David Moyes’ side battled well for a goalless draw against Arsenal on Tuesday evening to keep them in the hunt for the coveted final Champions League spot. Everton will be confident of taking three points back from Wearside given their impressive record against Sunderland.

Everton’s 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture was the 19th consecutive game that Sunderland have failed to win against them.

Early goals have been a feature of Everton’s trips to Wearside. The average time of the first match goal in the Toffees’ past four visits to the Stadium of Light has come in the 18th minute.

The 11-year-old will bid for a historic National double on Saturday when he takes his place at Ayr for the Scottish Grand National. Only Red Rum in 1974 has completed the English and Scottish National double in the same year.

Music Hall, Little Polveir and Earth Summit are the only three others to have completed the double in different years.

However, the gelding has to carry top weight of 11st 12lb and only once in the last ten renewals has a horse overcome that burden.

Only two 11-year-olds have taken the prize in the last decade, although one was last year, Merigo. Horses aged eight and ten have the best record with three wins apiece in that time with Garleton (12) and the likes of Big Occasion and Tour Des Champs (six), as well as Our Mick and Nuts N Bolts (seven) looking up against it on trends.

No favourite has won in the last ten years so Rival D’Estruval might be one to avoid. In fact, only three horses have won at a single figure price in the last ten runnings. All three returned at 15/2.

Timmy Murphy has been aboard two of the last three winners of this prize and he rides the likely favourite.

There were just two bookings in United’s clash with Stoke and that is a trend seen when they have faced West Ham in recent seasons. Those playing the bookings market may have seen that there hasn’t been a dismissal in United’s previous ten meetings with the Hammers.

The highest bookings total is 30 points and there have been three occasions where only one card has been shown in that ten game run. Since the start of the 2008/09 campaign the average bookings total in West Ham v Man United games stands at 21 points.

With the form Stoke are in now and with United needing to pick themselves up after a derby defeat to Manchester City on Monday, this could be painful for the Potters.

Stoke have only scored twice in their last six league games combined, and one of those came from the penalty spot. They have lost seven of their last ten – only tasting victory against basement boys Reading – and have found themselves dragged into the relegation battle.

United have scoring problems of their own with Robin van Persie now failing to net in 685 minutes of football for the Red Devils. He does, however, boast seven goals from just six games against Stoke and found the net in the reverse fixture back in October. That was a 4-2 win for United.

Mexican forward Javier Hernandez has scored four goals in just four Premier League starts against the Potters.

United will set the record for longest unbeaten run on the road this season if they avoid defeat at the Britannia on Sunday. They have won six and drawn two of their last eight away from Old Trafford.

Only Norwich, Sunderland and Aston Villa have managed fewer goals at home than Stoke’s 19. That’s an average of just 1.18 per game. United are averaging 2.06 goals on the road this term.

It's seven years since Woods donned the green jacket and he hasn't won a major in nearly five.

But he is joint-second in the all-time Masters list with four victories. Only Jack Nicklaus with six has more.

Putting has been the key for Woods this year and he'll looking to be as ruthless here as he's been everywhere else. He's top of the PGA putting rankings this year.

However, he is 145th on the driving accuracy rankings and, with the emphasis at Augusta on driving, he could be left in the shade by some of the other big hitters like Bubba Watson and Keegan Bradley.

Barcelona have won 14 of their 15 home league games this campaign and they have drawn the other. That home record transfers into European matters and punters must look back 20 games to find Barca’s last home defeat – a run stretching over three years.

The Spanish side’s most recent clash with French opposition produced a 5-2 second-leg victory over Lyon in the 2008/09 last 16 round on the back of a 1-1 away draw, their third successive home win against French teams.

Barcelona have won their past six Champions League last eight ties and have scored 19 times in the process.

United are 15 points clear in the Premier League going into the match at Old Trafford and spread bettors will be looking at the goals markets to turn a profit in what is likely to be a close encounter.

The corresponding fixture in December had five goals (3-2), including three in the second half, and the four meetings last term had 18 goals. Two of those four also finished 3-2.

The last five games at Old Trafford have all produced over 2.5 goals. Four of those five have had over 3.5 goals.

Wayne Rooney has scored ten goals in Manchester derbies – the most of any United player – and has hit four in his last three.

With 30 demanding obstacles to be jumped it’s a thrilling spectacle and trend followers will have seen that the last four winners have all carried 11st or more to glory. Before Mon Mome in 2009, only two horses since 1984 shouldered such a burden to victory.

Amberleigh House in 2004 was the last 12-year-old to win and no horse younger than nine has won any of the last ten renewals.

Silver Birch in 2007 was the last Irish-trained winner of the race and Nigel Twiston-Davies is the only trainer with an entry tomorrow who has won the National more than once.

Joint or sole favourites have won just three of the last ten runnings and every other winner has been priced in double figures. Last year a 33/1 shot won and 2009 saw a 100/1 winner scoop the prize in the shape of Mon Mome.

You need to have won at least four chases to make an impact in this race. Only Ballabriggs and Numbersixvalde had won less than four (three) chases before going on to be crowned National champion in the last ten years.

It’s been a long time since QPR secured back-to-back clean sheets and they’ve not managed one in their past six league outings. They have lost four of those matches and have conceded 14 times during that run. In the past two games they have conceded six times against Aston Villa and Fulham.

The reverse fixture at the DW Stadium finished 2-2 to maintain the run of high scoring games between the clubs. QPR and Wigan have met three times in the Premier League and the average number of goals currently stands at 3.3.