The Premier League action continues into the working week, as six rescheduled fixtures are set to be played out over Wednesday and Thursday morning (AEST).
Leicester begins life after Rodgers when they host the red-hot Villans.
Elsewhere, a managerless Chelsea takes on an underwire Reds outfit, Leeds and Forest scrap it out at the foot of the table and Man U hopes to bounce back against Brentford.
Our VAR Virtuoso has previewed all six Premier League fixtures and provided his best bets below!
Leicester enters this fixture in 19th place, six games without a victory (1D,5L) and with no manager!
Alternatively, Villa is five league games without defeat (4W,1D), sitting in the top half of the table just two points adrift of Brighton in 6th!
Aston Villa’s recent form on the road has been something to behold, claiming 13 of a possible 18 points across their last six away fixtures, losing only to Man City across the trip.
I’m more than happy to back against the struggling Foxes, with plenty of value to be had in backing the form side.
Leeds and Forest go toe-to-toe in a fixture that could go a long way to deciding both teams’ participation in the PL beyond this season.
Leeds is currently sitting in the 17th spot, above the drop zone on goal difference alone.
While Forest is one point to the good in 15th, though their last victory came way back in GW21 (3D,4L), though that victory did come at home to Leeds United.
With only two points separating 18th from 13th, I believe both managers will be content to leave this game with a point in their pockets.
The Cherries pulled clear of the drop zone with their 2nd victory in three games over the weekend (1L).
They’ll face a Brighton outfit who have lost just once across their last ten PL fixtures (5W,4D) and are pushing for European football for the first time in their history.
Despite Brighton’s recent league success, they are still without a Prem victory at Vitality Stadium across their last six visits (1D,5L).
Defense has been an issue for the Seagulls on the road this season, with 10 of their 12 away games seeing both teams score, including their last seven straight!
I’m not ruling out another Cherries upset here, instead ill be backing both teams to score in what should be an entertaining affair!
The Blues play host to the Reds in what should be a friendly mid-table kickabout.
Graham Potter was finally put out of his misery this week, copping the axe after Chelsea dropped into the bottom half of the table following their 2-0 defeat at home to Villa.
Meanwhile, the Reds were on the receiving end of the 4-1 belting against modern rivals Man City, a City outfit without the services of Erling Haaland at that.
Six of the last seven meetings between this pair across all comps have seen under 2.5 total goals score, and with both sides struggling offensively, I’m happy to back this trend to continue.
After suffering just two defeats across their last eight league fixtures, the Hammers have climbed out of the bottom six for the first time since GW14!
They’ll be taking on a Toon outfit searching for their fourth straight league victory and edging closer to UCL football!
This pair played out a 1-1 draw when they last met at St. James Park, with Newcastle unable to capitalise on their lion’s share of possession.
The Magpies have since improved their conversion rate inside the top third of the ground, and I am backing them to bang a few more past Fabiański here.
The mid-week fixture wraps up on Thursday morning (AEST) when Man U plays host to Brentford.
The Bees will be looking to secure a league double over the Red Devils, after seeing off the famous side 4-0 way back in Game Week 2.
No doubt the task will be harder at Old Trafford, where United is undefeated since their opening fixture (9W,3D).
At $1.60, Man U is far too short in the H2H market for my liking, instead, I’ll be backing both teams to score for the sixth time across Brentford’s last eight games, combined with a Shot on Target from both Rashford and Toney.