after a busy week of cup action, the premier league is back this weekend. following the fa cup third round and efl cup semi-finals, the league action returns on saturday. everton head to tottenham in the late game on saturday, before man city head to liverpool on sunday. before you pick out any bets for this weekend’s games, take a look at our premier league predictions and odds comparison below.
the first live game of the weekend sees everton heading to wembley to meet tottenham, and mauricio pochettino’s side are heavy favourites according to our odds comparison. the toffees were already heavily beaten by spurs at goodison earlier in the season, which is around about when ronald koeman’s struggles began. sam allardyce has hit a sticky patch with his side too, following their fa cup elimination at the hands of liverpool. with just one away league win to their name this season, it’s tough to back everton for a result here.
everton have struggled for goals, and we’re not entirely certain that cenk tosun is the answer to their problems, whilst at the best he’s sure to need time to settle in. meanwhile, spurs are impressive in defence, despite the odd slip at the back. with everton in awful form against the top six sides in the league – especially away from home – we’re backing a comfortable win for pochettino and his side. we’re going for a home win to nil for spurs, which can be backed at nice odds of 5/6 with unibet.
the gunners head into this game on the back of a humiliating 4-2 loss at nottingham forest. that’s got to be a boost for bournemouth, who could do with a big win against one of the top sides. having almost slipped out of the fa cup last weekend, the cherries have had a disappointing season overall. they’ve lost almost half of their home games this term, and that probably explains why arsenal are priced up at odds-on across our odds comparison.
the gunners can be backed at 8/13 with betfair here, following their shock cup exit. arsene wenger’s side are under pressure once again, so the smart thing seems to be backing against the gunners, who have won just three of their 11 away matches this term. however, they’re up against a bournemouth side who have lost every clash with a top six team this season, which makes us think that the draw is the best option on the match betting, it’s currently priced at 16/5 with coral ahead of this one.
there’s also a slightly bigger price which we like the look of here, with a draw at half-time and full time almost double the odds at 13/2 with betvictor. these two sides have been level at the break in six of their 11 matches at home and away respectively. given the huge jump in price, we think that’s well worth a small stakes bet.
manchester city’s unbeaten run faces a tough test this week, as they head to liverpool. the citizens have won all but two of their league matches so far, and they’re favourites for another victory as far as our odds comparison goes. the citizens have been so good this term that they’ve won all but one of their away trips, and they head to anfield looking to build on a heavy win over jurgen klopp’s side in the first meeting this term. city come here priced up at 5/4 with betfair, which seems quite fair given the form that they are in. while some may look to oppose city at that price, we think that liverpool’s previous record against top sides doesn’t exactly apply here.
while liverpool have been good against the sides around them of late, they’re now taking on a city team who are streets ahead of anything the league has had to offer in recent years. it’s hard to see anyone stopping guardiola’s side, especially not the reds. the hosts like to face top sides because they are given more space to play against more offensive teams. however, with city’s pressing and domination of the ball, liverpool are unlikely to profit from any extra freedom. as a result, we’re going for an away win as our tip here, while we’re also backing city to win with over 2.5 goals scored in the match, which can be found at best betting odds of 9/5 with ladbrokes.
stoke have dispensed of mark hughes right before a meeting with his former side, after a defeat to coventry in the fa cup on saturday. the potters are set to lose their premier league status this season, with their awful defensive record leaving them teetering on the verge of the drop. they’ve conceded more goals than any other side in the top flight, shipping 2.45 goals per game on average during their away trips. they’re likely to add to that when they head for old trafford.
manchester united need a big response after a few less than stellar displays, and who better to face next than the side who just lost 5-0 at chelsea. the potters average less than a goal per game on the road so far, while they’re conceding by the bucketful. having shipped seven away to man city, we expect stoke to be blown apart in their latest trip to manchester. we’re going for a comfortable home win here, with united -2 our tip at nice odds of 2/1 with coral. that’s a big price given that united have won by three or more in five of their nine home wins, while stoke have lost half of their games by a three goal margin or greater.