Some weekends whisper. Some weekends mumble. And some weekends grab you by the collar, slam you against the wall and scream: “Lad, these are absolute gifts.” This one? Oh, it’s the third category. I’ve stared at these fixtures long enough…
After a sensational weekend that yielded a 94% return on investment, Tommy the Punter returns with a betting preview for the relegation battle; Forest v Wolves at the City Ground. Odds provided by 1XBet. Nottingham Forest v Wolves Premier League,…
It’s been a bruiser of a week for Tommy the Punter. Two Sunday stinkers and a midweek misfire in Arsenal v Chelsea, a bet that went against every instinct, and got punished for it. But Tommy’s not sulking. He’s sharpening…
Things didn’t go Tommy’s way at the weekend as both Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest failed to win. Villa against ten-man Brentford somehow contrived to lose, while Forest were ahead only to suffer a red card of their own that…
If there’s one thing I love about this stage of the season, it’s that the table finally starts telling the truth. The pretenders fade, the contenders harden, and the clubs who’ve been kidding themselves since August suddenly realise they’re in…
Champions League tips don’t get any wilder than this, because Tommy’s been pacing the living room like a man who’s had twelve coffees and a spiritual vision. It’s the final round of the League Phase, the stakes are daft, half…
It’s a tough week of football punting this week. Part of me wanted to put up Real Madrid to beat Villarral in La Liga, and Macarthur to beat Melbourne City in the A-League, but they felt fanciful after a poor…
Every season throws up one team who look safe on paper but suddenly find themselves sliding towards the trapdoor. This year, Crystal Palace are giving off all the right (or wrong) signals. Marc Guéhi has gone, Oliver Glasner has already…
English clubs head into this Champions League round looking alarmingly fragile, and Europe’s big hitters are lining up to take advantage. Tottenham are spiralling, Liverpool look lost, and even Arsenal — the most stable of the bunch — face an…
Welcome to a column of chaos, hope, questionable decision‑making — otherwise known as my weekend tips. I’m Tommy the Punter, here to sift through the fixtures, trust the gut ignore the noise and try to find a bit of value…
