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Liverpool v Arsenal


Liverpool (4th) host Arsenal (1st) in the big match of the weekend with Liverpool having won 83% of their home matches and Arsenal having won a massive 66% of their away matches we should be in for a great game. Liverpool is currently on an unbeaten run of 7 games with Arsenal enjoying an unbeaten run of 10 games in all competitions.


We will see the 2nd and 3rd best offense in the league match up against eachother with Arsenal having won 3 of the last 4 meetings between these two, however Liverpool are in great form having beat Everton 4-0 in their last game despite only having 39% possession, they have consistently shown an efficient use of the ball this season, however they face an Arsenal team who have kept 11 clean sheets (3 away) in the league and will try to stop Liverpools run of 9 home games where they have scored at least 2 goals.


These are two very different first half teams with Liverpool looking to win the game early (38 goals scored) against an Arsenal team who try to start their away games conservatively and soak up the early pressure from the home team (scored 7, conceded 5) however they do much better in the second half scoring twice as many goals with 25% of their total goals scored in the last 15 minutes.


15 out of the last 19 meetings have seen both teams score and we can expect an attacking game and with Lucas out for Liverpool we can expect Arsenal to expose a weakness in Liverpool’s midfield while Liverpool’s fast counter attacks will be able to score against an Arsenal team who have shown defensive problems away from home.


Both teams have failed to score in just one of their home and away league games respectively.


Recommended Bet: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @ 1.55 (Ladbrokes, BetVictor)








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Chelsea v Newcastle


Chelsea (3rd) are coming off one of the most impressive displays of the season where they beat Man City at the Etihad and could have scored 3 or 4 more goals. They welcome Newcastle (8th) who have recently lost their playmaker Cabaye to PSG and have their top striker suspended for this match (Remy) on top of which they have just won 1 from their last 6 matches having scored just 3 goals and now they have to visit the best defence and form team (previous 6 games) in the league.


Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 10 games in all competitions and unbeaten at home in the league this season while in the same run of games Newcastle have lost to bottom half teams West Brom and Cardiff and were convincingly beaten at home by Sunderland.


Newcastle won the reverse fixture however in that game Chelsea were just back from playing Arsenal at the Emirates and had their focus on their champions league game against Schalke 4 days later. With the positive momentum gained from their victory over City we can expect a fully motivated Chelsea team who could go to the top of the table with a victory over Newcastle.


The odds have been dropping fast on Chelsea since early in the week so the sooner you get the bet on the better!


Recommended Bet: CHELSEA TO WIN AT HALF TIME & FULL TIME @ 1.8 (StanJames)

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Tiote may also be out for Newcastle now

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Crystal Palace v West Brom

17th hosts 16th in this relegation match with West Brom having won only 1 of their away league matches and conceding 20 goals in the process which gives some hope to Crystal Palace who will need to take advantage of these home games to stay in the Premier League having lost 68% of their matches so far.

Palace’s main strength is their ability to keep things tight at home (5 clean sheets from 12) however they have failed to score in half of their league matches and West Brom have failed to score in one third of their away matches.

West Brom have won just 1 of their last 15 in all competitions while Palace have got recent wins against Hull and Stoke.

In each of their last 6 games both teams have seen under 2.5 goals come in 5 times and both meetings between these teams this season have finished under 2.5 goals and we expect them to make it a hattrick.

Recommended Bet: UNDER 2.5 GOALS @ 1.62 (Ladbrokes, BetVictor)