Premier League betting tips: Chelsea to win, Manchester United’s chances of picking themselves up after a poor start to the season, and more Gameweek 5 predictions
They were talking about side hustles at work the other day. I wasn’t aware that there was a six-year-old making $11m+ a year (as per Forbes) and all he was doing was opening and reviewing toys? Mind blown.
Indeed, I am thinking of starting an erotic food colab called OnlyScrans - which is essentially just videos and pictures of me in my undies eating Spag Bol.
Read on for a breakdown of the best bets from this weekend’s Premier League TV games from Sports News Blitz’s punting laureate - The Bookie Basher - including the clash between Fulham and Manchester United on Sunday, September 20.
Brentford vs Chelsea
Blues chairman Todd Boehly has sold his stake in the club to majority owner Clearlake Capital.
It's been a turbulent tenure.
Since the takeover in 2022, Chelsea's highest Premier League finish is fourth, with the club also overseeing a remarkably high turnover of players over the past four years.
They have won the UEFA Conference League and FIFA Club World Cup in that time but finished 10th last term and have made a rather unspectacular start to this season under Xabi Alonso.
I’m not going to go mad, but I will be throwing a nice few shekels down on Chelsea to win and both teams to score at 11/4 here.
You can’t win league titles with undisciplined defensive naivety, regardless of how slick you are up top.
Five points dropped from winning positions from the Blues already after just four matches, but my spider senses are telling me they will get this done.
Suggested bet: Chelsea to win & btts at 11/4 (betway)
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
After back-to-back 17th-place finishes, this season was supposed to be different for Tottenham.
They’ve spent north of £300, but watching that game against Everton on Saturday, September 12, it looked like the players are afraid, overly cautious and not willing to take risks.
Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi is already under a bit of pressure, with his team yet to score a Premier League goal.
Over 400 minutes of football - not a sausage in front of goal - and paying Richarlison’s wages despite cutting him from their Premier League squad. Mess.
Aston Villa are not faring much better. They’ve sold half of a team who shone last season, and the half that remain don’t seem at it.
If ‘Unders’ does not land here, I’m Engelbert Humperdinck.
Suggested bet: Under 2.5 goals at evens (General)
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Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City
Coventry’s campaign could not have started much worse with four successive Premier League defeats, all without scoring a goal.
They were mauled 5-0 at home to Brighton last time out and beaten 3-1 in the League Cup by local rivals Aston Villa on Wednesday night.
Since the Premier League began in 1992, only one team - Southampton in the 2012/13 campaign - has survived relegation after losing their opening four games of the campaign. Ominous.
Superb away performance from Nottingham Forest against Villa last time out, and they look a fair price at 4/6 to build on that by winning this.
Liam Delap looks a canny signing, and I’m happy to snaffle up 5/1 on him notching first here after scoring his first goal since his £50m summer move to the club at the weekend.
Suggested bet: Delap to score first at 5/1 (bet365 / skybet)
Bournemouth vs Liverpool
Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola is already under a bit of pressure after a janky start to the season from the Reds.
To be fair, the Fulham goalkeeper could have sat on a deckchair at Anfield on Saturday as he was rarely needed, which is mad given that Liverpool had a £350m+ attack on display.
Every week I’m amazed at how yer man Florian Wirtz gets away with little to no criticism. Players who have performed far better have received more stick than the German over the years.
£115m and you’d barely know he was on the pitch at Anfield last Saturday. Truthfully, Liverpool would be lucky to recoup half of that if they abandoned the Wirtz project at Christmas and jogged him on.
It's four games and three assists for Evanilson so far, and 5/4 that he scores or registers an assist against a Liverpool side who do not look a cohesive unit defensively might just be the lock of the week (the same bet is a shade of odds on with some firms).
Suggested bet: Evanilson to score or assist at 5/4 (bet365 / betway)
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Fulham vs Manchester United
There are afternoons when the football seems to have been arranged merely to test the patience of the gambler, and Fulham’s meeting with Manchester United at Craven Cottage has something of that quality.
Not an easy match to call this.
The pressure is building on Michael Carrick, whose side surrendered a 2-0 lead at home to Brighton in the League Cup on Wednesday, September 16, as they lost 3-2.
This is hot on the heels of mustering just three shots on target on home soil against a Manchester City side who had Phil Foden given his marching orders in the 23rd minute on Sunday.
This is their joint-worst start to a Premier League season since the 1992/93 campaign, and in truth they look miles off it.
Carrick's side have won twice this season, against newly promoted Ipswich at home after falling behind, and Azerbaijani champions Sabah FK in the Champions League.
Is this good enough for a club of the size of Manchester United?
Carrick looks lost, the players look lost, and at this point, you deserve a punch in the mouth if you are lumping on the away win here.
The Cottagers were much improved defensively against Liverpool, and 13/5 simply looks too big against a Red Devils side in disarray.
Suggested bet: Fulham to win at 13/5 (bet365)
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