James Milton: Football predictions & free betting accumulator tips

Free football tips, bets and analysis for this weekend's Premier League, EFL and European action.

Best bets

West Ham
Sky Sports Premier League & Main Event, 2pm Sunday
1pt 4-5 general

Ipswich to win to nil
3pm Saturday
3pts 23-20 Betfred

Barcelona-Barcelona double result
LaLigaTV, 8pm Sunday
2pts 13-10 Coral

Best Premier League bet

West Ham v Everton Sky Sports Premier League & Main Event, 2pm Sunday

Frank Lampard can expect the usual raucous welcome back to boyhood club West Ham this weekend and his struggling Everton side look unlikely to silence the London Stadium.

A 99th-minute goal from Alex Iwobi gave the Toffees a crucial 1-0 home win over Newcastle last time out in the Premier League but they had lost their previous four league matches without scoring and are still just one place above the relegation zone.

Lampard's appointment at the end of January has done little to improve Everton's dismal away form and their only league win on the road came at Brighton in August.

They have lost eight of their last nine league matches away from Goodison Park, the most recent of which was a 5-0 rout at Tottenham, and were thrashed 4-0 at Crystal Palace in the FA Cup quarter-finals just before the international break.

West Ham were beaten 3-1 by Spurs in their last league game but that fixture came less than three days after an impressive extra-time win over Sevilla in the Europa League.

The Hammers should be feeling fresher now and they have taken ten points from a possible 12 at home since the start of February, beating Watford, Wolves and Aston Villa, so they are worth backing to extend Everton's woeful run on the road.

Best EFL bet

Ipswich v Cambridge 3pm Saturday

There are some short-priced favourites on this weekend's EFL coupon as teams scrapping for promotion or playoff spots take on opponents with little left to play for and one of those fixtures comes at Portman Road.

After a sluggish start to the League One campaign, Ipswich have hit their straps under Kieran McKenna but they require a near-perfect end to the season to make the playoffs.

The Tractor Boys host Cambridge, who are 21 points off the top six and 15 clear of the relegation zone, and Ipswich's outstanding defence makes them an appealing bet to win to nil.

They have kept 12 clean sheets in 17 league matches since Christmas and last weekend's visitors Plymouth, who had won ten of their previous 12 games, did not manage a shot on target at Portman Road.

Best European bet

Barcelona v SevillaLaLigaTV, 8pm Sunday

Appointing a legendary former player as manager is no guarantee of glory but Barcelona great Xavi is enjoying an extended honeymoon period after taking charge in November.

Barca fans were delighted with the job he was doing even before a devastating 4-0 away win over bitter rivals, and La Liga leaders, Real Madrid before the international break.

Now they have a chance to draw level on points with second-placed Sevilla, whose lack of goals away from home is a major concern as they head to Camp Nou.

Julen Lopetegui's men have scored just 12 times in 15 road fixtures in La Liga this season and were shut out by West Ham in 120 minutes of their Europa League quarter-final second-leg defeat in east London.

Barca's attack, pepped up by January arrivals Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ferran Torres and Adama Traore, may not take long to make an impact and the Barcelona-Barcelona double result looks a good bet.

They were 3-1 up at the break in February's 4-2 home win over Atletico Madrid and have won their last five La Liga matches, leading 3-0, 1-0, 1-0, 3-0 and 2-0 at half-time.

Weekend accumulators

Banker
Bristol Rovers
Rovers didn't do much wrong in a 1-0 loss at Carlisle last time out and they had won eight of their previous ten League Two matches so should bounce back against Bradford.

Blowout
Manchester United
The Red Devils have dropped points against Newcastle, Wolves, Aston Villa, Burnley, Southampton and Watford since Christmas and improving visitors Leicester won October's reverse fixtures 4-2.

Accumulator
Ipswich 2-5, Bristol Rovers 21-20, Atletico Madrid 4-11, Barcelona 1-2. £1 accumulator returns £5.85 with Coral & Ladbrokes.

Both teams to score
Games at Chelsea 5-4, Tottenham 10-11, Blackpool
5-6. £1 treble returns £7.82 with bet365.

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