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Premier League football tips and predictions

12:30 - West Ham v Sunderland: Back with insurance

Mark Stinchcombe: It's likely in pre-season this would be earmarked as a potential six pointer but it's actually only hosts West Ham 6/4 in trouble as they sit 18th versus Sunderland's 9/5 ninth. Expected points actually has this has a six pointer with 18th v 17th but Sunderland continue to prove people wrong as they have done all season.

I think the way to punt this is to back goals with the market expecting only 2.50 goals based on the odds. Six of West Ham's last seven have seen Over 2.5 goals and the additions of strikers Valentin Castellanos and Pablo Felipe can only help, and for Sunderland, eight of their last 12 have gone over 2.5 based on expected goals.

Given the low expectation, we can actually be pragmatic and back Over 2.25 goals, knowing that with only with two goals we will still get half our stake back, and only zero or one goal will see the bet lose.

15:00 - Man City v Wolves: Back under 3.5 goals

Mark O'Haire: Manchester City have appeared sluggish and may find Saturday's showdown against rock-bottom Wolves more difficult than the pre-match odds suggest - City are just 1.24 to succeed.

Wolves have improved immeasurably. The Old Gold are unbeaten in four EPL games, keeping shutouts in two of three and over a tough 10-game sample (facing eight top-half teams), the visitors are allowing just 1.20 xG per-game. In five recent trips to Aston Villa, Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd and Everton, they've conceded 1.07 npxG per-game.

With that in-mind, backing Wolves with a sizeable handicap start appeals, although a potentially safer option is to oppose goals. Under 3.5 Goals has paid-out in 17 of Man City's past 22 league dates, including eight of 11 at The Etihad, with the same selection providing profit in 15 of Wolves' most recent 17. A repeat pays 1.86.

15:00 - Burnley v Tottenham: Alan Shearer's prediction

Alan Shearer: I know Spurs won in the Champions League this week, and Dominic Solanke getting his goal will do him the world of good, despite their poor home form.

Their away form is different; I guess the shackles are off when they travel. Burnley haven't been very good, despite the point at Liverpool. Just for the sake of Tottenham being away from home, where they seem more comfortable, I'm not with any huge confidence, but I will say Spurs.

15:00 - Fulham v Brighton: Back bet builder at 15/2

The Opta Stat:

Fulham are unbeaten in all five of their Premier League home games against Brighton (W4 D1), having lost three in a row against them in the Championship beforehand.

All five of Raúl Jiménez's Premier League goals have put Fulham one goal ahead in the match this season, the highest such 100% record of any player this term.

17:30 - Bournemouth v Liverpool: Back Wirtz at 11/10

Lewis Jones: Florian Wirtz's start to life in the Premier League has been a slow burn - but the signs are starting to show that we must start paying attention to him across the prop markets. The early weeks after his £116.5m summer move from Leverkusen were awkward. New league, new tempo, new expectations. Wirtz looked like a player thinking rather than reacting and was not producing enough damage in the final third.

Wirtz's end product has caught fire though. He's now averaging close to a goal involvement every 102 minutes across his last eight appearances in all competitions. For a player operating between the lines, not a penalty-box poacher, that's elite output.

After failing to score in his first 22 Liverpool appearances, he's now hit the net in four of his last seven.  That's a player finding rhythm, timing and trust in his surroundings. He is a great bet here at 11/10 to score or assist.

Bournemouth are the right opponent for this type of bet on Wirtz. They don't sit deep for long stretches, they leave space between midfield and defence and they're vulnerable to intelligent movers who can receive on the half-turn.

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EFL tips and predictions

12:30 Championship - Middlesbrough v Preston: Back BTTS

Jack Critchley: Middlesbrough left the Potteries with all three points on Wednesday despite not being at their best. Boro traditionally struggle in Stoke, but were helped by Bosun Lawal's dismissal in the second half. Nevertheless, Kim Hellberg's side have won three consecutive fixtures, netting nine times in the process with Hayden Hackney amongst those who have caught the eye. At 4/7, the Teessiders will be expected to make it four on the bounce, although it is rarely straightforward when Preston visit.

The meeting between these two sides at Deepdale was a thoroughly entertaining affair, finishing 2-2, and although their recent form at Deepdale has subsequently taken a nosedive, Paul Heckingbottom's side are suited to playing on the road. PNE are unbeaten in seven of their last eight on their travels and have failed to notch just once away from Deepdale since the end of August.

They won't be able to able to call upon Milutin Osmajic, who has succumbed to yet another moment of stupidity, however, they should still have enough to get on the scoresheet and make this fairly competitive.

15:00 League 1 - Wycombe v Peterborough: Back hosts in 15/2 acca

Alan Dudman: I'm still struggling to get to grips with Peterborough. I recognise Luke Williams as a positive impact and he's a coach I like, but they remain inconsistent.

Away from home the Posh conceded five at Lincoln recently and couldn't handle the high intensity game of Lincoln and their physical attributes despite having the majority of the ball, and one feels this could be a similar sort of game.

Wycombe have won each of their last two league games and will be looking to record three in succession for the first time during the 2025-26 season. Overall, the Chairboys have won seven of their last 10 on home soil (D2 L1) and played well in terms of defending against a top side against Cardiff (drew 1-1) and Cardiff threw plenty at them.

European football tips and predictions

14:30 - Bayern Munich v Augsburg: Back Olise to strike

Kevin Hatchard: Augsburg make the short trip across Bavaria to the Allianz Arena, and I'm expecting them to take a beating. FCA lost their last away game 4-0 at Borussia Mönchengladbach, and have lost six of their last seven away matches in the league. With 35 goals conceded in 18 games, Manuel Baum's men have one of the worst defensive records in the division.

On that basis, I'll back Michael Olise to score at 2.3 on the Exchange. We successfully backed him to find the net against Leipzig last weekend at 9/5, and he duly racked up a goal and three assists. Olise has netted four goals across his last five matches, and is full of confidence after a phenomenal run of form.

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