The Premier League is the place to punt in England this weekend with the Championship as unpredictable as ever and League One and Two on FA Cup hiatus.
Liverpool vs Brighton and Fulham against Brentford both look like games likely to reward goal gluttons, while Nottingham Forest are fancied to land a bet that’s clicked in seven of their nine league games this season.
Weekend Premier League best bets
Liverpool to beat Brighton & both teams to score @ 29/20
Nottm Forest vs West Ham – 1st-half draw @ 23/20
Fulham vs Brentford – Over 3.5 goals @ 13/8
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Seagulls strike the way to grab Liverpool win value in EFL Cup rerun
There won’t be too many neutrals objecting to Liverpool and Brighton playing back Wednesday night’s entertaining Carabao Cup clash, which ended 3-2 to Arne Slot’s men on the south coast.
Having won more comfortably than the scoreline suggests, Liverpool are just 4/11 for victory at Anfield but the home win rises to 29/20 when paired with both-teams-to-score and that looks close to certain on recent evidence.
Brighton have conceded twice or more in six of their last seven outings across all competitions, while the Reds’ defence has loosened upon its belated exposure to the division’s better attacks.
The Seagulls and Arsenal both put two past Slot’s side in their last two outings, while Chelsea and West Ham both bagged at Anfield inside Liverpool’s last three home games.
Tip: Liverpool to beat Brighton & both teams to score @ 29/20
Forest half-time result bet to click for seventh league game in nine
Nottingham Forest are one of three teams that lead the Premier League for draws so far this season with four stalemates from nine games, alongside Brighton and Ipswich.
Two of those stalemates have come from their four home outings so far this term, which has to bring the 12/5-rated draw into play when West Ham visit the City Ground.
However Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are out on their own in the EPL half-time draw stakes with seven of their nine top-flight outings in 2024/25 going in at the interval with honours even.
Odds of 23/20 about the half-time result draw look more than fair in the circumstances, especially when the Irons have also been drawing at half-time in four of their nine league games to date this season.
Tip: Nottm Forest vs West Ham – 1st half draw @ 23/20
West London derby duel certain to light up Craven Cottage scoreboard
Fulham vs Brentford wouldn’t be the first fixture that comes to mind when considering London’s most fiercely-contested derbies but the clubs’ Craven Cottage contest looks more than capable of proving entertaining enough to justify its Monday Night Football spot.
Over 3.5 goals looks there for the taking at 13/8 with both sides more adept at scoring them than keeping them out in the early knockings of the campaign.
Wolves (37) are the only Premier League side whose games have included more than Brentford (36) this season, with Bees matches averaging a total of four goals a game across the first nine matches.
Meanwhile, Fulham have rewarded over 3.5 goals backers in three of their last five games including both their last two at Craven Cottage.
