Bolton take on the visitors Crystal Palace in the round 64 match of English FA Cup. The match will be played on Saturday, January 7th at Macron Stadium (Bolton).
The Eagles in difficult position in the league and they definitely won’t consider the cup as their main priority. Sam Allardyce have quite interesting record in the competition. For instance, he managed to lose to Nottingham Forest in the same stage 0-5 back in season 2013/14. There was a streak when Big Sam’s teams lost their first matches in the competition for four years in a row. This series ended with West Ham win over Everton on penalties but the following cup match ended with 0-4 defeat to West Bromwich. Sunderland, who were involved in relegation battle last season got eliminated from the FA Cup in the very first match as well. Sam Allardyce won only one on their last ten matches in the competition with two draws and seven defeats. This record literally screams to pick Bolton in upcoming match.
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Bolton got eliminated from Championship last season and now the team battles their way back. The Trotters are currently second in the League One and only three points behind the leaders. Moreover, the team recorded 10 home wins in a row. The team has players with solid experience of Premier League and Championship battles, while the home stands will be full for the return of the manager, who considered as one of successful ones in club’s history.
The last Premier League side that visited Bolton was Liverpool in 2015. The Reds were close to a failure but one of Boltons’ players got sent off and the visitors managed to score twice on 86th and 90th minutes, sealing 2-1 away win. Liverpool used their best players in that match while Crystal Palace definitely keep their key footballers on the bench for league matches. Bolton can definitely make the best use of Crystal Palace poor league positions and their priorities.
Prediction for the match: Bolton to win with +0.5 Asian handicap.