After a 3.8 winner last weekend, Andy Schooler gives his usual round of Premier League Best Bets ahead of this weekend’s action in the top-flight.
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I initially liked the look of Manchester United – 10 wins in 14 under new management – at Sunderland but they’ve now nailed down Champions League qualification and Michael Carrick has been hinting at giving other members of his squad a chance in the closing weeks of the season.
Premier League Best Bets: Liverpool v Chelsea
Liverpool, however, still need points in that chase for a top-five finish and I like their chances of bagging them here. Chelsea are in rancid form, Monday’s 3-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest being their sixth on the spin in the league as they slipped to ninth in the table. At least they scored for the first time in that run, although a 90th-minute consolation meant absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things.
With a temporary manager still in place, you wonder if motivation levels are particularly high in the squad – performances on the pitch have certainly suggested not of late. The Reds aren’t exactly in sparkling form themselves but they were a tad unfortunate at Old Trafford last weekend where they recovered well from a sluggish start. Alexander Isak could return here, too.
At Anfield, they’ve been pretty consistent, losing just two of their last 16 and they were against two of the best teams in Europe in Champions League finalists PSG and Premier League title contenders Manchester City. A win here would all but secure Champions League football in 2026/27 and I expect them to get it.
Premier League Best Bets: Crystal Palace v Everton
The goalscorer pick in this column has been the most profitable selection this season with Igor Jesus ensuring another winner (at 3.8) on Monday. The latest choice is an Everton player, who has now scored in seven of his last 17 starts and that’s Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Notably, four of those strikes have come away from home and with only Arsenal and Man City having won more away games this season than the Toffees, they should be finding the net again here.
When you consider Palace are coming into a Sunday afternoon game off a Thursday night high in the UEFA Conference League, I would not be surprised to see them fall off a bit both mentally and physically – and that would only enhance Everton’s chance of goals. David Moyes’ men had more chances against City than most do on Monday and really should have won that contest. However, another point keeps them in the hunt for European qualification and they should be fully motivated here.
I’m not sure the same can be said of Palace. They are all-but-safe from relegation and unlikely to reach Europe again via their Premier League position. All at Selhurst Park will now have one eye on that Conference League final and boss Oliver Glasner will be shaping his team selection in the coming games accordingly. Dewsbury-Hall’s goalscoring record is decent, while his shots stats are also good – only Iliman Ndiaye has a higher shots-per-game figure this season for Everton. He looks an interesting price of 3.75 to score again here.
Premier League Best Bets: Tottenham v Leeds
Roberto de Zerbi has undoubtedly made a big impact since arriving at Spurs – oh, how everyone at the club must wish they had appointed him in February instead of Igor Tudor. In this sort of ‘uptick’ situation, I think it’s worth looking at short-term trends and one is that Spurs have really started to battle more – card numbers are up and so are tackles.
Spurs over 2.5 cards would be good – that’s happened in every game so far under De Zerbi with Tottenham collecting no fewer than five at Aston Villa last weekend. Sadly, we’ve not got team or total cards markets at time of writing so I’m turning to tackles instead – Spurs are the top teams for tackles this season and also the most tackled. Pedro Porro is interesting. He’s managed 12 tackles in the last two games and is 2.35 for 3+ here against a side who slightly favour his side of the pitch in terms of their attacking.
However, the player I’m going to side with is Rodrigo Bentancur. The Uruguayan has been widely hailed as a big reason for Spurs’ recent improvement and in his three games since returning from injury, his tackle numbers have been 2-3-4. Looking longer term, he’s made 3+ tackles in seven of his last 12 starts, all of which makes his price of 2.25 for 3+ against Leeds look a touch of value.
Premier League Best Bets: Weekend Tips
Liverpool to win @ 1.75 with kwiff
Dewsbury-Hall 1+ goal @ 3.75 with kwiff
Bentancur 3+ tackles @ 2.25 with kwiff
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