Monday football tips: Leeds bidding to pull clear of relegation battle

There are two matches taking place in England to kickstart the week, with Crystal Palace hosting Leeds in the Premier League and Preston and Blackburn clashing in a Championship Lancashire derby.

Elsewhere, Sassuolo and Juventus meet in Serie A while there are also two fixtures in Portugal's top flight, with leaders Porto heading to Braga and second-placed Sporting in action at Boavista.

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Preston to beat Blackburn

Both teams to score in Sassuolo v Juventus

Toulouse to beat Niort

Sporting to beat Boavista

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Crystal Palace v Leeds

Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League, Monday 8pm

Leeds are still looking over their shoulders in the relegation battle but they have taken ten points from their last four games and can take a major step towards Premier League survival at Crystal Palace, who have a lot less riding on this contest.

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Best bet
Leeds

Bet of the day

Both teams to score & over 2.5 goals in Sassuolo v Juventus
BT Sport 1, 7.45pm Monday

Goals have been a common theme in this fixture, with both sides netting in each of the last six meetings between the pair. At 20-21 with bet365, bettors should back both teams to score and over 2.5 goals, which has landed in 11 of Sassuolo's last 13 home outings.

Best bet
Both teams to score & over 2.5 goals

Prop bet of the day

Preston v Blackburn
Sky Sports Football, 7.30pm Monday

Aston Villa loanee Cameron Archer has been a key player in Preston's success since his arrival in January, scoring seven times in 15 starts, and he looks good value to heap more misery on an out-of-sorts Blackburn side.

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Best bet
Cameron Archer to score

Stat of the day

Braga v Porto BT Sport 2, 6pm Monday

Leaders Porto have won their last 12 away games in the Primeira Liga.

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