Carling Cup football takes over this week and there are several intriguing ties which will hopefully give us the chance to make a few bob.

Accumulators are usually for mug punters only but in these circumstances we feel confident enough in picking the winner in four of the Wednesday night matches.

Manchester United are at Crewe Alexandra and although the Reds will no doubt field a weakened side - and they have lost out before in this competition by doing that - we reckon they will brush aside the challenge of the Railwaymen and will happily take the 1/3 offered by Betterbet.com.

Take Spurs at 4/11 to beat MK Dons - the White Hart Lane side are too professional to be caught napping in this tie - and add to that Bolton at 11/8 to see off struggling Charlton at the Valley.

The Londoners are in freefall at the moment while Sam Allardyce's side are in need of oxygen after reaching the dizzy heights of third in the Premiership above Arsenal and behind Man Utd and Chelsea To round off what we hope will be a fruitful night, we reckon Liverpool will be too strong for Reading at Anfield.

The Merseyside club were crucified by critics after their abject display against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday and will be stung into a reply.

Betterbet.com odds of 4/9 for a Liverpool victory, added to the other three winners should make for a profitable enough four-team accumulator.