Holtby could be Fulham’s key man as they look to upset Newcastle

Fulham remain bottom of the pile in the Premier League after losing their relegation six-pointer with Cardiff City at the weekend.

Felix Magath’s side remain four points adrift of West Brom in 18th and six points off Crystal Palace in 17th.

The Whites are now 10/11 to finish bottom and 1/7 to be relegated to the Championship.

If they are to turn things around then a result against Newcastle is vital on Saturday.

Magpies manager Alan Pardew won’t be in the away dugout after receiving a £100,000 fine and seven-game ban by the FA and this could be the break that the Whites have been crying out for.

Fulham are 85/40 underdogs with BetVictor, Newcastle 7/5 and the draw 12/5 and despite Newcastle winning their last two they had previously lost their last three and remain vulnerable.

Lewis Holtby scored away at the Bluebirds last week and looks a good shout at 16/1 to punish the Magpies and score the opener.

Similarly, the 5/1 for the German international to score anytime looks far, far too big – tuck in accordingly.

Chelsea, the new 5/6 favourites for the title after a 4-0 demolition of London rivals Spurs, are 8/15 to continue their great form and beat Aston Villa on Saturday.

They are now unbeaten in 76 games home league games under boss Jose Mourinho, who heads the betting for March’s Premier League League Manager of the Month award at 5/2.

Star player Eden Hazard has attracted similar support and has been cut to 6/1 with BetVictor to be the player of the month after yet another vintage performance.

Chelsea can build on their lead at the top when they visit Villa, who are 6/1 to cause the upset with the draw 3/1.

Villa beat Norwich 4-1 a fortnight ago but they often come a cropper against the big boys.

Chelsea should run out ready winners and the 5/4 for them in the half-time/full-time market with BetVictor looks far too big.

They should be able to follow up with Galatasaray’s arrival at the Bridge on Tuesday, in the side’s Champions League last-16 second leg and we make them 1/6 to qualify for the quarter-finals.

The Blues are 4/11 to win on the night, the Turkish visitors 15/2 and the draw 19/5.

It should be a comfortable victory back on home soil, the 2-0 correct score appealing most at 6/1.

At the time of writing Chelsea are 14/1 for the Champions League and likely to shorten further should they, as predicted, move smoothly into the next round.

For all your weekend odds check out betvictor.com.

Be lucky.

Charlie

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