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Liverpool vs Spurs best bets and odds plus Premier League predictions

  /  autty

The Premier League is back for the title run-in with Manchester City and Liverpool set to slog it out until the finish and a race for the top four bubbling away just behind them.

City kick things off with a trip to Fulham early on Saturday while Jurgen Klopp's Reds host Tottenham in the game of the weekend on Sunday.

Elsewhere, one team could disappear through the trapdoor depending on results at the bottom, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will look to celebrate landing the Manchester United job by beating Watford at Old Trafford.

Here's our guide to the nine games across Saturday and Sunday. Kick-offs 3pm on Saturday unless stated.

Fulham v Man City -Saturday 12.30pm

The bookies' biggest mismatch of the weekend gets the Premier League back up and running and gives Manchester City the chance to reclaim pole position, for a day at least. They're no better than 1/6 to beat 22/1 shots Fulham and go back to the summit as Liverpool don't play until Sunday. There can't be many punters tempted by the 22s on offer as the hosts have lost 25 of their last 26 against the big six (the Man United players who drew 2-2 at Old Trafford in February 2014 are keeping very quiet right about now). The Cottagers have also let in two goals in each of their last 11 Premier League matches. As for the visitors, the league's highest scorers, some of their recent results have been un-City like (a couple of 1-0s and that comeback from two down at Swansea) but there was also the seven-goal thumping of Schalke. This is a chance for Pep Guardiola to put the foot down for the final few furlongs and one he should take. City are 2/1 minus three on the handicap.

Brighton v Southampton

The break was bad timing for Brighton as they went into international fortnight on the back of three wins - two in the league and a shootout victory over Millwall in the FA Cup. Only three of their last 12 in all competitions have been settled by more than the odd goal and a close encounter could be on the cards here. The draw (11/5) looks the best bet and with Saints throwing away more points from leading positions than any team in the league (20 this season and dropping five across their last three away games) have a look at the 16/1 (several firms) for Ralph Hasenhuttl's side to be ahead at the break and the game to end all square.

Burnley v Wolves

Burnley are in a dangerous position, 17th in the table, only two points better off than Cardiff having played a game more, and on a four-match losing run. The good news for them is that Wolves usually concede on the road - 11 games in a row now their net has rippled - but the bad news is Nuno's men aren't too bad at the other end and as a result have only lost one of their last 12 in all competitions. Raul Jimenez can take much of the credit - he scored for Mexico last weekend in a win over Chile having bagged four in his five games for Wolves leading into the break. He's 11/5 (several firms) at any time or 6/1 with bet365 for the opener. He's 3/1 in the score-win double.

Crystal Palace v Huddersfield

Here's one for the stats lovers. In seven top-flight meetings between these teams, the home side has never scored. Hope for Huddersfield? Palace's sloppy home record might give them some but, even at 15/2 and playing against such welcoming hosts, that price for an away win holds little appeal. The Terriers have been so bad, defeat could bring the curtain down on their Premier League adventure before the end of March - depending on other results. That would put them on a par with the dreadful Derby team of 2007-08, matching their record of sinking after 32 games. This one looks like Saturday's home banker and Palace are 4/9 for the points or 7/5 minus one goal on the handicap.

Leicester v Bournemouth

It's usually a tight affair between these two in the Premier League - five of the seven meetings have finished in a draw - and the Cherries will be doing well if they can get close to another one. Huddersfield, three weeks ago, remain the only team they've beaten in seven games since the end of January while Brendan Rodgers is eyeing a third win on the spin after recovering from losing on his dugout debut for Leicester. At a shade under evens Leicester are worth backing while they're 11/4 to take it by a one-goal margin and 12/5 to win with both teams scoring. An interesting one at the King Power is the 24/5 for there to be a sending off in the match. The Foxes have been handed a league-high five red cards while Bournemouth's opponents this season have had more than any other side's - six.

Man Utd v Watford

Sportsmail published the stats the showed how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has breathed life into Manchester United after Jose Mourinho's reign, and earned himself a crack at the job full-time. It surprised no-one that, since his December arrival, the former striker has them attacking more but the numbers at the back did raise a few eyebrows. Solskjaer's United are second only to Liverpool in goals conceded since he took charge, compared with 16th in the division in that chart under Mourinho. So, a clean sheet on Saturday then? They're 31/20 to win without conceding but take into account they've only kept two clean sheets in their last eight. And Solskjaer did describe Watford and Wolves as the 'best of the rest' outside the top six. Spot-on, Ole, they're in eighth and seventh place respectively. A United win is no better than 9/20 and worth sticking on any acca. United are 15/2 to win 2-1 and 11/1 to win 3-1.

West Ham v Everton - Saturday 5.30pm

Everton sent Chelsea back down to London with their tails between their legs last time out when an impressive win for Marco Silva's side helped them get over the disappointment of throwing away a two-goal lead to Newcastle in the game before. But when they head to the capital themselves, that's when things often take a downturn for the Toffees. They're winless in 10 visits, losing seven and drawing three since beating Crystal Palace in January 2017. They did score twice at St James' and three times at Cardiff on their previous road trip so are worth backing to score. But West Ham are unbeaten in six at home, making any score draw the pick here at 7/2. You can get 12/1 it finishes 2-2.

Cardiff v Chelsea - Sunday 2.05pm

Cardiff boosted their survival hopes with a much-needed win over West Ham last time out and could escape the bottom three with a win on Sunday. It's a big ask but stranger things have happened. They've lost 16 in a row against the big six and been hammered at home by Everton and Watford in recent weeks but they'll take heart from Chelsea's recent travel sickness. The Blues have lost four of five league games away from Stamford Bridge in 2019 and Neil Warnock's side, physical and organised, will fancy their chances of causing them problems. That 8/1 is surely worth a nibble.

Liverpool v Tottenham - Sunday 4.30pm

Spurs have been getting used to their new home ahead of its grand opening next midweek against Palace but before that they head to a venue that hasn't exactly been a happy hunting ground. Their last win at Anfield was in 2011, one of only two in the Premier League era, and they travel north with the second-worst points tally (seven) from matches between the big six this season - Man United have taken six. Liverpool have collected 13 from such matches and should be backed to win this one. They're 8/13 but the 5/2 they win with both teams scoring looks good as Liverpool have let in six in five home games this year - the same amount they conceded in their previous 17 on Merseyside.