MY ACCOUNT
– Recommended bets:
– Back Draw at half-time between Wolves and Manchester United
– Back Crystal Palace to win at Bournemouth
– Back Fulham to beat Southampton
– Back Manchester City to win to zero
– Back Newcastle to win the second half against Leeds
– Back Brighton to score in the first half against Arsenal
Manchester United head to Wolves in the opening clash at 12.30pm, Manchester City and Newcastle, who face Everton and Leeds respectively, are involved in two of the games set to get underway at 3pm.
League leaders Arsenal will look to at least maintain their five-point gap at the top when they travel to Brighton for the final game of the day at 5.30pm.
Wolves vs Manchester United (Saturday, 12.30pm)
Julen Lopetegui’s plan against Everton was to keep it tight for an hour and change the momentum of the game with his second-half substitutions.
He will want to guard against United’s counter-attacking threat by defending in a deep block, and that could lead to a similar approach.
Three of Wolves’ last four home league games have been all square at the interval, and they can be backed at 21/20 with LiveScore Bet to be level after 45 minutes of Saturday’s game.
Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace (Saturday, 3pm)
Bournemouth have failed to score in half of their home Premier League games and each of their last three meetings with Palace, so the prospects for a goal-laden game at the Vitality Stadium are not good.
Marcus Tavernier’s injury has denied the Cherries of their most penetrative player and there does not appear to be an obvious candidate within the ranks to replace his dribbling ability or goal creation.
The Eagles could therefore find a way to record only their second away win of the campaign, but they may have to grind out the result and under 1.5 goals in the match at 11/5 with LiveScore Bet appeals.
However, with Bournemouth having failed to win five of their last seven home Premier League games, the standout tip appears to be backing Palace for all three points at 31/20 with LiveScore Bet.
Fulham vs Southampton (Saturday, 3pm)
Fulham look set to survive with plenty to spare this season and should have few concerns about hosting a struggling Southampton side.
A pair of added-time defeats to both Manchester giants are the only losses Fulham have suffered in their last seven league outings, and they scored three goals in their victories over Aston Villa, Leeds and Crystal Palace.
Having scored 15 goals in 17 appearances for club and country, Aleksandar Mitrovic should again be front and centre of the action, and even at 5/6, he looks a solid anytime-scorer addition to any Bet Builder selections.
Manchester City vs Everton (Saturday, 3pm)
The Citizens have come out on top in each of the previous ten league and cup meetings with the blue half of Merseyside, winning the last four without conceding.
Everton’s goal power has been severely affected by the injury woes of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who provides a focal point for others to play off.
His continued absence threatens to drop them deeper into trouble, and a defeat without scoring looks highly probable in this fixture, where they will need to make the most of any possession they can muster.
The Toffees have failed to score in five of their last seven league games, four of which ended in defeat and look unlikely to stop City from winning to zero, which is available to back at 4/7 with LiveScore Bet.
Newcastle vs Leeds (Saturday, 3pm)
Miguel Almiron’s potential to make darting runs into the Leeds box from the right, between Pascal Struijk and Liam Cooper, could be damaging to a Leeds defence that has shipped 17 goals in seven Premier League away games this season and are yet to keep a single clean sheet on the road.
Leeds have conceded the last goal in six of those seven road games and lost the second half in five, which conveniently contrasts with Newcastle’s record of finishing strongly at home — with the Magpies available at 8/11 with LiveScore Bet to win the second half on Saturday.
Brighton vs Arsenal (Saturday, 5.30pm)
History suggests it will not be easy as the Gunners have won only one of their last five Premier League contests at Amex Stadium.
Roberto De Zerbi’s side have a tendency to raise their game against the big clubs, having already collected the scalps of Manchester United and Chelsea as well as holding Liverpool to a 3-3 draw at Anfield.
Arsenal will also need to be wary of the fast-starting Seagulls, who have scored the opening goal inside the first 15 minutes of each of their last four Premier League contests, while they have netted eight goals in the first half during that sequence of games and they can be backed at 13/10 with LiveScore Bet to bag in the opening 45 on Saturday.
A slow start like the one they produced at West Ham when Mikel Arteta’s men registered just one shot on target in the first half and went into the dressing rooms a goal down, could prove costly.
