FA Cup betting tips, 45/1 accumulator & predictions

Wolves vs Brentford predictions

Thomas Frank described Brentford’s failure to beat a Wolves team that had to play with 10 men for 81 minutes of the original tie as a “missed opportunity”. 

It certainly was. Wolves are now the favourites to advance with football betting sites as the Bees prepare to face opponents they've failed to beat in the last six meetings.

Brentford will also be without every member of their first-choice front three. Ivan Toney’s ban does not end until Wednesday, Yoane Wissa is at the Africa Cup of Nations, and Bryan Mbeumo is out injured. Kevin Schade, the first reserve, is also on the treatment table.

Wolves will therefore be reasonably confident about keeping a clean sheet in this one and their superior strength in depth, even without top scorer Hwang Hee-chan, who is at the Asian Cup, should ultimately help them advance to round four.

Bristol City vs West Ham predictions

(Tuesday 7.45pm, BBC One)

West Ham have been largely excellent over the last couple of months, but they are in danger of suffering a surprise exit from the FA Cup in midweek.

Held to a 1-1 draw by Bristol City earlier this month, the Hammers head to Ashton Gate without several key players and it may be worth considering the Robins when looking at the odds for this one on betting sites.

Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta are out injured, while Mohammed Kudus is representing Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations. That leaves West Ham without their three main attackers, plus Michail Antonio.

Liam Manning is still settling in at Bristol City and the former Oxford United manager will know how big a win in this match could be for his standing among the club’s supporters.

Everton vs Crystal Palace predictions

(7.45pm Wednesday)

The FA Cup third round kicked off with Crystal Palace and Everton battling out a goalless draw at Selhurst Park. To call it a damp squib would be an understatement.

The most memorable moment of the match was the red card controversially shown to Dominic Calvert-Lewin, a decision which Everton successfully appealed against.

The striker is therefore available on Wednesday, but he has only scored four goals this season and has missed 10 big chances in the Premier League - more than all but five players.

Crystal Palace also struggle to put the ball in the back of the net, so goals could be at a premium when these two teams lock horns on Merseyside.

Everton vs Crystal Palace tip: Under 2.5 goals – 10/13 Unibet

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A London-based football specialist, Greg Lea has written for multiple top publications including The Guardian and ESPN with coverage of the Premier League, Champions League and World Cup. He contributes football betting tips to The Independent.