all 20 premier league clubs are back in action this weekend, with several big fixtures to look forward to. the pick of the bunch sees liverpool host arsenal, and everton travel to tottenham hotspur.
fresh off the back of winning the efl cup, manchester united welcome eddie howe’s bournemouth to old trafford for saturday’s early kick off. after a weekend off, manchester city make the trip to bottom club sunderland.
check out our premier league live odds comparison, top tips, best odds, predictions and analysis on four of the biggest games from england’s top tier, including the blockbuster match at anfield between jurgen klopp’s liverpool and arsene wenger’s arsenal.
jose mourinho’s manchester united will be on the lookout for their seventh straight win in all competitions when they welcome lowly bournemouth to old trafford on saturday. the red devils are enjoying a fine season, and will be looking for a strong end to their premier league campaign.
as for the cherries, after losing four successive league matches, they are in danger of being swept into a relegation fight. before this weekend’s matches, bournemouth sit 14th, just four points clear of the drop zone. looking at the live odds comparison, howe’s men are available at the big price of 14/1 (betfred) to seal an unlikely win, while the best betting odds on the draw are 5/1 with sporting bet.
it’s difficult to predict anything other than a routine united win, especially as they have won 16 of their last 20 in all competitions. they have also beaten bournemouth 3-1 in both of the last two meetings between the pair. the home team are priced at just 2/7 (betvictor) for the win, so we prefer coral’s best odds of 3/4 for mourinho’s men to win with a -1 goal handicap.
liverpool and arsenal go head-to-head at anfield on saturday, but neither side are in particularly good form. the reds have lost five of their last seven, whilst the gunners have been beaten in three of their last five. nonetheless, when these two meet, it’s usually a fast, exciting and passionate affair, and we’re expecting more of the same this saturday.
jurgen klopp’s side failed to capitalise on their recent 2-0 win over tottenham hotspur, as they lost 3-1 at struggling leicester city on monday evening. as for arsenal, who had the weekend off, they will be looking for their first league away win at anfield since september 2012.
being at home, liverpool are the 11/10 favourites with betfred. the live odds are showing the draw at 13/5 (bet365), with the away win coming in at 27/10 with betfair. with the odds so close, this crucial clash could go either way.
nevertheless, the reds were excellent in their last home game, and we fancy them to put their poor showing at leicester behind them by hitting back with maximum points against wenger’s gunners. at 11/10 (betfred) for a liverpool win, we believe that’s your best choice of bet in this one.
moving on to sunday’s matches, first up is the tasty looking encounter between mauricio pochettino’s tottenham hotspur and ronald koeman’s everton. both teams go into this fixture at white hart lane in fine form, with both searching for a vital win.
if you look at the form table, you will find these two hovering around the top. spurs have won eight of their last 11 league games, losing one in the process – whilst the toffees have won five and drawn two of their last seven premier league matches.
when the pair met at goodison park on the opening day of the season, they played out an entertaining 1-1 draw, with ross barkley and erik lamela getting the goals.
betvictor are offering 3/1 for another draw to unfold on saturday. according to the live odds, the best odds you can get on a tottenham win are 7/10 (william hill), with betvictor offering 5/1 for an away win.
with the way both have been playing of late, this one is a difficult match to call. their last three meetings have ended in draws, and we believe sunday’s showdown will also end all square in the capital.
the last our previews is sunday’s late game at the stadium of light between david moyes’ sunderland and pep guardiola’s manchester city. with city chasing down the leaders at the top, whilst the black cats sit rock bottom of the premier league table, everything is pointing towards an easy win for the citizens in the north east.
after a difficult period, pep’s city look to be back to their best, having won four and drawn one of their last five games in all competitions. in contrast, sunderland can’t buy a win, after losing six of their last nine premier league matches. moyes’ men have not won on home soil since a 1-0 victory over watford a week before christmas.
the bookies are not giving sunderland much of a chance in this one, pricing them at the big odds of 10/1 (betfair) to secure an unlikely home triumph. you can even get the draw at the decent odds of 11/2 with betvictor. meanwhile, guardiola’s men are the red-hot favourites, with sky bet offering just 3/10 for an away win.
we’re predicting man city to pile even more misery on the black cats on sunday, and we feel there’s good value in coral’s 3/4 for manchester city to win -1 at the stadium of light this weekend.