Football accumulator tips for this weekend’s Premier League games (23-24 Dec 2023)
IT’S the final round of Premier League games before Christmas – and we’re here to try to help you find a nice festive bonus!
The top-of-the-table clash at Anfield between Liverpool and Arsenal is the undoubted highlight of gameweek 18, while there’s also the first Christmas Eve match in 28 years as Wolves host Chelsea on the TV.
We’ve previewed both games, plus three more, to make up a five-legged accumulator across the weekend. There’s also a treble for those less convinced!
A £10 wager on our treble would pay out £52.80, while the same stake on our accumulator produces a potential return of £189.80.
Liverpool vs Arsenal: Over 2.5 goals (13/20)
This contest traditionally delivers goals and we could be in for a Christmas cracker in the game of the weekend on Saturday evening.
Two title contenders go head-to-head at Anfield and history suggests it will be entertaining.
The last 10 league meetings of these sides in Liverpool have landed the over 2.5 goals bet. Last season, the game ended 2-2 – the start of Arsenal’s title choke – while the match at the Emirates was won 3-2 by the Gunners.
Liverpool’s feared attack looked in fine working order in midweek as West Ham were brushed aside in the Carabao Cup, while Arsenal have scored 21 times in their last nine in all competitions, seven of which have been won.
Add over 2.5 goals to your acca at 13/20 at BetUK
Fulham vs Burnley: Fulham to win (8/11)
Fulham have already beaten the two the other newly-promoted clubs at Craven Cottage and, buoyed by making the Carabao Cup semi-finals for the first time in their history, should complete the hat-trick here.
The Cottagers have been strong at home and have won their last two league games here 5-0 (against Forest and West Ham).
As for Burnley, they are goal-shy with only Sheffield United managing fewer. On the road, they’ve lost five of eight so far.
Marco Silva is doing a good job at Fulham and they should continue on their merry (Christmas) way on Saturday.
Back Fulham to win in your acca at 8/11 at BetUK
Wolves vs Chelsea: Wolves/Draw double chance (17/20)
It’s hard to back Chelsea at odds-on in any Premier League game these days, let alone an away one, and Wolves look decent value to avoid defeat.
They’ve lost only two of eight at Molineux this season with Manchester City, Spurs and Aston Villa among the teams who have failed to win at the ground.
With Hwang Hee-chan’s impressive goalscoring form showing no signs of stopping and assists king Pedro Neto potentially returning, the hosts should make this a hard game for a Chelsea side who look very much a mid-table team again.
To be fair, the Blues have had a lot of injuries but their squad should still have been able to cope better than it has done.
They’ve lost their last three away from home, conceding eight goals in the process, and they will do well to win this Christmas Eve encounter.
Tip: Wolves/Draw double chance at 17/20 with BetUK
Add the following two bets to make it a 5-fold acca.
Luton vs Newcastle: Luton/Draw double chance (5/4)
Plenty of people will remember Newcastle winning 8-0 at Sheffield United back in September but that remains their only Premier League away victory this season.
In all competitions, they’ve won just two of 13 on the road.
Yes, they are playing a team in the relegation zone here but Luton have shown plenty of fight of late and the Magpies look bad business at odds-on.
The hosts were seconds away from denying high-flying Arsenal a victory at Kenilworth Road the other week and it’s a venue they’ve always been competitive at – they are yet to lose by more than one goal here this season.
Newcastle have looked jaded in recent weeks – Kieran Trippier’s form, in particular, has nose-dived – and the festive fixture schedule won’t help their cause.
They’ve won just three of their last 10 and it would be no great surprise if they failed to win this one either.
Choose Luton/Draw double chance at 5/4 with BetUK
Tottenham vs Everton: Both teams to score (4/7)
Spurs have now found the net in 29 consecutive Premier League games and so while Everton may have just kept four successive clean sheets for the first time in 21 years, the hosts look good for delivering this part of the bet.
As far as Everton are concerned, their expected-goals figure is more than eight higher than the number of goals they’ve actually scored.
A lot of that was down to missed chances in the early part of the season but they’ve improved on that metric of late and have scored in nine of their last 10 in all competitions.
Their attack will be helped by the fact Spurs’ defence is still without Micky van de Ven, while Destiny Udogie will also be missing for this contest due to a ban.
Back both teams to score at 4/7 with BetUK
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