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BETMGM GOLDEN GOALS MD32: MAN CITY PILE ON THE PRESSURE AT TOP

After three weeks the Premier League returns.

The title race, the battle for European football and the desperation to avoid the drop are yet to be decided – and Matchday 32 may well be packed with drama as a result.

Manchester City are suddenly believing a treble could be theirs. A crucial trip to Chelsea is on the horizon for them on Sunday as they look to reel in league leaders Arsenal.

At the other end, it doesn’t come much bigger for Tottenham. A tricky trip to Sunderland is Roberto De Zerbi’s first match in charge as they target a first win since December.

Elsewhere, Liverpool host Fulham following a desperate showing in the Champions League in midweek while De Zerbi’s former club Brighton head to Burnley, Crystal Palace welcome Newcastle to Selhurst Park and there’s an intriguing game in store between Brentford and Everton.

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Here’s how we see things playing out on Matchday 32…

Brentford 1-2 Everton

There is barely anything to separate these two in the table – two goals to be precise.

Both teams have won 13, drawn seven and lost 11 as the fight for European football goes to the wire.

Brentford’s Keith Andrews has been rightly lauded for a phenomenal job this season – but the job David Moyes has done at Everton cannot be understated. Turning a side seemingly relentlessly fighting relegation to European contenders is no mean feat.

This one has the potential to be a classic as a win for either side puts them firmly in the frame for, dare we say it, Champions League qualification.

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Brentford have lost just three games at home this season but two of those have come in the last four games, of which they have won none. Throwing a two-goal lead away against bottom-side Wolves has come sandwiched between goalless draws on the road.

Everton may have lost their last away game at Arsenal but before that hadn’t lost away from home since December. They were superb against Chelsea in the last game before the international break and can build on that stunning 3-0 win here.

The Toffees have also only lost once on this ground, back in 2021. Making it four wins in their last five Premier League games with a hard-fought win is a distinct possibility.

Beto scored twice against Chelsea as well as away at Newcastle two games prior, making him Everton's outright top scorer in all competitions with seven.

We’re looking at a compelling 6/1 for Beto to score in an Everton win – a superb result as Moyes looks to lead his men to continental football for the first time in 2017/18.

Burnley 1-2 Brighton

The Clarets are doomed for the Championship. Some curious moves in the transfer window have not done the trick.

Take Kyle Walker, for example. The experienced full-back has lost 17 of his 29 Premier League games with Burnley this year, which is as many defeats he suffered in his last five years at Manchester City combined.

The experienced pros are not performing and Scott Parker’s core group of young talent has not had the same verve as they did in the second tier last year.

They have scored just one goal in their past three matches and face an in-form Brighton side here with the bit between its teeth.

After what has largely been a disappointing campaign, the Seagulls are starting to flourish. Four wins from five have them on the brink of Europe but they must bounce back stronger from this international break than previous ones.

After last year’s March break, they took just one point from 12 available. After this season’s November interruption, they won their first two before going on a run of one league win in 13.

Three points are crucial if they are to keep the pressure on rivals for the European places. Danny Welbeck scored brace in the win against Liverpool before the international break and is 29/10 to find the net again in a Brighton to win.

Liverpool 1-2 Fulham

Every game feels like a last-chance saloon for manager Arne Slot at the moment.

After drawing with Tottenham in the league last month, the fans felt they had to beat Brighton to regain momentum in the league. They lost.

Then came the potential restorative domestic cup competition redemption arc against Manchester City. They lost.

On Wednesday night, it was the must-win affair away to PSG. They lost there, too.

This feels like a brittle group of players that are conceding goals in clumps. Virgi van Dijk’s form epitomises the fall off.

The defender’s foul on Nico O’Reilly in the FA Cup final was the fourth penalty he’s given away in his last 46 matches. He had given away four penalties in his first 319 matches in the Premier League.

We can see the misery piling up here, too.

Fulham are a dangerous outfit and are attempting to reel in the European spots. They currently sit just four points behind Chelsea in sixth place.

They are 10 points off their record Premier League points total and are just two wins away from equalling their record high in the division.

We like both teams to score, over 3.5 goals and Fulham to draw or win at odds of 18/5.

Crystal Palace 2-1 Newcastle

It has been a long three weeks for Newcastle.

The crushing, last-gasp Tyne-Wear Derby defeat to Sunderland saw the Magpies slip below their rivals in the table and they have had to wait until now to put it right – but they face a Crystal Palace side that has lost just two of their last seven.

That, admittedly, doesn’t tell the full story. A last-minute win over 10-man Wolves, throwing away a two-goal lead at home to Burnley, and an inability to break down Leeds with a man advantage for 45 minutes have all come in those seven games.

Newcastle have lost five of their last nine. A win at Chelsea was impressive but home defeats to Everton, Brentford and Sunderland sit them in 12th place and a long way off a return to the Champions League.

Eddie Howe’s men will be desperate to give the travelling Toon Army something to shout about but things look a little more rosy in the last few weeks for Oliver Glasner and Palace.

Newcastle will take hope from the Eagles’ European exploits on Thursday but haven’t won at Selhurst Park for six years.

The win at Chelsea was the only Newcastle clean sheet since mid-January and only six teams have shipped more goals than their 45 – though no team has taken more corners than their 205.

Ismaila Sarr, meanwhile, has had 14 shots on target this season for Palace and with seven goals is a constant attacking threat.

Palace to win, Sarr to have a shot on target, Joelinton to pick up his 15th yellow card of the season and Newcastle to take over 4.5 corners is an appealing 16/1.

Sunderland 1-1 Tottenham

Roberto De Zerbi’s first – and all-important – test with Tottenham Hotspur? The Stadium of Light, one of the toughest grounds in the league this season.

Just ask the rest of the big six.

Only Liverpool out of that exclusive club have managed to get the better of the Black Cats on Wearside, ending their 12-game unbeaten home run on Matchday 26.

Since then, Regis Le Bris’s side have lost twice more at home – to Fulham and Brighton – but responded on the road with wins at Elland Road and, most importantly, St James’ Park before the international break.

Sunderland vs Tottenham

With that second Tyne-Wear Derby victory in the bag and safety all but secured, expect Sunderland to have their tails up for whatever challenge Spurs pose.

Brian Brobbey proved a real handful in north London for the Lilywhites, practically tearing a hole in the net with his only shot on target in the 80th minute.

Sunderland’s top scorer has shown he doesn’t need many chances to make an impact – it’s why we’ve got him in our 27/5 Bet Builder: a draw, both teams to score and a Brobbey shot on target.

The appointment of De Zerbi suggests a shift in approach but time is not on the Italian’s side. He has a track record of slow starts when it comes to picking up points from the get-go.

Will he get a tune out of Tottenham? Time will tell but a draw may have to suffice here.

Chelsea 0-2 Manchester City

It was only three months ago that caretaker manager Calum McFarlane led his ragtag Chelsea side to a last-gasp draw at the Etihad, surprising just about everyone.

None more so than Pep Guardiola, who clearly took the Champions League final loss in 2021 personally.

His side haven't lost to the Blues since with nine wins and three draws in all competitions – not counting a 2024 friendly which also ended 4-2 to Manchester City.

Of course, this version of City is still very much in development but they have found title-fighting form in recent weeks by outclassing Arsenal in the EFL Cup final and dismantling Liverpool 4-0 in the FA Cup quarter-final.

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In the other blue corner, Liam Rosenior’s side lost four straight games before the international break and conceded 12 goals in games against PSG, Newcastle, PSG again and Everton; all while trying to keep things together behind the scenes.

We predict a shutout, one mirroring the exact same result the last time these two met at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League – a game opened up by an Erling Haaland dink in the 18th minute.

The same Erling Haaland who just scored his 25th career hat-trick last time out.

Which brings us to our 47/20 Bet Builder for Sunday’s main event: City to win, Haaland to score and over 1.5 goals in the match.

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