SOCCER FOOTBALL 24H

Crystal Palace v Liverpool Saturday 31st March, 12:30 Live on Sky Sports Crystal Palace out of the relegation zone Crystal Palace  manager  Roy Hodgson  hailed a "vitally important" victory as his side moved out of the Premier League's relegation zone and  ended a seven-match winless run by beating Huddersfield 2-0 before the international break. The Eagles were on top throughout and secured their success thanks to a goal in each half from  James Tomkins  and  Luka Milivojevic 's penalty. Their improved performance was built on defender  Mamadou Sakho 's leadership at the back, plus the returning  Wilfried Zaha  adding constant pace and trickery down the flanks. Considering Palace have kept  only five clean sheets  throughout the whole season, the shutout was most welcome by Hodgson. Indeed, the Eagles didn't even allow Huddersfield a shot until the 63rd minute and conceded their first on-target effort with just ni...

West Ham v Southampton Saturday 31 March, 15:00 Troubled times This is a defining occasion for West Ham, both for its significance in the  Premier League relegation battle  and as the first match at the London Stadium since the crowd trouble that marred the Hammers'  3-0 home defeat by Burnley  before the international break. David Moyes's side  are 17th in the table on 30 points, one place and two points above Southampton, with eight matches to play. The never-ending battle with injuries goes on, with  Manuel Lanzini  the latest doubt after picking up a knock while on international duty with Argentina. James Collins  is expected to miss out with a hamstring problem, while Winston Reid, Sam Byram, Pedro Obiang and Andy Carroll are all long-term absentees. On the plus side  Edimilson Fernandes  could return from an ankle injury after almost four months out. Double boost for Hughes? Southampton got off to a winning...

Norwich  3.50  v Fulham  2.24 ; The Draw  3.65 We wagered on goals being scored the last time Norwich played at Carrow Road, and the game duly delivered with the Canaries running out 3-2 winners over Reading. It means that the last three games Norwich have played have witnessed a total of  14 goals , just shy of  five per match  on average. That's not a bad starting point when you see a game that at first glance, has goals written all over it. But betting is all about price, and whereas we could back Over 2.5 Goals involving Norwich last time at  2.20 , the price on offer this weekend when Fulham come to town is just  1.77 . In fact, it's  Under 2.5 Goals  that is trading at  2.20  this time, and at the prices, we have to make a case for the latter. And it's pretty easy to make a case in all honesty. Prior to the 3-2 win over Reading, Norwich's last six home games read,  0-0, 1-2, 1-0, 1-1, 0-0, 0-0 . That'...

Brisbane v Central Coast – (Sat 5:35pm) Two points dropped is how the Roar will view their draw with Wellington last week. They failed to produce in a match which had huge finals implications for them. They would have penciled in 6 points for the two games against the cellar dwellers making this one all the more important. The Roar do have the advantage of facing a dejected Mariners side. They were set to take yet another point of the league leaders but conceded with virtually the last kick of the game. Recovering from that will not be easy and The Wolf says that we could see Brisbane get the jump on them early as a result. They are undefeated in their last 11 against the Mariners – a stretch that included 9 wins. They will be extending their unbeaten run thanks to a dominant win. Best Bet: HT/FT – Brisbane/Brisbane ($2.45) Value Bet: Time of 1st Brisbane Goal – Up to 15th minute ($4.00) Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney – (Sat 7:50pm) Somehow the Wanderers are clinging onto 6t...

Inter v Verona Saturday, 14:00 BST Live on Betfair Live Video The "Inter are back" headlines are being dusted off again, after Luciano Spalletti's team blew Sampdoria away last week and made another convincing case for the argument that they can finish the season powerfully and even  have a chance of nicking third place from Roma . Having destroyed Samp with a superb display of  Mauro Icardi  finishing, they'll be eager to do something similar to Verona, and when you consider that this weekend's visitors  lost 5-0 themselves last week  against Atalanta, you can see the logic for a heavy home win at San Siro this week. I know that Verona kept the score down in their trips to Napoli and Lazio, but  Inter have scored an average of 2.3 goals per game in their last 15 meetings  with them, and they are very strong defensively at San Siro. They've kept a clean sheet there in their last three Serie A games, and are likely to do so again, which means tha...