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Premier League Matchday 20 Picks (Ep.336)

·1 hr 9 min·4 clips

Wolves are 19 matches without a win, yet they are still favourites at home against West Ham.

1. Premier League Gambling Podcast episode 336 covers Matchday 20 picks on 1 January 2026. 2. Malcolm Bamford hosts from Newcastle upon Tyne, Barry Penaluna joins from the other side of the conversation, and both matter because they frame the bets and the banter. 3. The episode asks which Premier League prices are wrong after a “dogshit weekend” of results and a new year slate that starts on Saturday. 4. Aston Villa are discussed as 4-5 against Nottingham Forest, with the hosts leaning on Villa’s recent home form and Forest’s scoring issues. 5. Brighton versus Burnley becomes a debate about whether Brighton at 1-2 are trustworthy after no win in six and Burnley’s away defensive record. 6. Wolves versus West Ham is treated as one of the oddest prices on the card because Wolves are favourites despite a 19-game winless run. 7. Bournemouth versus Arsenal is framed around Bournemouth’s no-win-in-10 stretch and 11 goals conceded in their last four matches. 8. The hosts also mention that another round of league games begins on Tuesday, which adds to the compressed fixture schedule. 9. Malcolm says he watched Morpeth Town v Stockton Town and saw Stockton win 2-0 in the North East Premier League. 10. Barry describes cooking a New Year’s Eve meal from scratch, including scallops with chorizo butter, black pudding, crispy chicken skin, and a tarte tatin. 11. Malcolm tells a Carlisle story about being recognised by a listener called Ellis while handing out casino fun money at the Halston. 12. Barry reacts to that recognition and jokes about the hosts becoming known in public, which changes the tone of the conversation. 13. The Newcastle section turns into an argument about fan expectations after a 3-1 win over Burnley and the idea that every dropped point triggers a meltdown. 14. Malcolm says Newcastle fans act as if the club has a “God-given right” to dominate teams, even when opponents are trying to win too. 15. The hosts spend time on Chelsea’s managerial uncertainty and say the club’s structure makes each manager look secondary to the squad itself. 16. They also mention Emi Martinez acting like a “bellend” in the tunnel and laugh about his penalty-box antics from the World Cup. 17. The episode is loose, conversational, and heavily driven by odds, scorelines, and digressions rather than a formal match-by-match script. 18. Malcolm and Barry swap between betting analysis, live reactions to current matches, and personal stories, so the pace stays conversational rather than polished. 19. Best for Premier League bettors who want odds-based picks and football chat. 20. Skip if you want a tight, edited preview with no detours.

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A prickly betting chat that turns Villa-Forest into the cleanest early call.

Premier League Matchday 20 Picks moves straight into the Saturday to Sunday betting window and lands on Aston Villa versus Nottingham Forest as the clearest early call, with Villa judged too short at 4-5.

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Villa-Forest gets the first proper fight of Matchday 20.

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