talkSPORT tips – Best football bets and expert advice for Friday 9 January

Two historic knockout competitions get back underway on Friday, with four FA Cup third-round clashes and two Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals headlining the day’s action. 

There are also some big games taking place in Germany and Spain and we have provided numerous tips for a busy day of top-level football.

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Friday football betting tips

Wrexham to qualify vs Nottingham Forest @ 19/10

Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest were on the right end of a controversial penalty decision in Tuesday’s relegation six-pointer at West Ham, eventually winning 2-1, but they may be less fortunate in an FA Cup third-round clash at the Racecourse Ground. 

The Tricky Trees are strong favourites to progress – and to win in 90 minutes – but it is hard to envisage Sean Dyche seeing an FA Cup run as the priority given their precarious league position. 

Key men such as Morgan Gibbs-White and Elliot Anderson should be handed a deserved rest and that may open the door for in-form Wrexham to reach the fourth round. 

Friday’s hosts made a slow start to a Championship season in which they were expected to be challenging for promotion, but four wins on the spin has seen them move to within one point of the play-off places, giving them the momentum to pull off a giant-killing. 

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Cameroon vs Morocco: Morocco to win, both teams to score, Brahim Diaz anytime goalscorer @ 15/2

As expected, pre-tournament favourites Morocco have enjoyed a relatively smooth route through to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals, winning three of their four games to nil. 

The difficulty level increases against Cameroon, who battled well to beat South Africa 2-1 in the last 16, but they should still prove too strong thanks to the advantage of being the host nation. 

The Indomitable Lions can score in defeat, though. They have found the net in every game at the tournament and can call upon Bryan Mbeumo and Christian Kofane for inspiration. 

However, neither of those Cameroon forwards have enjoyed a tournament quite like Real Madrid’s Brahim Diaz, who has scored in all four of Morocco’s matches and should steal the show again. 

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Preston to beat Wigan, Borussia Dortmund to beat Eintracht Frankfurt, Senegal to beat Mali, Port Vale to beat Fleetwood @ 33/4

The earlier AFCON quarter-final sees Senegal take on Mali and it should be an easy win for the the Lions of Teranga. 

Led by a star-studded attack, Senegal have scored three goals in three of their four games and can overpower Mali, who are yet to win a match in 90 minutes.

Preston are another banker in their FA Cup third-round clash with Wigan. North End are fourth in the Championship and have won their last two games to nil, while the Latics have managed just one win in six. 

Port Vale are perhaps a touch less reliable given their status as League One basement boys but they are coming off a 5-1 rout of Blackpool and League Two Fleetwood have failed to score in three straight games, this looks an easy enough assignment. 

At bigger odds, side with Borussia Dortmund to round out the acca. BVB are unbeaten in four games and should prove too strong for hosts Eintracht Frankfurt, who are seven points worse off and have managed only one win in six. 

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