Saturday football tips: Boro bidding for another FA Cup upset against Chelsea

Having beaten Manchester United and Tottenham in the last two rounds of the FA Cup, Middlesbrough are eyeing another shock when they host European champions Chelsea in the last eight.

In the Premier League, top-four hopefuls Arsenal bid to bounce back from their midweek loss to Liverpool as they head to Aston Villa and it is a busy Saturday in the EFL and across Europe.

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Bets to be placed by 3pm Saturday

Swansea to beat Birmingham

MK Dons to beat Cambridge

Cheltenham to beat Wimbledon

Wigan to beat Morecambe

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Aston Villa v Arsenal

BT Sport 1, 12.30pm Saturday

Arsenal suffered a 2-0 home defeat to Liverpool on Wednesday but they have an excellent record against the teams below them in the Premier League and should pick up three points at Villa Park.

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Best bet
Arsenal

Middlesbrough v Chelsea

BBC One, 5.15pm Saturday

Middlesbrough have knocked out Manchester United and Tottenham in the FA Cup, both after low-scoring draws in 90 minutes, and the Championship side can keep things tight when they host Chelsea in the quarter-finals.

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Best bet
Under 2.5 goals

Bet of the day

Sheffield Wednesday to Gillingham 3pm Saturday

League One playoff hopefuls Sheffield Wednesday are getting some key players back from injury and look primed for a ninth win in 12 matches against depleted hosts Gillingham.

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Assist bet of the day

Aston Villa v Arsenal BT Sport 1, 12.30pm Saturday

Aston Villa veteran Ashley Young could be pressed into service at left-back and he may have a tough time against Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka, who is 4-1 with bet365 to claim a sixth assist of the Premier League campaign.

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Best bet
Bukayo Saka to register an assist

Stat of the day

Greuther Furth v Freiburg 2.30pm Saturday

Greuther Furth have lost all eight of their Bundesliga games against top-six clubs, conceding 36 goals.

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