Football Accumulator Tips: 25/1 Bet Builder for Sunday's Premier League action

Two fixtures take place in the Premier League on Sunday and our in-house tipster @AnthonyEadson has made a case for a 25/1 Bet Builder double that he likes the look of for the afternoon’s action. 

It was a shock to most on Friday morning when Burnley parted company with Sean Dyche and they now have just eight games to try and find enough points to remain in the Premier League. Heading into the bank holiday weekend, Burnley are 18th in the table and four points behind Everton in 17th.

Sunday looks a tough task for the Clarets against a West Ham side who will be on a high after an emphatic 3-0 victory in Lyon on Thursday. The Hammers booked their place in the quarter-final with goals from Craig Dawson, Declan Rice, and Jarrod Bowen and are as short as 7/4 with some bookmakers to go on and lift the trophy.

Winning the Europa League would mean a spot in next season’s Champions League for West Ham, which does look the most likely route into the competition for them, as they are six points behind Spurs in fourth having played two games more than Conte’s side. Still, there’s no denying that David Moyes will be set on taking three points in this home fixture and I’ve picked out a 25/1 double I like the look of, that can be added directly to the betslip by clicking the link below.

Declan Rice is the first of two players I’m fancying to pick up a card at the London Stadium on Sunday. No other member of the West Ham squad has picked up as many cautions as the 23-year-old in the Premier League this season with seven in the 30 games he has started. 

Of players to have made 10 or more appearances for the Hammers this season, Rice also ranks highest for tackles with an average of 2.3 per game. In 2021/2022 Rice has also been shown a yellow card twice in the Europa League and for England in a qualifier against Hungary. 

I’m hoping that Thursday night’s victory in Lyon may have taken its toll on some of these West Ham players and that fatigue may become a factor for Sunday’s game leading to a few mistimed tackles against a physical Burnley side. I’m therefore quite surprised to see quotes of 11/2 as a single on West Ham’s most booked player to pick up his eight in the league this season.

Another boost for this Bet Builder is that Paul Tierney will be the referee for the game. Last season Tierney had the highest yellow cards per game figure (3.90) of any of the 19 officials to take charge of a top-flight match in 2020/2021. This season that figure has increased with an average 4.00 yellows per game being shown across the 22 matches he’s taken control of. 

Josh Brownhill is the other player on my radar to find their way into the book on Sunday and he leads the way with four other players in the Premier League for the most yellow cards in 2021/2022. The Burnley midfielder has picked up nine yellows in just 27 appearances and with this being such a crucial game for Burnley in their bid to stay in the division it would be no surprise to see him pick up his tenth of the season. 

Brownhill has in fact picked up 16.6% of Burnley’s yellow cards this season and combining him and Declan Rice to be carded in this match comes out at 25/1 via the Paddy Power Bet Builder feature. Best of luck to anyone following the selections.

Please gamble responsibly.