The last Premier League weekend before the final international break of the year begins on Saturday when half of the division are on show once again on a day where we have no fewer than four different kick off times.
This is a slightly different looking Saturday in that we have three TV matches to enjoy over the course of it with the two games in the usual slot having the regular updates in all of the usual places for us to keep tabs with.
Early Kick Off
We kick off in the capital with a repeat of the Europa League final from last season where the winners of that contest, Tottenham Hotspur, look to repair their Premier League home form when they host a Manchester United side who are finally beginning to click into something of a groove despite their failure to beat Nottingham Forest last weekend. Second spot for a few hours at least is the reward for whoever comes out on top at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium so that, along with the memories of the Europa League final, should ensure a competitive opener to the day.
3pm Matches
We have just the two matches in the traditional 3pm slot on Saturday afternoon and they contain four teams who begin the weekend in the bottom seven of the table and therefore in need of three points as a matter of urgency. That need is probably more the case at the London Stadium where West Ham United seek successive wins when they host a Burnley side who are one spot above them with those two teams either side of the relegation line. The other match takes us to the Hill Dickinson Stadium where Everton and Fulham will look to move further away from trouble after positive results last weekend.
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Late Games
That leaves us with a couple of TV games in the evening to round off an important looking day in the Premier League. We head towards the top end of the table for the first of those as the leaders Arsenal will look for a victory which will pile the pressure onto Manchester City and Liverpool ahead of their meeting on Sunday. The Gunners make the trip to the Stadium of Light to take on a Sunderland side who are enjoying a wonderful start to the season. The same can’t be said of Wolverhampton Wanderers and they will be looking for a bounce having sacked Vitor Pereira as they go in search of a first win of the campaign when they head to the capital to take on an inconsistent Chelsea side.
Betting
I’ll go with the one bet over the course of the day although I was very tempted to taking over 2.5 goals in the match between West Ham United and Burnley but ultimately I am asking a coach who isn’t naturally offense minded to potentially break down a deep lying side so I can give that a swerve. Instead, I’ll save my bet for the final match of the day where I am expecting goals in the match between Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
You would imagine that expected new Wolves coach Rob Edwards will be watching this match so their players have someone new to impress. Usually a caretaker manager would look to shore a team up and be hard to beat but I’m not sure the visitors have that luxury sitting on two points after 10 matches. They are probably as well to attack Chelsea anyway because the Blues are anything but watertight at the back, as we saw in Azerbaijan in midweek. You would expect Chelsea to have their own way with Wolves when they attack though. This is a fixture with a history of goals. It was 4-3 to Chelsea when the pair met in the Carabao Cup just over a week ago while last season their meetings ended 3-1 and 2-6 as well as 2-4 and 2-1 the season before. Over 2.75 goals looks a good bet here.
Tips
Back Chelsea vs Wolves – Over 2.75 goals for a 3/10 stake at 1.80 with Bet365
