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Ross Clarke’s

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The standout tie in the FA Cup fifth round takes place on Monday night when Chelsea host Manchester United. Chelsea are around evens to win and that looks too short given they have had two days less to recover from their European exertions and may have one eye on the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City next weekend at Wembley.

With United now unlikely to progress in the Champions League after their 2-0 home loss against Paris St-germain on Tuesday, interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will view this competitio­n as a prime target for silverware.

Manchester United’s squad also have the greater depth and they look good value at 5-2.

Bristol City have won their past nine matches in all competitio­ns, have risen to fifth in the Championsh­ip and could be worth backing at 3-1 to beat Wolves.

Lee Johnson’s side has not lost at Ashton Gate since November and have beaten the Premier League’s bottom club, Huddersfie­ld, en route to this stage of the Cup. While Wolves are undoubtedl­y a tougher test, they struggled to beat Shrewsbury in the previous round and look vulnerable when away from home.

League One’s bottom side, AFC Wimbledon, could also spring another surprise against Millwall.

Victorious over Millwall’s big rivals West Ham in the previous round, they also look overpriced at 3-1 to overturn their opponents.

Millwall beat Everton at the Den in the fourth round but their only away win this season has come against the Championsh­ip’s bottom team, Ipswich, and they could be on the wrong end of a giantkilli­ng.

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