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[u]Ipswich v Bristol City[/u] You have to go back to late August to find the only time Bristol City have been out of the bottom six this season. Although the arrival of manager Derek McInnes sparked a run of four league wins from five in November, the Robins have not managed to climb higher than 19th since those embryonic league tables back at the start of the season. And currently they are on a slide, five defeats from their last six league outings dropping them to 21st in the table. They have lost six of their last seven away matches, and I can see that becoming seven out of eight when they visit a rejuvenated Ipswich. Paul Jewell's side had won four on the spin before last weekend's defeat at Brighton and have lifted themselves into the relative safety of mid-table - their last...

[u]Blackpool v West Ham, KO: Tuesday 20:00[/u] Everyone knows that games in hand are only any use if you win them - and as games in hand go, a trip to Blackpool is not the easiest. Ian Holloway's team selection for the FA Cup tie at Everton (he left out a number of regular starters) suggests he had an eye on this fixture, which is almost as important for the home side as it is for the visitors. The Hammers will go top with a win, but a success for the Tangerines would move them third in the table. It's a tough one to call, given Blackpool are unbeaten in seven league games while the Hammers have won four of their last six. I think the way to go is to look for goals. Eight of Blackpool's last nine league games have produced Over 2.5 Goals, and they have only failed to score once themselves...

[u]Brighton v Millwall [/u] Crazy price alert! Brighton are unbeaten in nine in all competitions, and have won five of their last six at home. They are hosting a Millwall side that has lost five of its last seven. The Seagulls should surely be a shade of odds on - shouldn't they? They are now available to back at 2.1 having been available at 2.22 on Monday. Gus Poyet's side made a superb start having come out of League One and were top of the table in early September. Perhaps understandably they couldn't sustain that and had slid down to 16th by the end of 2011. However, Poyet brought in three loan players from the Premier League (Sam Vokes, Gonzalo Jara and Joe Mattock) and 16 points from the last 18 has lifted them back to 8th.They refused to settle for a draw at Leeds on Saturday,...

[u]Brighton v Nottm Forest[/u] Wrong price alert! Team in seventh at home to team in 22nd, surely the hosts would be around even money . . . at best? I saw the price, so I checked the current form table - perhaps there was a clue there? Nope, Brighton are 10th over the last six games, Forest are 19th. Therefore, to be able to back Albion at 2.36 really does look the bet of the weekend to me. Admittedly the Seagulls were well off colour a few weeks ago, as they went nine games without a win. But they have recaptured the form that saw them top the table in mid-September and have won three of their last four, including both their last two at home. By contrast, Forest were stuffed 4-0 at home by Leeds in midweek to make it four defeats in their last six - and they have also failed to ...