Michu may have delivered on his promise last weekend but, thanks to Norwich’s buoyant form, the Spaniard’s goals counted for nothing and Paddy gleefully took our money. We’re back for more this week, however, encouraged by registering some goals last time out, even if the clean sheets failed to materialise. Let’s see what our bookie friends have laid out for us for Gameweek 17…
We’ve opted for three out-and-out strikers this week, all in form, all in the Scout Picks. Jermain Defoe heads up the bunch, fresh from scoring four in his last four Gameweeks and with a Swansea side in his sights which leaked four goals to the Canaries last weekend. Defoe is being heavily backed to fill the void left by Gareth Bale’s potential absence and Paddy have slapped skinny odds of 7/2 on a Defoe goal with Tottenham clean sheet at the Lane on Sunday. We’ll take a sniff with £2 of our weekend stake.
Grant Holt was one of Norwich City’s scorers against the Swans at the Liberty and he’s subject of our next market. Wigan arrive at Carrow Road on Saturday having conceded six goals in their last couple of away trips – with Chris Hughton’s side enjoying such strong form, the smart money is on the home win, with Holt surely favoured to notch his fifth goal of what has been a tepid season thus far. Paddy are offering 11/2 on a Holt goal with a Norwich clean sheet against the Latics and we’re right behind that with a £3 stake.
Our final would-be goalscorer is Liverpool’s Luis Suarez. Returning to Premier League action having missing the 3-2 win at West Ham through suspension, there’s no danger that the Uruguayan will be back in the side and squaring up to an improved Villa back four at Anfield. Suarez is being heavily backed in Fantasy terms, as is the Liverpool back four, so odds of 15/8 on a Suarez goal with a clean sheet for Brendan Rodgers’ outfit are perhaps not surprising. We’ll throw another £3 Paddy’s way here, saving our remaining couple of quid for this week’s treble.
We couldn’t let a weekend’s bets go by without Man United figuring and, while Wayne Rooney’s form has been grabbing our attention of late, it’s Robin Van Persie who is part of our treble bet. Paddy are offering 9/1 on a Van Persie goal against Sunderland with a Robert Snodgrass assist for Norwich against Wigan and a clean sheet for Liverpool at home to Villa. We’ll take that for our final £2 of our stake.
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