Manchester City vs Salford City

Leg 1: Manchester City To Score Over 4.5 Goals

Best odds of 5/4 at Boyle Sports.

Even with Pep Guardiola expected to rotate more heavily than in the previous round due to the title race tightening against Arsenal, Manchester City should still field a side far too strong for Salford. City showed no mercy last time out, thrashing League One Exeter City 10–1. This fixture also has recent precedent, with City dismantling Salford 8-0 last year. Regardless of rotation, the gulf in quality should again translate into a heavy scoreline.

Norwich City vs West Bromwich Albion

Leg 2: Norwich to win

Best odds of 59/50 at BetMGM UK while publishing.

Norwich look clear of relegation danger and therefore have greater incentive to attack this competition. They demonstrated their intent in the last round with a dominant 5-1 win over Walsall. In league form, Norwich top the table over the last ten matches and have won six of their last seven overall.

West Brom, by contrast, are struggling badly, scoring just once in their last five matches without recording a win. With the Baggies only two points above the relegation zone, rotation is expected. The Canaries also beat The Baggies 0-5 back in January, so have previous against Saturday’s visitors.

Queens Park Rangers vs Blackburn Rovers

Leg 3: QPR to win

Best odds of 6/5 at BetMGM UK while publishing. 

QPR sit just three points off the playoff places, largely driven by excellent home form. They have won six of their last eight matches at Loftus Road, with defeats coming only against in-form Norwich and a bizarre match decided by a late red card and two stoppage-time goals.

Blackburn enter this fixture in turmoil, sitting in the relegation zone after the sacking of Valérien Ismaël. Under interim boss Damien Johnson, they narrowly beat bottom-side Sheffield Wednesday before losing 2–0 to Norwich, managing just six shots.

Preston North End vs Watford

Leg 4: Preston Double Chance

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Preston look set to welcome back their strongest squad of the season, with Andrew Hughes, Milutin Osmajic, and Daniel Jebbison returning, while new signings Callum Lang, Milos Luckovic, and Andrew Moran are all available. Sitting just outside the playoff places, they have lost only eight times in 31 matches and just four times at Deepdale all season. Preston tends to thrive in low-margin games, which suits their underdog status here.

Watford, meanwhile, are winless in six and begin life under new manager Ed Still - a transition period that rarely brings immediate results, especially away from home, where the Hornets have just three wins all season.

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Sheffield Wednesday vs Millwall

Leg 5: Millwall to Win & Both Teams To Score – No

Best odds of 21/20 at AK Bets while publishing.

Sheffield Wednesday remain rooted to the bottom, still on minus seven points and having won only once all season. Their home form is especially bleak: just four draws from 16 matches and only seven goals scored. Even more concerning, they have failed to score in ten consecutive defeats.

Millwall arrive in strong shape, fresh from a 2-0 win at Wrexham, and boast the league’s seventh-best away record. With clean sheets in three of their last four away games, they look well positioned to win without conceding and compound more misery on their soon-to-be-relegated hosts.

Cardiff City vs Luton Town

Leg 6: Cardiff To Win

Best odds of 22/25 at BetMGM UK while publishing.

Cardiff have been formidable at home, winning 12 of their 15 matches this season. Their recent form in the Welsh capital is equally impressive, with nine wins and one draw from their last ten. Luton, by contrast, have collected just one point from their last six away games, including a defeat to ten-man Huddersfield in which they failed to score. With such contrasting home and away trends, Cardiff look strong value to take all three points.