Football Tips: Thommo’s tasty 13/1 & 9/1 Bet Builders for Saturday’s EPL games

Paddy ambassador Phil Thompson's eyeing a couple of winners to kick off the weekend.

Arsenal v Crystal Palace & Brentford v Nottingham Forest Bet Builder tips, Phil Thompson, Premier League, saturday 20th january 2024

Saturday’s Football Tips

Saturday 12.30pm: Arsenal v Crystal Palace
Arsenal (-2)
Over 2.5 Goals
Bukayo Saka to Score
Gabriel Martinelli to Score
Martin Odegaard To Have 1 Or More Shots On Target

Saturday 5.30pm: Brentford v Nottingham Forest
Brentford to Win
Over 2.5 Goals
Neal Maupay to Score
Josh Dasilva To Have 1 Or More Shots
Chris Wood To Have 1 Or More Shots On Target

    Saturday 12.30pm: Arsenal v Crystal Palace

    TV: TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate

    We should see Arsenal win here and that’s what I’m backing. Crystal Palace are in a little bit of turmoil at the moment. That 1-0 defeat in the FA Cup to Everton during the week, it wasn’t just going out of the cup but there was booing aimed at Roy Hodgson.

    The fans were angry that he took off Eberechi Eze and I get that in a way. People seem to give up on the cup games far too easily and the fans vented their fury at Roy. They’ve had one win in their last nine Premier League games which was against Brentford on the 30th of December.

    They’ve had no win now in four away league games. Everything is pointing towards Arsenal. However, they’re 10 points worse off at this stage compared to last year. They’ve not won any of their last four in all competitions.

    They lost to Liverpool in the FA Cup but they also lost to West Ham at home 2-0 prior to that. I am expecting Arsenal to get back on the horse and get the wins going. I think they’ll win this comfortably 3-0 which means Over 2.5 Goals.

    Everybody will be backing Arsenal to Win so I’m going Arsenal (-2) in this game and I’m going for Bukayo Saka to Score Anytime as well.

    I do think Gabriel Martinelli will start this game and he’ll be out to prove something. I’ve got Martinelli to Score anytime also. Martin Odegaard’s always a good bet To Have 1 Or More Shots On Target and that’s my Bet Builder.

      Saturday 5.30pm: Brentford v Nottingham Forest

      TV: Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League

      I’m looking at Brentford and they’ve always been good at home. Ivan Toney is available, will he play? Will he start? I’m not sure, I think he might be on the bench.

      Brentford have lost the last five Premier League games and they’ve not been the side that we all know. They’ve lost their last two at home and four of their last seven so their home form has deserted them.

      Nottingham Forest just got through in midweek in the FA Cup against Blackpool. They’ve scored two or more goals in their last five games in all competitions which is not bad for them.

      Nuno Espirito Santo seems to be working his magic at the moment and, before those two cup games, they beat Newcastle away and Manchester United at home. This is a difficult one to call but I am just going to go for Brentford to Win 2-1 with Over 2.5 Goals.

      In my Bet Builder I’m also going for Neal Maupay to Score Anytime, he’s been back on the scoresheet lately. I’ve also got Brentford’s Josh Dasilva To Have 1 Or More Shots and Chris Wood, who scored the winning goal in midweek, To Have 1 Or More Shots On Target also.

      Saturday’s Football Tips

      Saturday 12.30pm: Arsenal v Crystal Palace
      Arsenal (-2)
      Over 2.5 Goals
      Bukayo Saka to Score
      Gabriel Martinelli to Score
      Martin Odegaard To Have 1 Or More Shots On Target

      Saturday 5.30pm: Brentford v Nottingham Forest
      Brentford to Win
      Over 2.5 Goals
      Neal Maupay to Score
      Josh Dasilva To Have 1 Or More Shots
      Chris Wood To Have 1 Or More Shots On Target

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