Recap
Tottenham @ Brighton
Brighton completed a Premier League double over Tottenham last season, the only time they have ever won consecutive meetings with Spurs. Thomas Frank’s team will be eager to atone for those losses after a Champions League victory midweek. Brighton will enter the fixture in good form avoiding defeat in 11 of their last 12 league games on home soil. Spurs boast a strong attack averaging 1.83 goals and conceding 1.17 per match in their last 6 games and have won both of their away league games so far this season by an aggregate of 5-0. Brighton have seen the over of 2.5 goals hit in each of their last 3 games while Tottenham has had the same in 4 out of their last 6 fixtures. Both sides possess the ability to score multiple goals so I’ll take the total of 2.5 goals to go over in this fixture. Also look out for Xavi Simons who has now been involved in 8 goals across his last 10 top flight appearances with 4 goals and 4 assist in that span. One last play I like in this one is Tottenham to win or draw as I think Spure are just too strong even in an away fixture against a quality Brighton side.
Best Bet: Over 2.5 Goals (-160), Tottenham +.5 (-160)
Player Prop: Xavi Simons to Score/Assist (+165)
Leeds @ Wolves
Both teams enter this fixture in poor form as Wolves have yet to earn any points from their premier league games and Leeds has only managed to win once so far. Each side’s defenses have been leaking goals combining to allow 15 goals in their 8 matches played so far. Leeds’ Anton Stach is the only player to record double figures for both shots (10) and chances created (10) in the Premier League so far this season and is a good bet to register his first league goal and/or assist on Saturday. The last time these sides faced each other produced a 6 goal spectacle and I expect this meeting to have the same qualities. Both teams are susceptible to open matches and defensive lapses so I like the over in this affair.
Best Bet: Over 2.5 Goals (+140)
Player Prop: Anton Stach to Score or Assist (+1800)
Chelsea @ Manchester United
A pair of Premier League giants face off after each side were taken apart defensively in their previous games. Chelsea surrendered 3 goals to Bayern Munich in a loss to open their Champions League campaign and United were shut out by Manchester City 3-0 in their previous league game. Manchester United have been guilty of goalkeeping errors so far this season with both Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir culpable for costly mistakes already. The Blues are undefeated in their last 6 matches scoring 2.33 goals per game while conceding only 0.5 goals per outing. An interesting fact for United’s Bryan Mbeumo as has been involved in 6 goals in 7 appearances against Chelsea, all while playing for Brentford. For Chelsea, new striker Joao Pedro has transformed Chelsea’s inconsistent attack from a year ago having been involved in more Premier League goals this season (5) than any other player. I think Chelsea are a legit Premier League contender especially if Pedro keeps up his hot form so I like Chelsea to win this match as well as Joao Pedro and Bryan Mbuemo goal involvements.
Best Bet: Chelsea ML (+150)
Player Props: Joao Pedro to Score or Asisst (+110), Bryan Mbeumo to Score or Assist (+270)
Manchester City @ Arsenal
A clash of title contenders takes place at the Emirates Stadium this Sunday with both sides fresh off dominant 2-0 Champions League wins at the midweek. Manchester City recieved a major boost with the return of Rodri for their victory over 10 man Napoli while Arsenal took down Athletic Bilbao convincingly. Arsenal has been a model of consistency with 5 wins over their last 6 matches allowing just 0.33 goals and scoring 2 per game in that span. The Emirates has been a fortress for the Gunners for a while now conceding less than a goal a game over their last 40 home league matches. If Erling Haaland and Manchester City want to take down Mikel Arteta’s men then they will have to rely on the counter attack. Arsenal has dominated possession against their opposition so far this season and City has been less inclined to hold the ball compared to previous campaigns averaging just under 38% possession this season. The Gunners have claimed 2 victories in their last 3 home matches against City and I expect that trend to continue here.
Best Bet: Arsenal ML (-115)
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