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West Brom v Arsenal betting tips

  • 20:00 GMT on BT Sport 1
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West Brom were hammered 5-0 by Leeds in their last contest, a result that once again highlighted the size of the task for Sam Allardyce to keep the Baggies in the Premier League. They are still searching for their second league win of the season and that is unlikely to come here. However, they can keep it tight.

Despite Arsenal making it back-to-back victories with success against Brighton on Tuesday, their performances throughout the campaign have failed to inspire and that includes the first-half at The Amex. Granit Xhaka's effort from distance, which carried a rating of 0.06 xG on the Infogol charts, was their only effort across the opening 45 minutes.

West Brom didn't do much better against Leeds but there will be a desire for a reaction from Allardyce. It has been a theme throughout his managerial career and, despite their struggles at The Hawthorns last time out, it's worth going big and taking the 19/4 best price on the Baggies to be leading at the break.

Slow starts have been a theme throughout Arsenal's contests this season but those particularly away from home. In fact, they have failed to be leading at the break in a Premier League game since victory over Fulham on opening day (drawing in three and losing in four).

Of course, West Brom have been a poor side as well this season but Allardyce teams tend to react well in their next game after losing by big margins. Before the Leeds game, his last defeat of note was a 5-1 hammering by Arsenal when he was Everton manager, the next game was a 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace.

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West Brom v Arsenal best bets

Opta facts

  • West Brom are unbeaten in their last three Premier League home games against Arsenal (W2 D1), having only avoided defeat in three of their first nine against them at the Hawthorns in the competition (W1 D2 L6).
  • Arsenal have scored in all 24 of their Premier League meetings with West Brom, the best 100% scoring record by one side against an opponent in the competition’s history.
  • Arsenal have won just one of their last six Premier League away games against promoted sides (D2 L3), with that victory coming at Fulham on the opening day this season.
  • Arsenal have lost their opening league game in just two of the last 19 calendar years (W11 D6), losing 0-2 at Southampton in 2015 and 1-2 at Fulham in 2012.
  • Arsenal lost their last league game against a side in the relegation zone, losing 0-1 at home to Burnley – the Gunners have never lost consecutive Premier League games against a side starting the day in the drop zone before.

Tottenham v Leeds betting tips

  • 12:30 GMT on BT Sport 1
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Leeds continued to show why they are the most fun team to watch in the Premier League as they hammered West Brom 5-0 on Tuesday. It's the third time in their last four games that one side has scored at least five goals (two wins and a loss).

Only the Baggies (35) have conceded more goals than Leeds (30) in England's top-flight but Marcelo Bielsa's side currently sit on a goal difference of 0. Being 12 points above the drop zone after 16 games is exactly what they would have wanted and two wins over the Christmas period means that there is little to no pressure as they travel to take on Tottenham.

Leeds will play in their usual way, wanting to attack, and that should see them have a few opportunities to find the net. It should also mean plenty of corners for the visitors - only Aston Villa (99) have taken more than Leeds (98) in the Premier League this season.

Rather surprisingly, despite their good results in the opening third of the season, Jose Mourinho's Tottenham are 18th in the corner charts with a much lower figure of 63. With this in mind, it is very surprising to see Leeds as big as 9/4 with Sky Bet to win the corner battle in Saturday's early kick-off.

Three of Leeds' last four have seen the Whites take more corners, which includes the 6-2 defeat at Old Trafford. Despite the hosts having 11, Leeds took 13, while they also hit double figures in the trip to The Hawthorns in midweek.

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Tottenham v Leeds best bets

Opta facts

  • After a run of eight defeats in nine Premier League meetings (D1) with Leeds between November 1997 and November 2001, Spurs have won four of their last five against them in the top-flight (D1), with this their first such game since January 2004 (1-0).
  • This is the first meeting between Tottenham and Leeds in any competition since January 2013, when the Yorkshire side won an FA Cup tie 2-1 at Elland Road.
  • Tottenham lost their first league game of 2020 (0-1 vs Southampton), last losing their first league game in consecutive calendar years in 2008/2009. When starting the new year at home, Tottenham are unbeaten since 1997 (1-2 vs Man Utd), winning nine and drawing one since.
  • Leeds have won their first league game in just one of the last seven calendar years (D4 L2), beating Rotherham 3-0 in 2017.
  • Following their 5-0 thrashing of West Brom, Leeds have now won four of their eight away games this season, one more than they managed through their entire last Premier League campaign in 2003-04 (3).

Crystal Palace v Sheffield United betting tips

  • 15:00 GMT on Sky Sports Premier League
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Crystal Palace v Sheffield United best bets

Opta facts

  • Crystal Palace lost both Premier League meetings with Sheffield United last season – they’ve not lost three consecutive league games against the Blades since April 1973.
  • Crystal Palace were one of just two sides Sheffield United won home and away against in the Premier League last season (along with Norwich), and were also one of two teams the Blades kept two clean sheets against (also Aston Villa).
  • Sheffield United lost their first league game of 2020, going down 0-2 at Liverpool. They’ve not lost their first league game in consecutive calendar years since doing so in 2011 and 2012.
  • When playing their first league game of a calendar year at home, Crystal Palace have won just one of their last six such matches (D2 L3), beating Wolves 3-1 in 2013.
  • Sheffield United have won just 8% of their Premier League games in London, winning two of their 25 visits (D8 L15). Indeed, of all teams to have played at least 20 Premier League away games in the capital, only Derby have a lower win rate (2.6%).

Brighton v Wolves betting tips

  • 17:30 GMT on Sky Sports Premier League
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Brighton v Wolves best bets

Opta facts

  • In their top-flight history, Brighton have played more games against Wolves without ever losing than they have any other opponents (10 – W7 D3). The Seagulls have kept eight clean sheets in these 10 matches, shipping just three goals in total.
  • Wolves have won just two of their 16 away league games against Brighton (D6 L8), picking up 1-0 victories in the Championship in September 2004 and January 2016.
  • Brighton have lost their first league game in just one of the last 11 calendar years (W6 D4), though that was a home loss to Wolves in the Championship in 2016. The Seagulls have drawn each of their three such games in the Premier League.
  • In the top-flight, Wolves have failed to win their first league game of a calendar year in their last eight attempts (D1 L7) since a 3-0 win against Middlesbrough in 1981. Wolves have conceded exactly two goals in each of these eight matches.
  • Brighton have never won a Premier League game kicking off at 5.30pm, with the Seagulls losing their first four such games and drawing the most recent five.

Odds correct at 1300 GMT (30/12/20)

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