Saturday football tips: City can close in on Premier prize with win at Palace

Manchester City took a big step towards their first Champions League final with a 2-1 first-leg win over Paris St-Germain on Wednesday and a victory at Crystal Palace would take them to the brink of sealing the Premier League title.

Brighton host Leeds at 3pm hoping for a win that would dent Fulham's slender chances of survival before the Cottagers make the short trip to top-four hopefuls Chelsea.

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Charlton to beat Accrington

Crewe to beat Bristol Rovers

Bolton to beat Exeter

Bradford to beat Scunthorpe

Playoff-chasing Charlton are going well in League One, whose bottom club Bristol Rovers look set for a fifth defeat in six home games. Bolton can maintain their League Two promotion push and Bradford should see off Scunthorpe, who have lost their last five games, conceding 16 goals. The fourfold pays over 18-1 with Hills.

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Crystal Palace v Manchester City

BT Sport 1, 12.30pm Saturday

Palace are unlikely to roll over against the runaway leaders but Manchester City, whose last 11 games have all featured under 3.5 goals, have the class to claim a hard-fought victory.

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Best bet
Manchester City to win & under 3.5 goals

Brighton v Leeds

Amazon Prime Video, 3pm Saturday

Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa believes 17th-placed Brighton are in a false position in the table but the Seagulls have won only two of their last 20 home league games and may have to settle for a point.

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Best bet
Leeds

Chelsea v Fulham

Sky Sports Main Event & Premier League, 5.30pm Saturday

Chelsea's defensive record since Thomas Tuchel's arrival has been excellent and they can grind out a derby win over Fulham, who have scored only 25 goals in 33 Premier League games this season.

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Best bet
Chelsea to win & under 3.5 goals

Everton v Aston Villa

BT Sport 1, 8pm Saturday

Everton must finish the season strongly if they are to qualify for the Europa League but they have kept only one clean sheet in their last nine games at Goodison Park so Villa can expect goalscoring chances of their own.

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Best bet
Over 2.5 goals

Bet of the day

Port Vale to beat Grimsby 3pm

Port Vale have won eight and drawn one of their last nine League Two matches and they are unlikely to show any mercy to hosts Grimsby, whose relegation from the Football League was sealed on Tuesday.

Player shots bet of the day

Everton v Aston Villa BT Sport 1, 8pm Saturday

Everton's defence is far from secure at Goodison Park and Anwar El Ghazi should get some scoring opportunities. Villa's penalty-taker is 13-10 with Paddy Power to have at least two shots on target, which he managed against West Brom last weekend and in recent away games at Newcastle and Leeds.

Best bet
Anwar El Ghazi to have two or more shots on target