The Citizen (Gauteng)

JONTY’S PICKS

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Arsenal have been a mixed bag again this season, some lovely attacking play combined with a distinctly soft underbelly that means they are unlikely to ever win the English Premier League again under long-serving head coach Arsene Wenger.

The Gunners have bounced back well, however, from a feeble defeat at Watford, with league wins at Everton and a good comeback at home to Swansea. Arsenal are also going just swimmingly thus far in their Europa League Group H campaign, with three wins out of three, and another against Red Star Belgrade at home this evening will guarantee them a place in the next stage of the competitio­n.

Red Star did give Arsenal a tough game in Belgrade on October 19, with a late Olivier Giroud strike winning it for Wenger’s side only after Red Star had seen a man sent off. At the Emirates however, I expect Arsenal to grab a more comfortabl­e win. Pool Name: S6 V2 P1 M1: Arsenal v Red Star Belgrade. Previewed above. TIP: Arsenal win = 1 M2: FC Koln v BATE Borisov. A share of the spoils. TIP: Draw = 2 M3: Salzburg v Konyaspor. Salzburg march on. TIP: Salzburg win = 1 M4: Steaua Bucuresti v Hapoel Beer Sheva. Steaua’s points. TIP: Steaua win = 1 M5: Viktoria Plzen v FC Lugano. Plzen prevail. TIP: Plzen win = 1 M6: Vitesse v Zulte-Waregem. Home comforts. TIP: Vitesse win = 1 Bet on this pool and TAB’s other football pools – go to

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