We take a look at two of the English Premier League matches taking place on Sunday, including the title impacting London derby between West Ham and Arsenal and suggest a bet in each game.
Heading into the weekend the Gunners are priced at 1.22 to win the English Premier League ahead of Manchester City at 4.30 with a massive swing in the betting after City dropped points away at Everton.
There are also other long-term markets on offer such as Team to Finish Bottom where Wolves are trading at 1.33 and Burnley at 3.20.
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Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle
Nottingham are on 42 points and while not mathematically safe, certainly looks like they have another year of English Premier League football in them. They are one of the form teams in the division, undefeated in their last 7 games and have won their last 3 on the trot, including beating Sunderland 5-0 away and last time out Chelsea 3-1 on the road. Their last EPL home game was a 4-1 win over Burnley.
They were in European action in midweek where they were beaten 4-0 away by Aston Villa to relinquish a 1st leg lead and get dumped out of the Europa League.
Newcastle are 13th on the log, and they got a much needed victory when they beat Brighton 3-1 at home in their last start. That broke a run of 4 successive defeats, including away losses to Arsenal and Crystal Palace.
Head-to-Head
Newcastle won the reverse fixture 2-0 at home earlier this season and they did the double over Nottingham last season winning 4-3 at home and 3-1 on the road.
Betting – Click here to bet
Nottingham Forest 2.60
Draw 3.65
Newcastle 2.60
Verdict
Bookies are struggling to separate these sides and while I am leaning towards an in form Forest team I am rather going to focus on the goal markets. Three of the last five head-to-heads between the sides have seen 4 goals or more scored and that makes the over 3.5 goals look a juicy enough price.
BET: Over 3.5 goals at 2.70
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West Ham United vs Arsenal
West Ham were beaten 3-0 away form home by Brentford last time out and a victory for Tottenham against Aston Villa meant that Tottenham moved above them and out of the relegation zone.
West Ham are 18th on the log and in desperate need of points heading into the weekend. Prior to the Brentford loss they had gone 3 games undefeated, their last two home games have been victories against Everton and Wolves.
Arsenal are top of the table and by the time they kick off they will know whether Manchester City closed within two points the night before. In any event though they have their destiny in their own hands and this shapes up as probably the most crucial fixture of the last three.
The Gunners beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in Champions League action in midweek to book their spot in the Final and in the League, they are coming off a 3-0 home win over Fulham and a 1-0 home win over Newcastle.
Head-to-Head
Arsenal won the reverse fixture 2-0 at home and last season they beat West Ham 5-2 in this fixture.
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West Ham 5.50
Draw 4.25
Arsenal 1.61
Verdict
This is a crucial match for both sides for very different reasons and while these games can be cagey affairs, I think we are going to get an action packed encounter as Arsenal throw everything in to attack. I think the Gunners get the win, but they are a bit short for my pocket and I am going to bet that they get the victory but with both teams finding the net.
BET: Match Result and Both Teams to Score, Arsenal and Yes at 3.25
Note: All prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change.
