Bet Builder Tips: 42/1 double from the anytime assist markets
The Premier League returns this weekend for Gameweek 5 and @AnthonyEadson is on hand to provide us with his best Premier League Bet Builder Tips for Saturday’s action. Two selections have caught my eye, with the first kicking off at 3pm. This week we’re recommending both the singles and doubles and you can add them to your betslip by clicking below.
Bet Builder Tips
Mohamed Salah Anytime Assist
Liverpool have made a solid start to the season and remain unbeaten in the league after four matches on 10 points. The only game the Reds have failed to win was against Champions League winners Chelsea and the Anfield faithful will be confident of their side securing all three points against Crystal Palace in the 3pm kick-off on Saturday.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are currently averaging a huge 25 shots per game in the league this season which is the highest of any side in Europe’s top five leagues. With this in mind, and with Crystal Palace conceding three goals to Chelsea and two to West Ham away from home this term already, I’m confident that Liverpool will rack up a good few against Patrick Viera’s side.
Mohamed Salah is the player I’m targeting here in the anytime assist market, priced at 7/2 with both Betfair and Paddy Power. The Egyptian has already provided two assists so far in the league and ranks second in the entire division for Expected Assists (xA) behind teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold, having amassed 2.1xA.
Salah has also completed 13 key passes this term with only Alexander-Arnold having completed more in the Premier League. Liverpool’s front three of Sadio Mane, Diogo Jota, and Mohamed Salah have been impressive in the first few weeks of the campaign, and with the sheer amount of chances they are creating at the moment, I’m taking a lean towards Salah landing assist this weekend.
Abdoulaye Doucoure Anytime Assist
Everton travel to Aston Villa in the evening kick-off at 5:30pm on Saturday. Rafa Benitez has taken 10 points from a possible 12 in his opening four league games as Toffees manager and will fancy taking something from Villa on Saturday after Dean Smith’s side have W1 D1 and L2 this term.
Only Manchester United and Manchester City have scored more goals so far this season than Everton who have scored at least two in all four of their league fixtures. Abdoulaye Doucoure may not stand out as an obvious pick in the anytime assist market but at 17/2 he looks a little overpriced in my opinion.
Doucoure has already matched his total of three assists last season in this new campaign, managing two against Burlney on Monday evening and one in their 2-2 draw with Leeds in Gameweek 2.
Only Paul Pogba has recorded more assists so far this term than Doucoure and I feel this is a game where Everton can score a few goals with Aston Villa conceding at home to Brentford as well as letting in three on the opening weekend of the season at Watford.
17/2 looks a big price here on Doucoure to have an assist against Villa with Sky taking a much more conservative approach at 9/2. I’ll be playing both the 7/2 and 17/2 singles on Saturday along with the 42/1 double from Paddy Power, which is as short as 14/1 with Sky.
Best of luck to anyone following the selections this weekend and as always please gamble responsibly.
