The Premier League returns for game week 13 less than 48 hours following the final whistle of GW12!
Man City look to bounce back from their first defeat of the season when they host Brighton, while Chelsea put their unbeaten run under Potter on the line when they face Man United!
Our Offside Oracle has previewed all 10 EPL fixtures over the weekend and provided his best betting plays below!
The action gets underway when Liverpool takes the road to Nottingham Forest.
The Reds are looking to claim three straight league wins for the first time this season, after seeing off both Man City and West Ham 1-0.
Meanwhile, Forest will be hoping Dean Henderson has another world-beating performance, with the English shot-stopper arguably their best player of the season.
I can’t see the Reds conceding against the likes of Forest, with $2.05 to win to nil looking like an absolute steal.
Suggested SGM:
Reds to Nil: $2.05
Salah 2+ SoT: $1.72
TAA 1+ Sot: $2.30
Combined Odds: $7.63
Manchester City has the benefit of being the only PL outfit not to play midweek, a rest advantage that should have them primed for a big performance against the Seagulls.
The Sky Blues have scored 4+ goals in the last five home league fixtures and will look to extend the winning streak at the Etihad to 10 games!
Brighton has failed to score from their last 54 shots, with class in the final third once again proving to be their demise!
I think Man City will make light work of the visitors and will be backing them to overcome a -2 handicap.
Suggested SGM:
Man City (-2) $2.50
Foden 1+ SoT $1.42
Haaland 2+ SoT $1.48
Combined Odds $4.19
Crystal Palace is out to build on a run of three games without defeat (2W,1D) when they travel to Goodison Park.
Alternatively, the Toffees are staring down the barrel of four straight losses, and three games without a goal.
The eye test suggests that the Eagles have been playing far better football than the Toffees this season, with the home side largely relying on the form of their keeper to keep them clear of the drop zone.
I’m backing the visitors in this one at what looks to be overs in the H2H market!
Chelsea hosts Man U in what should be the match of the round.
Both sides head into this fixture in decent nick, the Blues undefeated in five league games (4W,1D), with the Red Devils having lost just once since GW2 (6W,1D).
The Blues’ purple patch has come courtesy of a very favourable run, with Brentford (10th) the only side they have played from he top half of the table since GW2!
United enjoyed their best performance of the year last time out to the Spurs, with the 2-0 scoreline flattering the Londoners.
The Blues have several key outs in the back line at the moment, and although they have excellent depth to cover, I think all three points are on the table for United to take!
The weight has been lifted off Aston Villa’s shoulders, with underperforming manager Stevie G shown the door following his side’s 0-3 disaster class against Fulham.
Although the Villa squad may wake up with a new lease on life, I believe their form will take time to turn around.
Meanwhile, Brentford has picked up four points across their last two games against Brighton and Chelsea and will enjoy a step down in class here.
I have the visitors winning this contest, with the like of Ivan Toney proving too much for Villa’s fragile backline to handle.
The Gunners hope to stretch their lead atop of the PL table when they travel to Saint Marys.
Arsenal has won their last eight fixtures across all comps and has only dropped points in one league game this season (1-3 Man U).
The North Londoners have led at the end of both halves in seven of their PL fixtures, more than any other side in the comp.
I’m backing the visitors the take control of this one early and stroll to another three competition points.
Leicester bounces into this fixture on the back of a convincing 2-0 win against Leeds on Friday morning and will be looking to leapfrog the Wolves on the table with a victory here.
Alternatively, the Wolves have lost four of the last five PL games, with their only win coming against relegation certainties Forest.
Leicester will welcome James Maddison back into the squad after the in-form midfielder missed their last contest through suspension.
I don’t the Wolves have enough goals in them to get past the Foxes here, as such I’ll be backing the underdogs once again.
Leeds is a club in free-fall.
The Whites have gone on to prove their GW3 victory over Chelsea was the exception rather than the rule, by going winless across their seven fixtures since (2D,5L)!
Meanwhile, Fulham collected another scalp during the week, seeing off Aston Villa 3-0 and taking their season points tally up to 15 (9th).
Once again the bookies have favoured the home side, and once again I am happy to take a punt at the roughie!
The Toons have established themselves as one of the hardest outfits to beat in the league this season (4W,6D,1L), with their only defeat coming in injury time against the Reds in GW5.
The same can be said of Tottenham, who have tasted defeat just twice this season, their results have come by the means of playing disciplined/ overly defensive football while waiting to strike on the counter.
I can see this turning into a cagey affair, with both sides feeling each other out, while not committing too many men forward.
I’m leaning toward the Toon here, but I think Conte will motivate his side to an ugly draw.
Game Week 13 comes to a close on Tuesday morning (AEST), when the Hammers host the Cherries.
West Ham’s climb up the ladder was halted momentarily by a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool during the week.
Before that result, the Hammers had won four of five games across all comps, with several key players finding their way back into form.
I’m backing the Moyse boys to reestablish their forward momentum here by claiming all three points in a high-scoring fixture.