SOCCER FOOTBALL 24H

Tottenham v West Brom Monday, 20:00 Match Odds If you fancy a shock then you can choose to lay the home side at  1.25 , back the Draw at  6.80 , or back an away win at  18.00 . Over/Under 2.5 Goals The market suggests we'll see at least three goals and I agree, though my gut feeling is that Tottenham will get them on their own, and if that's the case then we're best looking at other markets to try and profit from this game rather than take the  1.72  that's available on  Over 2.5 Goals . To Score For those who like to back a player to score I think by far the best option is to back  Harry Kane in this market at around  1.80 . Recommended Bets Back Tottenham to Win 3-0 @   8.00 Back Any Other Home Win @   4.40 Back Harry Kane To Score @   1.80

Teenage forward Jose Mauri had a late goal chalked off for offside as frustrated AC Milan were held to a goalless draw at home to Carpi after bizarrely performing a version of the Haka before kick-off. The 19-year-old replacement Mauri latched onto Giacomo Bonaventura's pass to bury the best chance of a low-quality encounter, only to see what would have proved his debut Milan goal ruled out. Mauri had two more chances in his industrious cameo but could not break the deadlock, leaving Milan with just one win in their last seven matches. While Milan's attempts to boost their European qualification hopes were thwarted by the draw, Carpi will have left the Italian city of industry in relatively high spirits. The relegation battlers were able to put another point between themselves and the drop zone, sitting two points ahead of 18th-placed Frosinone with four games to play.

Youssef El Arabi's hat-trick snatched a La Liga lifeline as Granada hammered Levante 5-1 to climb out of the drop zone and consign their relegation rivals to the foot of the table. Isaac Success, El Arabi and Ruben Rochina all found the net in a first-half blitz that stunned the visitors and all-but sealed victory by the break. Ruben Garcia hit back for Levante with less than 10 minutes to play, only for El Arabi to convert his second spot-kick three minutes later. And in the third minute of added time El Arabi struck again, to rub salt into the open wound for the lacklustre and dejected visitors. Granada climbed out of the bottom three moved them one point ahead of Sporting Gijon with just four games of the season to play.

Sturridge's strike in Liverpool's 4-0 rout of Everton on Wednesday took him to the landmark in double-quick time, with only three players in the club's post-war history - Albert Stubbins, Roger Hunt and Fernando Torres - reaching 50 goals faster than his 87. The quality of the England striker, 26, has never been in doubt at Anfield but his injury record has counted against him. With Divock Origi emerging as the first-choice frontman in Jurgen Klopp's team, there have been suggestions Liverpool might try to cash in on the former Chelsea and Manchester City man this summer. But Sturridge has dropped a heavy hint that he sees his future at Anfield. Sturridge is set to start against Newcastle on Saturday and could now have an even bigger role in next Thursday night's Europa League semi-final first-leg tie against Villareal. Origi yesterday had scans on the ankle injury he sustained against Everton but no timescale has yet been put on his absence.

Preston v Burnley Friday 22 April, 19:45 Match Odds The visitors are  2.14  to pick up three more vital points in the race for an automatic promotion spot with the draw  3.35  and a home win the outsider at  3.75 . Given that North End have  only won seven  of their 21 home games this season, the question is are we confident Dyche's men can win and is a touch over evens a fair price about them doing so? Over/Under 2.5 goals At the prices then overs is probably the value call but alternative I prefer, however, is the  2.06 we can get about  both teams to score . This bet has landed in  six of Preston's last seven games  and eight of Burnley's last nine on the road. Recommended Bets Back both teams to score at   2.08  *best bet Dutch the 1-1 and 1-2 correct scorelines at average odds of   4.60

Liverpool  1.69  v Everton  5.70 ; The Draw  4.20 Wednesday, 20:00 Match Odds Martinez drew four of those aforementioned five intercity showdowns, yet the exception was a resounding 4-0 loss on one of his two trips to Anfield, and the form firmly points to another home triumph at  the rather appealing price of   1.69 . Both Teams to Score Everton have failed to fire in just two of their last nine away days and in one of those they were reduced to ten men shortly after half time. The Toffees notched at least three goals in four of those contests, while they have kept one clean sheet in eight league assignments at all venues, so  both teams to score has to be fancied at   1.77 . A Liverpool victory can be combined with goals for both clubs at  odds of   3.50 . Recommended Bet: Back Liverpool to win and both teams to score @   3.50

Deportivo La Coruna v Barcelona Wednesday 19:00  (Live on Sky Sports 3) Deportivo   15.00 , Barcelona  1.24 , The Draw  7.40 Recommended Bet Back Both Teams to Score @   1.90 Athletic Bilbao v Atletico Madrid Wednesday 19:45 Athletic   4.20 , Atletico  2.10 , The Draw  3.40 Recommended Bet Back Over 2.5 Goals @   2.44 Real Madrid v Villarreal Wednesday 21:00  (Live on Sky Sports 3) Real   1.23 , Villarreal  13.50 , The Draw  8.00 Recommended Bet 0.5pts - Back Draw/Real Madrid @   5.30 0.25pts - Back 0-0 Correct Score @   50.00

Hertha Berlin  6.40  v Borussia Dortmund  1.63 ; The Draw  4.30 Wednesday, 19:30 So why are they  6.40   to triumph over a Borussia Dortmund side a mere two places higher up the table who experienced some cup heartache last week? Perhaps because though they are close to their opponents in terms of position, they are nowhere near on points, with the gap of 22 being the same that separates Hertha from Frankfurt in second bottom. Four of the latest six  earned them half-time leads , which is something that they enjoyed in three of their previous five scraps with Hertha too. Recommended Bet:  Back Borussia Dortmund to lead at half time @   2.20

Juventus  1.57  v Lazio  7.40 ; The Draw  4.20 Wednesday, 19:45 Massimiliano Allegri's men also boast ten successive domestic shutouts in front of their fans, which is ideal form to carry into a clash with a Lazio side who have  fired blanks in six of their seven scraps  with the current top three across all competitions this term. The Biancocelesti have lost five of their past six meetings with the champions too, scoring zero in every one of those reverses. Recommended Bet:  Back Juventus to win to nil @   2.50 AC Milan   1.50  v Carpi  8.60 ; The Draw  4.60 Thursday, 19:45 The Biancorossi have since settled into the top tier and are even on course to stay up, but they haven't beaten anybody ninth or higher, losing 11 of 15 such contests, while their hosts haven't been defeated by a bottom-six foe, conquering three of the last four that they faced, despite being away. They  haven't led at half time  in six m...

An evaluation by the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) has found that Barcelona's Lionel Messi is valued at 141 million euros, while Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 101 million. The final figures were determined by an Analytic Hierarchy Process multicriteria method. It acknowledges variables such as number of goals, assists per game, bookings, leadership and marketing generated by the Argentine and Portuguese players. Messi and Ronaldo will once again be analysed by the 'Mooc' course, which will begin on April 25 and free enrolment is available at www.upvx.es. The study is in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. In addition, both players were compared to other teammates including Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez at Real, and Luis Suarez and Neymar for the Blaugrana.

Tottenham cut Leicester's lead at the Barclays Premier League summit to five points as two goals each from Harry Kane and Dele Alli secured a win at Stoke which was as comprehensive as it was timely. Sunday's fractious draw with West Ham saw Claudio Ranieri's men drop points for the first time since March 1 and Mauricio Pochettino's men capitalised in style at the Britannia Stadium. Making light work of the pressure and scrutiny, Kane and Alli each netted a brace as Spurs despatched of Europa League hopefuls Stoke 4-0.

Newcastle  6.00  v Man City  1.60 ; The Draw  4.60 Tuesday, 19:45 Match Odds Newcastle finally have some momentum, but so do their guests and the statistics do a great job of explaining why  they are   6.00  outsiders. Man City Win To Nil Man City have conceded a single goal across their nine trips to sides placed tenth or lower and have also locked out Newcastle on their most recent three ventures to St James' Park, so  they have to be fancied to win to nil at odds of around   3.00 . Recommended Bet: Back Man City to win to nil @   3.00