Our “Flutter” season has not started well. While Edin Dzeko got on the scoresheet last weekend at Cardiff, naïve defending from City at set-pieces cost us some first week winnings and has left us chasing an early loss. Unperturbed by the setback, we’re clutching another tenner and clawing at Paddy Power’s door for another set of Scout Picks-inspired markets.
It’s a low-fat version for this week, with just three bets to tempt our tenner. That’s all good, however, because the odds on show warrant a bigger slice of our stake pie.
For starters, Paddy are offering 6/1 on a Kevin Nolan goal with a West Ham clean sheet at home to Stoke. Given that Nolan should have notched two goals in two games with the header missed at Newcastle last time out, and the fact that the Hammers have only allowed one shot on goal thus far, these odds look more than generous. We’ll snap this up by laying out a fiver of our cash on the West Ham skipper.
That cuts our stake money in half, which is a shame because up next we’ve a Theo Walcott market that also looks somewhat tempting.
Paddy are dangling 8/1 on a Walcott goal with an Arsenal clean sheet in the North London derby with Spurs. Now, while that fixture normally offers an avalanche of goals, we’re half expecting Spurs to be more cagey this time around, rolling out a disciplined 4-3-3 and perhaps leaving Roberto Soldado a little isolated up top. A narrow Gunners win could be on the cards and there’s no doubt that Walcott, along with Olivier Giroud, is the key Gunners threat on show. We’ll put £2 of our remaining funds on this one, leaving the rest for our final market.
That falls to David Silva. A hugely popular Fantasy pick going into the Gameweek, the smart money is on City inflicting some heavy damage on Steve Bruce’s Hull outfit at the Etihad, with Silva cast in the role of chief architect. With a goal and assist already chalked up in the opening pair of fixtures, the little Spaniard has form going into Saturday’s clash and Paddy have him priced at 13/5 for a goal with a City clean sheet against the Tigers. That’s enough to prise the final £3 from our mitts.
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