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Dave Rennie hints Quade Cooper could play against All Blacks

11:23pm, 27 August 2021 Wallabies head coach Dave Rennie has hinted that veteran playmaker Quade Cooper could make his long-awaited return to the test arena against the All Blacks next weekend.ADVERTISEMENTRennie gave Cooper a surprise call-up to the Wallabies squad ahead of their Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship campaigns last month after incumbent pivot James O’Connor suffered a groin complaint during Super Rugby Trans-Tasman.Cooper hasn’t played for the Wallabies since 2017, and the 70-test veteran watched on from the stands as the Wallabies were defeated in successive tests in Auckland earlier this month as the All Blacks locked the Bledisloe Cup away for a 19th straight year.

What sacrifice means to the Black Ferns | Healthspan EliteHowever, with the two sides set to meet each other for a third and final time this year at Optus Stadium in Perth next Sunday, Cooper could be called on by Rennie as the Wallabies look to overturn their luckless pair of results.In both tests against the All Blacks, Rennie opted for youngster Noah Lolesio in the No 10 jersey, while the experienced Matt To’omua provided cover off the bench in the first test before starting at No 12 in the second.Lolesio struggled in both matches as he threw two intercept tries across both games and endured a horror night off the kicking tee in the opening clash of the Bledisloe Cup series.To’omua didn’t fare much better when handed his starting opportunity in the midfield as he was also guilty of throwing an intercept that led to a try.ADVERTISEMENTThat has led to speculation over who will be handed the playmaking reins for the third test in Western Australia, and with Cooper hanging in the wings, the Wallabies have an experienced yet brilliantly creative first-five at their disposal.Speaking to media on Friday, Rennie said Cooper has stood out so much since coming into the squad that there is now pressure on the coaching staff to select the 33-year-old in next week’s test.“He’s been fantastic in the group. Can’t speak highly enough of him,” Rennie said of the Hanazono Kintetsu Liners flyhalf.“Even when we had a few days off at the front of the week, he was driving a lot of the training and additional stuff a number of the boys were doing out on the field here or down at the gym.ADVERTISEMENT“He’s been a big contributor to all meetings and discussions and prepared to share his mileage and he’s trained really well.Ardie Savea will make his All Blacks captaincy debut against the Wallabies at Optus Stadium in Perth next Sunday. #AllBlacks #BledisloeCup #RugbyChampionship https://t.co/BCYYECTiLR— RugbyPass (@RugbyPass) August 28, 2021“His ability for pass selection or kicking options has been spot on and it’s been really good, from a training perspective, for us.“He’s pretty much been running the New Zealand play, so he’s been great, and he’s applying pressure on us for selection.”Cooper, alongside Tokyo Sungoliath’s Samu Kerevi and Toulon’s Duncan Paia’aua, is one of three foreign-based players in the current Wallabies squad.As Cooper has been based abroad since the end of 2019, Rennie hasn’t had the chance to see him in action on Australian soil during his tenure as Wallabies boss, but he suggested that won’t count against Cooper’s selection chances.“We’ve been in a tough French series, we’re into our third All Blacks test, you go into a Rugby Championship, and then we tour over the other side of the world and we’re probably playing over 80 percent of the top 10 sides in the world,” Rennie said.“That’s great from our perspective. We’re going to learn a lot, but we’ve got a pretty big squad.“We train against each other daily. I wouldn’t say they’re brutal, it may be at times, but it’s certainly combative and competitive, and so we get a pretty good idea of where Quade and others are at.”That could also bode well for Kerevi, who has been called into the Wallabies squad for the first time in two years following a brief stint with the Australian sevens squad at the Tokyo Olympics.With only 33 tests to his name, Kerevi doesn’t qualify for the Wallabies under the Giteau Law criteria, but Rugby Australia has relaxed those rules to allow Rennie to pick two foreign-based players who would otherwise be ineligible for selection.The move is designed to help Rennie pick his best possible Wallabies squad, and the inclusion of Kerevi certainly goes some way to achieving that.Sonny Bill Williams says that while he doesn’t see himself becoming a professional rugby coach any time soon, he hasn’t ruled out that prospect further down the line.https://t.co/YfvLxpsecp— RugbyPass (@RugbyPass) August 27, 2021The 27-year-old midfielder is a renowned ball-carrier who is capable to tearing defences to pieces at his destructive best, but Rennie has been more impressed with the development of Kerevi’s all-round skill set in recent times.“He’s been excellent. Like Quade, he’s an experienced man who is contributing really well. There’s a fair bit to get your head around, of course, but he’s been excellent,” Rennie said.“He’s obviously played over in Suntory. A good mate of mine, Jason O’Halloran, coaches over there.“He gave me some really positive feedback around Samu, his preparation and the detail around trying to be better each day, and we’re seeing evidence of that in our squad.”That evidence translates to an improved passing and kicking game, of which Rennie may look to utilise against the All Blacks.“I know he’s done a lot of work on it at Suntory, so he’s certainly worked on his kicking game, on his distribution. As we know, he can be direct, he’s got an ability to offload beyond the tackle.“I know he’s worked really hard on the defensive side of his game, so it’s been a real credit to him.”The prospect of Cooper and Kerevi pairing up at No 10 and No 12 against the Kiwis is a formidable one, as is the thought of Cooper, if picked to start, going head-to-head with two-time World Rugby Player of the Year Beauden Barrett.All Blacks head coach Ian Foster named Barrett as the only out-and-out first-five in his initial 35-man travelling squad to Australia, with incumbent pivot Richie Mo’unga remaining in New Zealand due to the imminent arrival of his second child.Mo’unga’s absence has paved the way for Barrett to earn just his second test start of the year after he struggled to return to peak form since coming back to New Zealand from his Top League sabbatical in Japan.The fallout continues from the All Blacks’ no-show for Bledisloe Cup game three, with two key Wallabies ruled out of the rescheduled Rugby Championship in Perth. #Wallabies #BledisloeCup #RugbyChampionship https://t.co/whDQ2iHXdD— RugbyPass (@RugbyPass) August 27, 2021Although Barrett – who will join Brodie Retallick in assisting newly-named All Blacks captain Ardie Savea as vice-captain in next week’s test – is yet to replicate his world-beating form at test level, Rennie is acutely aware of the threat he poses.“He was voted best player in the world a couple years in a row, wasn’t he? He played a lot of 10 at Suntory and he’s played an enormous amount of 10 over a lot of years, and a lot of that is test footy,” Rennie said.“We’ll make no secret of it, you’ve got to be able to shut down their 9 and 10, make it difficult for them to get their game going, so we’ve tried to do that with Richie and Aaron , and it’ll be the same with Beaudy and whoever they play at 9.”Regardless of who starts at No 10 for the Wallabies in just over a week’s time, the Wallabies will have to continue to make do without O’Connor, who will rejoin the squad when they travel to Brisbane for the Queensland leg of the Rugby Championship.“He’s going pretty well. We expect him to rejoin the squad once we get back to Brisbane. We’re not certain he’ll be available for that first test against South Africa, but he’ll be pretty close.”

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Inside the NCAAW: Can any team stop Sabrina Ionescu and Oregon this season?

It’s prediction season in college hoops: the time when pundits of all stripes, from fervent tweeters to studio show talking heads, are pressed into service to see the future based on how players, coaches and teams performed half a year prior. It would probably be as helpful — or perhaps more so — to burn some sage and summon latent spirits for supernatural insight on whether or not the UConn dynasty is actually in serious jeopardy, but instead we craft takes that may well be Freezing Cold™ within weeks. Thank goodness we writers are so persistently willing to hang ourselves out to dry. What would we all fight about otherwise?

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Last year, the four teams at the top of the preseason poll made it to the Final Four: Notre Dame, UConn, Oregon and Baylor — the latter of which emerged early in the season as a force to be reckoned with, and rode a wave of relentless beatdowns (the kind we’re most accustomed to seeing up in Storrs) to the 2019 title.

But the relative stasis at the top of the NCAAW over the 2018-2019 belied the league’s gradually increasing parity. Newly perennial contenders from the SEC and Pac-12 like Oregon, Mississippi State and South Carolina have joined the party that UConn and Tennessee (the latter unranked for the first time since 1976) helped start. The 2019 title game was won by one point; 2018’s by three — three that have already been etched into the sport’s history books. There is a real chance for programs that have only occasionally scraped the sport’s top tier (like Texas A&M and Oregon State) as well as stalwarts looking to recreate past glory (like Stanford and Maryland).

Most of 2019-2020’s breathless preseason coverage, though, has centered squarely on the Oregon Ducks. The Ducks have dominated national women’s college basketball news more or less since the Final Four thanks to generational talent (and presumed future New York Liberty guard) Sabrina Ionescu, who was compelled by goofy NCAA rules to announce whether or not she would enter the WNBA draft within 24 hours of losing to Baylor in the semifinal. Spoiler alert: she stayed at Oregon, as she announced in a Player’s Tribune missive, despite the fact that she would have likely been the no. 1 pick (an indictment of conditions in the WNBA if there ever was one).

Obviously, Ionescu’s decision to remain in Eugene alongside powerhouse forwards Satou Sabally and Ruthy Hebard (all three are ranked among ESPN’s top ten players nationally) is one based on manifesting what might feel like some overdue rings for the buzzy program. They’re in a great position to do just that with Hebard posting the highest field goal percentage among returning players, Ionescu poised to keep resetting her own triple-double record (she’s currently at 18, six more than the male record-holder), and a fanbase that is more than ready for a springtime trip to New Orleans.

But it’s a lot of pressure, even for someone as self-possessed as Ionescu. “She’s made us relevant in the national championship discussion,” Oregon coach Kelly Graves told SLAM. “Now we’re a national program. Obviously she has great teammates and everybody has helped, there’s no question about that. But she’s really been the face of that resurgence.”

And the Ducks will face considerable competition, even just within their own stacked conference. Stanford had a particularly strong recruiting class joining standouts Kiana Williams and DiJonai Carrington, Oregon State stars Destiny Slocum and Mikayla Pivec put on a show during the Pac-12 and NCAA tournaments — and UCLA just came from giving UConn a run for their money in Sweet 16.

The reigning champs also seem highly unlikely to go down without a fight, having only lost Kalani Brown and Chloe Jackson off their remarkably deep roster. Sure, Lauren Cox — who barely escaped serious injury during Baylor’s championship game — is one of the best players in the country. But it was now-sophomore NaLyssa Smith who went 7 of 9 for 14 points in the title game, and Juicy Landrum and DiDi Richards whose six assists each kept the Notre Dame defense on its toes. The Lady Bears kicked off their 2019-2020 preseason with an absolutely brutal 149-32 win over Langston University, just in case anyone forgot what they’re capable of.

As always, the SEC looks to be an enormously fun battleground — this year with more young, raw talent than established stars. South Carolina has its highlight-prone recruiting class led by Zia Cooke and Aliyah Boston; Mississippi State is fielding a bevy of new bigs to try to fill their Teaira McCowan-sized hole and get the ring they’ve come so close to four years in a row; and Texas A&M will be the most fun team to watch in the country because Chennedy Carter is the most fun player to watch in the country, in this biased writer’s opinion. Her duel with Arike Ogunbowale and Notre Dame in the Sweet Sixteen was the kind of offensive performance that only sounds right as a myth. Arkansas is ranked for the first time in almost two decades on the strength of Chelse Dungee, whose MVP-worthy performance lifted the team to the SEC tournament finals.

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There’s Maryland, where Kaila Charles leads a core group of seniors looking to make a deep run in the tournament after a series of setbacks, and of course the NCAAW’s deepest conference, the ACC, which will look substantially different this year following the departure of some of its marquee seniors.

UConn remains UConn, overdue (on their timeline) for a title and with some uncharacteristically flashy players like Christyn Williams and Crystal Dangerfield more than capable of adding to Geno Auriemma’s era-defining run. An interesting aside: the shape of both UConn and South Carolina’s seasons will be shaped by the not-so-invisible hand of the NCAA, which has denied transfer waivers to both programs that would allow Evina Westbrook (who is coming from Tennessee) and Destiny Littleton (from Texas) to play immediately. Why anyone would be kept from playing a sport for free where they want to is the kind of proprietary secret the NCAA prefers not to discuss, but the programs in question aren’t keeping quiet about it.

“You don’t get to decide who’s a yes and who’s a no, because that leads to a lot of other questions that we can’t answer, and then it starts to lead to conspiracy theories. ‘Why does this kid get a yes and that kid get a no? Because they’re going to that school or because they’re involved in that sport,’” Auriemma told the Hartford Courant. “I don’t know that we want to be in the business of doing anything other than what’s in the best interest for the kid. Does it benefit the kid to sit out, especially when the coach and the athletic director at the school that they’re leaving go ‘I’ve got no problem with this?’”

Anyway, none of us really know anything about what will happen this season besides the fact that a healthy portion of it will be extremely entertaining. Here is a Twitter list of the top 25 programs with some good media follows (Swish Appeal, of course, should be your first stop), and a few good games to check out in a sea of soft early-season match-ups.

USA WNT exhibition match-ups at No. 6 Texas A&M (Nov. 7, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN+) and No. 1 Oregon (Nov. 9, 7 p.m. ET, Pac-12 Network)

Two of the best college teams vs. the best in the world as they prepare for Tokyo — it’s a no brainer.

No. 8 South Carolina at No. 4 Maryland (Nov. 10, 3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

First ranked match-up of the season is between two teams with a ton to prove.

Tennessee at No. 16 Notre Dame (Nov. 11, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

Could a Muffet McGraw-led team really have taken such a precipitous tumble in the few months since a near title run? Five just-graduated starters in the W say...yes, but ESPN is giving us the chance to see for ourselves.

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EFL Championship Match Previews – 14th December Saturday

Charlton v Hull

Friday night presents a quick-fire opponents for both Charlton Athletic and Hull City to resume winning ways after the pair suffered defeats on Tuesday night. For Charlton, they suffered late heartache when losing at home to fellow strugglers Huddersfield Town, whilst Hull went down 2-0 at flying Leeds United, which is no disgrace, but a disappointing result nevertheless.

It has been a most testing period for Lee Bowyer and everyone at Charlton. Without a doubt, any side with the mass of injuries that they have had, and still continue to suffer from, will certainly have a detrimental effect on scores and performances. Several younger players have had to be thrown into the spotlight mainly through no other choice.

It is now nine without a win for the Addicks, with seven of them being defeats. They will hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel as star striker Lyle Taylor got more valuable minutes under his belt on Tuesday as he creeps nearer to being fit enough to potentially start a game. They failed to fire a single shot on target against Huddersfield, which at home is just plain not good enough.

Hull are just lacking a bit of consistency in recent times, but that is to be understood considering the calibre of opposition they’ve faced. Over their last six games, they’ve won two, drew one and lost three. Two of those defeats came to Leeds and West Brom, the current top two in the Championship, whilst the other loss came to lowly Barnsley, although anything can happen in a local derby.

It will be a bit of a worry for Grant McCann to see they’ve lost consecutive away games, but surely this is their best chance of any to resume winning ways given Charlton’s struggles. One thing Hull have in their favour is arguably the best player in the division in the form of Jarrod Bowen within their ranks, plus Kamil Grosicki on a going day walks into some Premier League teams. Having this amount of pace helps away from home, which is why they’ve been to the likes of Fulham and Nottingham Forest and left with three points.

This is a crazy league and we can’t totally rule Charlton out, even with injuries, but Hull are the team to side with here. The worry for Charlton is that they’ve been losing a lot of close matches of late and psychologically that will be damaging for them. Hull have scored at least twice in four of their past seven away, whilst Charlton offered very little last time out. A -0.25 handicap on Hull is the way to go.

Asian Handicap Betting Recommendation: Hull -0.25 at 1.970

Preston v Luton

One team who desperately needed a result in midweek was Preston North End and they got that when beating Fulham 2-1 at home. This ended a run of four straight losses for Alex Neil’s side. Luton however failed to kick on from their late show win over Wigan when being comprehensively defeated at relegation rivals Stoke. Both enter this with contrasting emotions.

Preston are another side who have suffered with injuries in recent times. They continue to do so and were again without several key men for the Fulham match, with Darnell Fisher, Ben Davies, Daniel Johnson and Paul Gallagher all missing. Patrick Bauer however returned and he definitely made an impact in adding more defensive solidarity to the backline.

Although they did lose four in a row, Neil won’t necessarily have been terribly upset by this fact. It is a results business, as we all know, but Preston really are one of those sides who go through runs; both good and bad. Prior to those four, they had won three in succession. Even last season, at one stage they went ten without a win and followed it with a nine-match unbeaten streak. Another case was going five without success and resolving it by winning eight of the next 11. They’re just one of those teams.

Luton are ‘one of those teams’ too, but not necessarily in a positive way. Yes, they’ve won two of their last four, but they backed up both of those wins by losing 7-0 and 3-0 respectively. Both wins were at home, and both defeats came away. Graeme Jones therefore will be more than aware of the improvements required on the road to make them harder to beat, and a trip to Preston presents them with an almighty challenge.

Jones’ men are shipping an average of 2.55 goals in their Championship away games this season, and in reply they’re averaging just one goal per game. That is a recipe for disaster as they’re just giving themselves far too much to do. It is six straight away games losing, and were outscored 20-3 in that time.

There is no chance whatsoever that we can back Luton in this one. Sometimes you shouldn’t overreact to just one result, but you get the impression that Preston will now go on a run, just as they’re so capable of doing and have proven to do time and again. Preston -0.75 will be the play, as even despite their recent poor form they remain a goal threat at home. Only West Brom have scored more home games than Preston, so we fancy them to make it another bad away day for Luton.

Asian Handicap Betting Recommendation: Preston -0.75 at 1.980

Birmingham v West Brom

The Championship card on Saturday begins with a local derby between Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion at St Andrews, with both sides looking to bounce back after dropping points in midweek. Birmingham lost at home to QPR, whilst West Brom drew away at struggling Wigan.

There is no love lost between these two clubs and an intense atmosphere in likely in the stands. Quite often in derby encounters, that can spill onto the pitch with plenty of tackles flying in, meaning there is every chance this could be a stop-start sort of contest. Should that be the case, and I do think it will, then this should be a tight match.

That is despite there being an 18-point difference between Birmingham and West Brom going into this weekend, and the Baggies are already looking pretty comfortable alongside Leeds United in the two automatic promotion places.

Birmingham are struggling for wins at the moment under now permanent Head Coach Pep Clotet. The Blues have only won once in their last seven, and they’re on a three-match winless streak at home. That has to change if Birmingham are to challenge for the play-offs and they most certainly need to do more in attack. They had 16 shots against QPR, but only two on target.

West Brom boss Slaven Bilic elected to rotate his team for the Wigan match on Wednesday, with the Croat having half an eye on their impending Christmas schedule. Hal Robson-Kanu, Grady Diangana and Matheus Pereira were all rested to the bench, so that does at least make them fresher for this encounter. However, Birmingham did exactly the same with Lukas Jutkiewicz.

WBA were well below their usual standards at the DW Stadium and didn’t do anywhere near enough going forward. Wigan were certainly the brighter of the two teams. However, we shouldn’t read too much into one game, as we know crazy things can happen in this division, especially on the midweek card.

We can’t shy away from the numbers and we simply have to play Under 2.5 Goals for this derby game. Birmingham’s home games average only 2.00 goals, whilst it is even fewer for West Brom away. Bilic’s side see the fewest average amount of goals away in the entire league. They will want a reaction from the Wigan match, but they won’t change from their usual away approach. Birmingham are lacking goals right now, whilst WBA are so often secure defensively.

Asian Total Goals Betting Recommendation: Under 2.50 Goals at 1.990

Preview by: @JamesOR1.

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Forecast and bet on the match Shakhtar Donetsk — Manchester city 18 September 2019

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Forecast and bet on the match Shakhtar Donetsk — Manchester city 18 September 2019

The match Shakhtar Donetsk — Manchester city will take place on 18 September at 22:00 Moscow time at stadium Metalist in the match of the 1st round of the group stage of the Champions League. What factor can make a bet on the game of Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester city.

Shakhtar

The Ukrainian team on a regular basis plays in the UEFA Champions League group stage. However, the team most often takes 3 or 4. However, the team is more than capable, in every draw, it is gaining a lot of points in the group stage. In the new Champions League Shakhtar will play in the company of Atalanta, Manchester city and Dinamo Zagreb. There is a good chance to compete for 2nd place, and 3-e Shakhtar to take simply obliged.

The team also started in the championship of Ukraine. In 6 rounds max points. The team is already well away from his pursuers, Kiev “Dynamo” once again plays poorly and seems to once again not cause the miners any problems. Actually Kiev Shakhtar already beat in the League. The club from Donetsk defeated in the recent rounds of the championship “Mariupol” 5:1 “Olympic” 4:0. After that, the team played a friendly match with the “Ear”. The match ended in a draw 1:1. At least the match Shakhtar played against Zorya at home in the championship and ever closer to the loss of points. However, losing 0:2 in the course of the meeting still managed to snatch victory after a couple of minutes before the end of the match – 4:3.

Manchester City

The townspeople approach the start of the group stage of the Champions League’s status as one of the main favorites of the tournament. Last season the team showed a great game and reached the 1/4 finals where lost to “Tottenham”. In the League Manchester United also aiming only at the victory. 5 rounds of the Premier League 2019/2020 squad scored 10 points and 5 points behind yet flawless Liverpool. The last points have not lost. Himself Manchester city twice lost the coveted points. First played a draw 2:2 with Tottenham and also suddenly lost the cocky newcomer APL – “the Norwich” at least the match with the score 2:3. And before that, “Manchester city” beat away “Bournemouth” 3:1 at home and Brighton 4:0.

Laporte, San and Mandy can skip the next match.

Statistics of personal meetings

The teams have met in their history 4 times. All matches took place in UEFA Champions League. Manchester city have won all 4 matches. Consistently have been won with a score of 2:0, 2:1, 3:0 and 6:0. The squads met in the group stage of the Champions League last. Then Manchester city have not experienced any problems with your opponent: victory 3:0 on away and 6:0 at home.

Interesting figures and series

Shakhtar has not lost 8 matches and 7 of them won.

Shakhtar have scored 11 games in a row.

Manchester city in regular time won only 3 matches out of 6 and previous.

5 extreme games English breaks TB 3,5.

The odds on the match from the bookmaker Fonbet

Bookmaker Fonbet offers the following quotes on the match:

Win Shakhtar Score Of 9.2

Draw: 5,4

Victory “Manchester City”: 1,32

Also, the bookmaker offers to bet on under 3.5 for of 1.63.

Bet on the match “Shakhtar” — “Manchester city”

Ukrainian hegemony will be hard to play with “Manchester city”, because it is one of the strongest clubs in the world with a crazy lineup. Besides, Shakhtar are not used to defending team plays from a position of strength. And to play well against English machines like death. In this match will put for the total is greater than 3.0.

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EFL Championship Match Previews – 11th December Wednesday

Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough

We’re now very much entering the thick Christmas period in the EFL and every Championship side will return to action either on Tuesday or Wednesday. One advantage Nottingham Forest hold is that they played on Friday, meaning they’ve had longer to prepare than Middlesbrough. However, Boro go into this following a much-needed win, whilst Forest conceded late to draw at Millwall.

Sabri Lamouchi surprised practically everyone with his team selection at Millwall when deciding to field a 3-5-2 formation. Even more of a shock was to see Joe Lolley and Lewis Grabban named among the substitutes. The former Rennes boss clearly has an eye on the Xmas schedule and wants to get rest into certain players when possible.

He himself acknowledged it was a mistake to play this formation as they were heavily second-best at half-time and should have been even further behind than they were. The fact that Grabban scored within mere moments of coming off the bench proves how much of an impact he has. He will be restored to the starting eleven on this occasion, and a return to their usual formation is anticipated.

Middlesbrough are enduring something of an injury crisis and Jonathan Woodgate can only wish he even had the choice of resting certain players. Whilst he welcomes back Paddy McNair and Marvin Johnson from suspension for the trip to the City Ground, it looks as if he’ll have to do without key striker Britt Assombalonga through injury, and possibly for a period of time.

Woodgate has been under intense pressure it would appear following a bad run of results. However, Chairman Steve Gibson hasn’t been making any such noise and Boro have now won two of their last three, losing just one in five and two of eight. When everyone is fully-fit they should start to climb the table.

Knowing this is the Christmas period we know that neither side will be firing on all cylinders in one respect knowing that players will have to start playing through knocks etc. I would not be shocked to see this be a very close encounter, even if the two teams are at opposite ends of the table.

Under 2.5 Goals will be our fairly confident play. 11/19 of Forest’s matches has done so, and 13/20 for Middlesbrough, too. Lamouchi’s team has seen their home games average a very low 1.875, whilst Woodgate has only seen his team score eight away goals, three of which came in one single game.

Asian Total Goals Betting Recommendation: Under 2.50 goals at 1.800

Leeds United v Hull City

We have a Yorkshire Derby on the midweek Championship card and it is a game which promises so much, and let us all hope that it can deliver. A relentless Leeds United take to the field once again after winning another big derby on Saturday against Huddersfield Town, and square-off versus a Hull City side who resumed winning ways at home to Stoke City last time out.

Whilst Leeds eventually got the job done in a fairly professional manner against an injury-hit Huddersfield on Saturday lunchtime, they were troubled. The absence of the suspended Kalvin Phillips made them weaker in the midfield, but usual centre back Ben White did a decent enough job as stand-in. Danny Cowley’s team especially threatened on set pieces, but Leeds overall just had too much class on the day.

Marcelo Bielsa is getting a fine tune out of his team. He himself won’t admit it but they are already starting to look quite menacing as we start to approach the halfway point of the campaign. Of course, there is still a long way to go, but they and West Brom already looked Premier League teams in waiting.

Grant McCann by all accounts has done a good job since taking the job over the summer, having previously been in charge of Doncaster Rovers. They find themselves in mid-table, highlighting a lack of consistency, but they’re more than capable. Wins over Fulham, Nottingham Forest and Preston proves that, but losses to Barnsley and Huddersfield suggests there is still work to be done.

Hull have been the definition of inconsistency away from home as they have a won three, drew three and lost three record. The fact of the matter is they’ll need a display similar to that when winning 3-0 at Fulham, and then more, if they’re to triumph at Elland Road. Leeds are likely to dominate the ball, but McCann won’t be upset knowing his team will likely have to rely on counter attacks knowing they’ve got the pacey Jarrod Bowen and Kamil Grosicki in their ranks.

These two sit in positions one and two in terms of the Expected Goals (xG) tally in the league. Both teams therefore create plenty of chances and I’m expecting that to continue here. Playing on the break will suit Hull well, whilst Leeds are always a threat, especially at home. Hull’s games are averaging around three goals, and whilst Leeds is closer to two, three of their last five contained Over 2.5 Goals. That will be our selection knowing the offensive strengths of the two teams on show.

Asian Total Goals Betting Recommendation: Over 2.50 goals at 1.620

Wigan v West Brom

A game featuring clubs with contrasting emotions at this moment in take play one another on Wednesday night as struggling Wigan Athletic entertain top of the table West Bromwich Albion. Wigan suffered yet another agonising late defeat at the weekend when going down to Luton, whilst West Brom smashed Swansea 5-1 in front of the TV cameras.

As mentioned, Wigan are shooting themselves in the foot far too often in terms of conceding late goals. No other team in the Championship has let in more goals than the Latics have done from the 76th-minute onwards. To make matters worse for Paul Cook, his side are now eight without victory and have slipped into the relegation places.

Some comfort will come for Wigan knowing that they are at home in this one. Well, that could have been said more comfortable about a month or so ago as they’ve now lost their last three at the DW Stadium, having won three in a row prior to that. Still, 13 of their 16 points won this season came in home games, so this is their best chance of causing a shock.

WBA however are the definition of momentum at this moment in time. When they play, they win. The Baggies have won six matches in succession and have tasted just one league defeat all season, which came away at Leeds United. Slaven Bilic now very much knows the squad he has at his disposal and they can seemingly do no wrong at present.

There is however something quite interesting about WBA this season. To determine that, we have to compare their home and away form in relation to goals. Eight of their ten home league games has featured Over 2.5 Goals, but that is in stark contrast to them on the road as only two of ten has done so. Bilic therefore clearly sets up his team differently at home compared to away, and whilst they won 5-1 on Sunday against Swansea at home, don’t necessarily expect them to wallop Wigan away.

The DW still remains a tough place to go and Wigan are a wounded animal right now. They’ll have had a day extra to prepare compared to their superior opponents, and the unpredictable nature of this league means I’ll swerve any outright line. I will however happily take on Under 2.5 Goals as we’re bound to get some good value considering West Brom just won 5-1. We just cannot ignore their away numbers, and they will respect Wigan enough to again repeat these tactics as they look for yet another win. Wigan only have nine home league goals this season anyway, so they aren’t the most clinical despite their reliance for home points.

Asian Total Goals Betting Recommendation: Under 2.50 goals 1.980

Preview by: @JamesOR1.

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NASCAR mailbag: Why do teams keep failing inspection?

Plus, questions on the two different tire compounds being used at the All-Star Race, and Martin Truex Jr.’s status as a championship contender.

Each week SB Nation's NASCAR reporter Jordan Bianchi answers your questions about the latest news and happenings within the sport. If you have a mailbag question, email jordanmbianchi@gmail.com.

Explain to me about teams having two tire compounds to pick from this weekend at the All-Star Race. Has this been done before and is this something that will happen at other races in the future? I only ask because I actually think NASCAR may be onto to something here.

--Brad

Teams having varying tire compounds is something many motor sport disciplines incorporate, but the All-Star Race marks the first NASCAR national division event where this is an option. Monster Energy Cup Series teams will be given the choice between two tire compounds: one they would traditionally use, and an alternate that is softer and supposed to improve lap times by as much as a half a second -- though the falloff occurs quicker.

At its discretion, teams will have three sets of hard compound tires and a single softer compound set to use. The sets cannot be mixed-and-matched.

Whether multiple tire compounds becomes the norm in NASCAR and used in all points races hasn’t been decided, but it is being considered as a means to improve competition beyond just stage formats and a low downforce aerodynamic rules package.

And smartly, before implementing the idea NASCAR is electing to use the exhibition All-Star Race as a platform under live conditions. Because as we’ve seen many times previously, ideas that look good on paper don’t always materialize favorably on the track. There is no better example of this than the high-drag aero package NASCAR officials so adamantly touted, which ultimately proved to be a big dud.

But regardless of how things turnout Saturday night, NASCAR deserves credit for its willingness to try something outside the box. If having multiple tire compounds can lead to a better on-track product, then it’s a worthy experiment to try.

It’s getting old to hear every week how some teams aren’t passing inspection and some drivers aren’t even taking part in qualifying. Is it really that hard to have inspection completed before qualifying? It feels like NASCAR can do better, but instead would just rather blame the teams.

--Griffin

It’s easy to take shots at the 800-pound gorilla, and NASCAR does itself no favors with decisions often lacking both consistency and transparency. But in the case of teams having repeated issues passing pre-qualifying technical inspection -- such as 10 failing to pass last weekend at Kansas Speedway -- the teams deserve a large share of the blame.

Where the majority of teams have run afoul is going through the Laser Inspection Station, which measures the car including the rear suspension skew -- an area of emphasis that NASCAR said in the offseason it would crack down on. Still, because the better a car can handle going through a corner the faster it will be, this is an area teams try to exploit.

The perpetual game of cat-and-mouse is complicated further in that many crew chiefs contend the equipment NASCAR uses to measure has a small degree of variance. Thus the readings lack consistency and why a team will go through the LIS believing it will pass only to fail, and then have to start the entire inspection process anew.

But that LIS may not always be accurate is common knowledge. And yet, teams tenaciously insist on setting their cars right to the limit with no margin for error, which leaves NASCAR with little recourse when the measurements exceed its rules. Precisely an approach drivers, crew members, and fans have long lobbied.

Of course, now that cars are repeatedly getting held up with some not even making it onto the track, NASCAR is getting criticized when all it’s doing is steadfastly enforcing the rules equally and to the letter of the law.

Essentially, the sanctioning body finds itself in a no-win position when a team fails inspection. But at least this way, it can say its reaction has been consistent and unwavering. Exactly how it should be.

Is Martin Truex Jr. really a serious championship contender or is this just some driver off to a fluky start? I can’t see how he can keep winning like this all season, eventually his luck is going to run out.

--Tommy

Luck has nothing to do with Truex, crew chief Cole Pearn, and Furniture Row Racing’s emergence as a powerhouse organization capable of winning any given week. Any doubt whether the No. 78 team may have been a one-year wonder after Truex surprisingly qualified for the four-driver championship finale in 2015, was soundly erased after a dominating 2016 season where he won four times and led a series-best 1,809 laps.

All this season has been is a continuation of that superiority with two wins already through 11 races. Further testament to the solid foundation FRR has built where despite the addition of a second car for rookie Erik Jones, and despite de facto big brother Joe Gibbs Racing experiencing an uneven start where its four-driver roster remains winless, Truex and Pearn will continue to thrive.

If anything, expectations are such anything short of Truex making a deep playoff run will be considered a disappointment; a high compliment to pay a driver who as recently as three years ago finished a woebegone 24th in points.