The opening week from the Premier League was excellent, engrossing and full of drama. Goals flowed and key players made their respective debut appearances, so let’s look ahead to the upcoming weekend of action. A London-derby always wets the appetite as West Ham welcomes Maurizio Pochettino’s Chelsea, whilst Manchester City fresh from winning their first Super Cup take on Eddie Howe’s impressive Newcastle.
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TOTTENHAM V MAN UNITED
The first game of the season is always a tough one and for Spurs it was a mixed bag, Maddison got two assists but the defensive shape lacked conviction for Ange Postecoglou. It was unfortunate that Christian Romero had to be taken off after a scare that he might be suffering from a concussion after a clash of heads and getting on the end of a fizzed-in cross to give his team the lead.
Manchester United found it tough against Wolves, difficult to control the midfield. The decision-making on the day was not the best as they had various overload chances during the game where a better pass could’ve been chosen, yielding a higher quality chance. The incident late on in the game overshadowed a great performance from Andre Onana, who claimed the man of the match award.
It’s always interesting when two teams such as Spurs and United come up against each other this early in the season. A win for either team could position them brilliantly giving them a great boost in confidence. Manchester United are the favourites here as they come up at 2.35, whilst a draw is valued at 3.85 and a Tottenham Hotspurs win at 2.90.
MANCHESTER CITY V NEWCASTLE
A seemingly comfortable result of 3-0 against Burnley got the reigning treble winners off and running in the new season. Erling Haaland up to his usual scoring self after having a subdued performance in the Community Shield. After just a couple of minutes, Kevin de Bruyne was taken off after suffering yet another injury to his hamstring, same one that he suffered in the Champions League final. City also played a mid-week game against Sevilla which brought about another trophy, the Super Cup, to the ever-growing collection under Pep Guardiola. The Spaniard has commented on the less-than-ideal scheduling from the Premier League, giving them a game on a Saturday again.
Newcastle United come into this game after beating Aston Villa 5-1 and showcasing great finishing and pressing to put the opposition under pressure. It will be a great watch as both teams look to get on the front foot with Newcastle having the slight edge as they had a whole week to recover. Alexander Isak has been brilliant for them, and debutant Sandro Tonali looked at ease and comfortable in the new stripes. Alexander Isak is priced at 3.30 to score anytime during the game.
Another win for Manchester City is priced at 1.67, with a surprise win for Newcastle coming in at 5.05, whilst both teams sharing points at 4.20.
WEST HAM V CHELSEA
Chelsea managed to limit Liverpool to just one shot on goal which brought the only goal of the game for the away side. A very important factor in the game is that Chelsea showed character and fought back, something that we did not see much of last season. Maurizio Pochettino was happy with the progress that the team has made in previous weeks and looks forward to integrating the new signings to the team that will help him and the club bounce back and compete at the top of the premier league once again.
West Ham opened their account in the new season with a draw against Bournemouth, where they scored and wanted to sit back and absorb as much as they could. New signing from Ajax, Alvarez, is still not ready to take part in his Premier League debut, and manager David Moyes is looking forward to new signings until the end of the month. The team are still looking to reinforce the midfield, especially after Declan Rice left earlier this summer.
We can only see one winner in this contest, Chelsea are the favourites at 1.90, whilst West Ham come in at 4.20, and a draw is priced at 3.75. A Chelsea win and over 2.50 goals to be scored is valued at 2.85.
ASTON VILLA V EVERTON
The Toffees started off their campaign at home with a defeat against Fulham. Everton created a lot of high quality chances but could not convert to a goal, there was some controversy about a ruled-out goal, which was deemed a foul on keeper Leno, which conditioned the game. Sean Dyche was happy with his strikers and applauded their efforts to be in the right place, they just need to fine tune their finishing going forward.
Aston Villa were outplayed against Newcastle, a fair point to note out is that Buendia will be out for up to eight months due to a knee injury. Tyrone Mings has also been taken off injured with a suspected ACL injury, so the harmony in the dressing room might be affected by the number of injuries sustained to key personnel. Zaniolo is a player that is on the radar for Unai Emery as he tries to offset these early troubles.
After the damaging defeat against Newcastle, Aston Villa are priced at 1.70 to win, whilst a draw comes in at 4.00 and an Everton win valued at 5.10.
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