Arsenal vs Leeds United ENGLAND FA CUP Handicap sports betting 1/10 3:45AM GMT 8

Handicap sports betting: Arsenal welcome Leeds United (again) to the Emirates stadium for an FA Cup 3rd round match tomorrow. Last year, it took two cracks at the egg to get past this same club in the cup, and hopefully this year the players can spare themselves a trip to Leeds for a replay and take care of business on the first try. Leeds currently sit 8th in the Championship, a mere point out of the playoff spots, while Arsenal are fifth in the Premier League, one point behind fourth place.


Leeds have plenty of offense this year (led by Ross McCormack with 11 goals and Robert Snodgrass, scorer of last year's penalty against Arsenal, with 8 goals and 9 assists). They have 39 league goals, but they've also conceded 36, including four away at Barnsley recently, so they're susceptible. Nonetheless, they should not be taken lightly by an Arsenal side that has struggled recently to score. The arrival of Thierry Henry into the side could help that, although he is unlikely to put in a full 90 minutes, and might come in off the bench.


Many of Arsenal's starting XI will probably not see the pitch tomorrow, except in defense, where there is little choice in many ways. Lukas Fabianski is hurt still, so Manuel Almunia will probably start in goal (he was on the bench for Fulham). The defense will be a mix of young and old, Ignasi Miquel and Nico Yennaris likely to start at left and right fullback, while Sebastien Squillaci and Laurent Koscielny are likely to feature at center half. It's hard to imagine Wenger pairing Squillaci and Per Mertesacker, just because they are similarly slow, positional defenders.- http://www.theshortfuse.com


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