The Premier League is back from the international break on Saturday when we have seven fixtures taking place over the usual three kick off times on a day where we get to see the majority of the title contenders outside of the leaders.
It is a typical day on Saturday in that it is bookended by the two TV games that we get to enjoy in the UK. As always, the other matches will be at the traditional time and will have updates in all the usual places.
Early Kick Off
It is up to Turf Moor to get the Premier League action back underway on Saturday when Burnley go in search of a three points which will keep them above the drop zone when they entertain a Chelsea side who will have their sights on closing the gap between themselves and the leaders Arsenal for 24 hours at least. There is a school of thought that the big teams can be at their most vulnerable in the early kick after an international break so it will be interesting to see if that rings true here or whether this one will go with the form book.
3pm Matches
Five matches take place in the traditional 3pm slot on Saturday where we get a rare sighting of the champions Liverpool at this time. They will look to turn a horrendous run of form prior to the international break around when Nottingham Forest are the visitors to Anfield. It is actually Sunderland who are the highest placed side of the 10 on show at 3pm. Regis Le Bris’ men will make the trip to the capital to take on a Fulham side who are much closer to the drop zone than they would have envisaged when they started the season.
There will be some attention on Molineux on Saturday afternoon too as Rob Edwards begins his reign as the Wolverhampton Wanderers manager when his new side entertain Crystal Palace in his first game in charge. Brighton and Hove Albion will go in search of three points as well when they welcome Brentford to the Amex Stadium while the other game sees Bournemouth looking to move back into the top six for a period of time when they welcome a West Ham side who are seeking a third straight Premier League win to the Vitality Stadium.
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Late Game
The action on Saturday concludes at St James’ Park where two sides who have Champions League commitments in midweek meet when Newcastle United will look to use the home crowd to their advantage when they entertain the former champions Manchester City, who are just beginning to show signs of being genuine title challengers again. Newcastle are just starting to come under pressure after a terrible run away from home so they could do with a result while City will desire three more points to build on their win over Liverpool prior to the international break.
Betting
This is a tricky looking card to get massively stuck into and there isn’t a whole lot that I like in truth but one bet that I am happy to take comes in the match between Bournemouth and West Ham United where it is the home side I think will come out on top. They are unbeaten at home in the Premier League this term while the only win West Ham have had on their travels came at a Nottingham Forest side who were a bit of a mess at the time.
Bournemouth are probably a little on the short side to back as a single but you can add over 1.5 goals to their win price and you get slightly above evens which is much more palatable when you consider we are only losing the 1-0 Bournemouth win. Bournemouth did beat Wolves 1-0 here at the beginning of the season but their other three wins have had more than one goal in them. West Ham have lost three away games this term, including to two of the three promoted teams, and all three have had over 1.5 goals in them. Bournemouth to win and over 1.5 goals will do me on the Saturday slate.
Tips
Back Bournemouth to beat West Ham and Over 1.5 goals for a 3/10 stake at 2.05 with BetVictor
