Aaron Ashley

Pickswise Expert

Joined the Racing Post in 2017 after choosing to combine my writing skills with a passion for betting. Areas of expertize include soccer and tennis. For Aaron Ashley media enquiries, please email contact@pickswise.com.

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Location

USA

Favorite Sports

Soccer

Favorite Teams

Greatest Betting Win

Winning a handicap season bet on Leyton Orient +18 in the English League Two soccer division a few years back at 18-1 was definitely up there!

Greatest Achievements

I've had plenty of big futures wins on the English soccer lower leagues.

Education

Sports Journalism graduate.

Experience

Nearly 10 years working in the betting industry.

Favorite betting market / type

Money lines on soccer.

Favorite bookmakers

Aaron's Picks

Win in Shutout Pick

Arsenal Win in Shutout(-200)

Reasoning

Wolves already look like a lost cause at the bottom of the Premier League table and the last thing that they need, having been starved of confidence, is a trip to leaders Arsenal. Wolves have taken only 2 points from 15 matches, having suffered 13 defeats, and the manner of their performance in Monday’s 4-1 loss at home to Manchester United suggests that Arsenal’s attacking talents could take them to the cleaners. There was a sense of promise in the opening half, but that is because United were wasteful and the Red Devils should have put more gloss on the scoreline after forcing 27 shots, 10 of which hit the target. Wolves have lost all 4 matches since Rob Edwards arrived from Middlesbrough as manager and they failed to score against Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest. That doesn’t bode well against an Arsenal defence, while weakened by injuries, that has conceded only 9 times in 15 EPL matches, and it should be one-way traffic at the Emirates.

Mikel Arteta’s team has conceded only 2 goals in 7 home league games and it is hard to see Wolves’ toothless attack get much joy with Jorgen Strand Larsen out of form and severely short on support. The visitors have scored only once in 7 road games – which came in a 1-1 tie at Tottenham – and they will be sweating on the fitness of Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, who limped off but was the one shining light in defeat to Manchester United on Monday. Even so, Arsenal are watertight defensively and the Gunners have won 5 of their last 6 Premier League games with winless Wolves while also recording a shutout.

Arsenal vs Wolves prediction: Arsenal Win in Shutout (-200) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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Total Goals Pick

Under 2.5 goals(-134)

Reasoning

Scott Parker gets set to lead his struggling Burnley side into battle with one of his former employers, Fulham, and another defeat for the Clarets could leave them in a precarious position in their bid to avoid Premier League relegation. A 2-1 loss at Newcastle last Saturday made it 6 straight defeats for Burnley and leaves them 2nd from bottom, 5 points adrift of safety. However, as well as the Magpies, Burnley have also played Arsenal and Chelsea in that run and they should be much more competitive against an inconsistent Fulham team that has won only 5 of their 15 EPL matches.

The Cottagers were 2-1 winners in their last road game at Tottenham but that is their only success from 7 outings away from Craven Cottage, with them suffering 5 defeats while also being taken to penalties by Wycombe in the EFL Cup. However, home defeats to Manchester City and Crystal Palace have preceded that win at Spurs and Fulham have failed to win on all 8 of their trips to Turf Moor since 2000. A 5-4 loss when hosting Manchester City looks good but the Cottagers were 3-0 down and 5-1 down before the Citizens took their foot off the pedal, and they look tough to trust at odds-on.

Parker has called on his Burnley players to embrace their “horrible” side in a must-win encounter, and they look overpriced to pick up a positive result, especially with home wins over Leeds and Sunderland and a draw with Nottingham Forest showing that they are capable of mixing it with the Premier League’s lesser lights. All 7 of Burnley’s home league games this season have gone under 2.5 goals and another cagey contest would give them a chance of picking up a positive result, something that looks assured given the pressure on Parker.

Burnley vs Fulham prediction: Under 2.5 goals (-134) available at time of publishing. Playable to -140.

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Aaron Ashley