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The Total Goals Guys are keen to carry on where they left off last week but they'll need some help from Europe's best strikers

A stunningly good weekend for us last weekend and we're hoping for a flurry of goals in this weekends' picks also. The price on a high goals count in both Barcelona v Levante and St. Mirren v Celtic just don't appeal and the odds for Gretna's visit to Ibrox is ridiculous to be honest, odds on for 4 or more . . .

It's been said in this column all season that "Arsenal always score at The Emirates" but that wasn't the case in Wednesdays CL stalemate with AC Milan. It was the Gunners' second successive game without a goal and with a turning point imminent we can't ignore the "odds against" [2.02] price to back 3 or more in the league leaders' lunch time visit to St Andrews. Birmingham snatched an unlikely 1-1 draw at Ashburton Grove in January and only lost 1-0 at home to both Chelsea and Man Utd this season. The form says unders but the Total Goals Guys say overs.

Liverpool dug out a much needed and morale-boosting win over Italian giants Inter Milan on Tuesday night. It put an end to barren spell for the reds and they will look to kick on from this in Saturday's home fixture versus Middlesborough. The visitors haven't lost since New Years Day and we expect Liverpool to put another run to an end come full-time in this one.

Seasonal stats tell you there should be at least two in this contest, with [1.29] available, but we fancy a nibble at the over 2.5 goals price of [2.01]. Carragher and Skrtel are likely to be out and when you consider the striking options now available to Gareth Southgate, Boro will fancy themselves to get in amongst the goals. Side that with a resurgent Liverpool and it's hard to see anything other than the net bulging a few times.

We remain in the Premiership for another go at 3 goals or more and this time in Manchester United's evening visit to St James Park. Newcastle are still seeking their fist win under King Kev and it will be a brave man who backs the Geordies to hit that milestone in this one. The visitors can be caught cold here, it is post-Champions League remember, and one thing that's for sure is that 50,000 Geordies won't accept Utd taking the points home without a fight.

2007/08 season stats suggest there will be between 2 and 3 goals - the philosophy here is similar to the encounter at Anfield in that we expect Man Utd to concede but to take all 3 points and in believing so we are happy to take on 3 goals or more at [1.9]

We go to Spain for our final pick of the weekend, Real Madrid v Getafe to be exact, and once again we are backing 3 goals or more, this time at [1.9]. Forget about conceding goals, the hosts rack up an average of exactly 3 per game and when you consider their 13th placed opponents have quite a high total goals per game average away from home (almost 3 per game) the price is very good indeed. The league leaders, who still have a 100% home record, cannot afford another slip up, having lost their last two away fixtures, and on current home form few could rule out another comfortable home victory over their local rivals.

20% of our balance (£3.97) is being staked on each of our 4 selections.

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