Premier League leaders Chelsea will look to continue their one hundred percent start to the season at West Ham United on Sunday afternoon.
Maurizio Sarri’s side continued their winning run on Thursday evening after edging past Greek side POAK in their opening Europa League fixture and did so without Eden Hazard who is expected to return.
The Hammers will be buoyed having secured their first league win of the season at Goodison Park last weekend while they took four points from their two meetings with the Blues last season.
You can bet on Manuel Pellegrini’s men to either draw or win the game at a price of 7/5.
100 percent
Like Chelsea, Liverpool have also started the season with six wins from six games in all competitions and are strongly fancied to extend that run as they welcome Southampton to Anfield on Saturday afternoon.
Having scored his third goal of the season in Monday evening’s 2-2 draw with Brighton and Hove Albion, Danny Ings will have to watch from the stands in a further boost to his parent club.
Champions Manchester City suffered a surprise defeat to Lyon in their Champions League opener and will look to bounce back as they travel to winless Cardiff City while Manchester United host Wolverhampton Wanderers looking a fourth straight victory.
Fourth place Watford can, if only temporarily move level on points with victory at Fulham in Saturday’s early kick-off.
The Cottagers have taken just a point from the last six available to them and will see this as an opportunity to kick start their campaign despite to Hornets’ form.
Goal rush
Only the top three have scored more goals than Bournemouth, and they could well end the weekend in the top four if they can pile more misery on bottom-of-the-table Burnley.
The Clarets have taken just one point from their opening five games, as have Newcastle United who face a tough trip to Selhurst Park.
Having lost three straight league games, Crystal Palace beat Huddersfield Town by a goal to nil last time out – a result which saw the Terriers drop into the bottom three.
David Wagner’s side travel to Leicester City on Saturday having won just one of their last fifteen league favourites – form that perhaps explains why they are joint favourites for the drop.
Frustration
Mauricio Pochettino has displayed his frustrations this week and has even said that he faces the sack after Tottenham Hotspur’s recent poor run.
After losing three consecutive games for the first time in over five-and-a-half years, the North London outfit travel to Brighton and Hove Albion, who are themselves go in to them match on the back of back-to-back 2-2 draws.
Finally, Spurs’ rivals Arsenal will look to continue their winning run at home to Everton, with that game rounding off the weekend’s action on Sunday afternoon.
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