Football Tips: Thommo’s 18/1 & 14/1 Bet Builders featuring Liverpool and Arsenal

Paddy ambassador Phil Thompson sets us up for Saturday's televised Premier League action.

Saturday’s football tips

12.30pm: Crystal Palace v Liverpool
Liverpool (-1)
Both Teams To Score
Mo Salah To Score Anytime
Darwin Nunez To Have 1 Or More Shots On Target
Michael Olise To Have 1 Or More Shots On Target

5.30pm: Aston Villa v Arsenal
Aston Villa To Win
Both Teams To Score
Over 2.5 Goals
Ollie Watkins To Score Anytime
Bukayo Saka To Have 1 Or More Shots On Target

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12.30pm: Crystal Palace v Liverpool

TV: TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate

These early starts seem to keep on happening, they keep coming our way. You do get a lot of money for being on the telly, I think it’s about £2m per game, but that’s besides the point.

I know about the welfare of the players and all that but you’ve just got to get on with it and it’s another 12.30pm kick off. It was a decent performance during the week for Liverpool in that 2-0 win against Sheffield United.

The best thing was that it was the first away clean sheet for Liverpool of the season which was quite astonishing. I had to check my stat sheets but it’s quite right.

That will give a bit of a boost to the defenders and they’re unbeaten in their last eight, Liverpool. As for Crystal Palace, my goodness, getting beaten at home by Bournemouth is not a good thing.

They’ve lost five of their last seven Premier League games but they’ve kept five clean sheets as we head towards the half-way mark of the season which is not bad for Palace.

The fans have started grumbling against Roy Hodgson at Selhurst Park which is quite unusual. I’m going for a 3-1 Liverpool Win in this game.

My Bet Builder is Liverpool (-1) and for Both Teams to Score. I’ve also got Mo Salah to Score Anytime, I think he’ll be back amongst it.

Next is Darwin Nunez To Have 1 Or More Shots On Target, he didn’t start against Sheffield United but I think he will here. I think Michael Olise is a great player and I’m finishing with Olise to Have 1 Or More Shots On Target.

5.30pm: Aston Villa v Arsenal

TV: Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League

I only watched the highlights of Aston Villa’s win over Manchester City and they were quite extraordinary. I was working on the Liverpool game and I was looking at the stats and it was 50/50 in possession and you don’t usually get that with City no matter who they’re playing.

Villa were excellent and deserved their victory. They will have been disappointed to draw last weekend but they’ve won eight of the last 11 Premier League games.

They’ve won 25 of 41 games under Unai Emery which is an incredible feat. As a Liverpool fan, I thought that Arsenal at 3-3 against Luton was a good result but Declan Rice had other ideas.

That was a good win in the end and they’ve won their last six in all competitions, scoring 18 goals so they are doing well. Both Teams will Score but I just fancy Villa to Win 2-1 because they have an incredible home record so I fancy Over 2.5 Goals too.

So my Bet Builder also includes Ollie Watkins to Score Anytime, he’s in great form, and Bukayo Saka To Have 1 or More Shots on Target. He’s on penalties, sometimes free kicks, and is incredible form.

Saturday’s football tips

12.30pm: Crystal Palace v Liverpool
Liverpool (-1)
Both Teams To Score
Mo Salah To Score Anytime
Darwin Nunez To Have 1 Or More Shots On Target
Michael Olise To Have 1 Or More Shots On Target

5.30pm: Aston Villa v Arsenal
Aston Villa To Win
Both Teams To Score
Over 2.5 Goals
Ollie Watkins To Score Anytime
Bukayo Saka To Have 1 Or More Shots On Target

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