This week sees another round of Premier League fixtures and after the disappointment of ‘Red Monday’ which saw a dour 0-0 encounter between Liverpool and Man United, hopefully there should be some more entertaining games ahead.
Chelsea play host to Manchester United in the biggest game of the weekend, but the most entertaining match could take place earlier in the day as Manchester City welcome Southampton to the Etihad. Both of those matches feature in our BTTS tips for this week, read on to find out who else makes the cut.
Saturday 22nd October 2016
- Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur (3/4 with Bet365) – Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth side certainly know where the back of the net is and they have been in impressive form in front of their own fans. We can’t see them coring six like they did against Hull last weekend, but both teams to score in this clash looks a handy bet.
- Leicester City v Crystal Palace (8/11 with Ladbrokes) – Leicester City haven’t been at the races so far this season, but we fancy the Champions to get a result in this clash against Crystal Palace. The visitors have been in decent nick lately but defensively they always look as though they might well concede.
- Swansea City v Watford (3/4 with Bet365) – Swansea were unlucky last weekend as they lost 3-2 to Arsenal in Bob Bradley’s first game in charge of the Swans. Scoring hasn’t been a problem this season for Swansea, it’s just the defensive side of the game that’s let them down and we can’t see them keeping an in-form Watford side out.
- Hull City v Stoke City (4/5 with Betfair) – Stoke City will be looking forward to this match given that Hull have been shocking at the back lately and the Potters will be hoping to boost their goal difference this weekend. However, Mark Hughes’ side will have to be alert as Hull have scored in three quarters of their league matches so far.
- West Ham v Sunderland (4/5 with Bet365) – Sunderland have been poor this season and they are rooted to the foot of the division, however, they will still fancy their chances of giving West Ham a game. That’s because the Hammers have been awful at home this season and we think both keepers will have to be alert in this clash.
Sunday 23rd October 2016
- Manchester City v Southampton (8/11 with Ladbrokes) – Southampton have been on a good run of form recently which has seen them move into the top half of the league and they will be bang up for this clash. Manchester City have the ability to score against anyone, but in Charlie Austin, the Saints have a genuine goalscorer up top.
- Chelsea v Manchester United (8/11 with Coral) – The glamour match of the weekend sees Manchester United and Chelsea meet in west London and we think there could be plenty of goals. The home side have scored five goals in their last two league matches and whilst they have managed to keep clean sheets, we can’t see them keeping United out on Sunday.