Premier League predictions, odds and best bets: West Ham to beat Aston Villa, favorites Fulham to defeat Man Utd | Football news

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Our betting expert Jones knows his insight as Aston Villa look vulnerable with a huge Champions League night on the horizon.

Crystal Palace vs Brentford, Sunday 14:00, live on Sky Sports

Crystal Palace vs Brentford

Over the past five seasons, Crystal Palace have spent 439 days in either 12th or 13th place in the Premier League.

They are the definition of obscurity in the middle of the table.

However, this team can dream a little higher than the one under Oliver Glasner.

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Palace have won 20 points since the international break in November – only Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth, Liverpool and Chelsea have won more. Their structure without the ball is really impressive and difficult to create chances against – and this is drawn out in their defensive data. Palace offer just 1.15 expected goals per Match in their last 11 Premier League matches – that the record per 90 is only bettered by Liverpool and Arsenal.

Sunday 26 January 13:00

Kick off 14:00


Meanwhile, Brentford have lost 17 of their last 24 Premier League away games, beating only Southampton, Luton, Bournemouth and Wolves on the road.

Palace, offered 21/20 with Sky Bet to win, are a palatable proposition.

Result prediction: 2-0 | Jones at ‘Best bet: Crystal Palace to win (21/20 with Sky Bet)

Tottenham vs Leicester, Sunday 14:00

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Tottenham are bonkers. They make my brain hurt.

To suffer 12 defeats in 22 Premier League games but still beat Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd and Aston Villa this season is borderline impossible to analyse. They sit 15th in the Premier League, but have a +10 goal difference.

West Ham sit above them but have a -16 goal difference – anyone make sense?

Leicester could be a big prize here at

The Foxes have conceded two or more goals in their last nine games for an average of 2.44 goals conceded per game. Struggle as their style of football leaves their centre-backs sadly exposed.

Although I don’t trust Spurs, I have complete faith in Dejan Kulusevski, he has seven goals in his last 12 appearances, meaning 2/1 with the Sky Bet of HIM score has a great chance of landing.

Result prediction: 3-1

Aston Villa vs West Ham, Sunday 4.30pm, live on Sky Sports

Aston Villa vs West Ham

You just know, even during this game, Unai Emery will be on the touchline thinking about how to beat Celtic on Wednesday night.

His mind will wander. European football takes prominence, it is clear from his career in management.

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This could be a half-baked version of Aston Villa and it’s a dangerous game to play against any opposition in the Premier League. We’ve seen iffy results and performances from Villa ahead of a big Champions League night. 2-2 with Ipswich, 4-1 defeat at Spurs and they made hard work of beating Southampton 1-0 at home.

Sunday 26 January 16:00

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This gets their win price at 1/2 with Sky Bet Look Very short, especially looking at the recent meeting between the two at Villa Park in the FA Cup where West Ham were the better side for large periods.

Yes, they have injuries, but I have hope that a week on the training ground under the talented Graham Potter can spark some improvement. If so, 6/4 on West Ham on the double chance to avoid defeat could be a massive price.

Score prediction: 1-2 | Jones Knows ‘Best Bet: West Ham Double Chance (6/4 with Sky Bet)

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Fulham vs Manchester United, Sunday 19:00

Fulham going from clear favorites to beat Manchester United in the Premier League is a bit mind blowing to football fans like me who have lived through the dominance of the Sir Alex Ferguson era.

Those days are long gone now, and such has been their poor recruitment in recent years, blowing over £160m. On Rasmus Hojlund, Joshua Zirkzee and Antony, the chance of a successful rebuild with the purse strings now tightened looks slim.

Fulham are the more cohesive, better coached, organized and confident side, playing some good things this season under the criminally underrated Marco Silva.

That’s why they are as short as 5/4 with Sky Bet for maximum points. A price many will click on – and I can totally see why.

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Result prediction: 2-1

Jones knows the ‘best bet…

Jones knows ‘profit and loss record 24/25

Best Bet Singles (1 unit) Best BET multiples Total p+l
Match day one -2.10 -1 -3.10
Match day two +1 -1 -3.10
Matchday three -3.00 -1 -7.10
Match day four +3.90 +11 +7.80
Matchday five -2 -1 +4.80
Matchday six -1 -1 +2.80
Matchday seven 0 -1 +1.80
Matchday eight -3 0 -2.80
Match day nine +1 0 -1.80
Match day 10 +2.38 -1 -0.42
Match day 11 +1.4 +5 +5.98
Match day 12 0 -1 +4.98
Match day 13 -2 -0.5 +2.48
Match day 14 0 -1 +1.48
Match day 15 -1 -1 -0.52
Match day 16 -1 -1 -2.52
Match day 17 +2 -1 -1.52
Match day 18 -1 -1 -3.52
Match day 19 +3.5 -1 -1.02
Match day 20 +3 -1 +0.98
Match day 21 +1 0 +1.98
Match day 22 -2 0 -0.02

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