Premier League Betting Tips May 1/2
Birmingham have a top half finish still to play for, while Burnley are thinking ahead to Fulham’s Europa League final for a chance to qualify for next season’s tournament (via Portsmouth and then via the Fair Play league). With their current form (0 wins in their last 8), Birmingham’s odds are too short for a single in my opinion. I am more interested in the nice price of under 2.5 goals in this game with neither side hitting the net very often recently. Birmingham have scored 5 in their last 7, Burnley 7 in their last 7. Burnley are the only side to have scored more than one goal in any of these sides’ last 7 games and that was a freak four at Hull.
A penalty deep in stoppage time earned Everton a victory over Fulham last weekend. Not giving up the fight for a Europa League spot, they have every chance of picking up all 3 points here against a Stoke City side who’s form has dipped of late, with safety secured. A 7-0 thrashing at Chelsea last weekend wouldn’t have done the morale any good. Although that may make them more determined to respond in this fixture, I see Everton taking all 3 points with the better ability and having more to gain from it.
Tottenham are a side looking to skip the Europa League and finish in a Champions League qualification spot. They are in that final position, ahead of Aston Villa on goal difference and 1 point ahead of Manchester City. This is set to come down to the final game of the season and Spurs do not want to hurt their chances by dropping points in this one. Bolton dropped points last weekend by throwing away a 2-0 lead to draw with Portsmouth, but they are assured of Premier League survival now. Aaron Lennon will be looking for more time after playing 25 minutes at Old Trafford last weekend. If given the opportunity, expect him to terrorist the clumsy Paul Robinson. Tottenham to win.
Liverpool played 120 minutes on Thursday night which ended in heartbreak. Going out of the Europa League in extra time following some careless defending will have taken a lot of energy out of Liverpool. Champions League qualification looks unlikely leaving little left of a disappointing season. Chelsea have it all to play for. A victory here and the Premier League would almost be theirs. Their odds are good value, they’re playing great and face a Liverpool side that is missing Fernando Torres. Can Liverpool handle Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka, Frank Lampard and co? One thing to be wary of, this is Liverpool’s final home game of the season. Liverpool have not lost their final home game of the season in the past six years, since Manchester City came to Anfield and won in 2003. This said, I still favour Chelsea to pick up 3 points.