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West Ham v Southampton: Bowen a great foul play

  • Andy Schooler
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West Ham star Jarrod Bowen
Jarrod Bowen: Has committed a foul in 10 of his last 11 Premier League games

Our football props column fell one leg short of a fouls Bet Builder winner on Saturday but will bid to exploit the same market in West Ham v Southampton.

  • Bowen had a foul in 10 of his last 11

  • Saints duo push price up

  • Three-legged Bet Builder pays around 21/10


One man - I'll name and shame him, Harvey Barnes - let down our fouls acca on Saturday but I'm sticking with the same market for Sunday's crunch relegation six-pointer.

After several of the drop contenders picked up points on Saturday, both these sides know they need to get some sort of result at the London Stadium.

It should certainly be competitive and if it isn't hard fought at this stage of the season given the position the sides are in, then there's something wrong.

Fouls should follow - only Palace have committed more than Southampton - and there looks value to be had in the 1+ market, primarily via West Ham's Jarrod Bowen.

He's committed a foul in 10 of his last 11 Premier League games, yet he's on offer to repeat the trick here at 8/11.

Bowen will need to track back to stop the runs of Romain Perraud from left-back - he's got forward well for Saints this season.

Frankly, that looks a cracking price - well worth considering as a single.

However, we're looking at Bet Builders here and so will add in Mohammed Salisu and James Ward-Prowse for a foul too.

Salisu, the often-clumsy Southampton centre-back, has landed this in his last six, while across the season he's delivered on this bet 17 times out of 23.

As for Ward-Prowse, he's had a foul in 14 of his last 15 starts for the Saints and, as skipper, can be expected to lead by example in terms of effort so should be putting himself about.

The three-legged bet pays out at around 21/10.

Back Bowen, Salisu & Ward-Prowse 1+ foul each @

3.12

Read Mark O'Haire's in-depth preview of West Ham v Southampton

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Returned: 295.37pts
P/L: +38.37pts

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