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Match Preview : Manchester United vs Arsenal

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Both sides come into this fixture with a number of player absences to deal with. Manchester United’s defence has been butchered ahead of this huge clash with Arsenal, while they will also be without Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Captain Wayne Rooney is also a huge question mark. Arsenal, meanwhile, will be vulnerable at right-back without Hector Bellerin, while Alexis Sanchez’s involvement will depend on how he recovers from international duty. Place bet on your team on Naijabet.com

Jose Mourinho has never lost a competitive fixture against Arsene Wenger, a run that spans 14 matches. In fact, Arsenal have failed to score against a Mourinho side since 2007, a run that stretches across five matches.

However, United are not in great shape coming into this fixture. They have failed to win each of their last two home league matches.

Match Preview : Swansea vs Manchester United

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Manchester United have not won any of their last four league matches and Jose Mourinho was left furious after watching his side lose 2-1 to Fenerbahce on Thursday.

Mourinho has a big problem in midfield this weekend with Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba both expected to miss out.

Swansea haven’t won any of their last nine competitive matches and have lost seven of those.

They are in bad shape coming into this match but do have a good recent record against United having won the last two matches at home 2-1. With United in poor shape themselves, Swansea could pull off a shock result here. Naijabet.com

Team News

Swansea – Kyle Naughton isn’t expected to feature after being forced off against Stoke on Monday with an injury, which means Angel Rangel is set to deputize.

Match Preview : Arsenal vs Tottenham

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Arsenal showed great spirit to come from 2-0 down to defeat Ludogorets 3-2 in midweek, boosting morale ahead of Sunday’s North London Derby. The Gunners haven’t lost since the opening weekend of the season, winning 12 of their last 15 competitive outings.

Tottenham are in the midst of a six-match winless run, losing two. Spurs looked flat and short of ideas in the midweek 1-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen and need a much-improved performance to overcome their heated rivals on Sunday.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side are unbeaten in their last four league meetings with Arsenal, but the Gunners should inflict further damage upon an underwhelming Spurs side on Sunday. Naija and Bet

Team News

Arsenal – Per Mertesacker, Danny Welbeck, Chuba Akpom and Lucas Perez are all ruled out for Arsenal.

Match Preview : Chelsea vs Everton

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Chelsea have kept four clean sheets in a row and are now one point off top spot after switching to a 3-4-3 formation.

Everton secured their first win in four last time out and will now be eyeing an upset when they travel to Stamford Bridge, although the loss of Idrissa Gueye and the absence of James McCarthy as cover may prove detrimental to their chances.

Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home matches against Everton and it should stay that way this weekend. Naija and Bet

Team News

Chelsea – Marco van Ginkel and Kurt Zouma have stepped up their return to first team action after featuring for the U23s, but they aren’t expected to recover in time for the weekend.

All in all, Antonio Conte isn’t expected to make any changes to the side that has kept four clean sheets in a row in the Premier League. This could even mean Pedro keeps out Willian.

Everton – Maarten Stekelenburg missed their 2-0 win over West Ham through injury and it remains to be seen if he will recover in time to regain his place on Saturday.

Idrissa Gueye will miss the trip to Stamford Bridge through suspension after picking up his fifth booking of the season last time out. This is a huge blow for Ronald Koeman’s side.

The Everton manager could tinker with his formation and match Chelsea’s system, having already reverted to three at the back earlier in the season.

Ross Barkley has been dropped in back games already this season and Koeman may do so again if he fails the attacking midfielder’s knack of losing possession will harm his team’s chances.

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Match Facts

Chelsea are undefeated in their last 22 home matches against Everton in all competitions.

Chelsea have kept a clean sheet in their last 4 matches in Premier League.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 8 of Chelsea’s last 9 home Premier League games .

Chelsea have won their last 4 matches (Premier League).

Chelsea have scored at least 2 goals in 8 of their last 10 matches (Premier League).

Chelsea have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 3 matches (Premier League).

Everton have scored at least 2 goals in their last 3 matches against Chelsea in all competitions.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Chelsea has 1.58 odd to win the match on NaijaBet  while Everton has 5.69 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 4.22.

Match Preview : Manchester City vs Middlesbrough

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Manchester City will be buoyant ahead of their league match against Middlesbrough on Saturday after securing a hugely impressive 3-1 win over Barcelona in midweek.

Pep Guardiola will now be demanding that performance to be the standard for the rest of the season and that begins against newly promoted Boro at the weekend.

Middlesbrough secured their first win in eight last time out but have been out of shape all season and only have 10 points after 10 league matches this season. They are three points above the bottom three but won’t be expected to get anything from this final match before the international break.

This is the first time the two sides have met in the Premier League since 2009 when City won 1-0. The scoreline should be more comfortable this time around. Naija and Bet

Team News

Manchester City – Pep Guardiola could make some changes to the side that excelled in their 3-1 win over Barcelona on Tuesday.
Fernandinho was forced off in that historic win and is unlikely to feature on Saturday against Middlesbrough. Claudio Bravo missed the win through suspension but is free to return between the sticks this weekend.
Vincent Kompany was benched against Barcelona but could come back into the side for the reception of Middlesbrough, while Nolito is another option should Guardiola rotate in attack.
Middlesbrough – Grant Leadbitter made his first appearance of the season as a second half substitute in their 2-0 win over Bournemouth last time out.
Gaston Ramirez is suspended after picking up his fifth booking of the season last time out. Other than this forced change, Aitor Karanka may stick with the same team that secured their first win in eight, although Adama Traore may need some rest after starting in back-to-back Premier League matches for the first time in his career.
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Match Facts
Man City have seen under 2.5 goals in 9 of their last 11 matches against Middlesbrough in all competitions.
There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Middlesbrough‘s last 4 games (Premier League).
Man City are undefeated in their last 8 home matches (Premier League).

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Manchester City has 1.20 odd to win the match on NaijaBet  while Middlesbrough has 13.27 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 6.34.

Europa Match Preview : Southampton vs Inter Milan

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Southampton’s good run of form looks to be coming to an end after only managing to win two of their last seven matches in all competitions.

They were particularly disappointing against Chelsea at the weekend and things do not get easier when they welcome Inter, despite the fact the Serie A giants are in turmoil.

Inter managed a 1-0 win on home soil against Southampton last month but have only won two of their last eight matches in all competitions. They have also lost on their last two visits to England.

Southampton are unbeaten in six European home games, a run that goes back to 1981. Nevertheless, it will take a huge performance for them to win here, but it will be an occasion to savour for their fans. Naijabet.com

Team News

Southampton –  are expected to be without Cedric Soares, Jeremy Pied, Florin Gardos and Matt Targett for Thursday’s reception of Inter. Gardos stepped up his return to first team action with 90 minutes for the U23s.
Claude Puel has eased Sofiane Boufal into the team following his injury but may feel it is the right time to have his club-record signing another start here.
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 Inter Milan  Managerless Inter can welcome Andrea Ranocchia back from suspension after he missed their 1-0 win over Southampton through suspension, but they will now be without Marcelo Brozovic who was sent off in that win.
Geoffrey Kondogbia, Joao Mario, Stevan Jovetic and Gabriel are not included in Inter’s Europa League squad and will not feature here.
Gary Medel missed their 1-0 defeat to Sampdoria at the weekend through suspension but is available to feature on Thursday, but Felipe Melo is out because of injury.
All in all, Inter may not make many changes to the side that beat Southampton last time out, but caretaker manager Stefano Vecchi could tinker with some elements of the team.
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Match Facts
There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Southampton‘s last 6 games in UEFA Europa League.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Southampton has 1.77 odd to win the match on  NaijaBet  while Inter Milan has 4.56 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 3.54.

Europa Match Preview : Fenerbahce vs Manchester United

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Manchester United romped to a comfortable 4-1 win over Fenerbahce in the reverse fixture but it remains to be seen whether Jose Mourinho will take a full strength side to Turkey with an eye on a must win game against Swansea on Sunday before the international break.

Fenerbahce warmed up for this match with a 5-0 win against the 10 men of Karabukspor and need three points here to keep pace with Feyenoord and United, who are both two points ahead of the Turkish giants coming into this match.

The Canaries are unbeaten in seven European home games and have kept a clean sheet in five of those matches.

United have been poor away from home in Europe in recent times and it will require a huge performance to win here, particularly if Mourinho rotates his squad. Naija and Bet

They are now six games without a win on the road in European competition and have lost five of those games, failing to score in their two most recent matches.

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Team News

Fenerbahce – Fenerbahce are set to be without Fernandao and Ozan Tufan for Thursday’s Europa League match against Manchester United.

Manchester United – Eric Bailly is ruled out for two months with a knee injury, while Antonio Valencia isn’t expected to be available for six weeks after fracturing his arm.

Chris Smalling has also been left in Manchester after missing their 0-0 draw with Burnley through injury.

Michael Carrick was due to play but has been left in Manchester after Ander Herrera was sent off against Burnley at the weekend. Bastian Schweinsteiger has sensationally returned to first-team training but can’t feature here as he was not included in Manchester United’s Europa League squad.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s baffling absence from the first-team could come to an end on Thursday, while Zlatan Ibrahimovichas also been included in the squad, but isn’t expected to start.

Memphis has also been left in Manchester, which doesn’t bode well for his future. Phil Jones has been included in the squad but hasn’t featured all season, so may have to settle for a spot on the bench.

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Match Facts

Fenerbahce have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 3 matches against Man Utd in all competitions.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Fenerbahce has 3.39 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Manchester United has 2.12 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 3.30.

UCL Match Preview : Tottenham vs Bayer Leverkusen

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Tottenham were fortunate to come away with a point in their meeting with Bayer Leverkusen having been on the backfoot for much of the fixture in Germany.

They need to make home comforts count to secure their place in the next round of the competition, with the welcome of a disappointing Bayer 04 side the perfect chance for their second win in the competition this term.

The Bundesliga outfit have won only one of their last five competitive outing, including a DFB Pokal defeat to lowly Sportfreunde Lotte.

However, they won their most recent away match, securing victory over Wolfsburg at the weekend, which will have boosted morale ahead of the meeting with Tottenham. Naija and Bet

After playing out a draw in Germany, a similar result is certainly a possibility, with Spurs’ winless run continuing.

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UCL Match Preview : Juventus vs Lyon

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Juventus are unbeaten in seven home matches in all competitions this season, winning six of those. They have only kept two clean sheets in that time, which will be cause for concern for Max Allegri. They are, however, yet to concede in the Champions League over their three matches.

Lyon have only won five of 14 competitive matches this season, which is a poor return. They’ve had a man sent off in each of their last two away games and have lost four of seven competitive matches on the road this season.

Juventus have triumphed 2-1 in their last two home matches against Lyon and a repeat scoreline could be on the cards once more. The home side aren’t in tremendous form, but should have more than enough to win even if they are without two star players in Paulo Dybala and Giorgio Chiellini.

Team News

Juventus – Paulo Dybala and Giorgio Chiellini are both ruled out until after the international break for Juventus. Mario Lemina is suspended after being sent off in the reverse fixture.

Claudio Marchisio is back and has stepped up his return in recent games with appearances off the bench and coud be an option to start here. Naija and Bet

Dani Alves was rested in the 2-1 win over Napoli at the weekend but should return to the starting XI here, with Stephan Lichtsteiner ineligible.

UCL Match Preview : FC Basel vs Paris Saint Germain

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Basel currently have one point to their name from the opening three group games of the Champions League and in that time have netted just one goal.

They need a positive result to increase their chances of securing a Europa League place in the New Year, with qualification to the next round of the Champions League expected to be beyond them.

PSG landed a 3-0 win over their Swiss counterparts in the reverse fixture and are confident of securing another crucial three points against Basel. The French giants have also won their last three away competitive fixtures and should make a fourth in Switzerland.

The away side have what it takes to land victory in this one. Naijabet.com

Team News

FC Basel– Alexander Fransson, Manuel Akanji and Kevin Bua are all doubts for the welcome of PSG.

With that in mind, Basel should make minimal changes to their XI here.

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Paris Saint Germain – Javier Pastore is back in training, but it remains to be seen whether he will feature against Basel on Tuesday night.
Serge Aurier misses out through injury with Thomas Muenier set to start at right-back.
Adrien Rabiot should start in midfield ahead of Grzegorz Krychowiak.
Match Facts
FC Basel 1893 have failed to win their last 5 matches in UEFA Champions League.
NaijaBet Odds
As at this post FC Basel has 5.38 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Paris Saint Germain has 1.65 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 4.21.