The FA Cup fourth round replays occur over the duration of this week, with five games set to take place. The standout game sees Aston Villa take on Chelsea on Wednesday night in the only all English Premier League clash, while the remaining games are made up of EFL Championship sides except for Nottingham Forest.
With the FA Cup’s history of providing drama and fantastic action, we’ve picked out our top tips and booking codes for the upcoming games:
Southampton vs Watford
Southampton have enjoyed a fantastic season under new manager Russell Martin so far after relegation from the Premier League , sitting second place behind a sensational Leicester City side in the Championship. The Saints had a difficult start to the season, losing four of their first seven games, but have gone 23 games since without taking a loss.
Watford, on the other hand, have struggled to pick up victories throughout their season. 11 draws in the league leaves them with the second most of any side, while they have drawn three of their last four in all competitions.
While Watford will try to make this a tough match for the Saints, we expect Southampton to claim the victory and progress into the next round in this one.
Southampton to win, 1.55 (90 minutes only)
Nottingham Forest vs Bristol City
Nottingham Forest will have been extremely disappointed to have drawn the original match with Bristol City, as Bristol City currently sit 18 places behind Forest in the English league pyramid. However, Forest have struggled to pick up wins since the turn of the new year with just one victory in their six games in 2024. Bristol City have also been rather poor since the beginning of 2024, with them also picking up just one win in their eight games since New Year’s Day.
While both sides aren’t in great form coming into the game, we expect that Nottingham Forest’s overall quality will shine through in this game and be too much for Bristol City to handle.
Nottingham Forest to win, 1.55
Aston Villa vs Chelsea
Aston Villa come into this game having ended their three game run of no victories with a 5-0 battering of Sheffield United, leaving them with plenty of confidence coming into this one.
Chelsea will have much lower confidence coming into this one than their opponents, with them losing both of their last games and conceding four goals in each. With the last loss coming against Wolves, Chelsea now sit in the bottom half of the table with just 31 points from 23 games.
Villa are unbeaten in their last three meetings with Chelsea, including the 0-0 draw in the initial fourth round match.
With Villa flying high this season, with them sitting in fourth place, and Chelsea struggling, we expect that Aston Villa will win this one and progress into the next round.
Aston Villa to win, 2.20
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