Christian Eriksen drives forward for Spurs
Christian Eriksen drives forward for Spurs

Free betting tips: Premier League previews and best bets for Sunday's action between Arsenal v Watford and Bournemouth v Tottenham


Tom Carnduff is looking at corners when Bournemouth take on Tottenham in our best tips for Sunday's Premier League action.

Sunday's Premier League recommended bets

1pt Abdoulaye Doucoure to be carded in Arsenal v Watford at 3/1

2pts Over 11.5 corners in Bournemouth v Tottenham at 13/8

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Arsenal v Watford (1330 GMT, Sky Sports Main Event)

Arsenal host Watford at the Emirates Stadium in Sunday's first Premier League clash and the Gunners are buoyed by Thursday's win away at AC Milan in the Europa League.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Aaron Ramsey were on target in the San Siro to give Arsene Wenger's side a commanding lead in their last-16 tie.

Despite that victory, the Gunners find themselves in a difficult run that saw them lose four in a row in all competitions before the trip to Italy.

Watford have seen an upturn in form since Javi Gracia took over at the club and have won three of their last four Premier League encounters.

Their away form though is a huge concern and they have picked up just one point away since their victory over Newcastle as the end of November. Oddly, despite that horrendous run on the road, the Hornets find themselves as the seventh best away team in the division.

Much like Watford, Arsenal sit as the Premier League's out-of-form away sides but they've enjoyed more success at home, picking up eight points in their last five and scoring 14 goals in the process.

A positive for Watford is the form of Troy Deeney, who has score three goals in his last four outings, two of which proved to be the all-important winning goals. He can be found as big as 14/5 to strike at anytime on Sunday.

Goals may be an avenue to explore given the fact that all seven of Arsenal's last Emirates fixtures have had three of more goals, that can as short as 11/20 with 7/5 available on there to be four or more.

This game historically brings goals, with ten of the last fixtures between these two in all competitions having over 2.5 goals, almost half of those have had over 3.5.

For me, I'd be looking at the cards market and specifically Abdoulaye Doucoure to be shown a card in this one. He is Watford's most carded player and was shown a yellow card the last time Martin Atkinson was in charge of a Watford game.

Abdoulaye Doucoure of Watford celebrates

Atkinson has shown 76 cards in the Premier League so far this season, that's more than the likes of Anthony Taylor, Andre Marriner and Mike Dean.

Two of the last three meetings between these two sides have seen six or more yellow cards and there's been four or more cards in three of the Hornets' last five. If Arsenal are to be on the front foot again, Watford could commit the fouls that see cards.

Prediction: Arsenal 2-1 Watford (Sky Bet odds: 7/1)

Best bet: Abdoulaye Doucoure to be carded at 3/1

Alternative bet: 40+ booking points at 11/8


Bournemouth v Tottenham (1600 GMT, Sky Sports Main Event)

Sunday's second clash sees Bournemouth take on a Tottenham side who were beaten for the first time since mid-December when Juventus ran out winners at Wembley on Wednesday night.

Both sides come into this one in decent form, with just one loss between them in a combined last ten games. Eddie Howe's Bournemouth side are unbeaten in their last six at the Vitality Stadium and will be looking to extend that run.

Spurs are one of the best away sides in the division though and will need to draw upon that if they are to extend the gap over Chelsea in the top four.

Despite Champions League disappointment in front of their home fans in midweek, Mauricio Pochettino's men know how big a victory will be in their quest to qualify for next season's competition.

Bournemouth are yet to beat Spurs since their promotion to the Premier League back in 2015 and will have to work hard if they are to secure a first three points on Sunday.

Whilst Harry Kane is, rightly, stealing the headlines as he enjoys another storming season for Spurs, Son Heung-min has continued his fine form from the last campaign and that's led to questions about his 'under-rated' status, given the performances he continues to put in.

Kane sits top of the club scoring charts by a mile, but Son its behind with 16 and is capable of finding the net again as Spurs look for another victory on Sunday.

He can be found at 7/4 to score anytime against Bournemouth and seems good value considering his recent weeks. The South Korea international is in-form, having scored three goals in this last week.

These two sides also sit above the average when it comes to corners in games. They both find themselves inside the top five in the corner standings, averaging over 11 each game (for and against). For me, that might be a market to explore. Three of Bournemouth's last four home games have seen them take eight or more corners, with Spurs taking six or more in four of their last five away.

Prediction: Bournemouth 1-2 Tottenham (Sky Bet odds: 7/1)

Best bet: Over 11.5 corners in the match at 13/8

Alternative bet: Son Heung-min to score anytime at 7/4


Posted at 1700 GMT (09/03/18)

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