Newcastle's sixth straight win saw them move into the top four and bet365 have subsequently cut them to 13/8 to ensure they are also there at the end of the season, although fourth spot won't be enough for Champions League qualification if Chelsea win the final in May.

In the meantime, United have to keep picking up results and they're 6/4 with Paddy Power to rack up a seventh straight victory, at Wigan today.

The hosts, Blue Square's 15/8 underdogs, are 12/5 (Skybet) to hold Newcastle to a draw and Coral chalk 6/1 against it finishing 1-1 at the DW Stadium but as the Magpies are in such great form, they're fancied to nick it.

Ladbrokes price a victory by one at 7/2, Stan James make United 17/2 to grab the only goal, as they have done in their last two meetings with Wigan and William Hill offer 5/1 for Alan Pardew's men to triumph after a level first half, having done likewise in the reverse fixture at St James' Park.

Yohan Cabaye was the match-winner that day and the midfielder, who struck twice last weekend, is 12/1 at Boylesports to break the deadlock again.

Last week's goalless encounter at Aston Villa extended Sunderland's winless streak to six matches, but four of those have finished all square and BetVictor quote the Black Cats at 13/5 to register a fifth stalemate in seven as they entertain Bolton.

Boylesports quote Martin O'Neill's men at 2/5 in their Draw No Bet market but the struggling Trotters have yet to draw on the road this season and Sunderland are Coral's 10/11 favourites to get back to winning ways while the relegation-threatened visitors are bet365's 7/2 outsiders.

Desperate Bolton can make life difficult for O'Neill's goal-shy troops. A home win by one catches the eye at 3/1 with Ladbrokes and Stan James offer 15/2 for a 1-0 Black Cats triumph in a match that, at evens (Skybet) looks good to produce fewer than three goals - Sunderland have failed to find the net in five of their last six.

Middlesbrough still have an outside chance of making the play-offs but their fate isn't in their own hands.

William Hill rate Tony Mowbray's men at 6/4 to keep up their side of the bargain at Vicarage Road where BetVictor quote the Hornets at 2/1 to scupper Boro's hopes by sending them home empty-handed and an equally useless draw is a 5/2 chance at Skybet.

Paddy Power rate Mowbray's side at 5/1 to again snatch a victory despite a drawn first period, this contest is a generous even money via Coral to produce three or more goals and Stan James rate Lucas Jutkiewicz at 11/2 to break the deadlock.

At Selhurst Park, Boylesports offer odds of 14/5 for Crystal Palace to do Boro a favour by seeing off Cardiff.

In League One, Coral price Hartlepool at 13/10 to see off Leyton Orient.

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