After a 32/1 EFL Acca winner last week, Tanmay Khanna shares his best ACCA for tonight's EFL Cup games.
Last week's EFL five-fold landed at 32/1, and there's another round of Cup football tonight to try and follow it up. Five games across the third round throw up plenty of goals-based angles, and they've been built into a 25/1 five-fold.
Both teams are backed to score in tight, leaky affairs at Peterborough and West Ham, Ipswich's meeting with Arsenal is fancied to go over 2.5 goals, and both Liverpool and Brentford are tipped to win and see both teams score in their respective ties.
Peterborough United vs Barnsley
Leg 1: Both Teams To Score - Yes
Best odds of 8/13 while publishing.
Barnsley have shipped eight goals across their last two games, but that defensive record hasn't stopped them scoring at the other end. Darrell Clarke's side have found the net in four of their last five outings, showing goals are never far away even when results go against them.
Peterborough have their own defensive problems, conceding 10 goals already this season, one fewer than Barnsley's 11. Neither side has managed a clean sheet in their last seven meetings, and both teams to score has landed in five of their previous seven head-to-head games.
With two sides this open at the back and a head-to-head record that consistently produces goals at both ends, backing BTTS again looks the logical starting point for this five-fold.
West Ham vs Fulham
Leg 2: Both Teams To Score - Yes
Best odds of 8/15 while publishing.
West Ham arrive on the back of a 6-0 demolition of Wrexham, with Jarrod Bowen contributing four goals and two assists in his last four appearances. The Hammers have scored 16 goals in their last four games, a run that shows their attack is firing regardless of opponent.
Fulham managed their first clean sheet of the league season against Liverpool, but Marco Arbeloa's side haven't reached the level of their opening-day performance against Chelsea since. Both teams to score has hit in eight of West Ham's last 10 matches, and Fulham's away form doesn't suggest they'll be the side to keep it out at the London Stadium.
Given West Ham's scoring rate at home and Fulham's inconsistency in front of goal, both teams finding the net again looks well within reach.
Ipswich vs Arsenal
Leg 3: Total Goals - Over 2.5
Best odds of 4/7 while publishing.
Arsenal's run of clean sheets could be under threat at Portman Road, but rather than backing Ipswich to score outright, the safer route is over 2.5 goals. This line has hit in six of Ipswich's last seven games, underlining how open their matches tend to be regardless of opponent.
Ipswich haven't kept a clean sheet in their last three meetings with Arsenal, and while the champions won 4-0 the last time these two sides met at Portman Road, this Ipswich side looks more cohesive than the one beaten that day.
With goals a regular feature of Ipswich's games and Arsenal well capable of scoring freely themselves, over 2.5 goals is the pick here.
Liverpool vs Tottenham
Leg 4: Liverpool to Win & Both Teams To Score
Best odds of 15/8 while publishing.
Neither side arrives at this fixture at their best. Tottenham haven't scored in the Premier League and remain embroiled in a relegation battle, though they did beat Charlton 5-1 in their last cup outing, with five different players getting on the scoresheet.
Liverpool have had their own struggles, with a run of two wins halted by a goalless draw against Fulham at Anfield. They're still in a stronger position than Spurs, though, and neither side has kept a clean sheet in the last three meetings between these two clubs. Both teams to score has landed in eight of their last 10 encounters.
Liverpool's superior form and Tottenham's proven ability to score even in a difficult season make Liverpool to win and both teams to score the standout pick of the round.
Reading vs Brentford
Leg 5: Brentford to Win & Both Teams To Score
Best odds of 7/5 while publishing.
Reading's three-game winning streak was ended by Cambridge at the weekend, but Leam Richardson's side have still scored the joint-second most goals in League One this season, a sign their attacking threat remains intact.
Brentford are one of the more solid sides in the Premier League, but Keith Andrews has regularly rotated with weakened teams in cup competition, and the Bees haven't kept a clean sheet in their last four games in any competition. Head-to-head, both teams to score has hit in four of the last six meetings at Reading's home ground.
Brentford's quality should be enough to see them through, but their recent defensive record and Reading's own scoring form make both teams to score a smart addition alongside the win.
