23 December 2024 Football Tips

The Weekly Acca: Liverpool, Manchester United & Tottenham feature in our Boxing Day shout

Written by: James Walters Sports Betting Expert
3 min to read
Imago James Maddison expected to feature for Tottenham against Nottingham Forest
Imago James Maddison expected to feature for Tottenham against Nottingham Forest

There’s a boatload of Premier League football over this busy festive period and here at FIRST, we’ve got four value plays on Boxing Day. Let’s make it consecutive winners after landing a 6/1 shot last weekend!

Leg 1 – Bournemouth to beat Crystal Palace @ 43/50 [3pm]

Bournemouth have been one of the Premier League’s surprise packages as they find themselves in fifth place and just three points off the top four.

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The Cherries, who won 3-0 at Manchester United on Sunday, have won four of their last five while scoring 11 times in those outings.

Bournemouth host a Crystal Palace side who are hovering just above the relegation zone. They also come into the Boxing Day clash on the back of their 5-1 home defeat against Arsenal.

All signs point to a home victory as Andoni Iraola's side look to continue their fine form.

Leg 2 – Nottingham Forest double chance vs Tottenham @ 2/5 [3pm]

If we're talking about surprise packages, Nottingham Forest are up there. Nuno Espirito Santo's side are sitting in the top four having won four of their last five and they're only eight points behind leaders Liverpool.

Forest are defensively solid while their front line can cause plenty of problems, especially on the counter attack.

Tottenham, who lost 6-3 against Liverpool at home on Sunday, have been hit and miss with Ange Postecoglou's side winning seven, drawing two and losing eight of their 17 games.

Spurs' away record is fairly average (won three, drawn one, lost four) while Forest have lost just two of their eight home outings.

We wouldn't put anyone off backing Forest to win, however, we like the double chance option, meaning we need Forest to win, or the game to finish in a draw.

Leg 3 – Over 4.5 cards in Wolves v Manchester United @ 23/20 [5:30pm]

Picking a winner between Wolves and United looks impossible so instead we're backing over 4.5 cards.

Wolves, who won 3-0 at Leicester in the first game since Gary O'Neill's sacking, aren't afraid to get stuck in and they've picked up 41 cards in the league, which is an average of 2.41 per match.

United have lost three of their last four including losing at home to Bournemouth on Sunday despite beating Manchester City at the Etihad prior to that.

Like Wolves, they're consistent with cards and their average is also 2.41 per game. Expect plenty of fouls with players dealing with heavy legs over this Christmas period.

Leg 4 – Liverpool -2 on the handicap vs Leicester @ 17/25 [8pm]

Liverpool have been sensational under Arne Slot and they find themselves four points clear at the top of the table while also boasting a game in hand.

The Reds host 17th-placed Leicester at Anfield and it's impossible to see Mohamed Salah and Co. not having a field day.

Leicester have won one of their last five and they just lost against Wolves. Instead of backing a home win, we're siding with Liverpool -2 on the handicap, meaning we need them to win by three or more goals.

FIRST's weekly acca overall odds: 9/1 with Mr.Play

[UK Time]. Odds correct at the time of writing.

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