GAME WEEK 9 PREVIEWS AND PREDICTIONS
ARSENAL VS ASTON VILLA
The Gunners were able to snatch a point right at the death against Crystal Palace in their last game courtesy of Alexandre Lacazette. Villa have lost their last two games after their monumentous victory against Manchester United. Both sides will see this as a winnable game and therefore we could be in for a goal fest.
ONE TO WATCH: MARTIN ØDEGAARD PREDICTION: 2-1
CHELSEA VS NORWICH
Norwich have kept back to back clean sheets in their last two league games. Unfortunately that is most probably about to end on Saturday against a resilient Chelsea side who have shown that they can grind out results when they need to. They will still have to concentrate for this one because you can be most vulnerable when things are going well.
ONE TO WATCH: KAI HAVERTZ
PREDICTION: 3-0
CRYSTAL PALACE VS NEWCASTLE
Both sides were quite impressive in their last matches yet, not one of them won. Palace could not hang on for all 3 points against Arsenal but Patrick Vieira will be very pleased with his side’s performances thus far. The Magpies could not celebrate their takeover with a win, but as Steve Bruce has departed on Thursday there could be a big gun in the dugout for Newcastle on Saturday
ONE TO WATCH: CALLUM WILSON
PREDICTION: 2-2
EVERTON VS WATFORD
Everton fans will be disappointed after their 1-0 defeat to West Ham thanks to a goal from a corner. Watford were thumped by Liverpool at home in their last match. No one can blame Ranieri though, but now is the time for him to start sorting out all the problems that Watford have, because there is quite a few.
ONE TO WATCH: JOÃO PEDRO PREDICTION: 1-2
LEEDS VS WOLVES
After Leeds finally got their first win of the season against Watford they lost to Southampton who claimed their first 3 points of the season. Wolves are on a run of 3 straight wins. The last of those a magnificent come back in the Midlands Derby against Aston Villa. Wolves certainly don’t lack fighting spirit and that could get them over the line against Leeds.
ONE TO WATCH: ADAMA TRAORÉ
PREDICTION: 1-2
SOUTHAMPTON VS BURNLEY
The Saints finally got their first win of the season against Leeds in their last game. They will be hoping that, that will spark some life into their campaign. They will certainly fancy their chances against a Burnley side that are winless so far this season. They were far from poor against Man City though and it might be a sign of better things to come.
ONE TO WATCH: 2-0
PREDICTION: ARMANDO BROJA
BRIGHTON VS MANCHESTER CITY
Who would have thought at the start of the season that it would be fourth versus third when these two sides meet? Brighton have been very impressive thus far but 3 straight draws have seen them drop some points. City overcame a strong Burnley side that posed some threats in their last game. They followed that up with a 5-1 hammering of Brugge in the Champions League midweek.
ONE TO WATCH: RIYAD MAHREZ PREDICTION: 0-2
BRENTFORD VS LEICESTER
If not for Mendy’s heroics for Chelsea, Brentford might well have took all 3 points in their last game. Leicester finally showed up against United. What a game that was! Even though Leicester trailed they still fought back to win 4-2. Brendan Rodgers will be hoping that his side will continue to put the same type of performances in for the rest of their season, because they will surely be in the top 6 then come the end of the season.
ONE TO WATCH: IVAN TONEY
PREDICTION: 2-2
WEST HAM VS TOTTENHAM
Both sides were able to pick up 3 points in their last games against tricky opposition. The Hammers bounced back after disappointment against Brentford to steal all 3 points against Everton at Goodison Park. Spurs were able to successfully complete a comeback against Newcastle to spoil the celebrations after the Magpies became the richest club in world football
ONE TO WATCH: HARRY KANE
PREDICTION: 1-2
MANCHESTER UNITED VS LIVERPOOL
What a way to end off the weekend. A matchup between the 2 most successful clubs in the English game. United are winless in their last 3 league games. Defeat to Leicester last time out would certainly have put some pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Liverpool followed up their 5-0 demolishing of Watford with a hard fought 3-2 victory in Madrid against Atletico in their Champions League match.
ONE TO WATCH: ROBERTO FIRMINO
PREDICTION: 1-3
WHO SHOULD YOUR FANTASY CAPTAIN BE?
MO SALAH
After his world class display against Man City a couple of weeks ago everyone thought he has hit his peak… boy has he proved us all wrong. A sumptuous assist and a goal that Messi would be proud of against Watford was followed up with a brace against Atletico in midweek. Can he score for the tenth game in a row? You would be a brave man to bet against it.
FUN FACT
Only 3 players have scored 100+ Premier League goals without scoring a single penalty.
· Les Ferdinand(149)
· Emile Heskey(110)
· Sadio Mané(100 and still counting)
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