Manchester United to beat Everton 2-0 and Marcus Rashford to score anytime (18/1)
THERE ARE SOME go-to bets that many will place ahead of United’s clash with Everton. Some will look at Romelu Lukaku’s form and be seduced.
But, since moving to Goodison Park, the Belgian hasn’t netted against United. They know how to stop him.
In contrast, Rashford is still an unknown quantity and fresh from scoring the winner in the derby, he’ll be keen to keep the momentum up.
Theere’s a bit of a risk in terms of the scoreline seeing as though United haven’t hit more than a goal in a game since the 3-2 win over Arsenal.
Still, we’re confident United can hold firm at the back and do enough in attack.
Bournemouth to score but lose 2-1 to Manchester City (15/2)
Manchester City thumped five past the Cherries last October, a fortnight after putting six past Newcastle.
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But it’s all different these days. Sometimes, you can get a false reading – like the 4-0 victory over Aston Villa. But ever since it was announced that Manuel Pellegrini would be replaced by Pep Guardiola next season, it’s been a dismal run for City.
They have enough to beat Bournemouth but they have been held scoreless in their last three games so it’s hard to see this being an explosive affair with goals raining down from everywhere.
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We also fancy Eddie Howe’s side to breach that porous City rear-guard at least once.
Troy Deeney to score but Arsenal still to beat Watford (11/2)
When you have two players scoring all your goals, there’s always the worry that the drought will come.
Odion Ighalo and Troy Deeney were ferocious earlier in the campaign but things tailed off considerably since the turn of the year.
Paul Harding
Paul Harding
They have popped up here and there, most notably Ighalo scoring against Arsenal in their 2-1 FA Cup triumph.
And in actual fact, Watford have dealt reasonably well with both strikers’ tail-off. The team are close to the 40-point mark and could very well finish in the top half of the table if they rack up a couple of decent results between now and season’s end.
We still reckon Arsenal will have slightly too much for them at the Emirates but are backing Deeney to get on the mark, as he did against Stoke last time out.
Tottenham to beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield (10/1)
What has been intriguing about the title race this term is that the two sides battling it out at the very top have shown a keen ability in staying the course.
Will Kane be able for Anfield at the weekend? Martin Rickett
Martin Rickett
While everyone prepared themselves for an inevitable Leicester collapse, it’s worth remembering that Spurs are in uncharted territory too and have managed to dig deep and push on, remaining defiantly unaffected by it all. There was the loss to West Ham while Borussia Dortmund made light work of them too though with extra games to play, the chance of slipping up increases substantially at this time of the season.
This game takes on added significance because Spurs are playing before Leicester and can close the gap at the top to two points with a win.
This is where title pretenders become title contenders and we’re backing Spurs to get the job done, though it will be a tight affair.
Leicester to beat Southampton 1-0 (6/1)
The Foxes have proven their title credentials in recent months.
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PA WIRE
It started, as far as I’m concerned, with the 2-0 win over Liverpool at the start of February where, in a game destined for a draw or worse, a moment of individual brilliance from Jamie Vardy gave them a lead they hardly deserved but never surrendered.
They followed that up with the 3-1 away win against Manchester City and despite the loss to Arsenal, they have been gritty and determined in their last five games. It has been a professional Leicester – four 1-0 wins – but it’s got the job done.
We’re expecting something similar this weekend.
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Manchester United to beat Everton 2-0 and Marcus Rashford to score anytime (18/1)
THERE ARE SOME go-to bets that many will place ahead of United’s clash with Everton. Some will look at Romelu Lukaku’s form and be seduced.
But, since moving to Goodison Park, the Belgian hasn’t netted against United. They know how to stop him.
In contrast, Rashford is still an unknown quantity and fresh from scoring the winner in the derby, he’ll be keen to keep the momentum up.
Theere’s a bit of a risk in terms of the scoreline seeing as though United haven’t hit more than a goal in a game since the 3-2 win over Arsenal.
Still, we’re confident United can hold firm at the back and do enough in attack.
Bournemouth to score but lose 2-1 to Manchester City (15/2)
Manchester City thumped five past the Cherries last October, a fortnight after putting six past Newcastle.
But it’s all different these days. Sometimes, you can get a false reading – like the 4-0 victory over Aston Villa. But ever since it was announced that Manuel Pellegrini would be replaced by Pep Guardiola next season, it’s been a dismal run for City.
They have enough to beat Bournemouth but they have been held scoreless in their last three games so it’s hard to see this being an explosive affair with goals raining down from everywhere.
We also fancy Eddie Howe’s side to breach that porous City rear-guard at least once.
Troy Deeney to score but Arsenal still to beat Watford (11/2)
When you have two players scoring all your goals, there’s always the worry that the drought will come.
Odion Ighalo and Troy Deeney were ferocious earlier in the campaign but things tailed off considerably since the turn of the year.
They have popped up here and there, most notably Ighalo scoring against Arsenal in their 2-1 FA Cup triumph.
And in actual fact, Watford have dealt reasonably well with both strikers’ tail-off. The team are close to the 40-point mark and could very well finish in the top half of the table if they rack up a couple of decent results between now and season’s end.
We still reckon Arsenal will have slightly too much for them at the Emirates but are backing Deeney to get on the mark, as he did against Stoke last time out.
Tottenham to beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield (10/1)
What has been intriguing about the title race this term is that the two sides battling it out at the very top have shown a keen ability in staying the course.
While everyone prepared themselves for an inevitable Leicester collapse, it’s worth remembering that Spurs are in uncharted territory too and have managed to dig deep and push on, remaining defiantly unaffected by it all. There was the loss to West Ham while Borussia Dortmund made light work of them too though with extra games to play, the chance of slipping up increases substantially at this time of the season.
This game takes on added significance because Spurs are playing before Leicester and can close the gap at the top to two points with a win.
This is where title pretenders become title contenders and we’re backing Spurs to get the job done, though it will be a tight affair.
Leicester to beat Southampton 1-0 (6/1)
The Foxes have proven their title credentials in recent months.
It started, as far as I’m concerned, with the 2-0 win over Liverpool at the start of February where, in a game destined for a draw or worse, a moment of individual brilliance from Jamie Vardy gave them a lead they hardly deserved but never surrendered.
They followed that up with the 3-1 away win against Manchester City and despite the loss to Arsenal, they have been gritty and determined in their last five games. It has been a professional Leicester – four 1-0 wins – but it’s got the job done.
We’re expecting something similar this weekend.
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