Premier League Tipsheet: Four bets from 8/5 to 4/1 on Saturday

• Leicester face day of reckoning
• Mitrovic or bust for Fulham
• Wolves wide of the mark again
• Kane will down the Toffees

Leicester v Crystal Palace (12:30) - Failing, flailing Foxes

Do Leicester fans even celebrate going in front anymore?

You really wouldn't blame a muted response given that the Foxes have repeatedly thrown away leads in recent times, dropping 35 points from winning positions since the start of last season. No other side comes close in this regard.

Related to this, Brendan Rodgers' failing, flailing side have conceded a whopping 18 goals in the second half of games this term. To put that in the context of this contest, that's six more in the second period than fellow strugglers Palace have conceded in total.

Factor in too that both of the Eagles' wins this season have been comebacks and a persuasive narrative can be constructed ahead of this lunchtime kick-off.

Hold that thought though, because putting the mockers on that theory is Palace's habit of scoring early, even amidst an erratic campaign to date.

Patrick Vieira has long stressed the importance of his side being on the front-foot from the off and this term they're consistently doing that, scoring five goals inside the opening 30 minutes in their last six games.

Odsonne Edouard has notched a couple of these but unsurprisingly it's Wilfried Zaha who is the main danger man. Only Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Dwight Yorke have scored more top-flight goals against the Foxes than the flying winger.

Fulham v Bournemouth (15:00) - Few chances at the Cottage

After sitting out last week's defeat at the London Stadium with an ankle problem, Alexsandar Mitrovic is being monitored on a day-by-day basis and is a probable to start.

His return will obviously be a huge boon for a Fulham side that is slipping into ordinary form after starting the season so brightly. The prolific Serb has scored 28 in his last 22 appearances at Craven Cottage.

Conceding nine in their most recent three outings must be a big concern for Marco Silva while for all their decent build-up play at the other end, Fulham really need to pull the trigger more.

Granted, they have only failed to convert once all term and that's to their credit, but they presently languish in the bottom three for shots undertaken.

Where they are joined by shot-shy Bournemouth, but if this suggests chances will be at a premium this weekend, who knows anymore when it comes to the capricious Cherries.

They proudly reside eighth despite hemorrhaging nine at Anfield, and managing just 2.2 shots on target per game. Frankly, they're a tricky side to make sense of right now save for the fact that interim boss Gary O'Neil has made them considerably harder to break down.

Wolves v Nottingham Forest (15:00) - Last on, close to midnight

Pretty much all of the unwanted Premier League records were set by Derby County in 2007/08 who ultimately accrued a measly 11 points.

Nine games in, the hapless Rams had scored just five times, which set the tone for a horrendous season all told. Presently, nine games in, Wolves have scored just three.

It's a goal-allergy that is easy to diagnose, with a 2.2% chance conversion ratio damning their forward-line for fluffing numerous chances and with Wolves managerless - and now turned down by their first choice Julen Lopetegui as highlighted in our Manager Markets blog - it's unlikely they will have sharpened up significantly across a chaotic week behind the scenes.

Not that Forest have fared much better in the scoring stakes, posting the second fewest number of goals in the top-flight and it's telling that no player involved at Molyneux - for either side - has a tally greater than two. That's the same amount as Liverpool's twelfth man, Own Goal.

Regrettably, if ever a game was predetermined to be last on Match of the Day it's this one and if you want further evidence, consider that this is the third promoted side Wolves have faced. Their other two encounters finished 0-0.

If goals will be in short supply however, the same cannot be said of cards. No team have picked up more yellows than Forest in 2022/23.

Tottenham v Everton (17:30) - Kane again

Once you picture Richarlison scoring against his former club and refusing to celebrate it is difficult to shift that image from your head. It feels almost predestined.

Only then you acknowledge that Dejan Kulusevski is available again after injury and the balance he affords Tottenham's front three will very probably see the Brazilian returned to the bench.

Then you recall too that Harry Kane has a remarkable record against the Toffees, previously scoring 12 in 13. This term no other striker - not even the Norwegian outlier Haaland - has more match-winners.

That's assuming of course, that the hosts get on the score-sheet at all. A bad day at the office at home to Manchester United last week may have weakened their numbers but prior to that Frank Lampard's side boasted an impressive parsimony, breached every 103 minutes.

At the other end meanwhile, Dominic Calvert-Lewin is back. Everton have desperately needed him - or indeed anyone like him - from the get-go.

The clinical nature of Spurs - they have the second-best chance conversion rate in the Premier League - gives them the edge here, though they'll need some good fortune along the way.