Ipswich vs Crystal Palace - 19:30 - Tuesday 3rd December 2024 - Amazon Prime

Ipswich @ 15/8     Draw @ 12/5    Crystal Palace @ 6/4

Ipswich: LDWDL

Crystal Palace: WDLDD

Ipswich host Crystal Palace in this midweek Premier League fixture, with both sides looking to return to winning ways.

The Tractor Boys come into the game on the back of a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Nottingham Forest, with Chris Wood's record-equalling goal keeping Kieran McKenna's men in the bottom three.

Two returning players in Morgan Gibbs White and Elliot Anderson combined as Gibbs White headed Anderson’s corner just wide of Ipswich’s goal.

Callum Hudson Odoi and Ryan Yates had great chances in succession, with the former Chelsea man’s effort blocked on the left hand side and the Forest skipper blazed his effort wide of the target via a deflection.

Cameron Burgess saw his header from a Leif Davies corner cleared off the line by Ola Aina as Ipswich went close to opening the scoring from their first real chance.

Connor Chaplin saw a great chance to level snatched away by his own teammate, as Liam Delap took the ball away from Chaplin after Omari Hutchinson’s initial effort was parried into the strikers path by Sels.

Forest were awarded a penalty two minutes after the restart (47) when Sammy Szmodics sythed down Jota Silva in the penalty area.

Chris Wood stepped up in the 49th minute to give Forest the lead, it’s the Kiwi’s 20th goal in 29 appearances under Nuno Espirito Santo.

Jota Silva was involved again as Forest hit the bar, with Arijanet Muric producing a fine double save to deny Forest centre back Murillo from doubling the hosts lead.

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna speak to Sky Sports at his post-match press conference:

"Of course it was a big moment in the game. I've not (seen) the angles of the decision back.

But I think we have to own it and look at it and say you can't lunge in from behind in the penalty area.

We had the box well covered, we had plenty of people in the frame of goal, it's not a particularly threatening situation.

We shouldn't give the referee the chance to make a decision there. It was the decisive moment in the game.

The game didn't have a lot of flow to it. Neither team created an awful lot from open play and we've given away a soft goal."

Munoz Redeems Himself

Daniel Munoz made amends for an earlier miss as he headed in stoppage-time equaliser to give Palace a 1-1 draw against Newcastle after Marc Guehi's opening own goal.

Betting Tips

• Total Goals - Under 2.5 Goals @ 10/11
• Liam Delap to score first @ 5/1
• Eddie Nketiah to score first @ 5/1

Leicester vs West Ham - 20:15 - Tuesday 3rd December 2024 - Amazon Prime

Leicester @ 7/4     Draw @ 5/2    West Ham @ 8/5

Leicester: LDLLL

West Ham: WLDWL

Leicester welcome West Ham to the King Power in this midweek fixture, with Ruud Van Nistelrooy making his first appearance in the Leicester dugout as he takes over from Steve Cooper.

The Dutchman was in the stands as a Kevin Schade hat-trick perfectly outlined the size of the task awaiting Ruud van Nistelrooy's as Brentford secured a 4-1 win at the Gtech.

Mads Hermansen produced a top drawer save to deny Kevin Schade in just the 5th minute, with the Germany winger heading a Keane Lewis Potter drive goalward before the Dane intervened.

It was the visitors who took the lead in the 21st minute, with Jamie Vardy instrumental as he rolled Ethan Pinnock before squaring the ball to Facundo Bounanotte, who opened the scoring with a simple tap in for his fourth goal in eleven games.

That lead lasted just four minutes though, as Brentford equalised through Yoane Wissa, the winger slotted Kevin Schade’s ball in at the back post to make it 1-1 in the 25th minute.

The Bees completed the turnaround in the 29th minute, when Kevin Schade swept home Bryan Mbeumo’s deflected cross to make it 2-1.

Schade struck again in the 8th minute of time added on, as the German dinked Mikkel Damsgaard’s ball over Hermansen and into the bottom corner as Brentford headed into the break with a 3-1 lead (45+8).

Schade scored an unlikely hat-trick in the 59th minute, with the winger slotting home a brilliant through ball from Nathan Collins with his right to give Brentford a 4-1 lead.

The German waited 16 games for one goal and like London buses he ended up snagging three in a game.

Leicester caretaker boss Ben Dawson told LCFCTV that Leicester City’s decision making in key moments was a major factor in the 4-1 defeat to Brentford on Saturday:

"We need to be a bit more diligent and stronger in defence to reduce the number of chances and obviously keep the ball out of the net.

We have to try to put together a complete performance that can get us some results in the Premier League.

Looking back at some of the positives, in terms of our in-possession work, and our defending at times and obviously the goal and the chances that we created, we’re striving all the time to create more chances. We’ve scored again and could have had one or two more.

It was a mixed bag in terms of having some good bits to take away from the performance today. There’s some bits that need to be better.

Sometimes that is us and sometimes that is just the quality of the opposition that you’re playing against. We were playing against a good team who are relentless at home.

I don’t think when changes happen people think there is a specific reason, it’s just what myself and the staff have discussed this week and thought would be the best way to go in terms of shape and personnel to get a result.

The players appreciate [the fans'] support; we appreciate their support today. It’s going to be a tough rest of the season and we’re certainly going to need them both at home and away."

Hammers Hit For Five

Julen Lopetegui's side were given a five star hammering, as Arsenal beat them 5-2 at the London Stadium, with all seven goals coming in the first half.

Betting Tips

• BTTS @ 4/7
• Jamie Vardy to score first @ 11/2
• Jarrod Bowen to score first @ 13/2

Everton vs Wolves - 19:30 - Wednesday 4th December 2024 - Amazon Prime

Everton @ 11/10    Draw @ 5/2    Wolves @ 13/5

Everton: DLDDL

Wolves: DDWWL

Everton welcome Wolves to Goodison Park in this midweek fixture as both teams recover from conceding four goals at the weekend.

Sean Dyche's side were given a four star thumping at Old Trafford as Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee were on target in Ruben Amorim's first Premier League home win.

The returning Kobbie Mainoo had the hosts first shot on target, with the midfielder striking comfortably into the arms of Jordan Pickford from just outside the box.

Joshua Zirkzee, making his first start under new manager Ruben Amorim, set up Amad Diallo on the right hand side, but the Ivorian scuffed his shot well wide of the Everton far post.

Beto went close for Everton at the other end after he was put through on goal by Adboulaye Doucoure, but the Portuguese could only find the side netting after rounding Andre Onana.

It was United who struck first, with Marcus Rashford marking successive starts under the new manager with a 34th minute goal.

The forwards effort from outside the box deflected in off Jarrod Branthwaite after an excellent and well worked corner from Bruno Fernandes.

Joshua Zirkzee scored his first goal since the opening day four minutes before the break (41), with the Dutchman converting Bruno Fernandes’ pass with a left footed strike after Everton were caught out at the back.

United went three up seconds after the restart, with Amad Diallo’s impressive run from a Zirkzee pass eventually finding Rashford, who made no mistake as he slotted through Pickford’s legs for his second of the match (46).

More impressive pressing from Amad resulted in United’s fourth, with Zirkzee the main beneficiary of the Ivorian’s work as he slotted home again from close range as United went 4-0 up in the 64th minute.

Dominic Calvert Lewin’s header late on could have pulled one back for the Toffees, but the striker was thwarted by Andre Onana, who registered his sixth clean sheet of the season as United secured an excellent win on Amorim’s home debut in the Premier League.

Sean Dyche labelled his sides 4-0 defeat to Manchester United as “incredibly frustrating” when he spoke to EvertonTV, while recognising his side must rediscover their defensive strengths ahead of their upcoming Goodison double-header:

"It’s a real tough one to take for me as manager. They all are when you don't win, of course, but we were playing well for 30-odd minutes and looking a threat, looking solid; good energy to the side and some good play.

[We were] getting into key moments. We know that's been a challenge ever since I've been in the Club and probably before that as well, finding the killer moments.

For me it's incredibly frustrating, of course, and for the team. The third one is my biggest problem.

You can't do that. We just had half-time to pull it all together, remind ourselves of the goods of the half and what we're going to do in the second half.

And that was a real killer. I can't legislate for that, that's for sure. As you know we had a spate of mistakes at the beginning of the season.

We had eradicated that, and we looked way stronger, but it's quite obvious player mistakes are very difficult to take as a manager and for the players, of course.

But anyway, the rest of the game then pans out in their favour, quite obviously, and we just have to protect players in the end because we have another big game coming up."

Six Goal Thriller

Wolves four game unbeaten run came to an abrupt end as a Justin Kluivert inspired Bournemouth hammered Wolves 4-2 at Molineux.

Betting Tips

• Total Goals - Under 2.5 Goals @ 5/6
• Dominic Calvert Lewin to score first @ 5/1
• Matheus Cunha to score first @ 7/1

Man City vs Nottingham Forest - 19:30 - Wednesday 4th December 2024 - Amazon Prime

Man City @ 1/3    Draw @ 9/2    Nottingham Forest @ 8/1

Man City: WLLLL

Nottingham Forest: WWLLW

Manchester City welcome Nottingham Forest to the Eithad in this midweek encounter, with just one point separating the sides after 13 games.

Pep Guardiola's men suffered another miserable afternoon as goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah condemned the four time Champions to a fourth successive Premier League defeat and a seventh straight loss in all competitions.

City surprised many before kick off as they announced that Stefan Ortega would be between the sticks, and the keeper was soon called into action as his hand helped tip Virgil Van Dijk’s back post header onto the upright.

The Reds were completely dominant in the opening exchanges and were rewarded when Cody Gakpo tapped in at the back post to give Liverpool the lead, with Mohamed Salah providing the assist with a superb ball across the City box (12).

Virgil Van Dijk missed another golden opportunity to add another goal to his tally, but his header from an Alexis Mac Allister corner was headed agonisingly wide from inside the box, in truth it was a poor miss.

The Dutchman should have had a hat-trick of headers as another golden opportunity went begging, with the defender heading the ball over the net this time.

A mistake from Bernardo Silva should have punished by Mohamed Salah, but the Egyptian skied his left footed effort from outside the box over the bar as Liverpool retained their slender lead.

More terrible defending from Ruben Diaz and Kyle Walker let Luis Diaz in and Stefan Ortega made it a hat-trick of errors as the German brought the Columbian down in the box for a Liverpool penalty.

Salah stepped up in the 78th minute to convert the resulting penalty to move one goal behind Erling Haaland in the golden boot race.

A miserable afternoon for City was made even worse when Kevin De Bruyne failed to make the most of a terrible mistake from Virgil Van Dijk, with Caoimhin Kelleher coming to the Dutchman’s rescue.

Pep Guardiola gave his response to chants about being sacked when he spoke to Sky Sports following their 2-0 defeat at Anfield:

"Listen, I'm so proud for my six Premier Leagues, I'm so sorry. I didn't expect Anfield at 0-2 to chant about (being) sacked, maybe I deserve to be sacked, honestly.

With the results maybe I'm still in a job because we won six Premier Leagues, a lot of titles, otherwise the hierarchy maybe think 'this doesn't work'.

But I didn't expect for them to sing. It's fine, it's part of the game. When you win you laugh, when you lose they laugh.

You have to accept. The time with Jurgen [Klopp] was incredible for me and the battles with Liverpool.

Now this will be difficult to repeat but all of us will reflect and try to come strong."

Six Goal Thriller

Chris Wood's record-equalling goal not only handed Forest a return to winning ways with a 1-0 over Ipswich, but it also moved Forest up to sixth in Premier League.

Betting Tips

• Total Goals - Over 2.5 Goals @ 8/15
• Erling Haaland to score first @ 5/2
• Chris Wood to score first @ 10/1

Newcastle vs Liverpool - 19:30 - Wednesday 4th December 2024 - Amazon Prime

Newcastle @ 16/5    Draw @ 3/1    Liverpool @ 4/5

Newcastle: LWWLD

Liverpool: DWWWW

Newcastle welcome Liverpool to St. James Park in a blockbuster midweek encounter, with the Magpies looking to secure a first win in three matches.

The Magpies produced another disappointing performance on the road as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park, with Daniel Munoz's stoppage-time header ensuring Newcastle dropped a vital two points.

Nick Pope produced a fine early save with his legs to prevent Ismaila Sarr giving the Eagles an early lead.

Daniel Munoz missed a golden opportunity to give Palace the lead, but the Columbian failed to tap home at the back post after a blistering Palace counter attack.

The Magpies opened the scoring in the 53rd minute courtesy of a Marc Geuhi own goal, with the summer target unable to deal with a well worked Newcastle set piece. Despite the goal, Newcastle ended the game without a shot on target.

Guehi and Munoz went close to making up for their errors as the defenders ball over the top found Ismaila Sarr, with the wingers effort well saved by the body of Nick Pope, but Munoz then saw his follow up effort cleared off the line in spectacular fashion by Dan Burn.

Palace continued to press for an equaliser, with Nick Pope continuing to frustrate Ismaila Sarr as he parried a right footed effort from the Eagles winger out for a corner.

Oliver Glasner’s men eventually found their equaliser with the last kick of the game as Daniel Munoz’s header from a Marc Geuhi cross sent Selhurst Park into raptures in the 94th minute, as the game ended 1-1.

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe told Sky Sports of his devastation as Newcastle conceded a late goal at Selhurst Park:

"A killer blow at the end. We defended really well for the majority of the game. Nick [Pope] has had a couple of saves to make. We stood up to that really well until the end and it's a devastating blow for us.

It was a strange performance from us with the ball. There was a lot of good in the first two thirds but nothing in the final third.

Lots of set plays. We look a little low on confidence. Losing Alex was a huge blow to that. Lacking the cutting edge up front.

It's a difficult one to answer. We haven't changed our attacking philosophy in any way.

It's something we're aware of and continue to work to improve. I've got no issue with the quality of players we have.

Fully fit Premier League strikers will cost us an extortionate amount of money we don't have.

We have to back the players we have. Callum [Wilson] has had minimal training time. I didn't feel bringing him on at that stage was something I could do."

On Isak's injury: "It was a contact injury, not a muscle pull which is good news for us. Hopefully he'll recover quickly but at this moment I don't know."

Nine Points Clear

Goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah secured an 11th win of the season as Liverpool moved 11 points clear of stuttering City.

Betting Tips

• BTTS @ 8/15
• Alexander Isak to score first @ 1/2
• Mohamed Salah to score first @ 100/30

Southampton vs Chelsea - 19:30 - Wednesday 4th December 2024 - Amazon Prime

Southampton @ 15/2    Draw @ 9/2    Chelsea @ 4/11

Southampton: LWLLD

Chelsea: WDDWW

Southampton host Chelsea in this midweek fixture, with the Saints still reeling from the controversial ruling out of their goal against Brighton.

Russel Martin's side secured an impressive draw away at the Amex, but it could have been even better had Cameron Archer goal not been 'controversially' ruled out after VAR checked for an offside against Adam Armstrong.

Another mistake from Sugawara was nearly punished as he let in his compatriot Kaoru Mitoma, luckily for the Japanese defender Mitoma was only able to find the side netting.

Georginio Rutter went close to an opening goal, but his left footed curling effort struck the bar and bounced out to safety.

The Seagulls opened the scoring in the 29th minute, when Kaoru Mitoma headed Tariq Lamptey’s cross beyond Southampton’s third choice goalkeeper Joe Lumley.

Cameron Archer had a great chance to reply for Southampton before the break, but the striker couldn’t keep Yukinari Sugawara’s cross down at the front post.

Southampton did grab an equaliser after the break (59), as Flynn Downes hammered his first Premier League goal beyond Bart Verburggen.

The Saints thought they had secured a vital second goal in the 67th minute when Cameron Archer converted Ryan Fraser’s cross at the back post.

But the goal was ruled out by VAR with Armstrong deemed to be interfering with play and impeding Verbruggen’s vision, only the VAR will know why that was ruled offside in another poor day for Howard Webb and the PGMOL.

Russell Martin told SFC Media that he was filled with pride in his players' performance but ultimately was frustrated at a pivotal officiating decision that denied his side a potential match-winning goal in the second half:

"I'm frustrated we didn't get three points, I'm frustrated we didn't win, I'm frustrated with the decision that's gone against us, but I'm really proud of the performance," said Martin, summing up the night.

I thought first half we were good in spells but lacked a little bit of aggression and conviction in a few moments, which I understand when you're 1-0 down, their team is in a good place and obviously the position we're in, but I'm so proud of them second half.

We asked for more aggression and more conviction and belief in the second half and they showed us that. I'm so proud of them for that. The away fans were amazing, I'm really glad we were the same for them, but I am frustrated we didn't win.

We didn't settle for a point, and we should have a goal. I've been told it's disallowed because Adam Armstrong's position affects the goalkeeper.

I don't think he does, the goalkeeper can't get the cross, it goes behind Adam, it's too far away from him to get the cross, and he doesn't move position because of Adam's position.

So in my interpretation it doesn't affect him enough for it to be offside, but because the on-pitch decision was that, it's not clear and obvious enough to change.

So at Wolves we've had a bad decision for the second goal in my opinion, Liverpool we should have a penalty at 2-1 up, and then tonight.

I don't want to bleat on about it, but it is frustrating."

Blues Up To Third

Chelsea continued their impressive march up the table with a 3-0 win over top four rivals Aston Villa.

Betting Tips

• BTTS - No @ 11/10
• Cole Palmer to score first @ 100/30
• Adam Armstrong to score first @ 11/1

Arsenal vs Man United - 20:15 - Wednesday 4th December 2024 - Amazon Prime

Arsenal @ 4/9    Draw @ 18/5    Man United @ 13/2

Arsenal: DLDWW

Man United: LDWDW

Arsenal welcome Manchester United to the Emirates in another blockbuster midweek clash, with both sides securing impressive wins at the weekend.

The in-form Gunners cut West Ham apart in a first half that produced seven goals, with Bukayo Saka inspiring his side to a 5-2 win over Julen Lopetegui's men.

Arsenal continued their incredible knack of scoring from set pieces, with Gabriel scoring his second goal in as many games as he headed Bukayo Saka’s corner beyond Fabianski to make it 1-0 in the 10th minute.

Leandro Trossard made it 2-0 in the 27th minute, with the winger tapping into an empty net after a brilliant Arsenal move.

Skipper Martin Odegaard made it 3-0 in the 34th minute from the penalty spot, with Lucas Paqueta the guilty party after the Brazillian tripped the brilliant Bukayo Saka in the box as the game threatened to get ugly for the Hammers.

Kai Havertz made it four in the 36th minute when the German slotted past Fabianski after a brilliant through ball from Leandro Trossard.

West Ham did manage to pull a consolation goal back through Aaron Wan Bissaka, with the full back scoring in successive games as he converted Carlos Soler’s through ball.

Two minutes later the Hammers halved the deficit, with Emerson’s free kick stunning Arsenal and more importantly beating their keeper David Raya as it flew over the wall and into the top corner in the 40th minute.

The madness continued when Arsenal were awarded their second penalty of the match when Lukasz Fabianski punched Gabriel in the fifth minute of time added on.

Buakyo Saka stepped up to convert the resulting penalty (45+5), with that goal the final act in a seven goal first half at the London Stadium.

Danny Ings should have added a third for the Hammers in time added on, but the striker missed with his right footed strike across goal having rounded David Raya, as the game ended 5-2 to Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta gave his thoughts to www.arsenal.com on his sides five-goal performance on the road against West Ham:

"I didn’t know that, but that tells you how crazy it was, how efficient both teams were in front of the goal. It was a spectacular 30 minutes.

Straight away, how much the team wanted it, the purpose, the determination, the quality that we deliver, to score three great goals in different ways and then score the fourth one in a great way as well.

But then after that, we had a period where the individual quality of them play a big part. 4-2, and then it’s game on, you can sense the energy change and then what’s next.

I think it’s great to score the fifth one because that calmed everything down.

For the second half, we could play a very different game, that it was much more suited to us."

Four Games Unbeaten

Goals from Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee were enough to hand Ruben Amorim a 4-0 win over Everton in his first Premier League win at home.

Betting Tips

• BTTS @ 4/5
• Bukayo Saka to score first @ 4/1
• Marcus Rashford to score first @ 9/1

Aston Villa vs Brentford - 20:15 - Wednesday 4th December 2024 - Amazon Prime

Aston Villa @ 4/5    Draw @ 3/1    Brentford @ 16/5

Aston Villa: DLLDL

Brentford: WLWDW

Aston Villa welcome Brentford to Villa Park in this Wednesday night clash, with Unai Emery's side going through their worst run of results since the Spaniard took charge.

The Villans come into the game on the back of a 3-0 hammering away at Chelsea, with goals from Nicolas Jackson, Enzo Fernandes and Cole Palmer handing Emery's men their fifth defeat of the season as they dropped to 12th.

Nicolas Jackson’s seventh minute strike gave Chelsea a well deserved lead at Stamford Bridge.

There was a question of a foul on Philogene in the build up, but replays showed that Cucurella won the ball fairly before squaring to Jackson, who finished with aplomb.

Ollie Watkins should have levelled for Villa in the 15th minute, but the striker failed to find a way past Robert Sanchez having eased Wesley Fofana off the ball.

Jackson could and should have doubled his and Chelsea’s tally in the 30th minute, but the striker’s heavy touch gave the Argentine enough time to recover.

Chelsea continued to dominate the game and they finally extended their advantage moments before the break when Enzo Fernandes emphatically finished Cole Palmer’s pass in the 36th minute.

Levi Colwell did well to prevent Ross Barkley from pulling one back for Villa in the second half, with the defender adjusting brilliantly to head clear.

Chelsea scored a third with seven minutes remaining, with Cole Palmer completing a great afternoons work with a special strike into the top corner that sees Chelsea move level with Arsenal.

Unai Emery told VillaTV that his side must rediscover their consistency following Sunday’s defeat at Chelsea:

"Thank you to our supporters because they are here with us trying to transmit their energy.

We are disappointed with the result. Chelsea are getting better and getting stronger than last year.

Today, in the match we tested it, but we have to keep going in the league. We have to keep the consistency we had before.

We lost one opportunity in this match but we have another one on Wednesday."

Four Games Unbeaten

Kevin Schade scored more goals in this game than his previous 42 games as his hat-trick helped the Bees come from a goal down to secure a 4-1 win over the Foxes.

Betting Tips

• BTTS @ 8/15
• Ollie Watkins to score first @ 4/1
• Bryan Mbeumo to score first @ 9/1

Fulham vs Brighton - 19:30 - Thursday 5th December 2024 - Amazon Prime

Fulham @ 11/8    Draw @ 13/5    Brighton @ 15/8

Fulham: DWWLD

Brighton: DLWWD

Fulham welcome Brighton to Craven Cottage in this Thursday evening encounter, with just four points separating the sides.

Marco Silva's men come into this game on the back of a 1-1 draw away at Spurs, with skipper Tom Cairney equalising and then seeing red as Fulham held on to frustrate London rivals Tottenham.

An early mistake from Calvin Bassey nearly let Tottenham in, with the defender indebted to his keeper Bernd Leno for preventing Heung Min Son from capitalising in the first minute.

Fraser Forster bettered his opposite number moments later when he prevented Raul Jimenez from slotting home a simple chance from a Kenny Tete cross.

Fulham went close again as Alex Iwobi struck the crossbar with a right footed effort from a Reiss Nelson pass, with both men well known to Tottenham fans after their time with bitter rivals Arsenal.

James Maddison couldn’t find his Etihad shooting boots, as his clever free kick under the Fulham wall hit the outside of the post and bounced out to safety.

The game opened up in the second half when Brennan Johnson volleyed Timo Werner’s cross beyond Bernd Leno in the 54th minute to make it 1-0.

Fulham responded in the 67th minute through Tom Cairney, the Fulham club captain superbly swept Alex Iwobi’s pass beyond Forster to make it 1-1.

Cairney went from hero to zero in the 83rd minute when he was given a straight red card for a challenge on Kulusevski, with the Fulham captain scrapping his studs down the back of the Swede’s calf.

Luckily for Fulham the hosts were unable to make the most of the man advantage as the game ended in a 1-1 draw.

Marco Silva told FFCTV that Fulham did enough on Sunday afternoon to take three points away from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium:

"Great performance from ourselves. I got the feeling throughout the week, and I told the players during the week and before the match in our pre-match meeting.

That we had all the conditions to come here to match them, like we have been playing against every team in this competition, and to fight for the three points. And we showed that.

I think we deserved much more from the game. Deserved clearly to win the game with the chances we created, against a very good side.

Tottenham had very good chances, too, but overall, looking at the game, I think we had more. We had more control of the game and, performance wise, we did really well.

We did control really well the situation, and it's not easy to be on the front foot always against a team like Tottenham, when they have Werner, Johnson or Kulusevski in that front line, plus always Maddison to provide the right passes for them, and we did it very well first half.

Even in the second half, the first chances were from ourselves. Great chance from Issa, another great chance from Alex Iwobi before we conceded the goal.

Okay, we have to be more ruthless in the moments that we are controlling the game. We cannot give the chance like we gave."

Seagulls Get Out Of Jail

Cameron Archer's goal was 'controversially' ruled out as Southampton held Brighton to a 1-1 draw at the Amex Stadium.

Betting Tips

• BTTS @ 1/2
• Raul Jimenez to score first @ 5/1
• Kaoru Mitoma to score first @ 9/1

Bournemouth vs Tottenham - 20:15 - Thursday 5th December 2024 - Amazon Prime

Bournemouth @ 7/4    Draw @ 11/4    Tottenham @ 7/5

Bournemouth: DWLLW

Tottenham: LWLWD

Bournemouth welcome Tottenham to the Vitality Stadium in the second of the days Premier League fixtures, with just two points separating the sides.

The Cherries come into the game on the back of a 4-2 win over Wolves, with Justin Kluivert becoming the first player to score hat-trick of penalties in Premier League match.

Wolves four game unbeaten run came under serious threat when Toti Gomes’ ludicrous lunge in just the third minute resulted in a Bournemouth penalty.

Justin Kluivert stepped up to convert one of three penalties on the day, a Premier League record, as Gary O Neil’s former side took a third minute lead.

Wolves equalised two minutes later through Jorgen Strand Larsen, with the big summer signing scoring his fifth goal of the season as he headed Jean Ricner Bellegarde’s cross beyond Kepa to make it 1-1 (5).

Bournemouth restored their lead three minutes later (8), when Milos Kerkez fired Marcus Tavernier’s pass into the roof of the net at Jose Sa’s near post.

Wolves conceded another penalty in the 18th minute when Jose Sa brought down Evanilson with a kick after the Brazilian had robbed the keeper in his own box. Kluivert stepped up again to convert as Bournemouth took a 3-1 lead.

Jorgen Strand Larsen gave Wolves another lifeline in the 69th minute when he blasted Goncalo Guedes’ pass through the middle of Kepa’s goal to make it 3-2.

But a hospital pass from Craig Dawson left Jose Sa short and the Portuguese keeper brought down Evanilson for the second time in the match as Wolves conceded an incredible third penalty of the game.

Justin Kluivert stepped up for the third time and became the first player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick of penalties as Bournemouth ran out 4-2 winners at Molineux (74).

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola spoke to Sky Sports after the win against Wolves:

"Pleased about the performance and the points. We were coming from two games where we played well and deserved more.

"We needed to finish the job and take the points home. Luckily today, we did it. It is difficult to play against Wolves, as they don't need a lot to score. Even if we are playing well."

Spurs Held By Cairney

Tottenham come into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw at home against Fulham, with skipper Tom Cairney cancelling out Brennan Johnson's opener before being sent off for a challenge on Dejan Kulusevski.

Betting Tips

• Total Goals - Over 2.5 Goals @ 2/5
• Evanilson to score first @ 5/1
• Dominic Solanke to score first @ 5/1