The following are betting tips for selected fixtures in Gameweek 26 of the 2024/25 English Premier League season. Where two or more options are provided for the same tip, pick the one that best suits your risk appetite.
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Aston Villa vs. Liverpool |
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Liverpool 0 (draw no bet) at 1.46 (Betfair)
Liverpool +0.5 at 1.31 Betfair)
This is the second game for Aston Villa in a sequence in which they play five fixtures in 14 days. One of the trends for Unai Emery’s team this year is they have been far less effective on a short rest. This doesn’t bode well for the rest of February. They aren’t helped by injuries, either. Boubacar Kamara limped off after just 15 minutes against Ipswich. He joins fellow defenders Pau Torres, Ezri Konsa and Matty CashVilla on the sideline. Aston Villa failed to beat Ipswich at home on the weekend despite the fact that the visitors went down to ten men in the 40th minute. Villa are now winless in four league games. Liverpool haven’t been at their best, but they continue to avoid defeat. The Reds are unbeaten (15-6-0) in 21 league games. They have gone 6-2-0 in their last eight fixtures against Aston Villa.
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Leicester vs. Brentford |
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Brentford in the head-to-head at 2.05 (betr)
Leicester City bring 1-0-9 form into this game. Eight of those nine defeats were by 2+ goal margins. The Foxes have gone 2-3-8 at home this season and they have lost five consecutive home fixtures. Brentford bring a three-game winning streak away from home into this clash.
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Everton vs. Man Utd |
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Everton in the head-to-head at 2.63 (Unibet)
Everton +0.5 at 1.50 (Betfair)
Everton have their tails up at the moment. No other team has collected more points than Everton’s 13 (4-1-0) since David Moyes rejoined. The Toffees have gone 6-2-2 as the home favourite over the last twelve months. Man Utd, meanwhile, have lost three of their last four. The Red Devils have gone 2-3-6 as the away underdog over the last twelve months.
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Arsenal vs. West Ham |
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Arsenal in the head-to-head at 1.30 (Betfair)
Arsenal have won 13 of their last 15 home fixtures against West Ham. The Gunners bring 7-2-0 form into this clash, while the Hammers are in 1-1-5 form. Arsenal’s last two wins over the Hammers were by 6-0 and 5-2 scorelines.
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Southampton vs. Brighton |
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Brighton in the head-to-head at 1.62 (Betfair)
This is simply a bet against Southampton. The Saints have gone 0-0-8 as the home underdog this season. Brighton have a 2-0-0 record as the away favourite against Southampton in the Premier League.
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Newcastle vs. Nottingham Forest |
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Over 2.5 goals at 1.71 (Betfair)
Newcastle’s last six games as well as their last six home games went over 2.5 goals and four of their last five games against Nottingham Forest went over 2.5. Forest’s last four games went over 2.5 goals and three of those games went over 4.5.