We pick out five favourable foul matchups across the Premier League this weekend to make a 9/1 and 50/1 accumulator.
Premier League Gameweek 2 is upon us, and our experts have run through all 10 fixtures this week to pick out five player matchups that could offer value. In each case, a player with a strong tendency to draw fouls comes up against an opponent who has shown a tendency to commit them.
Premier League GW2 Bet Builder 1 (1pt)
- Tomiyasu to commit over 0.5 fouls
- Milenkovic to commit over 0.5 fouls
- Bogle to commit over 0.5 fouls
- Rodon to commit over 0.5 fouls
- Dorgu to commit over 0.5 fouls
Best price 9/1.
Premier League GW2 Bet Builder 2 (0.5pts)
- Tomiyasu to commit over 1.5 fouls
- Bogle to commit over 1.5 fouls
- Rodon to commit over 0.5 fouls
- Dorgu to commit over 1.5 fouls
Best price 52/1.
Tomiyasu vs Foden/Cherki
Tomiyasu could start on the left side of Palace's back three, leaving him covering the left flank against either Phil Foden or Rayan Cherki, depending on how Maresca decides to line up.
Foden averages 1.64 fouls won in his last 20 appearances for Man City and drew two fouls in his opening game against Bournemouth.
Cherki, when playing on the right wing for Man City, has drawn 1, 2, 2, 2, 1 and 2 fouls in his last six appearances.
Tomiyasu played 18 minutes last week and committed one foul, so he could be worth backing to commit over 0.5 fouls.
Milenkovic vs Frimpong & Ngumoha
Milenkovic played on the left side of Forest's back three against Leeds and looks set to be covering both Rio Ngumoha, who attempted the most dribbles per 90 in the Premier League last season, and Jeremy Frimpong.
Ngumoha averages 2 fouls won per 90 and his recent fouls-won count reads: 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 3, 1, 2, 2.
Frimpong has also won 2+ fouls in two of his last three Premier League games and isn't afraid to get forward on the overlap.
Milenkovic's foul count reads: 1, 3, 1, 0, 2, 1, 0, 3, 1, 1 in the Premier League.
Newcastle's left-back Hall was also very busy against Liverpool last week, committing two fouls and making five tackles.
Joe Rodon & Jeremy Bogle vs Kevin Schade & Keane Lewis-Potter
Schade and Lewis-Potter were Brentford's third-most and most fouled players respectively last season, and both operate on the left side of Brentford's attack, making Leeds' right side of defence of interest for fouls here.
Bogle was Leeds' third-most consistent fouler last season, averaging 1.29 per 90, and he has already committed one and two fouls this season.
At just over evens, Rodon also appeals. He fouled twice on his Premier League debut against Forest and picked up another foul against them in the EFL Cup in midweek.
Patrick Dorgu vs Fatawu
Dorgu's four fouls and a yellow card against Hull in United's opener make him an interesting proposition for fouls here, especially with the tricky Fatawu likely to test him. Fatawu drew three fouls against Sunderland last week in just 66 minutes, while Dara O'Shea also drew two fouls playing at right-back.
Fatawu's fouls-won count reads: 3, 2, 2, 0, 2, 1, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4 in his last 11 club games.
Dorgu's foul count when starting reads: 4, 0, 2, 1, 2, 0, 3.
