💰 Punt: Dennis Cirkin Over 0.5 Shots
📗 Bookie: Bet365
🎲 Odds: 2.37 (11/8)
⚽️ Game: Preston vs Sunderland

Dennis Cirkin managed 4 shots from left-back in last Sunday’s narrow defeat to Ipswich. He was a constant attacking threat throughout and even assisted Dan Neil’s consolation goal late on in the match. Cirkin was a threat from set-pieces managing 3 of his 4 from set-piece situations. He’s priced at 2.37 (11/8) to have an effort on goal with Bet365. Preston conceded the third-highest amount of goals from set pieces in The Championship last season (17). Have a smaller bet on Dennis Cirkin to have over 1.5 Shots at 8.00 (7/1) as well.

Cirkin scored 5 goals last season for Sunderland in 21 Championship starts, appearing in 28 games in total. The 21-year-old scored 3 of those 5 goals with his head. 40% of his shots in the 22/23 season were headed attempts and this trend continued into the 23/24 season on Sunday vs Ipswich at the Stadium of Light as 2 of his 4 efforts on goal were with his head. He’s 101.00 (100/1) with Bet365 to score a header at Deepdale.

💰 Punt: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall To Score Anytime
📗 Bookie: SkyBet
🎲 Odds: 5.50 (9/2)
⚽️ Game: Huddersfield vs Leicester

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was Leicester’s main attacking threat in the season opener vs Coventry last weekend, the 24-year-old midfielder had 8 of The Foxes’ 20 shots and scored a second-half brace to wrap up all 3 points in Enzo Maresca’s first game in charge. The 5.50 (9/2) on offer with SkyBet for him to find the net against a Huddersfield side who conceded 14 shots and 3 goals to newly-promoted Plymouth has tempted me in. I imagine Leicester will dominate possession against a Huddersfield side defending deep, a first-half goal could see the floodlights open and the Terriers’ dismal start to the season is likely to continue.

Kai Havertz played 6 games for Arsenal during pre-season & the Community Shield last weekend, picking up 3 yellow cards in the process.

• 1. FC Nurnberg - 45 minutes, 0 fouls, no card.

• MLS All-Stars - 45 minutes, 3 fouls, card. Booked for time-wasting

• Manchester Utd - 71 minutes, 3 fouls, no card.

• Barcelona - 45 minutes, 2 fouls, card. Booked for a foul.

• AS Monaco - 28 minutes, 0 fouls, no card.

• Manchester City - 87 minutes, 1 foul, card. Booked for a foul.

I like the bet regardless of where he starts but if the lanky German finds himself in a midfield 3 alongside Declan Rice & Martin Odegaard, the 11.00 (10/1) for Havertz to be shown a card with Bet365 is very appealing. Havertz picked up 10 Premier League yellow cards in 91 appearances during his Chelsea tenure where he played mainly as a striker.

Career fouls per 90 mins average of 1.5 across 285 games and 19,920 minutes. His Premier League averages at Chelsea were:

• 2020/21 - 1.6 fouls p90

• 2021/22 - 2.0 fouls p90

• 2022/23 - 2.1 fouls p90

💰 #CheekyPunts

• Dennis Cirkin To Score A Header @ 101.00 (100/1) - Bet365

• Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall To Score A Brace @ 51.00 (50/1) - SkyBet via BuildABet

• Dennis Cirkin Over 1.5 Shots & Ricardo Pereira Over 2.5 Shots Double @ 80.00 (79/1)