The Premier League heads into Game Week 10 with several key fixtures set to play out.
Arsenal bid to remain top of the pile when they take on their bogey side the Reds, while Southampton’s goal-keeping stocks prepare for warfare against Haaland and the Sky Blues!
We’ve previewed all 10 EPL fixtures across the weekend and provided our best betting plays below!
The Toon are out to claim back-to-back victories for the first time this season when they welcome Brentford to St James Park on Saturday evening (AEST).
Eddie Howe’s side flew out of the blocks following the international break, putting four goals past a helpless Fulham outfit at Craven Cottage, with Callum Wilson opening the scoring on his return from injury.
Alternatively, the Bees are winless across their last two fixtures (1D,1L) failing to trouble the scorekeeper on both occasions.
Newcastle are undefeated at home since falling to the Reds 1-0 back in April last season, with 10 of their 12 competitive fixtures since seeing over 1.5 total goals scored.
I’m backing the home side to prevail once again combined with at least a couple of goals scored to boost the value!
Chelsea is attempting to break into the top four with their third league win on the trot and second under the tutelage of Graham Potter.
The Blues will play host to the Wolves, who have just sacked their manager Bruno Lage following a painful start to the season, which saw his side score just three goals across eight games!
Unlike the Wolves, games involving Chelsea this season have trended towards the Overs, with their last six league fixtures seeing 3+ goals scored!
I’m expecting the departure of Bruno Lage to see the shackles released a little for the Wolves here, though ultimately it will be the home side who will be cashing in with high scoring victory!
The Foxes may have some life in them yet!
Brendan Roger’s side reminded the league what they are capable of in GW9 when they completely dismantled Notts Forest in a 4-0 display.
The 2016 Champions will face a side of similar ilk this match day when they travel to the Vitality Stadium.
Since being on the receiving end of a 9-0 humbling at the hands of the Reds, Bournemouth has gone on a four-game undefeated run (1W,3D), though they were treated to a few favourable fixtures.
I think Leicester will be coming into this fixture with a renewed sense of self-belief, they outclass the Cherries in just about every position across the park (barring the keeper) and should take home the chocolates at what looks to be excellent value in the H2H market!
The Citizens play the second of back-to-back home fixtures following the clinic formally known as the Manchester Derby they put on last week!
Their next victims are the Saints, who suffered their third straight defeat in GW9, all to sides sitting in the bottom half of the league table.
Erling Haaland has outscored the Saints 14 goals to 8 this season, and you could argue the $1.25 on offer for him to score anytime is huge overs.
Four of City’s eight fixtures have seen over 4.5 goals scored, with Haaland scoring a hattrick in the previous three, all of which have been at home!
I’m backing the Norwegian wonderboy to add a couple more goals to his already ridiculous tally, combined with another high-scoring victory for the reigning champs!
Brighton and Tottenham meet in a top-four showdown at the Amex Stadium on Sunday morning.
The Seagulls began life after Potter by pushing Liverpool to the brink of defeat, and ultimately coming away with a well-deserved point.
Meanwhile, the Spurs were outclassed by cross-town rivals Arsenal, with Conte’s men looking flat in transition.
As much as I’d love to see the Seagulls continue their giant-killing spree, I can see their momentum beginning to quell here, with Potter’s magic dust wearing thin.
I can’t see a Conte-managed outfit dropping points in back-to-back fixtures, as such my money is on the Spurs at a value-packed $2.50.
The Hammers are out to build on their first win of the season when they take on Fulham in a London derby.
West Ham knocked the wind out of the Wolves last time out, delivering the final nail in Bruno Lage’s managerial coffin.
Meanwhile, the Cottagers were dealt a reality check against the Toon, shipping four goals after going down to 10 men early in the piece.
Now that the duck is off the Hammers’ back, I believe they’ll string together a run of positive results, with their new Italian target man getting amongst the goals.
Crystal Palace vs Leeds fixture promises to be an entertaining affair for the neutral fans.
Both sides are out to break a four-game winless streak (2D,2L), with the Eagles sitting above the drop zone on goal difference alone.
Following an explosive start to the season, the Whites have struggled to maintain their attacking intensity, scoring just three goals across their last four games.
The previous two fixtures between this pair have resulted in low-scoring draws, and with both sides currently struggling in the final third of the ground I’m backing a similar result to occur here.
The match of the round arrives when top-of-the-table Arsenal plays host to a struggling Reds outfit!
The Gunners are flying high following a clinical 3-1 display against their arch-rivals Tottenham!
The Arteta lead side will have to overcome a grim H2H history against the Reds if they wish to keep their purple patch going, the Gunners have won just once across the pair’s last 14 matchups (4D,9L), and are starring down the barrel of five straight defeats to Klopp’s men.
Arsenal has failed to keep a clean sheet across their last nine home league fixtures, while they have conceded at least one goal over all their last 13 games against the Reds.
Despite leaning towards a historic Arsenal victory here, I’m going to back over 3.5 goals to be scored in what I am expecting to be the match of the season thus far!
Manchester United enter this fixture with their tails between their legs following a 6-3 humbling at the hands of their cross-town rivals.
They’ll take on an Everton outfit that currently holds the best defensive record in the league (7GA), a feat that has helped them go six straight games without defeat (2W,4D).
This game will test how much ten Hag has been able to influence United’s build-up play, with Everton likely to relinquish the majority of possession to the visitors.
Six of Everton’s eight games this season have seen under 2.5 goals scored, largely due to Jordan Pickford’s form, who has a whopping 82% save rate!
I’m backing both outfits to struggle to break each other down, turning this into a first-goal wins fixture.
Game week 10 wraps up with an absolutely shocking fixture, as the trainwreck of Nottingham Forest meets the crap show of Aston Villa.
Forest has lost their last five PL fixtures at an aggregate of 18-4, leaving them sitting appropriately at the foot of the table.
Meanwhile, Villa has scraped their way to five points from their last three games despite looking fairly directionless whilst doing so.
As bad as Villa has been this season, Forest has been far worse, making the $2.15 on offer for the visitors look like a steal!