Friday football tips: Birmingham can put up a fight against West Brom

Domestic action is back on Friday after the international break and there will be West Midlands pride to fight for when West Brom and Birmingham lock horns in the Championship.

There is also top-flight action in France, Germany, Belgium and Turkey and league football returns across Europe.

Today's best accumulator bets

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Schalke to beat Hannover

Besiktas to beat Istanbul Basaksehir

Paris Saint-Germain to beat Angers

Club Brugge to beat Kortrijk

Schalke have settled down after relegation to the German second division and should have enough to beat Hannover while Besiktas can build on their third spot in Turkey and claim a victory at Istanbul Basaksehir.

PSG should get into the groove and see off Angers, and Club Brugge look likely to be too strong for Kortrijk in Blgium.

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West Brom v Birmingham

Sky Sports Main Event, 8pm

West Brom are among the Championship favourites but need to pick themselves up after losing at Stoke before the international break and Birmingham, who started the season well before hitting a sticky patch, can claim a point at The Hawthorns

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Best bet
Draw

Bet of the day

Cologne to beat Hoffenheim
Sky Sports Mix, 7.30pm

Hoffenheim have won just one of their last six Bundesliga matches and Cologne should be confident as their only loss in their opening seven league games of the season was against champions Bayern Munich.

Stat of the day

Burton v Morecambe
7.45pm

Burton have failed to win eight of their last nine League One matches.

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