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GOALS are back on the menu this weekend with the return of the Premier League.
We’ve got betting tips for you from four top-level matches, starting on the South Coast with the Seagulls hosting Man Utd and ending with a Monday Night Football giveaway between Liverpool and Arsenal.
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Brighton vs Man Utd, Saturday 12.30 pm
We’ll admit it, we didn’t see that result at Old Trafford last weekend.
Man Utd was absolutely unfortunate against Crystal Palace, starting their Premier League campaign with a sad 3-1 home loss.
Ole’s men were way out of step and perhaps a string of injuries combined with European involvement during the preseason was a bigger factor than we think.
Never mind though, the games are intense and fast this season, so there is an immediate chance to fix things in the league after getting back on track to victory in the Carabao Cup.
Sadly for the Red Devils, Brighton has started the new season looking great.
Graham Potter has invested superbly, especially flying winger Tariq Lamptey, and they were total value for a 3-0 win over Newcastle.
During the post-lockdown period, United reached the south coast and inflicted that marker on a side of Brighton that seemed lethargic and out of ideas.
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That will not be the case on Saturday and we do not advise you to put what it has cost you to win to the visitors who walk through the first three points of 2020/21.
Especially on 4/5. Are there probabilities? Not for us.
Chelsea was an unconvincing winner here on opening day and Brighton was on the scoreboard that day.
David De Gea has been relied on between clubs despite a surprising streak of form at some points this year.
He returns to Brighton to score on a very generous 1/2, which considering United’s current injury situation and defensive options is a steal.
Bruno Fernandes was the architect during that 3-0 win in late June, scoring twice after Mason Greenwood had put United in control.
While we are not backing the visitors to win on Saturday, we believe they will show a bit more urgency and verve than against Palace, and Fernandes unblocked the Gaviotas countless times in their last encounter.
As such, 10/21 in the Portuguese teacher to get an assist is a brilliant price.
Up front, fans unleashed still clamor for more firepower, but Anthony Martial appears to be the man likely to lead the line.
If Ole goes with the Frenchman, 7/4 on him score anytime and end a five-game goal drought for the club and the country is value.
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West Brom vs Chelsea, Saturday 5.30pm
Big Frank’s men were blue for the Reds, but this is a real chance to strike back in style.
Frank Lampard’s Chelsea was tactically suppressed against Liverpool and their plan to restrain the champions fell apart when Andreas Christensen was seen red just before half-time for a rugby tackle on Sadio Mane.
There was frustration among some fans that attacking talent on the show was not being allowed to run free, but we expect a backlash from the Hawthorns after Kai Havertz dismantled Barnsley midweek.
West Brom sits in last place early in the season and has conceded eight in its two games so far, including five at Everton.
Anyway, they played some decent things in that loss and Slaven Bilic’s side is a world away from the Baggies’ kick-and-rush tactics of yesteryear under Tony Pulis.
But if anything, that suggests another long afternoon awaits them as they take on a Chelsea side to make a point.
The Blues scored three times against Brighton even though their expensively assembled front line failed to do the business, so the defenders simply contributed.
We see goals in this one, and a lot of them.
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Chelsea were prolific on the road last season, ending the 2019/20 campaign with 16 of their 19 away games with three or more goals.
That was the highest percentage in the division by far and boots were filled against teams that finished in the bottom half, hitting more than three on their own beating Palace, Burnley, Southampton and Brighton.
Chelsea have 2/5 to win the game and we think they will, but that’s a measly price.
Instead, support them to score over 2.5 goals on their own in a much juicier 29/20.
That is a bet that he has won in his last two visits to this field.
We see West Brom getting a real shot at the Blues, who might still have Kepa in between the sticks if Edouard Mendy’s move isn’t finished.
If they do, back a Chelsea win with both teams to score a massive 2/1.
Timo Werner is still looking for his first competitive goals in a Blues jersey and seemed to be trying a little too hard against Liverpool.
In case Lampard’s men play to his strength, run to the balls overhead and find space in the area, then 5/2 he catches the first goal is a steal.
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Sheff Utd vs Leeds, Sunday lunchtime
A Sunday gift from Bramall Lane as these Yorkshire rivals meet in the first division for the first time since 1994.
Last season’s surprise package, the Blades haven’t had their new season off to the perfect start.
Back-to-back losses look bad on paper, but they were a goal threat even with ten men against Aston Villa and we don’t think many of you in South Yorkshire need to be too concerned at the moment.
Meanwhile, Leeds have started the season like a train, full of confidence and the murderous tactics of Marcelo Bielsa.
It seems like ‘we’re going to score one more than you’ is the mantra of the season, and it will be fascinating to see if they enter his shell like Norwich did when he racked up some losses.
Because in this league, that’s inevitable.
The Blades built their excellent 2019/20 season on poor defense, ending the campaign with a better defensive record than Chelsea, Leicester, Tottenham and Arsenal.
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They have yet to score after taking two blanks against Wolves and Villa, but we are confident that they will come off the mark against a backline of Leeds who have already conceded seven goals.
Bielsa’s offensive and enthusiastic attitude makes the Whites an exciting watch, but very open at the rear.
Support both teams to score a generous 4/5, but don’t expect another seven-goal thriller.
Wilder’s side is too crafty for that and they only conceded more than two or more at home on FOUR occasions.
We think this will be a very tight-knit thing, just like the bookmakers, with some real value available in the “win either half” markets.
You can get 10/11 at Sheffield United to do just that, and we’d recommend it as a play rather than the 90 minute result.
Rodrigo was the big-money signing for Leeds this summer, but the former Valencian has yet to cement his place in the first team.
Patrick Bamford, so often ridiculed for wasting Championship chances, has Bielsa’s confidence and has repaid him with two goals in two Prem matches.
You can get a hefty 12/5 on it, making it a three out of three, don’t miss out.
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Liverpool vs Arsenal, Monday 8:00 p.m.
A cookie under the lights is reserved in Merseyside as the reigning champions welcome the Gunners.
There has already been drama with this one as the start time was moved 15 minutes earlier to ensure fans could watch the game in the pub without going through the new 10pm curfew.
And judging by the way the first four games involving these teams have played out, fans will need a drink.
Liverpool are two out of two, but not without a scare against Leeds, although they hardly bothered when ten-man Chelsea were crushed to one side at Stamford Bridge.
Just a word for Thiago Alcantara too, who came off the bench in that win and looked like the Rolls Royce that he is.
At least one of these teams is missing its perfect start with Arsenal entering the game after victories over Fulham and West Ham.
You can only beat whatever comes your way, but this is the first big test for Mikel Arteta and his team this season.
And we’re not convinced they’re up to the task of ending Liverpool’s seemingly endless Anfield streak, despite that Community Shield win just a few weeks ago.
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Merseyside is not a happy hunting ground for the Gunners and they last won on this ground in 2012.
It’s seven fruitless visits in the Premier League, with Liverpool scoring three or more times in SIX of those encounters.
With Jurgen Klopp’s team looking impressive in front of goal again, this is how it is played here.
Liverpool are a tempting means of winning the game and we won’t stop you from backing that up, especially as the final leg in a weekend accumulated.
But much more tempting is the 5/4 with which you can get more than 3.5 goals.
The last one was a winner EIGHT times Arsenal have played here, including that crazy 5-5 draw in the Carabao Cup last season.
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We don’t expect Arteta to employ the same evasion tactics that Frank Lampard used last week, which blunted the Reds to Christensen’s red card.
And as such, Liverpool come back to the net often and early.
The Reds will score BOTH OF THEM the halves should be very good so don’t miss out on the 10/11 you can get right now.
Mo Salah looks like a man on a mission right now and he has started the season as his new haircut: edgy.
It’s priced fairly right at 5/6 to the net at any point and will be popular, but we’d rather see Sadio Mane score after his double against Chelsea.
The Senegalese will have plenty of chances and 23/20 is the value pick.
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