We take a look at the three English Premier League matches taking place on Friday and Saturday and suggest a bet in each game.
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Burnley v Luton Town – Click here to bet
Both these sides are sitting in the relegation zone with Burnley currently 19th, 4 points behind 18th placed Luton who have a game in hand.
Burnley have only won 1 of their last 6 matches and are coming off back-to-back defeats away to Aston Villa and at home to Liverpool. They have the worst home record in the English Premier League taking 3 points from a possible 30.
Luton saw a 2 match winning run ended last time out when they went down 3-2 at home to Chelsea and prior to that they had beaten Sheffield United on the road and Newcastle at home. 2 of their 4 wins this season have come away from home, but for every 1 goal they have scored on the road they have conceded 2.
Head-to-Head
Burnley beat Luton 2-1 on the road earlier this season and these sides met in the Championship last season where this fixture was drawn 1-1.
Suggested Bet: Both teams to score, YES, at 8/10
Burnley are even money for the victory here and that is too short for me and I am going to settle on both teams to score, a bet which would have arrived in 6 of the last 7 Luton matches.
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Chelsea v Fulham – Click here to bet
Chelsea are currently 10th on the log with 3 wins in their last 4 starts. They won their last 2 games 3-2 at Luton and 2-1 at home to Palace. Chelsea’s recent home form has improved and they are unbeaten in their last 4 and have won their last 3 in a row.
Fulham are 13th on the log and they broke a 3 match run without a victory when they beat Arsenal 2-1 at home last time out, a game where they started 5/1 underdogs. They have battled on the road though with only 1 win in 10 starts this season and they have lost their last 4 away games in succession.
Head-to-Head
Chelsea won the reverse fixture 2-0 at Fulham and last season this fixture finished goalless.
Suggested Bet: Handicap, Chelsea -1, the draw at 29/10
I think this could be quite a tight game, but Chelsea should be too good at home and I am going to back them to win by exactly 1 goal.
Newcastle v Manchester City – Click here to bet
Newcastle have only won 1 of their last 5 games and they have lost the other 4 matches including their last 3 in a row. They now sit 9th on the table with prospects of playing in Europe fast diminishing. They were beaten 4-2 away by Liverpool last time out and their last home game was a shock 3-1 defeat to Nottingham. That was only their second home loss of the season and they have taken 24 points from a possible 30 in front of their own fans.
Manchester City are 3rd on the log and they have taken 10 points from the last 12 they have played for. Last time out they beat Sheffield United 2-0 at home and their last away game was a 3-1 victory over Everton. They have the best away record in the English Premier League with 19 points from 10 matches.
Head-to-Head
Manchester City are 6/10 to win the match and they edged the reverse fixture 1-0 earlier in the season.
Suggested Bet: Over 3.5 goals at 15/10
There have been a massive 19 goals in the last 3 matches that Newcastle have hosted Manchester City in the League and I am going to bet that we get 4 goals or more in this one.
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