There’s an intriguing four-match slice of midweek Premier League action this Tuesday evening, when Liverpool’s visit to Nottingham Forest, the only team to beat them in the league this season, tops the bill.
Our best bets for the mini coupon include a way to side with Forest without backing them to repeat the dose and a suggestion that Chelsea vs Bournemouth won’t be the card-fest Betzone have priced it up to be.
Midweek Premier League best bets
Chelsea vs Bournemouth – Under 42.5 booking points @ 7/5
Nottm Forest to win either half vs Liverpool @ 7/4
Bet on the latest English football odds at Betzone
Bet against feisty reverse fixture repeat for two mellowing sides
Chelsea and Bournemouth sit first and joint-fourth in the 2024/25 Premier League yellow cards table with 58 and 48 cautions respectively and the pair set a new record for yellows in an EPL match when they met on the south coast earlier this season (14).
As such it’s little surprise Betzone go just 1/2 about 42.5 booking points (a yellow card = 10 points) for the rematch at Stamford Bridge. However, the other side of that bet could be value at 7/5, with both sides appearing to have mellowed since their Vitality Stadium showdown.
Enzo Maresca’s men have now picked up two or fewer cautions in five of their last six games across all competitions, while the Cherries have accumulated two or fewer in eight of their last 10 in league and cup.
Tip: Chelsea vs Bournemouth – Under 42.5 booking points @ 7/5
Forest have long since proven Anfield win was no flash in the pan
Nottingham Forest are 4/1 to beat table-topping Liverpool at home, but such has been their form since they beat Arne Slot’s men 1-0 at Anfield in September that they have every right to feel aggrieved by the odds-compilers’ assessment.
Nuno Espírito Santo’s side sit third in the Premier League, level on points with Arsenal in second and the sole side to beat the Merseysiders in top-flight action are coming into this City Ground clash hot on the back of seven straight wins in all competitions.
Setting aside Liverpool’s 4-0 FA Cup stroll past Accrington they just appear to have dipped slightly in recent games. Failing to put away a previously hopeless Manchester United at home before losing to an similarly unconvincing Tottenham team in north London last midweek.
Such is the quality at Slot’s disposal that even the chunky 4/1 about a victory for this flying Forest side is far from all-you-can-eat territory, but another way to bet on Forest outrunning their odds could be backing them to win either half at 7/4.
Only Liverpool (13) have won more EPL second halves than the Tricky Trees (12) this term, while the hosts have also won at least one half in their last seven matches in all competitions, as well as each of their last seven at home
