Premier League insights: stats and best bets for the weekend games

Chelsea v Tottenham

BT Sport 1, 12.30pm Saturday

Best bet

Chelsea

Key stats

1. Chelsea have lost just one of their last 33 home showdowns with Spurs
2. Tottenham have kept one clean sheet in their last 24 away games at top-flight opponents
3. Chelsea have lost all five of their home Premier League games in which they have conceded the first goal

Burnley v Bournemouth

3pm Saturday

Best bet

Burnley

Key stats

1. Burnley’s 0-0 draw against Arsenal snapped a 19-game home league run without a draw
2. Bournemouth are on a run of four straight away league losses
3. The Cherries haven’t kept a clean sheet against Burnley in their last 12 meetings

Crystal Palace v Newcastle

3pm Saturday

Best bet

Under 2.5 goals

Key stats

1. Crystal Palace are without a win in their last eight matches
2. Newcastle average just 3.5 corners per game, nearly one fewer than the next worst side
3. Crystal Palace have not scored a first-half goal from open play in any of their 13 league matches at Selhurst Park

Sheffield United v Brighton

3pm Saturday

Best bet

Sheffield United

Key stats

1. Sheffield United have been involved in a league-high eight 1-0 scorelines this season
2. Brighton are without a win in six Premier League matches
3. Only Liverpool have kept more clean sheets than United this term

Southampton v Aston Villa

3pm Saturday

Best bet

Both teams to score

Key stats

1. Southampton boast this season’s lowest home points haul with 11
2. Both teams have scored in the last six showdowns between the clubs
3. Villa have shipped 50 goals this season, the most in the division

Leicester v Manchester City

Sky Sports Premier League, 5.30pm Saturday

Best bet

Manchester City

Key stats

1. Leicester have not kept a clean sheet in their last ten encounters against Man City
2. Only six of Manchester City’s 26 league games have produced under 2.5 goals
3. Man City are the division’s top away scorers with 34 road goals

Manchester Utd v Watford

2pm Sunday

Best bet

One or both teams not to score

Key stats

1. United have failed to score in each of their last two home Premier League games
2. Watford have not hit the net in 11 of their 26 league matches
3. Manchester United have won their last eight home fixtures against the Hornets

Wolves v Norwich

2pm Sunday

Best bet

Draw-Wolves double result

Key stats

1. A massive 74 per cent of Wolves’ goals have been scored in the second half of games
2. Norwich concede a top-flight leading 7.3 corners per game
3. Seventy-one per cent of Norwich’s goals have been scored by either Teemu Pukki or Todd Cantwell

Arsenal v Everton

Sky Sports Premier League, 4.30pm Sunday

Best bet

Over 0.5 Everton first-half goals

Key stats

1. Of Alexandre Lacazette’s 33 Premier League goals, 26 have been scored in home games, including each of his last nine
2. Everton have scored seven times in the first halves of their last five matches
3. Nine Arsenal matches this term have produced exactly four goals

Liverpool v West Ham

Sky Sports Premier League, 8pm Monday

Best bet

Liverpool & over 2.5 goals

Key stats

1. Liverpool have smashed four goals past West Ham in four of their last six meetings
2. The Hammers are without a win in seven matches
3. Jurgen Klopp’s men are on a run of 17 straight top-flight wins, one shy of Manchester City’s record

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