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Liverpool v Man City Preview (10/11/2019)

11/8/2019

Undoubtedly the game of the weekend this weekend is Liverpool versus Manchester City as the Premier League’s two front-runners go head-to-head in what promises to be a mouthwatering affair.

The Citizens are winless at Anfield in the Premier League since 2003 (P17 D6 L11) when Nicolas Anelka scored a brace in a 2-1 win.

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Jurgen Klopp’s Reds came from behind in dramatic fashion against Aston Villa last weekend to make it 43 games without defeat in the Premier League.

The bookmakers have the home side as marginal favourites at 6/4 while Man City are a fraction bigger at 13/8 and the draw is 13/5.

Sadio Mane has been integral to Liverpool this season (6 goals & 4 assists) and the Senegalese winger is 11/2 to open the scoring on Sunday afternoon.

Liverpool have scored and conceded in all 5 of Liverpool’s home games this season and with Guardiola expected to be without first-choice goalkeeper Ederson the safe bet looks to be in the goals markets.

Over 2.5 goals & both teams to score is 5/6 with bet365.

Man Utd v Liverpool Preview (20/10/2019)

10/18/2019

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United side welcome table-topping Liverpool to Old Trafford this Sunday and Jurgen Klopp's Reds are the shortest price they have been to claim all 3-points at the "Theatre of Dreams".

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Liverpool have raced into an impressive 8-point lead in the Premier League, winning all 8 of their matches so far this season. The Red Devils, meanwhile, have won just 2 of their opening 8 games and find themselves 15-points adrift of their North-West rivals.

Liverpool are odds-on at 13/20 to win, Man Utd are 17/4 & the draw is 14/5 with Bet365.

Manchester United have struggled for fluency this season and have been hindered massively by injuries and will again be missing key players this weekend. Paul Pogba and shot-stopper David de Gea have both been ruled out but Anthony Martial & Aaron Wan-Bissaka could both return to the United starting XI.

Whilst Man Utd will be without their first choice goalkeeper, Liverpool will welcome theirs back with Alisson reportedly in line to start on Sunday. The Brazilian has been out since limping off against Norwich on the opening weekend of the Premier League with a calf injury.

Sadio Mane has been in red hot form for the Reds this season- bagging 5 times in the Premier League inc. 4 of those being the first goal. Punters can back Mane to open the scoring on Sunday at 9/2 with Bet365.

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All odds correct at time of posting
(16:30 18/10/2019)

Arsenal v Tottenham Preview (01/09/2019)

8/30/2019

It’s the 199th meeting between North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham this Sunday afternoon.

Both sides come into the game on the back of their first Premier League defeats of the 2019/20 season. The Gunners lost out 3-1 to Liverpool last Saturday while Spurs were stunned 1-0 at home to Newcastle on Sunday.

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Arsenal are 13/10 favourites with bet365 to claim all 3-points this Sunday while the visitors are 9/5 and the draw is 13/5.

Record £72-million signing Nicolas Pepe caught the eye with his direct running style against Liverpool last week and he was unfortunate not to score.

Pepe to score first and Arsenal to win is 12/1 with bet365.

All odds correct at time of posting
(17:00 30/08/2019)

Liverpool v Arsenal Preview (24/08/2019)

8/23/2019

Liverpool and Arsenal have both made perfect starts to the 2019/20 Premier League season and the two sides go head-to-head on Saturday evening (17:30 K.O).

The Reds were successful on the opening weekend beating Norwich 4-1 at Anfield before a workmanlike 2-1 win away at St Mary’s last week.

The Gunners, meanwhile, were 1-0 winners at Newcastle in their first game and never looked troubled when beating Burnley 2-1 in the lunchtime kick-off last Saturday.

Both sides boasting such potent attacking forces goals look almost guaranteed- there has been just 1 goalless draws between Liverpool and Arsenal in the last 20 years!

Over 2.5 Goals is 4/9 while Both Teams to Score is 4/7 with bet365.

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has notched in both appearances for the Gunners in the Premier League this season and the Gabon forward, who is 11/2 with Bet365 for the Golden Boot- is 13/2 to score first against Liverpool.

All odds correct at time of posting
(17:00 23/08/2019)

Liverpool vs Norwich Preview (9/08/2019)

8/7/2019

The Premier League returns this Friday evening as newly promoted Norwich head to Anfield to take on the runners-up from last season Liverpool.

The Reds amassed no fewer than 97pts in the Premier League last campaign only to be pipped to the title by Guardiola’s Manchester City. Opponents Norwich, meanwhile- were crowned champions of the Championship with an impressive 94pts (27W 13D 6L).

The Canaries have been relatively quiet in the transfer window with defender Sam Byram the only substantial signing arriving in East Anglia this Summer- joining for £750,000 from West Ham. Whilst Patrick Roberts and stopper Ralf Fahrmann have both arrived on season long loan deals.

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Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side were defeated on penalties in the Community Shield at Wembley last Sunday with Joel Matip scoring the only goal in regulation time.

The Cameroonian defender is 28/1 with Bet365 to score the first goal of the 2019-20 Premier League season.

Liverpool won their opening game 4-0 against West Ham last season and 4-0 (Correct Score) this Friday is 17/2 with Bet365.

All odds correct at time of posting
(13:00 08/08/2019)

2019-20 Football League Season Preview

8/1/2019

The 2019/20 Football League season gets underway this Friday night with the opening round of fixtures in the Championship, League 1 & League 2.

We take a look at some of the outright winner ante-post markets and make our predictions for the upcoming season.

In the Championship, the 3 sides relegated from the Premier League last season were Fulham, Cardiff and Huddersfield. Of that trio, Fulham make the most appeal to make an immediate return to the top flight but under inexperienced boss Scott Parker they can be taken on at a general 7/1.

Instead, we fancy LEEDS to make amends for last season’s disappointment. Marcelo Bielsa has stayed on as head coach and the addition of Helder Costa as well as Jack Clarke & Jack Harrison returning on loan.

The Whites are 9/2 with Bet365 for the title and 7/4 to be promoted.

In League 1, Sunderland were strong favourites to bounce back to England’s second tier last season before being beaten in the play-off final. The Black Cats are a similar price once again this season at 7/2 with Bet365

PORTSMOUTH were edged out by Sunderland in the play-offs last season but Kenny Jackett’s side look the better value- 6/1 for the title and 9/4 for promotion with Bet365.

Sean Raggett has joined from Norwich to replace the Premier League bound Matt Clarke while Ellis Harrison is an eye-catching signing up-front having scored 20 goals at this level in the past when playing for Bristol Rovers.

And last but by no means least, League 2 looks wide open and a case can be made for half a dozen of the sides having claims for promotion this season. Last year’s relegated sides from League 1 Bradford, Plymouth & Scunthorpe are all firmly in contention with newly promoted, big-spending Salford City looking a fascinating proposition having their first foray in the Football League.

The side we fancy, however, is MANSFIELD at 8/1 with bet365 for the League 2 crown. The Stags missed out on automatic promotion by the finest of margins last term and have added Nicky Maynard, who scored 20+ for Bury last season- to their attacking ranks over the Summer.

All odds correct at time of posting
(16:00 01/08/2018)

Liverpool v. Chelsea Preview (14/04/2019)

4/12/2019

This Sunday looks set to be a huge day in the race for the 2018/19 Premier League title as Man City travel to Crystal Palace (14:05) before Liverpool host Chelsea (16:30) at Anfield.

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Jurgen Klopp’s side have made Anfield a fortress this season (W14 D2 L0).

However, Klopp has generally struggled against Chelsea since taking over from Brendan Rodgers as Liverpool boss- winning just twice in 7 games against the Blues in the Premier League.

Maurizio Sarri has endured a rather up-and-down first season in charge of Chelsea but the Blues seem to be in good form at the moment and more importantly the Italian is beginning to get the very best out of talisman Eden Hazard.

Liverpool are odds-on favourite at 4/6 with Bet365 while Chelsea are outsiders at 17/4 with the draw currently 16/5.

With such attacking players on display, it could be worth seeking some value in the goals markets with Both Teams to Score at 4/5 with Bet365 & Over 2.5 Goals is also currently 4/5.

All odds correct as of 16:00pm
(12/04/2019)

Watford v Wolves FA Cup Semi-Final Preview (7/04/2019)

4/4/2019

The Premier League takes a backseat this weekend as Watford and Wolves clash in a fascinating FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday afternoon (16:00BST).

The last time Watford reached the final of an FA Cup was back in 1984 while Wolves haven’t reached the final stage since 1960.

Both sides were in winning action in the Premier League during midweek with the Hornets winning 4-1 against Fulham on Tuesday whilst Wolves defeated Manchester United 2-1 on Wednesday night, just as they did in the FA Cup quarter-finals a fortnight earlier.

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Javi Gracia’s Watford have enjoyed a smooth passage up to now and have already knocked out a pair of Premier League sides in their cup run (Newcastle & Crystal Palace). Wolves, meanwhile- were forced into a replay by Shrewsbury in the 4th Round but they had previously knocked out Liverpool and claimed the scalp of Manchester United as mentioned in the quarter-finals. Nuno Espirito’s side seem thrive in the big games.

Wolves are 3/4 favourites to qualify for the final back at Wembley on May 18 while Watford are Evens with Bet365.

Wolves confirmed they had agreed a deal to sign striker Raul Jimenez on a permanent deal in the Summer and the Mexican striker, who has 3 goals in the FA Cup this season- is 5/1 with Bet365 to score first & 6/4 to score anytime.

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All odds correct as of 15:00pm
(05/04/2019)

Liverpool v Tottenham Preview (31/03/2019)

3/29/2019

Liverpool and Tottenham go head-to-head in a mouthwatering fixture at Anfield on Sunday (16:30BST).

Spurs were stunned by Southampton before the International break while Liverpool narrowly avoided an embarrassing draw to struggling Fulham in their most recent Premier League game.

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Klopp’s side were 2-1 winners in the reverse fixture against Pochettino’s Tottenham at Wembley in September. Roberto Firmino scored what would prove the decisive goal on that occasion and the Liverpool striker was among the goals for Brazil during the International break.

He is 7/5 with Bet365 to score at anytime on Sunday.

Sadio Mane has been on red-hot form for the Reds, scoring 9 in his last 9 in the Premier League- and he too continued that form when scoring for Senegal on Tuesday.

Sadio Mane to score first and Liverpool to win is 6/1 with Bet365.

All odds correct as of 17:00pm
(29/03/2019)

Arsenal v Manchester United Preview (10/03/2019)

3/8/2019

The climax to this weekend’s Premier League action comes from the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal host Manchester United in a crunch match in the race for the top-4.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has worked minor miracles since replacing Jose Mourinho as Red Devils boss in December.

The former United striker turned manager orchestrated a memorable Champions League victory against Paris Saint Germain on Wednesday night thanks in no small part to Romelu Lukaku who now has 6 goals in his last 3 appearances in all competitions.

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Unai Emery’s Arsenal side meanwhile endured European agony on Thursday when coming unstuck to Rennes in the Europa League despite having led early. Rennes currently 10th in Ligue 1 and a mere 34-points behind the aforementioned PSG.

It’s therefore somewhat of a surprise to see that the home side are currently priced up as favourites at 7/5 with bet365. Manchester United have won their last 6 in-a-row away from home, scoring 15 times in the process and look value to extend that sequence at 2/1 with bet365.

The Gunners have failed to score in just 1 game at the Emirates this season (when losing 2-0 to Man City on the opening weekend) while Manchester United have scored in all 15 of their games away from Old Trafford this season making the both teams to score selection an obvious bet at 4/7 with bet365.

All odds correct as of 16:00pm
(10/03/2019)