talkSPORT tips – Best football bets and expert advice on Sunday 22 February

Sunday’s busy football programme includes four Premier League matches headed by the derby showdown between Tottenham and leaders Arsenal, but there is also action in the EFL and the Scottish Premiership, as well as matches across Europe.

Here are our Bet of the Day, Bet Builder and Acca suggestions for Sunday’s matches

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Sunday football tips

Bet of the day

Over 2.5 goals in Atalanta v Napoli @ 11/10

Napoli’s 2025-26 campaign is not going entirely as they would have wanted, but their games are usually well worth watching and their Serie A visit to Atalanta could be an entertaining contest too.

The defending champions are third in the standings this time around, but have been eliminated from the Champions League and they are underdogs for their trip to Bergamo on Sunday.

La Dea are seventh in the standings but they have lost only two of their 13 home league games and should provide a stern test for Napoli.

The home side had scored seven times in three games prior to their 2-0 midweek Champions League loss to Borussia Dortmund and their last four home fixtures have all featured at least three goals.

Both teams have scored in Napoli’s last five games and there have been three or more goals in five of their last six matches.

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Nottingham Forest v Liverpool: Liverpool to win, Both teams to score, Florian Wirtz anytime goalscorer @ 29/4

Nottingham Forest began another phase of their season when new manager Vitor Pereira led them to a 3-0 Europa League win over Fenerbahce in his first match in charge on Thursday.

However, for once Liverpool will be the fresher side in a match this season and, having been off for eight days since a 3-0 FA Cup win over Brighton, Arne Slot’s side should be able to make that count.

Forest have won only three of their 13 home league games this season, while the Reds have won four of their last five games and look to have their mojo back.

Take both teams to score in the game, with Forest having netted three times when they upset the Reds at Anfield in November, while Liverpool have scored 20 goals in their last seven outings.

Florian Wirtz is finding his feet in the Liverpool side at last after taking a little time to settle in, but with six goals in his last 13 games, he looks a decent option in the anytime goalscorer market.

Acca: Rangers to beat Livingston, Sheffield United to beat Sheffield Wednesday, Villarreal to beat Valencia, Freiburg to beat Borussia Monchengladbach, St Pauli to beat Werder Bremen@ 11/1

Sunday’s acca contains matches from four different countries, starting with Rangers to beat Livingston in the Scottish Premier League.

The Gers have not lost in the league in 2026 and should prove too strong for a Livingston side who have not won since August.

The Sheffield derby should also be a one-sided affair in the Championship, with United expected to comfortably complete a league double over Wednesday after winning 3-0 at Hillsborough in November.

In Spain, third-placed Villarreal can concentrate on their league challenge after exiting the Champions League and they can record a home win over Valencia, who have won only two of their 12 away league games.

The last two picks in our acca come from Germany, where Freiburg can extend their unbeaten home run to 15 games with a victory over Borussia Monchengladbach, who are on a six-match winless sequence. 

Also take St Pauli to come out on top of their Bundesliga relegation battle with Werder Bremen. They beat Stuttgart in their last home outing, while Bremen have not won since early November.

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