The season gets underway at Old Trafford, where Manchester United will be looking to kick their season off with a victory against Fulham.
The Red Devils have been busy during the off-season, securing the talents of Lent Yoro (def) and Joshua Zirkzee early in the window, before further during up their backline with the package deal of Bayern duo Matthijs de Ligt and Maraoui.
Unfortunately, for United fans, Yoro is likely sideline for three months with a broken foot, Zirkzee is still working towards match fitness, and the weekend will come too early for the Munich duo to feature.
Whereas, Fulham big signing is Arsenal academy graduate and fan favourite Emile Smith Rowe, who has already scored twice in two preseason appearances.
Man United’s footballing department looks to finally have its shit together under the leadership of INEOS, and I am expecting this newfound harmony to carry over to the football pitch.
both sides have scored in six of the last seven meetings between this pair in all comps, with Man United winning five of this e fixtures (1D,1L).
I’m taking the home side to claim all three points with both teams scoring.
Newly promoted Ipswich town have been handed the daunting task of taking on hosting Liverpool in their opening fixture.
The Reds begin their post Klopp era with a fixture they should comfortably claim all three points in.
Diogo Jota has looked Sharpe in preseason, and is likely to start the 2024/25 ahead of Nunes at the top of the park.
I’m backing in the Reds to win on the road combined with a goal from Jota.
The Gunners are looking to go one better this season, and claim their first league trophy in 21 years.
Arsenal had the best defensive record last season, and have bolstered their backline in the summer transfer window, singing highly rated and versatile Italian centre half, Riccardo Calafiori.
I’m backing the Gunners to win to nil here.
Everton’s final season at Goodison Park begins with optimism following a strong pre-season and key transfer moves, as they look to avoid a third consecutive opening-day defeat.
Brighton, under new head coach Fabian Hürzeler, have also impressed, winning all four pre-season games and aiming for a fourth straight opening-day victory.
I’m expecting big things from Brighton this season, and I’m more than happy to take them at $2.70 in the H2H market.
Nottingham Forest are hoping for a smoother ride this season after a chaotic 2023/24, which saw them change managers and get docked four points.
Nuno Espírito Santo, who kept them up last season, is ready for his first full campaign after a solid pre-season, but they’ll need to break a rough streak against Bournemouth, a team they haven’t beaten in eight tries.
Bournemouth, who finished 12th last season under Andoni Iraola, will need to fill the gap left by striker Dominic Solanke.
Both sides take similar pre-season form into this fixture, and at $3.40, the Draw looks like excellent value.
West Ham are set to host Aston Villa in what promises to be a thrilling clash this weekend.
The Hammers, buoyed by their recent spending spree, will look to continue their strong record against Villa, who have struggled at the London Stadium in recent years.
With both teams aiming for a fast start, expect goals and plenty of action as they battle it out for early season momentum.
I’m taking both sides to score in this one, combined with over 2.5 total goals.
Brentford meet Crystal Palace in a London derby between two sides with ambitions to finish inside the top half of the table.
The Eagles finished last season as one of the form teams in the comp, winning six of their last seven fixtures (1D), continuing their unbeaten run in the preseason, claiming three wins from five friendlies, including wins against PL rivals West Ham and Wolverhampton.
Alternatively, Brentford have failed to to find any rhythm in preseason, winning just one of five fixtures all of which came against subpar competition (3D,1L).
Palace won the last contest between this pair 3-1, while competition points were split in the five H2H’s prior.
Both sides have found the back of the net across the last four games between the Bees and the Eagles, and I’m backing the goals to flow again here.
Man City are looking to build on their record of four straight Premier League titles, and will feel confident of getting their premiership defence off to a flyer against a side they recently bettered 4-2 in preseason.
Erling Haaland scored one of the easiest hat tricks in his career against Chelsea last time out, capitalising on multiple defensive errors from a Blues outfit still coming to grips with their new manager.
Chelsea’s offseason has been anything but stable, the London outfit brought in a new manager and purchased another busload of players.
I believe the Blues’ defence will buckle under the immense pressure that Pep’s starting XI is set to apply, as such I’m taking the visitors to win, combined with over 3.5 total goals.
Tottenham travels to King Power Stadium for the final fixture of Game Week One.
Their opponents, Leicester return to the Top Flight following a brief stint in the Championship, a stint which saw them take out the league in impressive fashion.
Since gaining automatic promotion back to the PL, everything has gone south for the Foxes, who lost both their manager and their most influential player to Chelsea.
Alternatively, Tottenham has bolstered their squad in the offseason, acquiring serval promising young players alongside record signing, Dominic Solanke.
Solanke could be the missing piece to unlock Postecoglou’s gung ho progressive game play.
I’m backing the Spurs to win, and win BIG!