The first weekend after the international break was quieter than usual, as the Premier League made way for the FA Cup quarter-finals. The top-flight returns on Tuesday, with 10 matches spread over three days.
We’ve asked six tipsters for their standout bet from the Premier League’s midweek matchups and they’ve provided us with a 285/1 acca!
285/1 Experts Accumulator Tip
Tom Hill
Wolves vs West Ham – Both teams to score at 10/11 with bet365
Wolves will look to move to within five points of West Ham when the two teams meet at Molineux on Tuesday. Vitor Pereira’s side are unbeaten in two and have moved nine points above 18th-placed Ipswich and they have done well to fight on without suspended striker Matheus Cunha.
Pereira’s side have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions, but they have also conceded in their last four games. West Ham have only lost one in four away from home, and they have scored in 10 successive away contests.
Both teams have their weaknesses, though, so backing a winner looks tough. While the Hammers have entertained on the road, they have scored exactly one goal in nine away games on the spin, so backing both teams to find the back of the net seems the sensible play.
Enda McElhinney
Arsenal vs Fulham – Both teams to score at 5/4 with bet365
Arsenal host a Fulham side reeling from their FA Cup exit at the hands of Crystal Palace, while the Gunners have all but handed Liverpool the title following a run of just one Premier League win in the last four.
Marco Silva’s side have actually collected more points (12) than Arsenal (11) across their last six games in the league, while Fulham are unbeaten in the last three Premier League meetings between this pair, including a 2-2 draw here last season.
Both teams have found the net in five of the last six league clashes between these teams, while Fulham are attempting to score for the 14th consecutive Premier League game away from their Craven Cottage base. Both teams to score at the Emirates looks a rock-solid proposition.
Aaron Rogan
Bournemouth vs Ipswich – Bournemouth to win and both teams to score at 7/4 with bet365
The Cherries are in poor form, but they can bounce back against an Ipswich side who have lost eight of their last nine Premier League matches. The Tractor Boys depart for the South Coast having suffered eight defeats on their travels this term, while they’ve suffered 10 defeats against the league’s top 10.
Bournemouth won 2-1 in the reverse fixture and another high-scoring game should be on the cards. Andoni Iraola’s side are without a clean sheet in six league outings, while both teams have scored in six of Ipswich’s previous even Premier League matches. The hosts have conceded in all six matches against the bottom four this season, so back the visitors to score as Bournemouth return to winning ways.
Ian Wilkerson
Brentford vs Newcastle – Draw-Brentford double chance at 21/20 with bet365
The feet of the Newcastle faithful have hardly touched the ground since they beat Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final and they will be keen to continue the party after a packed trophy parade when Brentford head to St James’ Park on Wednesday.
However, there is plenty of potential for the Londoners to gatecrash the celebrations and bring the Magpies back down to earth.
Bournemouth and Fulham have both left Tyneside with the points since the start of the year and Brighton knocked Eddie Howe’s side out of the FA Cup on their visit, while the Bees have been flying on their travels.
A 2-1 win at Bournemouth was a fifth success away league win for Thomas Frank’s side in their last round outing and they should be backed to get something from their visit to the north east.
James Milton
Southampton vs Crystal Palace – Crystal Palace -1 handicap at 13/8 with bet365
Crystal Palace cruised into the FA Cup semi-finals thanks to Saturday’s 3-0 win against Fulham at Craven Cottage and the Eagles look set for more away success on Wednesday.
Palace have won their last four Premier League away fixtures at Leicester, West Ham, Manchester United and Fulham – all by a 2-0 scoreline – and Oliver Glasner’s men are capable of covering a one-goal handicap at bottom club Southampton.
The struggling Saints have lost four of their last five league matches by at least a two-goal margin and the exception was a 2-1 home defeat to 17th-placed Wolves.
Henry Hardwicke
Tottenham vs Chelsea – Tottenham to win at 7/2 with bet365
Chelsea have won only four of their last 13 Premier League matches and the Blues look an awful price when Tottenham come to Stamford Bridge on Thursday night.
That quartet of victories have come against Southampton, Leicester, Wolves and West Ham, and those four clubs were occupying four of the bottom five positions in the top flight, ahead of the midweek fixtures.
Of course, Tottenham have their own issues, but Ange Postecoglou’s men have at least shown some attacking verve on occasions this season and Spurs aren’t short-priced favourites on Thursday night.
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