James Buttler looks ahead to Sunday in the Premier League and is backing Arsenal to come good against Chelsea.
Arsenal vs Chelsea
The standout fixture of the Premier League weekend sees Arsenal host Chelsea in a blockbuster North London derby. Despite sitting second, the Gunners are winless in three league games (D2, L1) and will be eager to regain momentum before the international break.
Fresh off a dominant 9-3 aggregate Champions League win over PSV, Arsenal can take confidence into this clash, especially having gone unbeaten in six league H2Hs with Chelsea (W4, D2).
Chelsea, however, arrive in form after four straight wins in all competitions, including a midweek UEFA Conference League triumph over Copenhagen. But away form is a concern — the Blues are winless in six Premier League away games (D2, L4), losing the last three.
Arsenal have led at half-time in nine home games this season and with Chelsea’s dodgy away form, Arsenal HT and FT looks a strong play with AK Bets at 19/10.
Fulham vs Tottenham
Fulham continue their push for a European spot in what’s shaping up to be their best Premier League season this century. However, inconsistency remains an issue, as recent highs have been offset by disappointing defeats.
Marco Silva’s side will hope to replicate last season’s 3-0 home win over Tottenham, especially with Silva marking his 200th Premier League game amid speculation linking him to the Spurs job.
Tottenham, meanwhile, have also struggled with consistency. Despite a recent Europa League quarter-final qualification, league form has faltered, with just one win in their last three. Spurs have lost six of eight away league games against teams starting the round above them — though all by a single-goal margin.
With both sides unpredictable and Fulham winning just four of 14 home games as favourites, the draw is appealing. Adding in a Rodrigio Muniz goals anytime it provides a tempting double of 8.5/1 with AK Bets.
Leicester vs Manchester United
Leicester’s alarming slump continues, and another defeat this weekend could spell the end for Ruud van Nistelrooy. The Foxes have lost 12 of their last 13 Premier League games (W1), including five straight defeats without scoring. Their home form is even worse, suffering six consecutive losses without reply. A seventh defeat would set an unwanted English top-flight record.
Manchester United arrive on a high after a 4-1 Europa League win over Real Sociedad, and with Leicester having lost all three H2Hs this season, the Red Devils will be confident of another victory. United have also netted exactly three goals in each of their four league wins over bottom-three sides this term.
With Leicester’s woeful scoring form and United’s strong record at the King Power (W4, D3 in last 8 visits), taking Man Utd to win ‘to nil’ offers excellent value at 12/5 with Bet365.
James’ Sunday Premier League Treble
If you roll all of the above selections into a Sunday accumulator the price is 90.9/1 with Bet365.
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