Southampton v Shrewsbury free betting tips: Best bets and FA Cup preview

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Southampton v Shrewsbury

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That's for the long term. In the short term, it will be tough facing this Southampton team, even after making expected changes. It's been a duo of Wilbraham and academy manager David Longwell taking training and preparing the team, and whatever happens on Tuesday night, they deserve a tremendous amount of credit for being able to do just that under what are incredibly difficult circumstances. Wilbraham revealed that they haven't been able to use the fitness coach or the goalkeeping coach and preparation for this could hardly have been worse.

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Southampton v Shrewsbury best bets

Opta facts

  • Southampton have won their two FA Cup matches against Shrewsbury Town, winning 4-1 in the fourth round in 1952/53 and 2-0 in the first round in 2010/11.
  • Shrewsbury have never won away at Southampton in nine previous attempts in all competitions (D2 L7).
  • Southampton are unbeaten in their last 30 home FA Cup matches against sides from a lower division (W21 D9) since losing 2-1 to Barnsley in March 1985.
  • Shrewsbury Town have lost 12 of their 13 away FA Cup matches against top-flight opponents (D1).

Odds correct at 1600 GMT (18/01/21)

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