25th Aug 2019 | Premier League
King Of The Coast
The champions should win but a man with a 1 in 2 goal rate at home last season is too long in the goalscorer markets.
It’s hard to make a case for Manchester City dropping points two weekends in a row but Josh King is an enticing each-way first goalscorer pick at best odds of 16/1 with Bet365.
The Norwegian international struck in Bournemouth’s 2-1 victory at Villa last time out but he’s an underrated goal-getter at the Vitality Stadium, where he found 9 in 18 league appearances in 2018-19.
It doesn’t hurt us that he takes a mean penalty. He broke the deadlock from the spot at Villa Park and City, however dazzling, showed they can be vulnerable at the back by conceding two soft goals to Spurs.
If King scores later in the match we still get paid out at 1/3rd odds so the bet stays live so long as he’s on the park.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 07:48 25th Aug, 2019 but subject to change