Referee appointments:

• Leeds vs. Watford - Jeremy Simpson (25.7 fouls pg)

• Middlesbrough vs. Southampton - Tim Robinson (23.5 fouls pg)

• Swansea vs. Sheffield Wednesday - Anthony Backhouse (17.2 fouls pg)

I think all 3 games have the potential to boil over and get a bit heated. Red card each in the lot it is!

Leeds and Watford are both looking to kick on after inconsistent starts to the season with a few more draws than wanted, particularly in Leeds’ case. Probably needing big Jezza Simpson to make himself the centre of attention and give out a few soft yellow cards judging by each sides ranking in the discipline standings so far.

Southampton top the discipline standings having picked up 25 yellows and a red in the opening months of the season, Middlesbrough meanwhile sit bottom of the same standings as picking up only 8 yellows & a red. The desperation for a result may kick in here, especially second half with both clubs failing to live up to pre-season expectations so far. The saints are languishing in mid-table & the ‘boro sit bottom without a win in 7 games.

Swansea are fouled 12.1 times per game on average so far (6th) and they face a Sheffield Wednesday side who commit 15.3 fouls per game on average (1st). A few handbags after a hefty tackle or two, please!

Both Teams To Receive 2+ Cards @ 6.16 (5.16/1) with Bet365 is my dabble here.

Mario Lemina has posted shot totals of 3, 2, 3, 0 & 1 so far this season for Wolves in the Premier League.

Luton have conceded 17 shots per game on average in their debut EPL season, Wolves themselves average 14.6 shots on the opposition’s goal per game. 69% of the shots Luton concede come from the middle of the pitch & 29% of those shots come from outside of the box. Could be set up perfectly for a few long-range efforts from Lemina!

• Mario Lemina 2+ Shots @ 3.30 (23/10) with Betfair/Paddy Power

• Mario Lemina 3+ Shots @ 8.50 (15/2) with Betfair/Paddy Power

It was a toss up between Monza’s right-wing back committing a couple of fouls or their right sided centre-back Armando Izzo to be booked @ 4.00 (3/1) with Betfair/Paddy Power.

Playing Lazio of course, so just back whoever’s marking Mattia Zaccagni, again! One of the most fouled players in Europe (2.8 times pg) blah, blah, blah, heard it all before etc… BACK TO THE WELL WE GO, PUNTERS!!!

Samuele Birindelli is priced at 2.80 (9/5) for a couple of fouls with Betfair & Paddy’s. Patrick Ciurria is priced at the same odds for a couple of fouls and he’s in SofaScore’s predicted line-up to start on the right with Birindelli on the opposite side. I’m no AC Monza expert, admittedly but so far this season Birindelli has played on the right, crazy stuff eh! I’ve typed Birindelli that much that it doesn’t even look a real name now, ow mad’s tha?

It’s yet to be priced up on all bookmakers so it may be worth checking SkyBet/William Hill for odds closer to kick-off on Sunday night when you’re lazing on the couch scrolling through your social media accounts patiently awaiting your inevitable death. Bit dark, eh?

Right then, let’s see who has a moral compass. Sharp has bagged 6 goals in his 6 appearances so far, averaging a goal every 41 minutes. And he averages a whopping 0.7 fouls per game, increasing to 1.5 fouls per90. Not betting it because of that though…

I can see Sharp paying tribute to Sheffield Utd Women’s midfielder Maddy Cusack after her tragic passing. Best priced with Betfair/Paddy Power @ 12.37 (11.37/1) for Billy Sharp To Score Anytime & Be Carded.

Billy Sharp du du du du duuuu. 🦈

#CheekyPunts

• Over 2 Cards For Each Team in Leeds vs Watford, Middlesbrough vs Southampton & Swansea vs Sheffield Wednesday @ 118.00 (117/1) with Bet365 through Bet Builder for each game.

• Mario Lemina 3+ Shots, Max Kilman 90+ Passes & Craig Dawson 90+ Passes @ 130.00 (129/1) with Betfair/Paddy Power

• Billy Sharp To Score 2 or More Goals & Be Shown a Card @ 72.00 (71/1) with Betfair/Paddy Power