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The Premier League title race is turning into a thriller.
Just four points separate Arsenal from Manchester City and Aston Villa – and the Gunners are winless in three.
They have a tough test at Leeds on Saturday as the pressure ramps up, while City are away at Tottenham looking to close the gap.
Elsewhere, Chelsea are fresh from Champions League progression and host West Ham at Stamford Bridge while Liverpool, who also made the knockout stages in Europe, welcome Newcastle.
Revitalised Manchester United take on Fulham at Old Trafford and Bournemouth make the trip to face basement boys Wolves at Molineux.
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Here’s how we see things playing out on Matchday 24…
Leeds 0-3 Arsenal
Four points clear at the top of the table but four games removed from their last league win…
This time of year never fails to disappoint for Arsenal and up next is a Saturday visit to Elland Road against a newly promoted side with only two losses at home all season and the fewest defeats in the league since the turn of December.
Not that it will matter – not with what this game now means to the Gunners.
The 3-2 loss to Manchester United last weekend has only turned up the pressure, making this a must-win game for the league leaders. And win they will, much like their 5-0 demolition of Leeds back in August.
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Expect Mikel Arteta and co. to make up for their most recent misfirings with plenty of chances on goal; they are the second-highest scoring team in the league for a reason, with 4.91 shots on target a game this season.
With 11 clean sheets to their name already, they’ll also be looking to keep Daniel Farke’s men quiet at the other end.
You can net 7/4 for an Arsenal win, over 3.5 shots on target by Arsenal and no for both teams to score – a decent price given the chance to restore a seven-point gap before Manchester City and Aston Villa play on Sunday.
Wolves 2-2 Bournemouth
A new year appears to have sparked a tentative revival at Molineux.
Wolves, while still rooted to the foot of the table, have found a measure of resilience and have lost just one of their last six matches in all competitions while holding Newcastle to a creditable 0-0 draw in their last home outing.
Their visitors are the division’s great entertainers. Bournemouth arrive fresh from a barnstorming 3-2 victory over champions Liverpool while their last nine games in all competitions have seen both teams find the net. Six of their last seven have featured four or more goals into the bargain.
The Cherries will feel confident of extending that scoring streak at a ground where they have won on their last three visits – including a 4-2 thriller last term.
However Bournemouth’s travel sickness is hard to ignore, with their single away win all season coming way back in August at Tottenham.
A cautious start feels likely – Wolves have been drawing at half-time in six of their 10 home league games this term. But with both sides’ matches this season averaging over 10 corners per game, an open contest should eventually ignite.
Pulling these threads together, 27/5 on a half-time draw, both teams to score and over 9.5 total corners looks a smart play.
Chelsea 3-1 West Ham
Two wins on the bounce have not only kick-started life in the Premier League for Liam Rosenior at Chelsea, but handed the Irons a much needed lifeline in 18th – ending a dismal 10-game run without a single victory.
Unfortunately for one of these London teams, that feeling of hope ends Saturday.
The Blues are unbeaten in four against West Ham and have shown no mercy, scoring 15 goals to their two – a decent chunk of which came in the 5-1 hammering at London Stadium earlier this season.
There were five different goalscorers in that game but only one picked up two assists: Joao Pedro.
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The Brazilian looks to be finding form once again, notching in his last two games for the reigning Club World Cup and Conference League champions, and looks set to be involved once again in both this match and our 7/4 Bet Builder.
That price is yours when combining a Chelsea win, Joao Pedro to score or assist and a goal in both halves in the same betslip.
Why a goal in both halves? It’s landed in both of Chelsea’s last two Premier League outings and, more importantly, in all of their last five London Derbies against the 2023 Conference League winners.
Liverpool 3-1 Newcastle
Liverpool have lost just one of their last 11 league games, but haven’t won any of their last five – their last three points being a 2-1 win over bottom-of-the-table Wolves in December.
Newcastle head to Anfield on Saturday night and aren’t exactly thriving away from home either. Just two away wins all season, at Everton and Burnley, won’t fill the travelling Magpies with a lot of confidence ahead of this one.
Neither will the fact that they haven’t beaten the Reds in 18 Premier League games – last season’s EFL Cup final win their first in any competition since 2015.
The reverse fixture this season was just as dramatic. Reduced to 10 men, Newcastle came from 2-0 down to level the game but, agonisingly, lost to a 100th-minute Liverpool winner.
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Eddie Howe’s side have scored just 10 goals away from home, four of those coming in the win at Everton, and are off the back of a trip to Paris Saint-Germain in midweek.
Hugo Ekitike scored in the win at St James’ and is Liverpool’s top scorer despite not finding the net in the Premier League since December.
It’s 6/1 for him to score in a Liverpool win with over 4.5 corners for the visitors.
Newcastle have taken the most corners in the Premier League so far, with 149, meaning they average over six per game.
To sum it up: back to winning ways for Liverpool but more travel troubles for Howe to ponder.
Manchester United 3-1 Fulham
What a turnaround for Manchester United.
Few gave Michael Carrick a chance in his first two games in the United dugout – Manchester City at home and Arsenal away.
A rude awakening, they predicted. Six points he gathered.
The Red Devils were brilliant in both matches and Sunday’s win at Arsenal felt like a rivalry reignited, like the battles of old. Next up? Fulham.
Marco Silva’s Cottagers are on a good run themselves, losing just one of their last eight and sit in seventh. They have won just three on the road but all of those have come in their last five away games, so confidence will be high for the men from west London – but not as high as their hosts.
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United have had many false dawns over the last few years, and fans will hope that this one is different. Just one defeat in 11 is a good run already but another win here will be another statement for Carrick and will help strengthen their push for Champions League football.
They will get that win. Fulham have won just twice at Old Trafford in the Premier League and have just one league victory over United in their last 20 meetings.
The loss of in-form Patrick Dorgu will be a blow for the hosts, but Matheus Cunha showed exactly why United paid over £60m for him with the winner at Arsenal. He can shine once more here.
Cunha scored twice for Wolves at Fulham last term, and is averaging over a shot on target per game this campaign.
It is 33/20 for the Brazilian to score in this one, United to win and score over 1.5 goals. They have scored two or more in their last three matches and with confidence soaring, we can’t look past a strong home win.
Tottenham 1-2 Manchester City
Tottenham have won just two league games at home all season and haven’t won at all domestically in 2026.
Back in August, a 2-0 win at Manchester City set the tone for a campaign that hasn’t materialised. A stunning first-half performance blew City away but the Lilywhites have won just five Premier League matches since.
They won’t be looking forward to this one; Pep Guardiola’s men may have stuttered lately but will be smelling blood in the title race.
They can’t afford slip-ups and Spurs have actually won three of the last four meetings in all competitions. That said, their home form has been nothing short of disastrous domestically and City have lost just one of their last 11 in the Premier League despite a recent struggle for wins.
Thomas Frank’s side have conceded at least two in their last three matches and that is likely to continue here. City have only failed to score in three away games all season and are poised to ramp up the pressure on Mikel Arteta and co.
Out of Spurs’ 23 games 15 have had over 2.5 goals, including all of their last three. While City’s games have been less goal-laden lately, they have scored three or more goals on 10 occasions so far and over 2.5 goals for the game here seems sensible.
Central defender Micky van de Ven has four league goals and has a shot on target in three of his last four. He is always a threat for Spurs and that’s why we’re backing him to at least force a save once more - if he is passed fit to play of course.
It’s 9/1 for Van de Ven to have a shot on target, City to win and over 2.5 goals in the game – an outcome that keeps things interesting at the top but leaves Frank wondering where to turn next.
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