Arsenal take on Hull in the FA Cup tonight; and with the Gunners suddenly coming into form, it’s difficult to bet against them. Their odds are prohibitive; but you would expect them to breach the porous Hull backline. A look at the Arsenal side sees the in-form Arshavin likely to be sidelined as he had stitches in his foot, and Eduardo out with a strain, following the pattern of long term absentees coming back then picking up a separate injury. Adebayor is a longer term absentee.

So the value lies with whoever starts up front for Arsenal, and it looks likely to be between Vela, Van Persie, and Bendtner.

The current anytime goalscorer odds on these are:

Van Persie: 23/20 (Extrabet)

Vela: 13/8 (Boyles)

Bendtner: 13/8 (Extrabet)

After seeing Bendtner’s performance against Blackburn, where he missed several gilt-edged opportunities, we’d advise staying away from him – so the bet could be Vela.

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