European football aristocracy comes to the Amex Stadium to watch Ajax take on Brighton in a crucial Europa League match for both clubs.
Both teams are in poor form, with the Seagulls winless in their previous five games in all competitions and the Dutch giants managerless after parting ways with Maurice Steijn on Monday after an eight-game winless streak dating back to the end of August.
It’s no surprise he’s left. Ajax has won the Eredivise 36 times and the European Cup four times, as well as the Uefa Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup, however they are now second from bottom in their local league.
Furthermore, they are 22 points behind league leaders PSV Eindhoven, whom they will visit on Sunday. One of football’s all-time greats, Johan Cruyff, must be turning in his grave.
Brighton is missing crucial pair Danny Welbeck and Solly March, and Seagulls boss Roberto De Zerbi is set to play Ansu Fati, who scored after coming off the bench in Saturday’s defeat at Manchester City, in attack alongside teenager Evan Ferguson.
Brighton sit bottom of Group B after two games, although their lone point came from a gritty 2-2 draw in Marseille, following a poor start to their European debut when they were defeated by AEK Athens.
They are 10/11 with Coral to win the HT/FT, with Fati 11/2 with bet365 to score first and 5/4 with the same bookmaker to score at any time.
West Ham, who enjoy European action, can rebound from their 4-1 loss to Aston Villa on Sunday by winning at Olympiakos at Betway’s 23/20. Jarrod Bowen is 15/2 with Paddy Power and Betfair to break the deadlock and 13/5 to score at some point during the game.
Liverpool should have a good night at home against Toulouse, with Mohamed Salah 7/2 with Paddy Power and Betfair to score first, and the Reds 8/11 to lead HT/FT.
Finally, Aston Villa are 13/5 with bet365 to draw at AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League, while Douglas Luiz is 9/2 with Sky Bet to score.
• It’s only been two years since the Texas Rangers dropped 102 games in a disastrous Major League Baseball season, made only somewhat less painful by the Arizona Diamondbacks losing 110 games in the 162-game season. The two clubs have rebuilt at breakneck speed and will face off in the first game of the best-of-seven World Series on Saturday morning.
Texas, who is slated to play four home games, can use homefield advantage to win their first Fall Classic at 4/6 with Betfair, but it might be a close race. Back the Rangers to win the championship after a 4-3 victory at 4/1 with William Hill, while Texas slugger Adolis Garcia is 5/1 with the same bookmaker to be MVP.
Stefon Diggs is 6/1 to score the first touchdown as the Buffalo Bills look to rebound from their shocking loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday, which gave Patriots coach Bill Belichick his 300th NFL victory. The Bills can win by more than 7.5 points against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home on Thursday night at 5/6 with Coral and Ladbrokes.
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