With the semi finals of the FA Cup scheduled for this weekend, Week 35 of the EPL season spans from this Wednesday all the way through till next Thursday and offers a great slate of games. We take a look at the key matchups of the week and five our betting tips below.
Be sure to check back later in the week for our FA Cup Semi Final tips!
EPL Week 35 Betting Tips
Bournemouth vs Manchester United (Thursday 4.45am AEST)
Manchester United will be one of four teams fighting out the FA cup semis on the weekend so their domestic schedule against Bournemouth has been moved forward to this Thursday morning. Their cross-town rivals, Manchester City, were able to wrap up the title last weekend, and with the Red Devils currently sitting 11 points clear of Chelsea in fifth place, there’s no danger in missing the top four.
It all means that there’s not much to play for in Manchester United’s case this Thursday morning. Although they’ll definitely be keen to hold onto their second place over rivals Liverpool, who trail by just one point. Bournemouth have had a respectable season in the EPL and will be looking to wrap it up with a top 10 finish. They currently sit in 11th position, trailing Newcastle by three points.
Since re-entering the EPL back in 2015, Bournemouth have one win and one draw in five games against Manchester United. Safe to say the Red Devils will be playing a varied unit here in preparation for their FA Cup semi final on the weekend. We think Bournemouth are great value at home.
TIP: Bournemouth double chance (win and draw) – $2.10 at Sportsbet
West Brom vs Liverpool (Saturday 9.30pm AEST)
Currently 9 points behind Swansea in 17th place, West Brom will need something miraculous to happen in their four remaining games to avoid relegation. They’ll likely need to win out, which will be an almost impossible task as they face Liverpool this weekend and Tottenham in two weeks time. It will be the first time that West Brom have been down in the Championship since the 2009-10 season after what has been a disappointing year.
Liverpool’s focus could likely be elsewhere as they enter the last four games of their EPL season. They are in the comfortable position of being 10 points clear of Chelsea in fifth place and will in the coming weeks play in their first Champions League semi final since the 2007-08 season. They drew arguably the easiest of the three possible matchups in the Champions League in Roma, so their hopes will be extremely high of making the final in an attempted repeat of their 2004-05 success.
Difficult time to try to pick winners with so many of the top teams’ focus in other areas. We’d almost give West Brom a chance in this one if it wasn’t for the horror run they have had this year. They have won just one of their last 10 games while Liverpool have lost just one in that time. Back the Reds to get a big away win here.
TIP: Liverpool -1 - $2.10 at Ladbrokes
Arsenal vs West Ham (Sunday 10.30pm AEST)
It’s been a tough season for Arsenal in 2017-18. Luckily for them, they can still salvage something when they face off against Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals of the Europa League later this month. A win in that tournament would see them automatically qualify for next season’s Champions League, which is the best that they can hope for as they currently sit 13 points behind fourth placed Tottenham in the EPL.
After being in contention for relegation earlier in the season, West Ham powered through the middle of the season and are now seven points clear of the zone. Still not out of the woods, especially with games against Arsenal and the two Manchester teams to come in their last five.
Arsenal are undefeated in their last five games against West Ham, dating back to August of 2015. They have scored 16 goals in their last six home games against the Hammers and with West Ham allowing the third most goals this season we expect this one to be another high scoring affair.
TIP: Total goals OVER 3.5 - $2.27 at Sportsbet
