Premier League betting tips: Leeds to put up a fight against Liverpool, Matheus Cunha to score and more Gameweek 15 betting tips
It is my work Christmas party this Friday and given it’s a 1pm start then suspension / formal investigation is chalked up at no bigger than 11/4. Like many, I am a different person when I am sauced up.
Sober in a taxi: “Just drive mush. Please. Stop. Talking. To. Me.”
Drunk in a taxi: “You know what I mean Mick? Can I call you Mick? El Micko. The Mickster. Seriously the last time I was this upset over a female was when Annie Power fell at the last in the Mares' Hurdle in 2015. Care for a Mentos?”
Read on for a breakdown of the best bets from the Premier League's TV games from Sports News Blitz’s punting laureate - The Bookie Basher.
Leeds United vs Liverpool
Arne Slot finally dropped Mohamed Salah on Gameweek 13 and it seemed to work as the Reds sauntered to a 2-0 win over West Ham at the London Stadium, with the enigma that is Florian Wirtz having one of his best games for the club so far.
However, a 1-1 draw at home to Sunderland on Wednesday, December 3, was not in the script, and that game also highlighted that Virgil van Dijk is not the defensive colossus he once was.
Milos Kerkez has been a shambles at left-back for the most part, and I reckon Leeds are too big at 100/30 here.
OK, they are fourth bottom and their manager Daniel Farke looks a bit like Roger Federer might if he ate too many McFlurries, but momentum is a funny thing in football and that midweek win over Chelsea will have given Leeds such a boost.
There’s not much analytical data to back this bet up, so you are just going to have to trust The Bookie Basher, who exists as a mythical figure - part folklore, part reality, part cautionary tale.
Suggested bet: Leeds to win at 100/30 (888 Sport)
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Brighton vs West Ham United
Brighton shipped four against Aston Villa in midweek, so I can’t have them at 8/13 to win this. That price is a diabolical liberty.
However, for every yin there is a yang, and 4/1 that Jarrod Bowen to score on Sunday, December 7 looks like a fantastic pre-Christmas gift from the traders at betway. The boy is mustard.
‘Bowza’ (a nickname I have literally just made up) is the creative spark in this West Ham side, even though his 2025/26 stats are nowt flash.
12 appearances, 3 goals. Yet in those 12 appearances, he has had 31 shots, and when the Hammers go forward so much goes through him.
Take the 4’s and be sure to indulge in a certain amount of undignified jumping up and down when it pings in.
Suggested bet: Bowen to score anytime at 4/1 (betway)
Fulham vs Crystal Palace
Palace are up to fifth but - full disclosure - I am still in a mood with them for not putting Manchester United away last Sunday.
Really tough one to call this. London derby and Fulham are mega erratic. So let’s go rogue with a punt on Chris Richards to commit 2+ fouls. The American defender is a quality operator, and in terms of fouls committed in his last six starts, I make it 1 1 1 0 1 1.
He is a 10/1 shot with bet365 to commit two or more fouls, and I really do like them apples.
Suggested bet: Chris Richards - Over 1.5 Fouls Committed at 10/1 (bet365)
Wolves vs Manchester United
Wolves slipped to another defeat as Nottingham Forest edged a poor game at Molineux on Wednesday, December 3.
Wolves went into the contest as one of three sides across Europe’s top-five leagues yet to register a league win this season.
They are honking, and boss Rob Edwards has some job on his hands to try and keep them up. The Old Gold are cut adrift at the foot of the table - 12 points from safety - after seven straight league defeats.
The only consolation is that it is Manchester United next. How can I or anyone predict what Ruben Amorim's side will do? No one can. They are more unpredictable than Phil Mitchell on a vodka bender.
Matheus Cunha has not set the world alight since joining the Red Devils, but this reeks of him going back to his old club, scoring, and then refusing to celebrate because he is such a good egg.
Suggested bet: Cunha to score anytime at 7/4 (General)
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