S.P.Read Esq: Sheffield United v Spurs

Our daily columnist and pundit S.P. Read Esq. looks ahead to the FA Cup match on Wednesday evening (7.45pm, LIVE SKY) between SHEFFIELD UNITED v SPURS and finds the best opportunities available on Star Spreads, the home of sports spread betting.

Tonight we get to find out who will be making the trip to Wembley to join Chelsea in the final.

Spurs hold a slender 1-0 lead after the first leg and come into this on the back of being dumped out of the FA Cup on Saturday by Leicester, despite leading in the game.

Spurs continue to leak goals and have now not kept a clean sheet in their last 11 away matches.

A one goal deficit was probably the best that Nigel Clough could have hoped for after their first leg at White Hart Lane and the Sheffield United manager is set to recall several of his key senior players tonight.

The series of shock results over the weekend in the FA Cup has given him renewed optimism. He said: “I read some quotes from Bradford players saying the Friday night game, where Cambridge drew 0-0 at home against Manchester United, gave them inspiration and belief.”

“We are going to try to use the weekend in the same sort of way. But the other side of it is that it will have put Spurs on high alert – if the first leg didn’t already – that if you are not careful, lower-league teams can cause you a problem. I think they may be a bit more relaxed at Bramall Lane, because they have a one-goal lead and the onus is very much on us now to go and create.”

Sheffield United v Tottenham
Capital One Cup Semi Final, Second Leg
7.45pm SKY

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
(Maximum 10 matches)
Jan 2015 Capital One Cup Tottenham 1-0 Sheff Utd
Feb 2007 Premiership Sheff Utd 2-1 Tottenham
Aug 2006 Premiership Tottenham 2-0 Sheff Utd
Mar 1994 Premiership Tottenham 2-2 Sheff Utd
Sep 1993 Premiership Sheff Utd 2-2 Tottenham
Mar 1993 Premiership Sheff Utd 6-0 Tottenham
Sep 1992 Premiership Tottenham 2-0 Sheff Utd
Apr 1992 Div 1 (old) Sheff Utd 2-0 Tottenham
Nov 1991 Div 1 (old) Tottenham 0-1 Sheff Utd
Apr 1991 Div 1 (old) Sheff Utd 2-2 Tottenham

I think there will be goals tonight so am happy to sell the time of the third match goal at around 76 minutes with Star Spreads.

Hopefully I can rely on Spurs to concede some again.

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SELL TIME OF THIRD MATCH GOAL for 25 points at around 76 with Star Spreads

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