiff head up the M6 to Deepdale.
Scott Sinclair is a good bet to score first against CardiffScott Sinclair is a good bet to score first against Cardiff
Scott Sinclair is a good bet to score first against Cardiff

The squad moved into their new training ground last week and will be hoping for immediate dividends.

They have had a mixed start to the season, scoring six away from home in two league games, but being goalless at Deepdale.

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This wont be easy against Cardiff who won their last away game at Nottingham Forest 2-0.

Whilst you need to start winning home games, I can see them both fighting out a draw here, with a 1-1 correct score available at 6/1. Scott Sinclair is really starting to turn it on now and can be backed at 7/1 to score first.

In any other year it would have been one of the biggest top-flight games in years at Goodison Park tomorrow.

Liverpool head across Stanley Park to take on their blue neighbours who find themselves top of the league. It is only October though it must be said Everton have looked very good so far this season.

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The streets around County Road may well be empty, but there is a buzz again with the blue half of the city.

This is obviously the biggest test Everton will have come across under Carlo Ancelotti, and from a betting perspective I still have to fancy the Reds.

Whilst Everton have won four out of four in the league, they have still conceded two against both Brighton and West Brom at home.

If the Liverpool that turned up at Villa Park, do so again, it will be five from five for Everton though freak results very rarely happen on the bounce.

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The Reds should still have the firepower to overcome their rivals and whilst just short of Evens at a best price 17/20 does not look great on paper, it is still worth putting in a treble in my opinion.

The remaining Saturday fixtures look potential banana skins set up for the bookies to have a free day, so I will roll the treble over to the Sunday.

Fulham have found life a little difficult back in the top flight so far, sitting bottom of the league as do their opponents this weekend, Sheffield United.

Chris Wilder will be praying for three points here, and I think he will get them. They have been a tad unlucky so far, being beat by Arsenal, Leeds and Aston Villa by a goal each time. I fancy them to get their season started here and I was surprised to see them better than Evens at 11/10, which looks good value!

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For the final leg, I have to stick Crystal Palace in there at home to rivals Brighton. I am a big fan of Palace at home, who are normally a good price to get something.

They have been beaten in both games since winning at Old Trafford though this is more winnable and whilst Brighton haven’t been too bad so far this season, I think the 7/4 on a home win in south London looks like a very good price!

That rounds the treble up to tasty 9/1 and could be just what the doctor ordered to clear a bit of the doom and gloom!

The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (3:05) is the main race of the weekend at Ascot, with red hot favourite Palace Pier being an odds on shot at around 8/11.

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He is clearly one of the stand out horses of his year group, beating Pinatubo in the St James Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

I think he is just about worthwhile taking on though with a stablemate each way. NAZEEF has won the Falmouth and Sun Chariot Stakes already this season, and with a bit of form on testing ground he looks worth taking a chance one each way at 12/1.