Brighton, Man City and Arsenal all put their perfect records on the line as we head into Game Week 3 of the Premier League.
The round gets underway when big spenders Chelsea host Sunday league Luton at the Bridge.
Elsewhere, the Gunners take aim at Fulham, Man U welcome Forest and Newcastle look for their first win against the Reds in 8 years!
Our offside oracle has previewed all 10 EPL fixtures over the weekend and provided his best betting plays below!
Chelsea looks to bounce back from a heavy defeat to the Hammers when they welcome PL newcomers Luton to the Bridge.
The Blues failed to convert multiple big chances in their fixture against the Irons, culminating in a missed penalty by Enzo Fernandez.
They’ll take on a Luton outfit who had the week off due to a postponement, after going down to Brighton 4-1 in the opening round.
I think the Blues will start converting in front of goal against Luton, with serval players getting in on the action.
Ange and the Spurs travel to the Vitality Stadium to take on the Cherries.
Tottenham enters this fixture flowing a massive 2-0 result over the Red Devils at home, a game which they grew into following a nervy start.
Both of these outfits employ a very high press, leaving themselves vulnerable deeper up the pitch.
I’m backing this to be an entertaining end-to-end fixture, with both keepers having their work cut out for them.
The last four Premier League meetings between this pair have finished in a draw, with under 2.5 goals scored in each fixture.
The Bees secured a comprehensive 3-0 victory away to Fulham last time out, with Bryan Mbeumo stepping up in the absence of Toney, scoring two goals.
Meanwhile, the Eagles fell 1-0 against title challengers Arsenal, but held their own for the majority of the contest.
Both sides looked evenly matched here, as such I’ll be backing them to play out a fifth straight stalemate.
Manchester United fans are up in arms following another poor start to the season.
The Red Devils managed to claim all three points in GW1 despite being thoroughly outplayed by Wolves, before they were deservedly beaten by the Spurs last time out.
Similarly, Forest enters this fixture with both a win and a loss to their name, sneaking past the newly promoted Sheffield United side thanks to a last minute Chris Wood strike.
United has dominated this fixture recently, winning their last four meetings against Forest without conceding.
Despite scoring just once across the opening two fixtures, United have created plenty of big chances, and it’s just a matter of time before they reap the rewards.
I’m backing Man U to grind out a win to nil in front of the Old Trafford faithful.
19th plays 20th, as both Everton and Wolverhampton take to the field at Goodison Park in search of their first competition points.
Everton are yet to score in 180+ minutes of football, while conceding five times across the trip, four of which came last time out against Villa.
Meanwhile, Wolverhampton were unlucky not to secure a point in their opening fixture against Man U, with their lack of quality in the final third their ultimate undoing.
The Wolves are undefeated across their last four games against Everton (3W,1D), and have won the previous two trips to Goodison Park.
I’m backing the visitors to collect all three points at what looks to be big overs in the H2H market.
The Gunners are out to keep their perfect record in tact when they host fellow Londoners Fulham.
Arsenal are undefeated against the Cottagers since 2012, winning eight of the pair’s last 10 meetings (2D), while completing the double last season.
After starting their season with a victory over Everton, the Cottagers were brought back down to earth by a 3-0 humbling at the hands of Brentford in GW2, raising concerns over their ability to compete without the services of Mitrovic.
I’m backing the Gunners to get on top of this contest early and cruise to a third straight league victory.
Brighton looks to remain on top of the Premier League table with another convincing win, this time at the expense of the Hammers.
The Seagulls currently sit above both Man City and Arsenal on goal difference, after scoring four times against both Luton and Wolverhampton in their opening two fixtures.
Six Brighton players have already got their name on the score sheet, illustrating the squad depth and quality at De Zerbis disposal, despite several big names leaving via transfer.
The Seagulls are undefeated across their last 12 league meetings with the Irons (5W,7D), winning their last three matchups.
Though brilliant in attack, Brighton has struggled to hold sides out, failing to keep a clean sheet across their last six league fixtures.
I’m backing the home side to hammer the visitors into submission, but not without conceding at some point.
Villa travels to Turf Moore looking to replicate their dominant GW2 performance against the Toffees.
This will be Burnley’s 2nd match of the season, after their last fixture was postponed against Luton, Vincent Company’s side are searching for their first competition points following a 3-0 defeat to Man City in GW1.
Aston Villa has been employing a brave and exciting brand of football under Emery, with new the new attacking additions of Diary and Zaniolo I’m expecting the goals to flow.
I have the visitors collecting all three points combined with 2+ goals scored.
Pray for Sheffield United, Bramble Lane may very well be a murder scene come the weekend.
Man City has won it’s last five competitive fixtures against the Blades without conceding, outscoring the minnows 8-0.
Sheffield will have one eye on their next fixture against Everton, while being on damage control against a far superior City unit.
City’s goal scoring robot Haaland amazingly failed to find the back the net in their victory against Newcastle in GW2, though after updating his software during the week, I’m sure the Blades will feel the brunt of his powers.
I’m backing Haaland to score first on the way to a Manchester City win.
We’re forced to wait until the early hours of Monday morning (AEST) for match of the round, as the Toon take on the Reds.
Despite Newcastle’s rebirth under new ownership, you have to travel back to 2015 to find their last victory against Liverpool, a fixture in which Wijnaldum scored against his soon to be new home.
Since then, the Reds won 9 of 13 games against the Toon (4D), including the pairs last four league meetings.
Despite ongoing success against Newcastle, Liverpools dominance in the league isn’t what it once was, with their defence at the forefront of their issues.
Klopp’s side has kept just one clean sheet across their last 9 starts, while Newcastle are not fairing any better in that department with one in 10 fixtures across all comps.
I’m backing this to be an open fixture, with the best attack on the day to win, take the overs.