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4 to score: Four first-goalscorer bets for this weekend's Premier League matches

We select the players that could bag you a betting profit

Roberto Firmino has an excellent goalscoring record against Arsenal
Roberto Firmino has an excellent goalscoring record against ArsenalCredit: Catherine Ivill

Watford v West Ham United
Gerard Deulofeu

Watford are yet to get on the scoresheet in the Premier League this season but punters should look at their tricky Spaniard Gerard Deulofeu to break the deadlock against West Ham.

He topped their scoring charts in all competitions last term with 12 goals and drew first blood in assignments with Huddersfield and Cardiff in the second half of last season.

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Liverpool v Arsenal
Roberto Firmino

There are a wealth of first-goalscorer selections in this typically high-octane fixture but recent history suggests Roberto Firmino could be the pick of the bunch.

The Brazilian forward has scored eight goals in his last seven matches against the Gunners and bagged a hat-trick in last season's corresponding fixture, which Liverpool won 5-1.

Arsenal's defensive frailties have been exposed in this fixture in recent campaigns, losing 5-1, 4-0 and 3-1 in their last three trips to Anfield, and that tips the balance in favour of a Liverpool player.

Bournemouth v Manchester City
Raheem Sterling

Raheem Sterling seemingly cannot be stopped. After a rip-roaring hat-trick in City's 5-0 win over West Ham, he opened the scoring against Tottenham last week and looks a better player with Kevin De Bruyne back in the team.

Bournemouth wing-backs Adam Smith, Charlie Daniels and Diego Rico are all attacking by nature and any space left behind should be exploited by Sterling, who has scored in five of his last six games against the Cherries.

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United
Heung-Min Son

Heung-Min Son is expected to come back into the Tottenham team after suspension this weekend and he can mark his return with the opening goal against the Magpies.

The South Korean bagged the winner in the corresponding fixture last season and only Harry Kane (17) beat his 12 league goals for Tottenham in 2018-19.


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