
The oddschecker team have picked out a likely foul candidate for each of the five 3pm Saturday kick-offs in the Premier League, combining for a 10/1 acca.
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
Tyrick Mitchell Over 0.5 Fouls
Aston Villa take on Everton this weekend and in what should be a hotly-contested game.
Tyrick Mitchell has been a regular under Patrick Vieira and is currently averaging 0.9 fouls per Premier League game. The England international has also conceded a foul in his last five games.
Palace are struggling to score and we can see this being a tight affair. Mitchell will be up against an in-form Ollie Watkins running the channels and we can see Mitchell conceding a foul here.
Referee Craig Pawson is assigned to this game and in just 15 Premier League appearances he is averaging 23 fouls per game.
Arsenal vs Bournemouth
Adam Smith Over 0.5 Fouls
Next up we have Bournemouth full-back Adam Smith, whose side is set to take on top of the league Arsenal.
Given the injuries to both Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah, Mikel Arteta has recently opted for Leandro Trossard, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli as his front three, which gave the Gunners a fluid attack in the 4-0 win over Everton.
With all three players great dribblers and showing great movement off the ball, this will most likely mean Bournemouth will sit back against the league leaders.
Adam Smith has struggled away from home having picked a foul in his last four away appearances in the league and with Bournemouth set to tuck in we can see the 31-year-old picking up a foul at the Emirates.
Brighton vs West Ham
Declan Rice Over 0.5 Fouls
West Ham travel to the Amex stadium this weekend on the back of a 3-1 defeat in the FA Cup at Old Trafford. The Hammers know that league survival is the main priority but come up against a Brighton side who still hold ambitions of European football.
Rice has been in the media a lot recently about adding other parts to his game going forward but there is no doubt that the 24-year-old is a top defensive midfielder and in a struggling West Ham side he has been asked to do a lot of mopping up.
With Lucas Paqueta given the license to go forward, he will have to deal with transitions from Brighton’s in-form player Solly March who picks up 1.4 fouls on average in the Premier League.
Rice has also conceded a foul in four of his last five games and in what will be a must-win for both teams we can see the midfielder picking up another one here.
Wolves vs Tottenham
Ruben Neves Over 0.5 Fouls
A three-game winless run means Wolves are now just three points above the drop zone following their 2-0 loss at Liverpool. They have, though, won two of their last three league games at Molineux.
Neves has been one of the stand-out players in what can be described as a bad season for Wolves. The Portuguese international averages a foul a game in 24 Premier League games and has picked up a foul in three of his last five games including five in the 1-1 draw against Fulham.
Tottenham are undefeated in their last seven away matches against Wolves in all competitions and will see this as the perfect time to correct some of their away day woes.
Spurs will look to play on the counter and this could leave the Wolves midfielder open and needing to foul to stop transitions. Kane is a master of picking up fouls with the England captain being fouled on average 1.4 times and we can see the Wolves captain picking up a foul here.
Chelsea vs Leeds
Ben Chilwell Over 0.5 Fouls
Since the arrival of Graham Potter, Chelsea have struggled and currently sit in 10th in the League.
Under previous manager Thomas Tuchel, Ben Chilwell was an important part in the German's five back formation but since coming back from another serious injury the England international, much like Chelsea, has struggled.
The loss of Thiago Silva can not be understated with the Brazilian being one of Chelsea best players and the whole backline will have to do without him for the next few weeks. Chilwell has picked up a foul in three of his last four games and could be facing Crysencio Summerville who is fouled on average at least 1.4 times in the Premier League. We can see the England man picking up a foul here.








