Longshot – £5 on 7/1 at Blue Square
Sunderland V Tottenham Hotspur (Saturday 12.45) – Lee Cattermole to receive the first booking.
This has all the attributes of a cracking anorak’s bet, but with the price of a meaty longshot. Heavenly!
Spurs are squeaky clean in terms of their discipline. Only Swansea City (35) have received fewer yellow cards than Harry Redknapp’s team (37) in this season’s Premier League. Therefore, the likelihood is that it will be a Sunderland (50) player that referee Chris Foy cautions first.
Sunderland captain Cattermole has been shown six yellow cards in his last eight appearances and is odds-on to be booked at some point.
The 24-year-old beacon of aggression will be extra grouchy and likely to show frustration early on, because he is set to play through the pain-barrier with a knee ligament strain.
Furthermore, the visitors’ quick passing and slick movement will tick the Stockton-born midfielder right off and he may well decide to make his presence felt in the opening exchanges.
Respect…
Pie at Half Time 