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Our football betting expert Jones Knows is back to provide further insight into the Premier League and sees more misery for Tottenham at Nottingham Forest.

Manchester City v Everton, Boxing Day, 12.30pm

To beat Manchester City, you need to be brave with the ball in transition and show ruthlessness in your finishing.

Everton is not that team.

Sean Dyche’s men are a tough nut to crack but are completely toothless in attack and have failed to score in six of their last seven Premier League games.

During this period, they have created the lowest expected goals and created the fewest big chances of any team. One goal should be enough for City to win this game – and boy, do they need it.

Winning to nil at 11/8 at Sky Bet is a nice alternative to the direct 1/3 for a home win.

RESULT PREDICTION: 1-0

Bournemouth v Crystal Palace, Boxing Day, 3pm

No team has made more tackles in the Premier League since February 1 than Crystal Palace (709) and this encounter could be a tackling frenzy.

Ismaila Sarr is not only contributing from an offensive perspective, he is also getting involved off the ball and his number of tackles has increased rapidly in the last few weeks.

He has made at least one tackle in six of his last seven appearances, for a total of 10 tackles. The fact that he plays more centrally than in the past means that he finds himself in tight spaces and opportunities for turnovers, which is why there are more tackles.

The 11/4 with Sky Bet for Sarr to register two or more tackles is a price to consider.

RESULT PREDICTION: 2-1

Chelsea vs Fulham, Boxing Day, 3pm – PLAY SUPER 6 HERE!

Although these two teams both enter here with a 0-0 draw, goals should be on the menu.

Chelsea’s games this season have averaged 3.67 goals per game and Fulham have scored in every away game this season, including twice at Liverpool and Manchester City. The Boxing Day factor should also help keep the goals flowing. In the last 18 Premier League games on December 26th, there was an average of four goals per game.

Perhaps the festive atmosphere in the stadium helps the game to gain a faster pace, which in turn increases the number of goals. Who knows?

Anyway, the 4/5 rating with Sky Bet with both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals should give bettors a great run.

RESULT PREDICTION: 3-1 | Jones Knows best bet: Over 2.5 goals and both teams score (4/5 at Sky Bet)

Newcastle vs Aston Villa, Boxing Day, 3pm – PLAY SUPER 6 HERE!

The match of the day this time is material involving two top teams with impressive results. They will both be hoping to move into the top four spots over the next few months as there is still a lot to be gained given Manchester City’s demise, Tottenham’s woes and Manchester United’s mediocrity.

If Villa play as proudly in midfield as they did against Manchester City, Sky Bet’s 11/4 on an away win could prove to be a great bet.

The axis of Amadou Onana and Boubacar Kamara, with Youri Tielemans leading the way, looked particularly attractive, with Tielemans particularly effective in this role. His performance this season has been outstanding – he has already scored six assists and Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer have created more chances than him this season (39).

It’s 4/1 with Sky Bet he grabs another assist.

RESULT PREDICTION: 1-2

Nottingham Forest v Tottenham, Boxing Day, 3pm – PLAY SUPER 6 HERE!

The rise of Nuno Espirito Santo’s side can be seen in the markets here, where Forest are the clear favorites at 13/10 to beat Tottenham, who are a lot of fun but not a team to take seriously if you plays in this current style. One area where Forest have the edge in this encounter is at centre-back, where Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo form an elite partnership.

The manager has built a team based on his strengths and Murillo in particular is making a name for himself – I’m not sure there is a better all-round centre-back in the Premier League on his current form.

His threat in the attacking third is also relevant from a betting perspective, as his price of 5/2 on Sky Bet for two or more shots looks attractive. He had at least one shot in 11 of his last 12 games, hitting the two-or-more line four times. With Spurs vulnerable from set pieces, he is likely to endanger that line of fire.

RESULT PREDICTION: 2-1

Southampton vs West Ham, Boxing Day, 3pm – PLAY SUPER 6 HERE!

The Saints fought to a hard-fought and deserved goalless draw at Fulham, limiting Marco Silva’s side to an expected goals average of 1.04. It was a performance that bore the stamp of Ivan Juric, even though he wasn’t officially in charge. His work at Torino, where they finished ninth last season before moving to Roma, was based on a solid foundation in defense. Only Inter Milan, Juventus and Bologna conceded fewer goals than Turin last season.

It’s obviously worth being careful with any Saints bets in the new manager’s early stages, and while the Premier League totals scream profit for supporters with over 2.5 goals, the under-2.5 limit is here at 6/5 at Sky Bet it’s too high.

RESULT PREDICTION: 1-0

Wolves v Manchester United, Boxing Day, 5.30pm – PLAY SUPER 6 HERE!

Analyzing the metrics behind Wolves and Manchester United’s recent results shows why using such data is an important and fascinating part of decision-making about the results of football matches.

Wolves scored three goals with an expected goals value of 1.11 from just eight shots, while United managed a clean sheet in the 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth despite scoring a 2.28 expected goals from 28 shots.

This shows us that despite the 3-0 win, we shouldn’t take too much chances if Wolves can turn things around and United may be on the right track despite only having seven points from six Premier League games under Ruben Amorim. brought games.

The market certainly thinks so, with the away team being priced at odds of 19/20 here on Sky Bet. That’s too short a time for me to support, but it wouldn’t surprise me if United started to find some consistency in the coming weeks. Keep her on your side would be my advice.

RESULT PREDICTION: 1-1

Liverpool vs Leicester, Boxing Day, 8pm – PLAY SUPER 6 HERE!

Cricket score, incoming?

This could be a repeat of what Newcastle did against Leicester a few weeks ago when they beat Leicester 4-0 in one of the most one-sided games of the season. Leicester simply camped in their own half and lacked the confidence or ability to withstand the pressure to get up the pitch. It went wave after wave and ended with Newcastle taking 27 shots, hitting 11 on target and scoring four goals.

Trying to find bets based on Liverpool handicap or total goal line crossing is the right betting strategy, but the prices are so high because the market expects them to win by three goals. This makes it fiendishly difficult to find any value in this game. However, there could be a big defeat so Liverpool could be able to defy a -5 goal handicap, although ideally I’d like more than 7/1 at Sky Bet.

RESULT PREDICTION: 6-0

Brighton vs Brentford, Friday, 7.30pm

It’s the Football Betting Guru Derby. Owners Tony Bloom and Matthew Benham have both made their fortunes by beating the betting markets with innovative models and have now built two of the best-run football empires in the world, particularly in the case of Brighton, and I want to be here.

Brentford have lost 19 of their last 24 away games against Premier League teams and are a very one-dimensional and boring team away from home.

The market likes them in certain spots, which always makes me think they are too small – and I think Brighton have a great chance of winning this game, especially because Brentford are missing their best player in Ethan Pinnock. In the 19 games without Pinnock in the Premier League since the start of the 22/23 season, their win rate fell from 40 percent to 15 percent.

However, I am very greedy when it comes to backing absolute short prices and I always look to increase where possible and I think in this case it is worth adding both teams together to help Brighton win to score if this increases the price to 7/4 with Sky Bet. Both teams have scored in 14 of Brighton’s last 15 games in all competitions. And if you had hoped that the opposition beat Brentford and both teams scored in the last eight away games, you would have had a winner seven times at odds against prices.

RESULT PREDICTION: 2-1 | JONES KNOWS’ BEST BET: Brighton to win and both teams to score (7/4 with Sky Bet)

Arsenal v Ipswich, Friday, 8.15pm

“It is crystal clear that we need to show a different side of ourselves in the next few games,” said Ipswich coach Kieran McKenna after his team were torn apart by Newcastle.

Reading between the lines, it means Ipswich will slide into a deep defensive block, frustrate and try to stay in the game. It’s a defensive structure that Arsenal have struggled with this season, particularly in the 0-0 draw with Everton.

It is questionable whether Ipswich can replicate this level of organization but with this one-sided game likely to loom, there are betting opportunities with Arsenal’s corner lines to take advantage of. I think they could get a decent number here and 11/10 with Sky Bet for nine or more Arsenal corners should be close if Ipswich can stay in the game early.

MATCH PREDICTION: 2-0 | JONES KNOWS’ BEST BET: Arsenal to win nine or more corners (11/10 with Sky Bet)

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