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Stats point to fouls in London derby
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Tottenham v West Ham
Thursday 7 December, 20:15
Live on Amazon Prime Video
Wednesday's delve into the new fouls markets proved profitable and so we're devising a similar plan for Thursday night's Premier Leaue action.
This London derby looks ripe for the picking on the fouls front with a lively atmosphere expected and Spurs needing to get back to winning ways after taking just one point from their last four.
Leg 1: Dejan Kulusevski to be fouled 1+ time
The hosts are actually the Premier League's most-fouled team so far this season and with that in mind, I'm going to kick-off a three-legged Bet Builder by backing Dejan Kulusevski to be fouled at least once.
That's happened in eight of his last nine appearances and also occurred in both meetings with West Ham last season.
Leg 2: Jarrod Bowen to commit 1+ foul
On the other side of the ball, let's also back Jarrod Bowen to commit 1+ foul, something he's managed in six of his last seven games. In four of those, he's had multiple fouls.
Notably, Bowen has landed this in six of seven when facing Tottenham.
West Ham's dangerman will likely be involved in a proper battle with full-back Destiny Udogie down the Spurs left and that could easily produce a few fouls.
Leg 3: Destiny Udogie to commit 2+ fouls
Udogie is tied third for most fouls in the top flight and has landed the 2+ fouls bet in eight of his 12 appearances.
With Bowen in his line of fire, he should have his hands full and looks more than capable of strengthening that statistic.
The Bet Builder pays around 7/24.50.
For those looking to go big, you could try Pedro Porro 2+ fouls - he's landed this in four of his last six so 15/82.88 looks tempting.
Tomas Soucek is another with potential. He's had 2+ fouls in six of his eight appearances in this derby, although his record so far this season doesn't match up to that history and so odds of 4/71.57 look too skinny on this occasion.
More Spurs v West Ham: Read Paul Higham's in-depth preview
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Back Dejan Kulusevski to be fouled 1+ times, Jarrod Bowen to commit 1+ foul & Destiny Udogie to commit 2+ fouls @ around 10/34.33Column P/L 2023/24
Staked: 115pts
Returned: 130.46pts
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