West Ham United are close to signing Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson in a deal that could not only secure the London club’s survival in the Premier League, but in fact propel them up the division this season.

Arsenal and Liverpool lock horns at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening in what should be a scintillating 90 minutes of action. These two sides have both looked good going forward this campaign, but can also be a bit shaky at the back, so we should be in for a few goals in this one.

We had a relatively successful week last time around with only Stoke City really letting the side down (AGAIN!). We were spot on with Over 2.5 goals at Wigan, earmarked a Sunderland triumph at 13/8 (DNB) and also had our stake returned on the Tottenham DNB. In the Football League, Doncaster eased us to profit and we had our money back on Wolves drawing with Sheffield Wednesday. This week, our focus in on the FA Cup and League One and we expect home wins for Premier League strugglers, Bournemouth to see off Crewe and a hatful of goals at Brunton Park.

We continue to bring you the hottest weekend tips from our friends at WeLoveBetting.co.uk. Nick Watts is taking a break this week as there are no Premier League fixtures but Mark O'Haire is here with his Football League picks including the "bet of the season".

It seems that everyone is keen to get involved in 'Both Teams to Score' bets whilst the consistently popular 'Over/Under 2.5 Goals' bet continues to grow. As such, we've created two new pages on Talking Sports to show how many games involving all Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two & Conference teams have seen Over/Under 2.5 goals and how many have featured both teams scoring. Find them via the Betting Articles menu at the top of this page.

There is a Premier League encounter taking place on Wednesday evening and it sees West Ham United make the journey to North London as they take on Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. This game was due to take place on Boxing Day, but problems with transport meant it could not go ahead.

This week sees the Capital One Cup semi-final second legs take place and on Tuesday evening, Bradford City of League Two take a 3-1 lead to Premier League outfit Aston Villa.

Swansea City host Chelsea on Wednesday evening in the Capital One Cup semi-final second leg and the home side have Wembley in their sites as they were 2-0 winners at Stamford Bridge in the first leg.

The Talking Sports tipster made a steady start to 2013, correctly predicting Under 2.5 goals at the Emirates and Manchester United to beat Liverpool. Weather permitting, this weekend he's focussing his attentions on few goals at Swansea v Stoke and a tough time for the Premier League leaders. In the lower leagues, there's a fancy for Dean Saunders to make his mark at Wolves and for his former team to carry on without him.

Chelsea and Arsenal lock horns at Stamford Bridge in the first instalment of another cracking Super Sunday in the Premier League. The Gunners are currently eight points behind the Blues, but do have a game in hand, so know just what a win here would do for their hopes of reaching the top four.