Soccer tips: Brentford vs Watford - Expect entertainment in Friday night tussle
- Michael Graham
- 10 December 2021
Brentford and Watford go head to head in the Premier League and it has goals written all over it.
A derby with plenty on the line promises some fine Friday night entertainment as Brentford host Watford in the Premier League.
These two sides were scrapping it out for promotion last season, but whether they can retain their hard-earned Premier League status is perhaps the bigger test.
Brentford have not taken as many points as they probably feel they deserve this season, particularly given the amount of winning positions they have been in.
They are still grinding out points on a regular basis, though, which is more that can be said of Watford.
The Hornets have already replaced one manager and sit perilously in the table, just one place above the bottom three.
When, where and how to watch
When: Friday, December 10, 20.00 GMT
Where: Brentford Community Stadium
How to watch: Sky Sports
Best bets for Brentford vs Watford
Watford have certainly entertained since appointing Claudio Ranieri as their manager, although perhaps a little too much for the Italian's liking.
Goals have been relatively easy to come by for the Hornets. They have scored 20 this season, which is more than Tottenham, Arsenal and Everton.
That makes the Planet Sport Bet-boosted odds of 7/2 for Brentford to win and both teams to score look especially tempting.
Last time out
Brentford 2-0 Watford (May 1, 2021)
Watford made the short trip to Brentford for the penultimate game of the season but second-half goals from Marcus Forss and Ivan Toney gave the Bees a relatively comfortable win.
Recent form
Neither side are in especially sparkling form, but it's Brentford who are finding points easier to come by.
Their last five matches have produced five points, although they may well be disappointed with that haul.
Brentford (last five matches)
The Hornets lost out to Arsenal, Leicester, Chelsea, and Manchester City, but they did manage a memorable 4-1 home win over Manchester United in among those defeats.
Watford (last five matches)
Goalscorer bets for Brentford vs Watford
Brentford will again be without Ivan Toney with the striker isolating due to COVID-19 regulations.
That means the goalscoring burden will once again fall on Bryan Mbeumo. He is not in the best of form, but at 19/4 for the first goalscorer is still a good bet.
Watford have had no problem at all scoring goals, and Emmanuel Dennis has been in especially good form.
The Nigerian has six goals this season and can be backed at 6/1 to open the scoring - the same odds as Joshua King who has five Premier League goals to his name.
