Friday 19th March 2021

In Across the Leagues EXTRA today:

• FA Cup quarter finals…
• Four games in the Premier League…
• Weekend Accas…

If things go to plan, there could be up to 20,000 fans allowed into Wembley for the FA Cup final on 15th May….

The match is one of the pilot events being considered by the powers that be this Spring, along with the Snooker World Championships.

I think we’ve all had enough of ‘ghost games’ in empty stadiums. And the thought of a Wembley crowd only adds extra incentive to the eight teams dreaming of a place in this season’s final…

The FA Cup quarter finals take place this weekend:

• Bournemouth v Southampton – Sat 12.15pm, BT Sport

• Everton v Man City – Sat 5.30pm, BT Sport

• Chelsea v Sheff Utd – Sun 1.30pm, BBC One 

• Leicester v Man Utd – Sun 5pm, BBC One

There’s no Premier League Predictor game this weekend. But there are four top-flight fixtures taking place, and we’ve included them in our predictions table as usual, along with the FA Cup games…

Weekend Predictions…

Here are our predictions for the weekend, along with Mark Lawrenson at the BBC:

Weekend Accas…

Match Results:

When our Match Result predictions match up, my colleague Shaun & I roll these picks into an accumulator.

This weekend we have the same opinions on 3 of the 4 FA Cup matches:

• Southampton
• Man City
• Leicester v Man Utd – Draw  

The treble pays 9/1 with Marathonbet.

Total Goals:

In the Under/ Over 2.5 Goals totals, we’ve got 5 games matching-up, across the FA Cup and Premier League:

• Fulham v Leeds – UNDER 2.5
• Brighton v Newcastle – UNDER 2.5
• Aston Villa v Tottenham – UNDER 2.5
• Chelsea v Sheff Utd – UNDER 2.5
• Bournemouth v Southampton – OVER 2.5

The 5-fold acca pays 28/1 with Marathonbet.

Correct Scores…

On the Correct Scores, we’ve got the same score-line prediction for this game:

• Southampton to win 2-1 at Bournemouth is 8/1 with Bet365

Have a good weekend…

Best wishes,

Oliver Upstone

Across the Leagues Extra