Premier League betting picks

Struggling Portsmouth welcome Wigan Athletic to Fratton Park on Saturday. Pompey are in a period of real turmoil at the moment, aside from the fact they sit bottom of the league with just four points they’ve also been hit with a transfer ban because of the club’s debts. They did manage to beat Stoke 4-0 in the Carling Cup during the week but that was a severely depleted Potters team and I doubt they’ll repeat that performance against Roberto Martinez’s Wigan Athletic. The Latics have steadily improved under Martinez and players like Hugo Rodallega and Jason Scotland have really impressed this term. My Premier League football betting tip for this one is to back the away win, at 3.15 (11/5) it looks well worth backing to me.

On Sunday big-spending and high-flying Manchester City travel to newly promoted Birmingham City for the only Premier League fixture that day. Birmingham impressed last weekend by beating Sunderland at home but City are a much bigger threat. I don’t think I really need to explain in great detail why City should easily win this one, they’re playing well and should be too strong for Birmingham. If you’re as confident as me that they’ll take all three points the online betting odds on the away win are 1.91 (10/11) – and at just under evens I don’t think they can be ignored.

Sticking with the Premier League big boys, Liverpool picked up a vital three points against Manchester United last weekend but for that to count they need to back it up with a win against Fulham this Saturday. The game is at Craven Cottage so it won’t be easy for Rafael Benitez’s men. However, Liverpool will welcome back Steven Gerrard and they need to keep winning to stand any chance of lifting the title at the end of the season after such a poor start. At 1.94 (20/21) I’m very tempted by Liverpool and they’re definitely worth some serious consideration.