Friday football tips: Championship action takes centre stage

Steve Cooper has made a bright start to life as Nottingham Forest manager but, after a 4-0 humbling against Fulham last weekend, they are aiming to bounce back when they head to QPR.

Friday night also features top-flight European action from the Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Today's best accumulator bets

Bets to be placed by 7.30pm

Hoffenheim to beat Hertha Berlin

Nottingham Forest or draw double chance v QPR

Both teams to score in Paris St-Germain v Lille

Both teams to score in Arouca v Tondela

Hoffenheim have won three in a row in all competitions at home and can improve on a fine recent record against opponents Hertha while Nottingham Forest have been going great guns under Steve Cooper and should avoid defeat at QPR.

Ligue 1 and Primeira Liga matches could see plenty of goals. PSG should score against Lille but are difficult to trust defensively and both teams have scored in four of Arouca and Tondela's last five matches in Portugal.

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QPR v Nottingham Forest

Sky Sports Football, 7.45pm

Forest have won four in six under new boss Steve Cooper, the only loss coming last Sunday when they were humbled 4-0 at home by Fulham, and they can bounce back against a leaky QPR defence.

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Best bet
Nottingham Forest draw no bet

Bet of the day

Hoffenheim to beat Hertha Berlin Sky Sports App, 7.30pm

Hoffenheim have won five of their last seven Bundesliga home games and have an excellent record against Hertha. Just a point separates these two in the table but the visitors have leaked 21 goals in nine matches.

Prop bet of the day

PSG v Lille BT Sport 2, 8pm

Paris St-Germain have a squad packed with attacking talent but Lille have a star of their own in Canadian forward Jonathan David, who has scored six goals in his last five Ligue 1 games. If Lille get on target, David could be the man to do it for them at 7-2.

Best bet
Jonathan David to score at any time

Stat of the day

QPR v Nottingham Forest

Since Steve Cooper arrived at the City Ground, Forest are averaging 2.1 points per game compared to QPR's 1.5.

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