Udinese/ Tottenham, Five, 6.10pm
Aston Villa/ Ajax, Five, 8.15pm
Sporting Braga/ Portsmouth, not on tele, 8.15pm

Despite the fact there are still forty teams in the UEFA Cup, the difficulty starts cranking up a few notches at the group stage. That’s bad news for Tottenham, Aston Villa and Portsmouth, who all face tough tests tonight, according to the betting genii at chickendinner:

Udinese v Tottenham
While Spurs are yet to win in the league this season, they have won two and drawn one in cup competition and are unbeaten in the last four games where Ledley King, expected to start tonight, has played. Udinese lost 2-0 when hosting Borussia Dortmund in the last round while Spurs are unbeaten in six UEFA Cup away games.
Prediction: Spurs to leave with a morale-boosting point.
Best Bet: The final score to be 1-1 - 6/1 with Bet365 - this has been the scoreline in seven of Tottenham’s last eight away draws, as well as their last four UEFA Cup draws.

Aston Villa v Ajax
While Ajax won 4-1 at Serbian side FK Borac in the last round, they have otherwise been poor away from home this season. While Marco van Basten’s side have a 100% home record, they have drawn one and lost two of their three league games on the road, Steve McClaren’s FC Twente have taken three points more than them. Villa are