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After the international break, the Premier League makes a strong comeback this weekend with some tasty matchups in store.
Here are talkSPORT’s top betting tips and predictions for three featured games, starting with a massive showdown in North London …
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It’s Mourinho vs Guardiola on Saturday, who will win?
Tottenham vs Man City – Saturday, 5.30 pm (LIVE on talkSPORT)
Two of the most decorated managers of all time face off in a delicious clash on Saturday night.
Pep Guardiola has the advantage over José Mourinho so far in his trophy-laden careers: he has tasted more victories over his great rival than any other boss he has faced.
But Guardiola’s City have already lost three times this season and Mourinho’s Spurs have been flying: a win will take them to the top of the table and show that they really must be taken seriously as title contenders.
Spurs have looked sensational in attack this season and Son Heung-Min and Harry Kane have looted 15 goals between them, five more than the entire City team.
Tottenham have also won their last two home games against City, so the huge 3/1 on offer for Spurs’ win is too tempting to ignore.
For a double chance, you can get 11/10 for Spurs to win OR draw.
Both teams have scored in all the games they have played this season, and the 4/7 that both find the net on Saturday seems like a safe bet.
In the goalscorer market, it’s hard to look past Harry Kane. He has scored in his last three games and is 17/10 on the net at any time.
Gabriel Jesus has also been in good shape for Manchester City since his return from injury, scoring in three straight games.
You have 7/5 to score at any time, while both Kane and Jesus score 17/4, that in our mind is worth betting at that price.
Match odds
TalkSPORT’s best bets
Man United vs West Brom – Saturday, 8 pm (LIVE on talkSPORT)
Manchester United have been really miserable at home this season.
They have yet to win in four games at Old Trafford and have sent more goals than any other team at home (10).
Their recent record against West Brom isn’t particularly good either: The Baggies have won three of their last five league away games against United.
United could also be without three of their star attackers: Anthony Martial, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford.
Yet despite all that, we still expect United to prove too strong for Slaven Bilic’s side in distress.
West Brom have not won any of their first eight games, have been unable to find the net in their last four and appear destined to immediately return to the Championship.
Despite United’s injury problems, they still have Edinson Cavani to call and, in Bruno Fernandes, they have one of the most impressive players in the Premier League.
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Fernandes was at his best in United’s last game, scoring two goals and getting an assist in a 3-1 win over Everton.
Fernandes already has five goals and three assists to his name this term and is one of two players to have had more than 20 shots (20) and created more than 20 chances (20), along with Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (34 shots, 21 opportunities created).
So we think it’s worth taking 6/5 for the Portuguese playmaker to score at any time. If you’re feeling bold, Fernandes to score and assist is 4/17.
There is little value in a direct United win at home (1/3), but the 6/5 offered for a win to nil is worth assuming, given West Brom’s attacking difficulties.
You can get 18/5 for Fernandes to score at any time, United to win and keep a clean sheet.
Match odds
TalkSPORT’s best bets
- Fernandes Will Score Anytime – 6/5 (BET HERE)
- Man United win to nil – 6/5 (BET HERE)
- Man United will win either half, over 1.5 goals in the match and United will keep a clean sheet – 7/4 (BET HERE)
- Fernandes will score any minute, United will win and keep a clean sheet – 5/18 (BET HERE)
Liverpool vs Leicester – Sunday, 7:15 PM
This could be a historic day for Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp’s men look to extend their incredible unbeaten streak at Anfield in the Premier League to 64 games.
The Reds were 63 games undefeated under Bob Paisely between February 1978 and December 1980, and the current team will improve that if they get a result against Leicester.
Recent history between these two teams suggests it will be a formality: Liverpool are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League home games against Leicester (G7 D2).
But the champions are battling an injury crisis: Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah are all out, and the Foxes are flying right now.
Brendan Rodgers returns to Merseyside with his team at the top of the Premier League and in search of a fourth consecutive victory.
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Brendan Rodgers will look to get one on his Liverpool successor Jurgen Klopp this weekend
However, Leicester has its own injury problems and could also lack a number of key players, including Caglar Soyuncu, Ricardo Pereira and Wilfried Ndidi.
This one is hard to call and we are avoiding picking a winner, but one thing we are sure of is that there will be goals, and a lot of them.
These two teams love to attack and Liverpool have kept just a clean sheet in their last 13 Premier League matches, while the average number of goals scored in matches involving Klopp’s side this season is 4.3.
So over 2.5 goals in this match seems like a pretty safe bet at 4/7, but we’re being bold and take the offer of 7/5 for over 3.5.
Liverpool have conceded first in each of their last three Premier League home games and no other team has shipped more first-half goals than they have this season (11).
So Leicester scoring first in the first half at 21/10 also looks pretty good to us. We also like the 10/29 which is offered for both teams to score in the top 45.
Jamie Vardy has a good scoring record against Liverpool – he’s scored seven in 11 against them – and he might well be the man to make the breakthrough. You have 10/3 to score first and 23/20 to score at any time.
Without Salah, Diogo Jota will definitely start with Liverpool and the summer signing has scored in all three of his Premier League home games for the Reds so far.
No player in the club’s history has scored in each of their first four home games in the top flight, and he’s 6/4 to do so.
Match odds
TalkSPORT’s best bets
- Over 3.5 goals – 7/5 (BET HERE)
- Both teams to score in the first half – 29/10 (BET HERE)
- Vardy to score anytime – 23/20 (BET HERE)
- Leicester scores first in the first half – 23/20 (BET HERE)
- Both teams to score, more than 2.5 goals in the match and either team wins – 6/5 (BET HERE)
* All Ladbrokes odds and correct at time of publication
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