Weekend Talking Points: Super Salah plus woe for West Brom and Stoke

Salah looks well on course to top that and is now odds-on to finish as the top scorer this season.

Spurs and United set up semi-final clash

The last time Tottenham Hotspur met Manchester United in an FA Cup semi-final was in 1962. Jimmy Greaves scored the opener that day as Spurs marched onto Wembley with a 3-1 victory at Hillsborough.

That victory remains just one of five in 14 meetings for the North Londoners against the Red Devils in the FA Cup. However, could Mauricio Pochettino’s men be boosted by home advantage this time around?

Spurs have been playing at Wembley throughout the season. They’ve won their last three matches against United on home soil and are considered 2/1 second-favourites to lift the trophy. You can back Jose Mourinho’s men at 9/4 to lift the famous old pot.

Potters facing uphill struggle

Stoke’s relegation worries deepened on Saturday following a 2-1 reverse at home to Everton. The Potters are now three points adrift of safety and face a run of fixtures that includes Arsenal, Tottenham, Burnley and Liverpool before the end of April.

Paul Lambert’s side have lost their last eight in a row against sides that occupy the top-seven in the Premier League. On that evidence, it may get worse before it gets better for the Staffordshire club. Clashes against West Ham United, Crystal Palace and Swansea City on the final day could well decide their fate.

Chelsea battle to Leicester success

Chelsea ended a difficult week by booking an FA Cup semi-final spot against Leicester City on Sunday. The Blues went 1-0 up in the contest through Alvaro Morata but were pegged back by Jamie Vardy midway through the second-half.

Kasper Schmeichel’s howler in extra-time gifted the West Londoners safe passage through to the semi-final stages. That victory keeps Chelsea’s season alive. With a top-four place far from a guarantee and defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League last week, Antonio Conte’s position had become increasingly under threat.

Victory over the Foxes buys the Italian time. It’s still 8/13 that he’s not at Stamford Bridge for the opening game of the 2018/19 season. But Sunday’s success is likely to have extended the 48-year-old’s stay rather than shortened it.

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