Dan Fitch has tips for all four of the FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend and is backing wins for Wolves, Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool.
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Liverpool will continue march to quadruple
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Another win for Manchester City against Magpies
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Wolves will come out on top in local clash
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Chelsea can take step towards another final
It's a West Midlands derby to kick off the FA Cup quarter-finals, when Wolves take on Championship outfit Coventry.
The Sky Blues are the top scorers in this season's competition since the first round, with 16 goals. They have yet to face Premier League opposition however, so this is a big step up in class. They do at least come into this match off the back of some decent results, beating Rotherham and Watford in their last two games.
Wolves have defeated Brentford, West Brom and Brighton to reach this stage. We have to assume that they will progress here and you can back a home win and under 4.5 goals at 10/111.91.
The Saturday evening cup tie sees the reigning FA Cup holders Manchester City host Newcastle United.
Newcastle knocked City out of the Carabao Cup, but it seems unlikely that lightning will strike twice. They have a wretched record in this fixture, losing 15 of their last 16 away games at the Citizens. Defeats on the road in their last two Premier League away matches against Arsenal and Chelsea, also looks like a poor omen for the Magpies.
Manchester City look set to create FA Cup history by becoming the first team to reach six consecutive semi-finals. They have conceded in each of their last three victories, so a home win and both teams to score looks overpriced at 6/42.50.
It's a repeat of the 2021 FA Cup final as Chelsea plot revenge on Leicester.
The Foxes won that encounter, but they now find themselves in the Championship. Leicester are top of the second-tier, but their form has dipped in recent weeks and automatic promotion is no longer a certainty. They have only won two of their last six games (D1 L3).
Chelsea are erratic, especially when it comes to defending. They beat Leicester's promotion rivals Leeds 3-2 in the last round and this is another match where a home win and both teams to score should land, this time at 7/42.75.
The most highly-anticipated of these FA Cup quarter-finals has been left for last, as Manchester United clash with their arch rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford.
Despite United's home advantage, Liverpool are expected to progress. Jurgen Klopp's team are relentlessly pursuing a quadruple, having already landed the Carabao Cup. They come into this match off the back of a 6-1 home win against Sparta Prague in the Europa League, in which Klopp was able to rotate and give minutes to players like Mohamed Salah who need to rebuild their fitness.
Manchester United have faced a similar test recently, when they took on Manchester City. On that occasion they were well beaten and based on their performance in that encounter, Liverpool look a relatively big price to win at 3/41.75.