Thursday’s football tips: Take a shot on Mbeumo at 12/5 as Manchester United take on West Ham

Fahad Umar
December 3, 2025
3:13 pm

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Manchester United vs West Ham United top betting tips

West Ham’s form has picked up under Nuno Espirito Santo but their three-game unbeaten run ended with a home defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.

The bookies don’t fancy their chances tonight, with the Hammers 5/1 for a win with most firms, which looks a bit overpriced.

Bryan Mbeumo has been the most reliable of Amorim’s forwards this season and looks good at 12/5 with Bet365 for over 1.5 shots on target.

Tomas Soucek is likely to deputise for the banned Lucas Paqueta in West Ham’s midfield and he’s 6/4 at Ladbrokes to commit over 1.5 fouls.

Lazio vs AC Milan

There’s a couple of cracking ties in the Coppa Italia tonight, with AC Milan’s trip to Lazio taking top billing.

These sides faced off in Serie A at the weekend and it was Milan who came out on top with a 1-0 win at the San Siro.

That made it 13 games unbeaten for the red-hot Rossoneri and they’re 5/4 favourites for another win tonight.

But Lazio have won five of their six home games this season so could actually be the value bet at 23/10 with 888Sport.

A lot will depend on how seriously each manager treats the Coppa Italia but backing another tight game could pay off based on the weekend clash.

The half-time draw came up in that game and a repeat tonight pays 23/20 at BetMGM.

Bologna vs Parma

The other Coppa Italia tie tonight sees Bologna take on Parma, with both sides reeling from defeats in Serie A.

Bologna’s 12-match unbeaten run ended with a surprise 3-1 loss at home to Cremonese on Monday, although that was perhaps predictable given it was the first time I had backed them during that run.

Vincenzo Italiano’s men now face a Parma side who have claimed just one win in their last eight matches.

They lost 2-0 at home to Udinese on Saturday so it’s no surprise to see them as 6/1 outsiders with most firms tonight.

Bologna won the cup last season but it may not be a priority for them this term, with the focus on Serie A and their Europa League campaign.

That could help Parma so I’m going to back BTTS tonight at decent odds of 13/10 with Unibet, with that bet landing in the last meeting just a month ago.