Premier League tips: Betting previews, Super 6 predictions & best bets for Saturday's action including Jose Mourinho's Tottenham and Man City v Chelsea

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Manchester City v Chelsea (Paul Higham)

  • 1730 GMT kick-off on Sky Sports Premier League

It's the big one of the weekend and about as intriguing as big games get as Manchester City go into the game in unfamiliar circumstances, coming off a bad defeat and sitting in fourth in the table - looking up at Chelsea a point above them.

City's defence was a shambles at Anfield and, as good as they are going forward, if they're that bad against Frank Lampard's flying Blues then they'll have their hands full again. Chelsea have won six on the spin in the league and are the top scorers on the road - while nobody has scored more at home than City.

Everywhere you look there are goals - amazingly Chelsea's away games average five goals per match this season, and with Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount and Christian Pulisic all looking dangerous they'll fancy their chances up at the Etihad.

City always seem to score though, and Pep Guardiola normally gets a response out of his side after a loss, although he's had a little too much practice of that this season already. It's tough to call, and 5/1 on a Chelsea win looks huge given the run they're on, but preference always has to go to City at home - probably even more so when they've a point to prove.

So while we're not quite confident enough to predict a Chelsea win, there's at least a goal here for them, maybe more, and with City coming flying out of the traps, that goal could well come on the break early, in what we're anticipating to be a breathless first 45 minutes.

Prediction: Manchester City 3-1 Chelsea

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Key stats

  • Manchester City have won five of their last eight Premier League meetings with Chelsea (L3), as many as they had in their previous 21 against them in the competition (W5 D4 L12).
  • Chelsea have lost three of their last four Premier League away games against Man City (W1), including suffering their biggest ever defeat in the competition in this exact fixture last season (0-6).
  • This is just the fifth time in the last nine seasons that Manchester City are facing Chelsea in a Premier League game while below them in the table – the Citizens haven’t won any of the previous four in that time (D2 L2).
  • Manchester City (19) are the highest home goalscorers in the Premier League this season, while Chelsea (18) have scored more on the road than any other side. The Blues have scored at least twice in their last five away league games, last having a longer such run in December 2008 (7).
  • In his entire managerial career, only against Liverpool (5) has Man City boss Pep Guardiola lost more games in all competitions than he has against Chelsea (4).

The Tactics: Man City v Chelsea

Alex Keble looks at how the tactical battle between Frank Lampard and Pep Guardiola will be played out in Manchester City's clash with Chelsea. Click the image below to find out more

Alex Keble talks through the tactics ahead of Man City v Chelsea in the Premier League

West Ham v Tottenham (George Pitts)

  • 1230 GMT kick-off on BT Sport

Best bet:

Key stats

  • Of all Premier League managers to have taken charge of 50+ games in the competition, Jose Mourinho has the fifth best points per game ratio (2.10). This is better than the manager he’s replaced; Mauricio Pochettino (1.79).
  • His first opponents as Tottenham Hotspur boss will be West Ham United on Saturday 23rd November. He’s defeated them 11 times in all competitions and he’s only defeated Liverpool (12) and Spurs (13) more often as a manager.
  • In the Premier League alone, he’s defeated West Ham United nine times as a manager – only against Everton (10 wins) has he won more often in the competition as a boss.
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Arsenal v Southampton (George Pitts)

: Arsenal 3-1 Southampton

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Key stats

  • Southampton have played more Premier League away games against Arsenal without winning than any side has against another in the competition’s history (20 – W0 D5 L15).
  • Arsenal have won their last 35 of their last 36 home Premier League games against sides starting the day in the relegation zone, including the last 32 in a row (D1). Their last such defeat came against West Ham in April 2007.
  • No side has scored fewer first-half goals in the Premier League this season than Southampton (3), while only Norwich (16) have conceded more in the opening 45 minutes of games than Saints (15).

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Bournemouth v Wolves (George Pitts)

: AFC Bournemouth 1-2 Wolves

Best bet:

Key stats

  • Bournemouth have scored a league-high 67% of their Premier League goals this season in the first half of games (10/15), while Wolves have netted the highest share after half-time in the division (81% - 13/16).
  • Only Liverpool (21) are on a longer current run of scoring in consecutive Premier League games than Wolves (11), with this the Midlands side’s longest such run in the top-flight since October 1972 (17).

Brighton v Leicester (George Pitts)

: Brighton 1-2 Leicester

Best bet:

Key stats

  • Leicester have won six of their last seven Premier League games (L1), winning the last four by an aggregate score of 15-1 and keeping a clean sheet in their last three. The Foxes have won five Premier League games in a row twice before, in April 2016 and April 2017.
  • Leicester have conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League this season (8), while only Manchester City (35) have netted more than the Foxes (29).
  • This is the first time Leicester are playing a Premier League game when starting the day in the top two of the table since the final game of their 2015-16 title winning season (1-1 vs Chelsea). Brighton have lost seven of their eight Premier League games against sides in the top two, including the last six in a row since a 1-0 win over Man Utd in May 2018.
  • Since the start of last season, Leicester’s James Maddison has scored more Premier League goals from outside the box than any other player in the competition (7), including three of his four strikes this term.

Crystal Palace v Liverpool (Paul Higham)

: Crystal Palace 0-2 Liverpool

Best bet:

Key stats

  • Crystal Palace have lost six of their last seven Premier League meetings with Liverpool (W1), including each of the last four in a row. They’d won the previous three in a row before this run.
  • Liverpool are unbeaten in 29 Premier League games (W24 D5) – only four times in the competition’s history has a side had a longer unbeaten run in the competition: Arsenal (49, May 2003-Oct 2004), Chelsea (40, Oct 2004-Oct 2005), Arsenal (30, Dec 2001-Oct 2002) and Man City (30, Apr 2017-Jan 2018).
  • Liverpool have had more different goalscorers than any other side in the Premier League this season (13), while Crystal Palace have had the fewest (4). Indeed, Liverpool have used just 18 different outfield players this season, meaning 72% of them have found the net for the Reds this season, another league-high (21% for Crystal Palace, also a league-low).
  • Liverpool’s Sadio Mané has scored seven goals in nine Premier League games against Crystal Palace, more than he has vs any other side.

Everton v Norwich (Paul Higham)

: Everton 2-0 Norwich

Best bet:

Key stats

  • After winning their first two Premier League away games against Everton in January and September 1993, Norwich are winless in their last six top-flight visits to Goodison Park (D2 L4).
  • Norwich have kept a joint league-low one Premier League clean sheet this season, conceding at least twice in 10 of their 12 games. The Canaries have also failed to score in a joint league-high six Premier League matches this season.
  • Norwich have lost 18 of their past 21 Premier League away games, picking up just seven points from 63 available (W2 D1 L18).
  • Everton have conceded more goals from set piece situations than any other Premier League side this season (8, excluding penalties), with those goals accounting for a league-high 44% of their total goals conceded (8/18).

Watford v Burnley (Paul Higham)

: Watford 0-1 Burnley

Best bet:

Key stats

  • Watford remained unbeaten in both Premier League meetings with Burnley last season (W1 D1), having lost three of their first four against the Clarets in the competition (W1).
  • Burnley have lost just one of their last five away league games against Watford, though three of those have ended level (W1).
  • Watford are winless in their last 10 Premier League home games (D4 L6) – they’ve never gone 11 consecutive home games without a victory in their league history.
  • No side has used fewer different players in the Premier League this season than Burnley (18), while only Sheffield United (9) have made fewer changes to their starting XIs this season than the Clarets (10).

Odds correct as of 2200 GMT on 21/11/19

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