Category: Premier League

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)

Everton v Liverpool Preview (03/03/2019)

2/28/2019

It’s the 233rd renewal of Merseyside Derby between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park this Sunday afternoon (16:15GMT).

Liverpool maintained their position at the top of the Premier League in midweek with a 5-0 drubbing over Watford while Everton snapped a 3-game losing streak with an equally comfortable 3-0 victory against Cardiff on Tuesday night.

The Reds have held the upper-hand over their local rivals recently with Everton without a win in this fixture since 2010. The hosts are therefore priced up as the outsiders to win on Sunday at 5/1 with bet365 while Klopp’s table-toppers are odds-on 8/13 favourites to come away with all 3-points.

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A 96th minute winner from Divock Origi was the difference in the reverse fixture at Anfield in December and the bit part Belgian striker could be in line to start with Roberto Firmino still nursing an ankle injury.

Origi is 8/5 to score at anytime with Bet365 and interestingly he is 5/1 to be the last goalscorer once again.

All odds correct as of 17:30pm
(01/03/2019)

Man City v Chelsea Preview (10/02/2019)

2/8/2019

Manchester City returned to the summit of the Premier League in midweek following a 2-0 win over Everton but Pep Guardiola’s side can ill afford to take things easily as they prepare to face Chelsea at the Etihad this Sunday.

Maurizio Sarri’s side bounced back from their shock 4-0 defeat to Bournemouth with a comprehensive 5-0 victory over Huddersfield last weekend with new signing Gonzalo Higuain scoring his first 2 goals for the club since joining on-loan from Juventus in January.

Chelsea inflicted the first league defeat this season on Manchester City when the sides met at Stamford Bridge in December but the Blues are without a win at the Etihad since 2016.

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Since their 3-2 home defeat to Crystal Palace, City have won their last 6 consecutive home matches scoring no fewer than 29 goals in the process and conceding just twice so it’s no surprise to see them red-hot 1/2 favourites with bet365 to secure all 3-points on Sunday.

In terms of value, Sergio Aguero to score first is 11/4 with bet365.

The Argentine striker notched a hat-trick in City’s most recent home game against Arsenal.

All odds correct as of 16:30pm
(08/02/2019)

Man City v Arsenal Preview (03/02/2019)

2/2/2019

The Premier League wagon rolls on this weekend following a hectic midweek of fixtures and Manchester City will be desperate to get back on track after a shock defeat away against Newcastle United on Tuesday night.

Pep Guardiola’s men were in the lead inside the 1st minute at St James’ Park but 2 second-half goals saw the defending Premier League champions see the gap to current leaders Liverpool extended to 5-points.

Arsenal were also in action on Tuesday night, beating Cardiff City 2-1 at the Emirates with strikers Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang & Alexandre Lacazette both grabbing a goal apiece. The win was enough to move the Gunners into the all important 4th place (on goals scored) ahead of Chelsea.

Manchester City are currently priced up at 3/10 to get the better of Arsenal on Sunday afternoon with an away win 17/2 and the draw is 11/2 with bet365.

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City have a favourable head-to-head record over Arsenal in recent seasons, winning their last 3 in a row in the Premier League against the Gunners.

Raheem Sterling & Bernardo Silva were both on target during City’s 2-0 win in the reverse fixture on the opening weekend of this Premier League season and a repeat 2-0 scoreline is 8/1 with Bet365.

All odds correct as of 00:00am
(03/02/2019)

Arsenal v Chelsea Preview (19/01/2019)

1/17/2019

The pick of the Premier League action this weekend comes from North London as Arsenal host Chelsea in a crunch match in the battle for the top-4.

The Gunners were beaten 1-0 by West Ham last weekend, leaving them 6-points behind opponents Chelsea who currently occupy the final Champions League spot (4th).

Unai Emery’s men could in fact find themselves in 6th place by 5:30pm on Saturday, with Manchester United currently level on points with Arsenal facing Brighton in one of the Premier League 3pm kick-offs on Saturday.

Chelsea, meanwhile, were unimpressive against Newcastle last weekend but did enough to extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League to 4 games thanks to a 2-1 win.

The stats, as well as the sides head-to-head record, all point to goals in this fixture. Arsenal have kept just 3 clean sheets all season, while visitors Chelsea have found the net in 9 of their 10 away games in the Premier League.

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Bet365 is currently 4/7 for Both Teams to Score on Saturday evening.

Willian ended a run of 10 appearances in the Premier League without a goal last week, and the Brazilian winger at 11/5 Anytime Goalscorer makes for an interesting punt.

All odds correct as of 21:00pm
(17/01/2019)

Liverpool v Manchester United Preview (16/12/2018)

12/13/2018

The North-West Derby looks to be the pick of this weekend’s Premier League action, with table-topping Liverpool welcome Manchester United to Anfield on Sunday afternoon.

Both sides progressed to the last-16 of the Champions League during midweek despite very differing results.

Liverpool were resolute in beating Napoli on Tuesday night, with Mo Salah scoring the only goal. On Wednesday, Man Utd were beaten in Valencia though one suspects that Mourinho fielded a weaker side to better prepare for this Sunday’s fixture.

Jurgen Klopp’s men are unbeaten in 16 games in the Premier League this season (W13 D3) and have won their last 5 straight matches, scoring 13 and conceding just 1 goal in that time.

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Roberto Firmino has scored double-figures in each season since arriving on Merseyside from Hoffenheim in 2015, and the Brazilian has scored 2 in his last 4 appearances in the league.

Firmino to score first and Liverpool to win 2-0 is 22/1 with bet365.

All odds correct as of 17:00pm
(14/12/2018)

Liverpool v Man City Preview (07/10/2018)

10/6/2018

We’ve got a mouthwatering clash at Anfield on Sunday as early Premier League pace-setters Liverpool & Man City go head-to-head.

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The 2 sides had contrasting weeks in Europe, with Liverpool going down 1-0 to a late Lorenzo Insigne goal in Naples on Wednesday night whilst Man City were 2-1 winners away to Hoffenheim after an 87th minute David Silva goal on Tuesday.

Jurgen Klopp’s men got the better of Guardiola and his eventual Premier League champions last season via a memorable 4-3 win at Anfield.

Bet365 have the Reds as marginal favourites to win at 6/4 with the visitors at 9/5 and the draw is 13/5.

Last seasons Golden Boot winner Mo Salah hasn’t quite been firing on all cylinders, but the Egyptian has found the net in all 3 Premier League games at Anfield.

He was, however, on target in 3 of the 4 games against the Citizens last year and is subsequently15/4 to score first on Sunday.

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Our money? Mohamed Salah to score first & Liverpool to win 2-1 is 35/1.

All odds correct as of 21:30
(06/10/2018)

Chelsea v Arsenal Preview (18/08/2018)

8/17/2018

Unai Emery probably couldn’t have imagined a tougher start to his reign as Arsenal boss, having hosted defending champions Manchester City on the opening weekend before having to travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea at 5:30pm the following Saturday.

Arsenal failed to get on terms with Manchester City and struggled massively against the high press of Guardiola’s side.

Frustratingly for Emery, Chelsea’s comfortable 3-0 win away to Huddersfield on the opening weekend suggests that Maurizio Sarri favours a similar style of play.

The Blues, who are expected to welcome talisman Eden Hazard back into their starting XI are 4/5 (1.80) favourites with Bet365. Arsenal, who lost 7 of their last 8 away matches at the end of last season are 16/5 (4.20).

Chelsea’s £50million Summer signing Jorginho was among those to score in the opening game when converting from the penalty spot and the Brazilian midfielder is 10/1 with Bet365 to score first and 3/1 to score anytime.

All odds correct as of 17:30
(17/08/2018)

2018/19 Premier League Club-by-Club Preview

8/8/2018

Arsenal

It’s the beginning of a new era at the Emirates this season with Unai Emery taking over at the helm & ending Arsene Wenger’s 22-year tenure as manager of the North London club.

63 points last season was good enough only for 6th place for the Gunners and while they have signed well over the summer - Lucas Torreira (£27m) Bernd Leno (£20m) & Sokratis (£18m), there is no such thing as a quick fix and they still look someway short of the top-4.

Prediction - 6th

Bournemouth

The Cherries begin life in the Premier League for a 4th season in a row, however- trouble could be ahead for Eddie Howe’s men & they could find themselves looking over their shoulders this season.

Bournemouth shipped a concerning 61-goals last season and kept the joint-fewest clean sheets in the Premier League (6).

Highly-rated creative midfielder David Brooks has been signed from Sheffield United and full-back Diego Rico has arrived from Leganes but the Dorset club look in real peril of facing the drop this season.

Prediction - 18th

Brighton

The Seagulls managed to successfully maintain their Premier League status last season, thanks in no small part to their home form- P19 W7 D8 L4.

No fewer than 8 new arrivals have been snapped up over the Summer and the likes of Jahanbakhsh, Andone & Bissouma all add much needed depth to the Brighton squad.

A replication of last season’s resilient home form ought to be enough for Hughton’s men to survive another season in the top flight.

Prediction - 16th

Burnley

Last season’s 7th place finish in the Premier League was the Clarets’ highest league finish since 1974 and saw them qualify for Europe for the first time in more than 50-years.

Burnley were defensively rock solid last year with only the top-5 conceding fewer goals than the 39 conceded by Nick Pope & co. over the course of the 38-game season.

Manager Sean Dyche signed a new long-term contract at Turf Moor at the beginning of the calendar year & while Thursday night European fixtures adds a new challenge for the the burly manager a mid-table finish looks almost assured.

Prediction - 14th

Cardiff

Neil Warnock guided Cardiff to surprise automatic promotion from the Championship last season and the Bluebirds will have to overperform again if they are to hold their place in England’s top tier.

Josh Murphy & Bobby Reid caught the eye in the Championship last season and have been added to Cardiff City’s ranks this season but both are untested at this level.

Cardiff’s only previous Premier League campaign ended in 20th place misery and a similar fate looks set to befall the 2017/18 squad.

Prediction - 20th

Chelsea

It’s been another Summer of change at Stamford Bridge as Maurizio Sarri replaced last season’s FA Cup winning boss Antonio Conte- the 12th change at the helm in the last decade.

Sarri has brought versatile midfielder Jorginho along with him from Napoli and is also likely to implement the 4-3-3 formation used at his hometown club.

The Blues missed out on Champions League football last season by just 5pts but a change of management and a change of style can see them back among the top-4 this season.

Prediction - 4th

Crystal Palace

No Zaha, No Party. Crystal Palace found themselves very heavily reliant on their talismanic winger Wilfried Zaha last season- the Ivorian winger missed 9 of the Eagles’ 38 games in the Premier League and they lost all 9 of them.

Yohan Cabaye has left for the Middle East and Ruben Loftus-Cheek has returned to Chelsea after his loan deal expired but Max Meyer arrived at the start of the month from Schalke.

Roy Hodgson steadied the ship at Selhurst Park last season having arrived after the club had lost all 4 of their Premier League games, without scoring a single goal under previous manager Frank de Boer.

A better start this season & a mid-table finish this season looks the minimum aim.

Prediction - 11th

Everton

The Toffee’s endured a season to forget last year, sacking Ronald Koeman in October and appointing Sam Allardyce.

Marco Silva was the man they wanted all along and this Summer they finally got their man. The former Watford boss has signed Richarlison who he knows well and the Brazilian adds an exciting new edge to the side and should allow Gylfi Sigurdsson his more favoured central role.

Jordan Pickford enhanced his reputation as one of the World’s top goalkeepers over the Summer when helping England to a World Cup semi-final and the return of Seamus Coleman to full fitness will certainly do no harm and it would be a surprise if Silva’s men are not pressing for a top half finish.

Prediction - 8th

Fulham

Fulham needed the lottery of the play-offs to end a 4-year stint in the Championship but the Cottagers look more than capable of holding their own and they certainly haven’t shied away from spending a few quid, either.

Aleksandar Mitrovic- who scored 14 times on loan last season, has joined on a permanent deal along with Andre Schurrle and Jean Michael Seri- both signings of real intent by owner Shahid Khan.

Fulham were afforded the luxury of lots of possession in the Championship last season and they will need to adapt but they have the talent to do so.

Prediction - 12th

Huddersfield

Huddersfield were odds-on for relegation last season but David Wagner’s men defied the odds to stay up in 16th place but the bookmakers once again fancy them to struggle this season.

Worryingly for the Terrriers, they won just 3 times after Christmas last season and will need to improve on their away form which saw them fail to score in 13 of their 19 matches on the road.

Kongolo and Lossl have both signed permanent deals with the Yorkshire club having impressed on loan last term and Ramadan Sobhi has signed from Stoke and has the potential to do well.

However, all logic indicates a season of struggle and it’s difficult to see Huddersfield avoiding relegation in 2017/18.

Prediction - 19th

Leicester

Leicester stunned the World when winning the Premier League in 2015/16 and while they haven’t replicated those fireworks in two seasons since a 9th place finish last year was a respectable effort by Claude Puel’s side.

Losing Riyad Mahrez will undoubtedly be a big loss for the Foxes but James Maddison arrives from Norwich with a lofty price tag and a big reputation while Demarai Gray was a regular in the starting XI toward the end of last season & should continue his growth this season.

The top-6 look someway clear this season but Leicester can finish best of the rest.

Prediction - 7th

Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp has signalled his intent for this season with his cheque book over the Summer. The Reds have spent no less than £170-million since the end of last season bringing in: Naby Keita, Alisson, Fabinho & Shaqiri.

Liverpool made Anfield a fortress last season- winning 12, drawing 7 & losing 0 at home in the Premier League last season.
The front-3 of Salah, Mane & Firmino were irresistible last season and betweent them they contributed a combined 57 goals in the Premier League.

Liverpool’s 4th place finish in the Premier League doesn’t really do them justice last season and while it’s hard to see any side reaching Man City if anyone can it will be Liverpool.

Prediction - 2nd

Man City

No team has successfully retained the Premier League since Manchester United won 3-in-a-row between 2007 & 2009 but Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side have all of the qualities required to buck the trend this season.

The Citizens won the 2017/18 Premier League title by a record-breaking 19pts last season and were crowned champions with 5-games to spare, scoring a record number of goals in the Premier League (106).

Guardiola missed out on signing Jorginho but the Spaniard did secure his number 1 transfer target in Riyad Mahrez, not that his side was lacking in attacking creativity beforehand.

It is difficult to find any kind of chink in the armour of the defending champions and they are deservedly odds-on favourites.

Prediction - 1st

Man Utd

Jose Mourinho enters his third season in charge of Manchester United and enters unknown territory having not secured a domestic title in either of his first seasons at the club.

All has not quite seemed well with the Red Devils over the Summer break and the additions of Fred from Shakhtar, Dalot from Porto and Lee Grant from Stoke aren’t exactly overly inspiring deals for a club the size of Manchester United.

It looks set to be an almighty scrap to finish in the top-4 this season and Mourinho’s men look just a touch short of quality for us.

Prediction - 5th

Newcastle

Rafa Benitez guided Newcastle to a mid-table 10th place finish in the Premier League last season despite receiving little to no money from owner Mike Ashley and it looks as if he will be tasked with a similar situation this time around.

The Magpies picked up former Swan Ki Sung-Yueng on a free transfer as well as reinforcing with the loan signings of Kenedy from Chelsea & Salomon Rondon from West Brom.

Captain Jamaal Lascelles impressed at the heart of defensive last year and the onus will once again be on the defence to keep Geordie faithful enjoying life among the top tier.

Prediction - 15th

Southampton

Southampton retained their Premier League status by the skin of the teeth last season- avoiding the drop by just 3-points.

The Saints, to their credit- did pick up following the appointment of Mark Hughes in March picking up 11-points from 10 games under the Welshman in a period which included fixtures against Arsenal, Chelsea & Man City.

Elyounoussi arrives to fill the void left by Dusan Tadic who has departed for Ajax whilst Jannik Vestergaard, a highly rated centre-back in Germany last year- was picked up for £18-million by Hughes.

It’s a cliche but Southampton have a squad on paper which is too good to be involved in a relegation dogfight.

Prediction - 13th

Tottenham

Tottenham Hotspur will return ‘home’ to White Hart Lane in September and manager Mauricio Pochettino will be hoping it’s a new home but the same Spurs and with no new signings to speak of it will need to be.

In fairness, the North London club boast an exceptional strong squad of players and it’s difficult to pinpoint any position that needs improving upon. The current crop of players finished runners-up in 2016/17 and 3rd last season, showing consistent form.

Pochettino will be desperate to add some silverware to his Tottenham CV this season and while Premier League honours are unlikely a podium finish looks a realistic objective.

Prediction - 3rd

Watford

Watford enter their 4th successive term in the Premier League in 2018/19 season and the Hornets have been anything but spectacular in their 3 previous campaigns with a 13th place finish in 2015/16 the highest finish.

The ‘Orns looked set for a memorable season at the beginning of last season, having picked up 21-points by November and sitting pretty in 8th place under Marco Silva. However, it all went rather wrong thereafter and just 1 win in their last 9 matches at the backend of last year is cause for concern.

The arrival of Gerard Deulofeu from Barcelona could prove a very astute signing but nonetheless the clubs safety from relegation appears to hang in the balance.

Prediction - 17th

West Ham

It may have taken a man running onto the pitch and planting a corner flag into the centre circle but West Ham owners David Gold & David Sullivan appear to have finally relented and opened the cheque book to bring some much needed investment to the squad.

The Hammers have brought in 9 new faces over the summer, spending more than £80million in the process. Wingers Andriy Yarmolenko and Felipe Anderson promise to excite fans at the London Stadium and centre-back Issa Diop looks an improvement at the back for new boss Manuel Pellegrini.

Manuel Lanzini & Andy Carroll are ruled out indefinitely through injury which is a concern but with the investment made over the summer there ought to be enough talent in the squad to secure a mid-table finish.

Prediction - 10th

Wolves

Wolves are quite possibly the most intriguing of all 20 Premier League clubs this season. Wanderers were almighty in securing promotion from the Championship last season, winning the title with 99-points, 9 clear of 2nd place Cardiff & 11 clear of Fulham in 3rd.

Head coach Nuno Espirito has strengthened his squad immensely over the Summer, with 10 arrivals including European Championship winning Portuguese duo Joao Moutinho & Rui Patricio.

Wolves play an unusual 3-4-3 formation and it’s difficult for sides to match up to them and they appear to have all of the ingredients to hold their own in the Premier League and can even sneak into the top half at the first time of asking.

Prediction - 9th