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NOVEMBER is a pivotal month for many football managers, not least because, according to bettingexpert.com , more league managers are fired in December than in any other month. There’s already an active market in who will replace Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford, for example; Spurs’ Mauricio Pochettino is Paddy Power’s 11/2 favourite.

However, with two relatively new boys in post, such matters are unlikely to concern anyone at Molineux as Wolves prepare to take on Derby County on Saturday lunchtime. The match stats team at bettingexpert.com have reminded punters that this fixture has a tendency to produce goals – there have been 16 in the pair’s last four meetings – and backers expecting more of the same can get even money (Ladbrokes) against it yielding more than 2.5 on Saturday.

Wolves kick off as Betfred’s 17/10 favourites, while the rejuvenated Rams start as Skybet’s 2/1 underdogs. The likelihood of another 2-1 home win is rated a 9/1 shot by 188bet, although punters might be inclined to double up by supporting the 10/3 offered by Matchbook. com for it to end as a score draw.

After sitting proudly at the top of the Championship at the beginning of October, Huddersfield have wobbled recently and suffered three defeats in their last four league duels, although they still kick off as Coral’s 6/5 favourites to overhaul Blues on Saturday.

The fixture has shown an unusual recent tendency to favour the away side: it’s almost exactly ten years since City recorded the last home win in this contest, yet they’re installed as Marathonbet’s 13/5 outsiders to claim three points, with Winner.com chalking 27/11, or almost 5/2, against the stalemate. Huddersfield are yet to draw at home, but the stalemate has been well supported in a variety of markets, with BetVictor’s 17/4 for both halves to end on level terms proving popular.

Both Villa and Blackburn were top flight sides when they last met (in 2012) and with many pundits expecting Rovers to slip further down the football pyramid this season, Villa look handily priced at 7/10 (Betway) to take maximum points when the pair meet at Villa Park on Saturday.

Steve Bruce’s charges are yet to lose at home this term and punters expecting that record to be kept intact can get 13/8 (Unibet) against Villa winning without conceding.

West Brom travel to Leicester on Sunday as Bwin’s enormous 4/1 underdogs and priced at 11/4 (William Hill) to draw; both sets of odds look over-cooked.

The champions are justifiably installed as 5/6 jollies (Ladbrokes), but it’s worth recalling that the Foxes are currently just two points above the Baggies in the league table.