Midweek Premier League action often means squad rotation, and with Tyler Adams having only recently returned from injury, Ryan Christie is likely to start in the Bournemouth midfield. The Scotland international has averaged 2.84 shots per 90 this season and managed two from the bench in 28 minutes at the weekend. He’s happy shooting from range, so doesn’t need much opportunity to pull the trigger either. 

Brentford have won three consecutive away league games but have not been without their defensive difficulties on the road, giving up 13 shots per game. In the reverse fixture, the Cherries were afforded 20 efforts at goal, and whilst Christie didn’t play in that game, if he gets a start on Tuesday evening, he’s nicely priced for a shot given his data.

At the other end of the pitch, having landed this bet for us last time out with three shots against Brentford, we can go in again on the Dutchman, who has now taken six attempts at goal in his last three games. The Bees have been effective from set pieces all season under Keith Andrews, and van den Berg appears to be the target for first contact from dead ball situations, with Nathan Collins recently relegated to a spot on the bench.

Bournemouth are the perfect opponents for van den Berg to continue his shooting streak against, as Andoni Iraola’s side conceded the 2nd-most shots from set plays in the Premier League at 4.32 per game. The Cherries’ last three matches have seen opposition centre backs try their luck on seven occasions, so every corner and wide free kick should be a good opportunity for our man to get a shot off.

After his goal against Newcastle at the weekend, Jarrad Branthwaite should be full of confidence. The giant defender has had four shots in four starts since his long injury lay-off and appears to have replaced Michael Keane’s set piece threat, and given that Keane was averaging 1.06 shots per 90, we can expect Branthwaite to keep getting on the end of well designed set plays. 

We targeted Burnley’s set piece defending successfully at the weekend with the aforementioned van den Berg, and with the Clarets shipping 4.25 shots from restarts per game, it’s clearly an area of weakness. By contrast, only three Premier League sides take more set play shots than the Toffees, and so with this being a dead ball mismatch, it’s a good angle of attack.

If Burnley are going down, they appear to be doing so swinging, scoring seven goals in their last three matches. Scott Parker’s Clarets are heavily reliant on Zian Flemming for goal threat, and after back-to-back goals, he ought to be pulling the trigger at will. The Dutch forward is averaging 1.16 shots on target per 90 and has worked the goalkeeper four times in his last four starts, so is an accurate shooter.

Everton concede 4.21 shots on target per game at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, and with the hosts having little to play for, this should be an open affair with plenty of goalmouth action. In the reverse fixture, Burnley were afforded 16 attempts at goal, and whilst they failed to hit the target at all, Flemming is in the sort of form to not miss out if given similar chances.

Three goals in his last six league starts is evidence to suggest that Virgil van Dijk is overpriced for a single shot against the worst team in the top division. Liverpool’s captain has always had a reputation as a threat in the opposition box due to his aerial dominance, and having landed this bet in five of his last six starts, he’s clearly got the taste for goals. 

Wolves are giving up 4.03 shots from set pieces per game this season and have been especially open in recent games, conceding four shots from opposition central defenders in their last two matches. The hosts are all but relegated, and with Liverpool eyeing a top four spot, van Dijk can lead by example by causing problems in the attacking third.