Goals and entertainment dominate the forecast for Brentford’s tussle with Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon, and a dip into the goal combination markets could be worthwhile if you’re punting here.

Thomas Frank’s Brentford have routinely been engrossing to watch this term and 80% of their first ten Premier League matches of the new campaign saw at least three goals, while top-tier fixtures involving the Bees have been averaging 3.90 goals so far.

Nine of the same ten contests also produced goals at both ends, while Brentford’s last four league tests at the Gtech Community Stadium averaged a searing 5.25 goals per game.

More of the same is anticipated when Bournemouth visit Middlesex. Buoyed by a haul of seven points from meetings with Arsenal, Aston Villa and Man City, the Cherries will be brimming with confidence and ready to attack their hosts, and an open encounter could develop as a result.

Last season, Brentford and Bournemouth traded blows in this fixture in a pulsating 2-2 draw and a similar outcome looks possible in Saturday’s rematch.

Crystal Palace seem to have turned a corner and superb wins over Tottenham in the league and Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup should have been followed by a third successive victory after the Eagles outperformed Wolves for xGF (2.40-1.50) in the teams’ 2-2 draw at Molineux last weekend.

Still, Oliver Glasner’s Palace can approach Saturday’s tie against London rivals Fulham with extra confidence following their upturn in results and bettors should expect the in-form Eagles to score against the Cottagers.

Fulham produced a stirring injury-time turnaround to beat Brentford on Monday evening and that was the eighth time in nine Premier League fixtures involving the entertaining Cottagers where both teams rattled the net.

Marco Silva’s adventurous side rank third in the division for average shots taken per 90 (15.30), and are always likely to score, however, they have kept only one clean sheet in the Premier League this season and bettors shouldn’t expect Fulham to shutout a rejuvenated Palace. Back both teams to register in this one.

Everton’s five-match unbeaten streak in the Premier League ended at Southampton last weekend, though the Toffees had the upper hand on the Saints in terms of xGF (1.60 – 0.70), shots on target (5-2) and attempts overall (16-9), and should have really left St. Mary’s Stadium with at least a share of the spoils.

Sean Dyche’s side could find their feet again quickly at struggling West Ham however, and the Merseysiders offer excellent value as a double chance option in the capital.

The Hammers’ dismal 3-0 loss at Nottingham Forest, which was their fifth defeat in ten league assignments since the summer, has tightened the squeeze on under-fire new hire Julen Lopetegui and it’s difficult to see how the Spaniard can revive his fortunes.

West Ham conceded the first nine shots of the game in their loss to Forest last weekend and with Irons supporters already disgruntled, a similarly slow start on Saturday could turn the atmosphere sour at the London Stadium.

Everton meanwhile, conceded just eight shots on target across their last four league matches combined and they can frustrate West Ham to earn at least a point here.

It’s a huge game at the bottom of the league as 20th takes on 19th in a real relegation six-pointer. With just one win between them across 20 matches it’s very difficult to be backing either side to taste victory.

Wolves have lost seven of 10 winless matches this season and conceded the most goals in the league. Further back they have lost 14 of their last 20 games, conceding 48 goals. They cannot be backed at 1.91. They’ve failed to win their last 13 matches.

However, the issue with siding with Southampton instead is since they’ve returned to the Premier League they’re only one point better off, having managed to win one game but have actually lost more than Wolves with eight defeats!

So it’s got to be goals to be backed here with both defences shipping them for fun. Wolves have conceded 27 goals in 10 games at an average of 2.7 per game and Southampton 19 in 10 at an average of 1.9 per game.

Wolves have scored twice as many as the Saints, 14 to 7, but Southampton are the 2nd biggest underachievers in front of goal having generated six additional expected goals. And Wolves have conceded 2+ goals in all of their last seven games.

90% of their matches have seen both teams to score, with Wolves only failing to score at Arsenal, the side with last season’s best defensive record.