The new year brings new hope. Not just for Premier League teams and their chances, but for those of us betting on them. Our New Year’s Day acca involves all four matches taking place, the bet totalling a little over 4/1.
Thursday’s Premier League Acca – Victories for Man City and Liverpool in a 4/1 Wager
Make no mistake, Man City are eyeing up Arsenal’s position as top dogs in this league. Their motivation is sky-high, and they form part of our 4-fold acca equalling 4.07/1 with Coral, one of the top betting sites available.
Our accumulator features a natural mix – an away win, a home win, a double-chance bet and even a ‘both teams to score’ punt. If we’re successful, a £10 outlay could net us a return of £50.70.
| Game | Bet | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace v Fulham | Crystal Palace or Draw | 1/3 |
| Liverpool v Leeds | Liverpool to Win | 8/15 |
| Brentford v Tottenham | Both Teams to Score | 8/11 |
| Sunderland v Man City | Man City to Win | 4/9 |
| Total Odds | 4.07/1 |
*Odds correct at 07:45 on 31/12/2025. Odds subject to change.
Bet 1: Crystal Palace v Fulham – Palace or Draw (Double Chance) 1/3
These two sides are locked together on 26 points in the Premier League. Palace have a goal difference of +1 compared to Fulham’s -1. On the stats, this is close.
Palace come with a bigger reputation, built during recent times, while Fulham started the league campaign well before stuttering somewhat. The Cottagers have recovered, gaining two valuable 1-0 league victories in a row during the Christmas period while Palace have hit a wall.
The Selhurst Park outfit still possess the better squad, and they have home advantage. They may well win this, but we’d like to get some insurance given their current form and are covering things in the double chance market. Kickform offers up a 68% chance of this bet landing which perhaps underestimates Palace to a degree.
Bet 2: Liverpool v Leeds – Liverpool to Win 8/15
Leeds have been involved in some exciting games recently, scoring 14 times in their last six league matches and all while having to play Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool. The bottom line, however, is that there are still 12 places and 12 points between these two teams.
It’s not as though we are still witnessing the Liverpool who endured that famously terrible run some weeks back. Since losing heavily at home to PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League, the Reds are unbeaten in seven appearances. Since drawing 3-3 at Leeds in fact, they’ve beaten Inter and Spurs away, while taking care of Brighton and Wolves at Anfield.
Arne Slot’s men haven’t always been convincing, but they are taking care of business now and should have too much for Daniel Farke’s group.
Bet 3: Brentford v Tottenham – Both Teams to Score (Yes) 8/11
Across all of Brentford’s Premier League home games, allied with Spurs’ away matches, these two average 3.22 goals per game. Betting on the total goals is an option, but if this game happens to reach 1-1 at any time, Tottenham in particular are capable of shutting up shop.
A different play is to use the ‘Both Teams to Score’ market. Seven of the Bees’ last eight home league games saw both sides find the net, the exception being when Man City came to town. Only four of Spurs’ nine away games would have landed that wager, but look closer, and there is still a glaring statistic we can use.
Tottenham have scored in eight of their nine games on the road in the league this season. Now, they play away to the team with the fourth-highest home points total and third-highest goals tally in the division. That’s a tasty-sounding recipe.
In terms of injuries and absences, Brentford are no worse off than the visitors and there’s enough attacking talent in both matchday squads to make this happen for us.
Bet 4: Sunderland v Man City – Man City to Win 4/9
Sunderland, in all fairness, just keep getting the job done, but we still maintain their strong run will come to an end, and soon. A 1-0 win against a toothless Newcastle, a 0-0 stalemate at Brighton and a 1-1 draw with Leeds at home just about keeps the train moving but facing Man City represents a significant level up.
In fact, Sunderland’s last defeat was a heavy one at the Etihad in early December. True, they are at home on Thursday night, but the gap between these two is clear and obvious.
Our Kickform stats give Man City a 71% chance of the win at the Stadium of Light. When looking at the relative squad values of these two, even taking out the absentees and allowing for home advantage, it seems that stat potentially underestimates City more than anything and they can be backed to win.
