Premier League tips: Betting previews, Super 6 predictions & best bets for Boxing Day action, including Leicester v Liverpool

For details of advised bookmakers and each-way terms, visit our transparent tipping record

*Click links to add selections to betslip*

Leicester v Liverpool (Paul Higham)

  • 2000 GMT kick-off on Amazon Prime Video

Best bet:

Key stats

  • Leicester have lost four of their last five Premier League meetings with Liverpool (D1) since winning 3-1 in February 2017.
  • Liverpool have won their last two Premier League away games against Leicester – they’ve never won three consecutive away matches against them in top-flight history.
  • Liverpool have won 29 Premier League games in 2019 – only once in their history have the Reds won more top-flight games in a single calendar year (33 in 1982).
  • At the start of the day, Liverpool are 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League table. In English top-flight history, the only side to be 10+ points clear at Christmas and not win the title were Newcastle United in 1995-96.

Tottenham v Brighton (George Pitts)

  • 1230 GMT kick-off on Amazon Prime Video

Best bet:

Key stats

  • Tottenham are unbeaten in their last 13 top-flight Boxing Day games (W10 D3) since losing 0-2 at Portsmouth in 2003. Their last such home defeat was back in 1991 against Nottingham Forest (1-2).
  • Tottenham’s defeat to Chelsea last time out ended a run six Premier League home games without defeat (W4 D2) – they haven’t lost consecutive home games in the competition since January.
  • Brighton have won just five points from their last 21 available in the Premier League (W1 D2 L4), with four of those points being won in London (2-1 vs Arsenal, 1-1 vs Crystal Palace).
  • Tottenham striker Harry Kane has scored seven goals in just four Premier League games on Boxing Day. In the history of the competition, only Robbie Fowler (9), Alan Shearer (8) and Robbie Keane (8) have scored more on 26th December.
  • Tottenham boss José Mourinho has never lost in seven Premier League games on Boxing Day (W5 D2), managing more games without defeat on the day than any other manager in the competition.

Aston Villa v Norwich (George Pitts)

  • 1500 GMT kick-off on Amazon Prime Video

Best bet:

Key stats

  • Aston Villa have conceded as many goals in their last two Premier League home games (7) as they had in their previous seven at Villa Park this season.
  • After winning five consecutive Premier League games in which they scored the first goal, Norwich have dropped points on each of the last four occasions they’ve opened the scoring in the competition (D2 L2).
  • Aston Villa have won only once in their last nine Premier League matches (W1 D1 L7), losing each of the last four in a row. Villa boss Dean Smith has never lost five consecutive league games in his managerial career.
  • Norwich’s Todd Cantwell has seven goal involvements in 18 Premier League games this season (5 goals, 2 assists) – more than double the amount he registered in 24 Championship appearances last term (1 goal, 2 assists).

Bournemouth v Arsenal (George Pitts)

  • 1500 GMT kick-off on Amazon Prime Video
Mikel Arteta watching on from the stands at Everton

Mikel Arteta took charge of his first Arsenal training session on Monday, so it is a short space of time to expect an impact but the new manager bounce does not take long to kick in.

The Spaniard spoke very well in his press conference unveiling last week and he can change the mentality of this team slightly and give them a much-needed boost.

Bournemouth - who have now lost six of their last seven - are gravitating towards the drop zone and it is difficult to know what kind of performance to expect from them, but the feeling here is Arsenal will at least start well (for once).

They have led at the break on just four occasions this season, while the Cherries have trailed at the interval in a third of their games, and the 13/8 price on the visitors to be ahead is tempting.

Arteta will probably return Alexandre Lacazette to the side alongside Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and with all Bournemouth's injury problems the Gunners can certainly capitalise.

Prediction: Bournemouth 1-2 Arsenal

Best bet:

Key stats

  • Arsenal have won seven of their nine Premier League meetings with Bournemouth (D1 L1), never failing to score against the Cherries.
  • Bournemouth are winless in all four of their Premier League Boxing Day games (D2 L2), with all of these matches coming against London sides. They’ve drawn both such games at home (0-0 with Crystal Palace, 3-3 with West Ham).
  • Bournemouth have lost six of their last seven Premier League games, with the exception being a 1-0 win at Chelsea in that run. At home, the Cherries are looking to avoid losing four consecutive league games for the first time since September 2011.
  • Arsenal drew 0-0 at Everton in their last away league game – they’ve not kept back-to-back clean sheets on the road in the Premier League since February 2016, the second game of which was a 2-0 win at Bournemouth and followed a goalless draw.
  • Arsenal will be starting a top-flight Boxing Day game in the bottom half of the table for the first time since 1983-84 (12th), when they won 4-2 against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.
  • Bournemouth have had just two shots on target in their last 273 minutes of Premier League football and have failed to land a single shot on target in two of their last three matches.
  • Mikel Arteta will take charge of his first game as Arsenal manager in this match. At 37y 275d on the day of the game, he’s the youngest person to take charge of the Gunners since Terry Neill in 1976 (34y 105d in his first game).

Chelsea v Southampton (George Pitts)

  • 1500 GMT kick-off on Amazon Prime Video

Best bet:

Key stats

) and they could be boosted by the return of Lukasz Fabianski.

The Hammers boss has hinted at the Polish goalkeeper potentially being passed fit for the clash and he has been sorely missed - they lost just one of their first seven games of the season with him between the sticks. Without him, they have lost seven of 11.

His presence will shore up the back line a little and Palace, who lost at Newcastle on Saturday, have a number of injuries to deal with including Gary Cahill and Scott Dann, so James Tomkins and Mamadou Sakho look set to form a partnership at the back.

That is not too convincing and Palace's home form has been indifferent, with three wins, three draws and three defeats, so a West Ham win would be no surprise. With Palace being the second-lowest scorers in the division, an away win-to-nil looks excellent value.

Prediction: Palace 0-1 West Ham

Best bet:

Key stats

Best bet:

Key stats

  • None of the 11 Premier League meetings between Everton and Burnley have finished level, with Everton winning six to Burnley’s five.
  • Burnley have won five of their 11 Premier League meetings with Everton – no side have they beaten more in the competition.
  • Burnley have won just one of their last 15 away league games played on Boxing Day (D4 L10), with that victory coming at Barnsley in the Championship in 2010 (2-1).
  • Following their goalless draw with Arsenal last time out, Everton are looking to record back-to-back clean sheets in the Premier League for the first time since their opening two games this season.

Sheffield United v Watford (Paul Higham)

  • 1500 GMT kick-off on Amazon Prime Video

Best bet:

Key stats

  • Watford are unbeaten in their last four league meetings with Sheffield United (W3 D1), keeping a clean sheet each time. Only against Stoke (6 between 2005-2015) and Brighton (5 between 1968-1973) have they recorded more successive shutouts in league football.
  • Watford are winless in their last seven Boxing Day away games (D3 L4), with the Hornets failing to score in six of these. However, only one of their last 12 Boxing Day games has been away from home (2-2 vs Chelsea in 2015).
  • Sheffield United haven’t won four consecutive Premier League matches since August 1993, winning the final three games in 1992/93 and on the opening day of the 1993/94 season.
  • Since the start of the 2016/17 season, Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has won 83 matches in the top four tiers of English league football – 11 more than any other English manager (Paul Tisdale and Paul Cook on 72).

Man United v Newcastle (Paul Higham)

  • 1730 GMT kick-off on Amazon Prime Video

Best bet:

Key stats

  • Manchester United have lost just one of their last 34 top-flight home meetings with Newcastle United (W24 D9), going down 0-1 in December 2013 under David Moyes.
  • Newcastle United won the reverse fixture against Manchester United 1-0 in October – they’ve not done the double over the Red Devils in the top-flight since the 1930-31 campaign.
  • Manchester United haven’t lost a home league game on Boxing Day since 1978 (0-3 vs Liverpool), winning 15 and drawing three such games at Old Trafford since.
  • Manchester United have won just one of their last 17 Premier League matches when they’ve enjoyed more possession than their opponents (W1 D8 L8), a 3-1 win at Norwich City in October.

Odds correct as of 1545 GMT on 23/12/19

Follow Sporting Life on social media - find us on or tweet

Related football links

Responsible gambling

We are committed in our support of responsible gambling. Recommended bets are advised to over-18s and we strongly encourage readers to wager only what they can afford to lose.

Sky Bet's responsible gambling tools are detailed and if you are concerned about your gambling, please call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, or visit .