67-57 +4.40 units
. . . And now suddenly the league isn't the priority that it once was. No one has been as impressive as Sunderland in this calendar year, but they're safe from relegation and without any hope of catching a top 4 finish, so their focus is now on their FA Cup run which resumes next Tuesday.
"I am obviously relieved to have the number of points we have at the moment. You wouldn't want it to slip away, but by the same token, the FA Cup quarter-final game on Tuesday is very important. At some stage or another, there are one or two players who haven't played that many minutes since December and maybe before that, and I would like to know the capabilities of the young players before the summer.''
QPR may not be much, but they've got something to play for and are following a spirit-lifting comeback on Wednesday
QPR +0.5 (-127)
. . . and Sunderland's opponent in the FA Cup 6th round on Tuesday who rested players in a league game against cross town rival Liverpool. It's always tough to go to Wales, less so without a full squad
Swansea +140
. . . And now suddenly the league isn't the priority that it once was. No one has been as impressive as Sunderland in this calendar year, but they're safe from relegation and without any hope of catching a top 4 finish, so their focus is now on their FA Cup run which resumes next Tuesday.
"I am obviously relieved to have the number of points we have at the moment. You wouldn't want it to slip away, but by the same token, the FA Cup quarter-final game on Tuesday is very important. At some stage or another, there are one or two players who haven't played that many minutes since December and maybe before that, and I would like to know the capabilities of the young players before the summer.''
QPR may not be much, but they've got something to play for and are following a spirit-lifting comeback on Wednesday
QPR +0.5 (-127)
. . . and Sunderland's opponent in the FA Cup 6th round on Tuesday who rested players in a league game against cross town rival Liverpool. It's always tough to go to Wales, less so without a full squad
Swansea +140