Spread betting tips: Newcastle to target set pieces at Old Trafford

The final round of Premier League fixtures in 2024 is upon us with all 20 teams set to play across the next few days to bring the new year in. 

After Boxing Day's results, Liverpool have a commanding lead at the top of the table with only Arsenal now with any kind of realistic chance of catching them during the second half of the season.

At the other end of the table, the three newly promoted teams now occupy the bottom three spaces of the division and with all three facing tricky fixtures this weekend, the future is looking bleak.

The standout fixture this weekend sees Newcastle travel to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United. The Magpies have the chance to inflict a third consecutive league defeat on Ruben Amorim as his struggles continue in Manchester.

Ahead of all ten fixtures, we've picked out five spread betting tips that could bring in some big wins to start the new year in style.

Football spread betting tips this weekend: Our picks

Winning margin: The Foxes to pounce on wounded prey

Manchester City's woes continued on Boxing Day as they were held to a 1-1 draw with Everton at the Etihad Stadium. The result means that ahead of Leicester vs Man City on Sunday afternoon, the Citizens have picked up just five points from their last nine Premier League matches.

In that run, City have won just one fixture and that was a scrappy 1-0 win over bottom-of-the-league Southampton. Therefore, backing them to suddenly find form and win this match by a margin of two goals feels bold, making the sell price of 1.65 on the winning margin a strong-looking bet.

Total goals: Ange won't change for Wolves

One match to keep an eye on this weekend is Tottenham vs Wolves on Sunday afternoon as it could prove to be Ange Postecoglou's final match as Spurs manager should the visitors overcome his side at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Despite having a defensive injury crisis, Postecoglou has remained steadfast in his belief of his all-out-attack system and that has resulted in Spurs being involved in several high-scoring matches in recent weeks, particularly those played at home.

A total of 20 goals have been scored across their last three matches at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium which works out at an average of more than six goals per match. If they play to that average here, then big profits are there for the taking with the goal buy price set at 3.95.

Scrabbled shirts: Back Liverpool's Z's to come up trumps

Liverpool will look to continue their march to a record-equalling 20th league title on Sunday evening when they take on West Ham at the London Stadium.

This market is all about banking on players with high-scoring names (using the Scrabble points system) getting on the scoresheet and both of these teams have players whose names would rack up impressive points totals on a Scrabble forward.

Notable forwards for Liverpool include Luis Diaz (18 points), Mohamed Salah (23 points) and Darwin Nunez (24 points) while notable forwards for West Ham include Jarrod Bowen (24 points), Lucas Paqueta (25 points) and Mohammed Kudus (28 points)

Bookings: Blues' to live up to their reputations?

On Monday night, it's Chelsea vs Ipswich with the hosts looking to bounce back after losing to Fulham on Boxing Day. On paper, this could be a feisty one, too, as it puts together the second-most booked team in the Premier League against the fifth-most booked team.

However, the reality is very different as both teams have been trending downward in the booking points stakes in recent weeks. Over their last five league matches, Chelsea have accumulated 75 booking points (average 15 per match) while Ipswich have accumulated 100 (average 20 per match).

If both teams play to their recent average then they will combine for 35 booking points on Sunday, well under the sell price of 46.

Corners squared: More set piece woes ahead for Man Utd?

The final Premier League match of 2024 comes from Old Trafford where Man Utd will welcome Newcastle. A common theme in Ruben Amorim's first ten matches in charge has been goals conceded from set pieces, and his side have even managed to concede twice directly from corners in recent weeks.

Newcastle will be well aware of this fragility and should target this throughout the match. Over their past three matches, the Magpies have taken a total of 15 corners at an average of five per match while Man Utd have taken 25 over the same period (8.3 corners per match).

If the two teams play to these recent averages then the corners squared market will settle at 169.

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