The Accumulator: five awesome bets to put in your Saturday multiples

Landing a huge combination bet on the weekend is the ultimate dream for most of us, so look no further than our weekly guide to what you should be including in yours.

Let's start with Saturday's Premier League action, and Greg Lea thinks in-form Tottenham can oblige by beating Aston Villa at Villa Park: "Tottenham have found form at just the right time. Antonio Conte’s side have won five of their last six games to climb into the Champions League spots. Aston Villa are struggling for consistency: after a run of three consecutive victories, they have now lost three games on the bounce. Spurs are scoring goals for fun at present and have found the net in both halves in each of their last six matches. They will fancy their chances of doing the same again here."

Staying with north London teams, Arsenal host Brighton and Greg thinks Mikel Arteta's side can bounce back from their shock defeat at Crystal Palace on Monday: "It is vital that the Gunners bounce back this weekend. Graham Potter’s side are woefully out of form, having taken just one point from the last 21 available. The lack of a clinical edge in the final third has been Brighton’s undoing: they have failed to score in six of their last seven matches, including against Burnley and Norwich City. Arsenal can inflict more misery on the Seagulls on Saturday."

Into the Championship now, where Liz Byrnes thinks a fifth straight win is on the cards for Nottingham Forest when they take on Birmingham at the City Ground: "Four straight league wins have propelled Forest into fifth with two games in hand on the teams around them. Birmingham are 18^th and safe in the Championship for another season although their recent form has been patchy, so Forest should be good enough to win this one comfortably. Given the visitors’ paucity in front of goal, Forest can win this one to nil."

Forest's playoff rivals Middlesbrough take on Hull, and Liz sees this as another potential victory without conceding: "A win is imperative for Boro given their following two games are against promotion contenders Bournemouth and Huddersfield. The Tigers have hosted Boro’s fellow promotion hopefuls Luton and Huddersfield in their last two games, losing out both times."

Finally, to Aintree, where the Grand National meeting has plenty for punters to get excited about, and our tipster Tom Collins has chosen Thyme Hill who goes in the 3.35: "The Stayers' Hurdle didn't pan out well for Philip Hobbs' runner, but he still finished a highly creditable second behind Flooring Porter and gets his chance to reverse the form. Winner of this race last year, Thyme Hill is fancied to retain his crown under Tom O'Brien."

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Arsenal win to nil (vs Brighton, 3pm)

Tottenham to score both halves (vs Aston Villa, 5:30pm)

Forest win to nil (vs Birmingham, 3pm) 

Middlesbrough win to nil (vs Hull, 3pm)

Thyme Hill (Liverpool Hurdle, Aintree, 3:35pm)

Odds at the time of writing: 219/1