Match Preview: Leicester City v Arsenal

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Leicester and Arsenal will both be looking to recover from opening day defeats when they meet at the King Power Stadium on Saturday evening.

The defending Premier League champions suffered a shock 2-1 loss at newly-promoted Hull while Arsenal were beaten 4-3 at home by Liverpool.

The Foxes, however, have been boosted by the news in midweek that Riyad Mahrez has signed a new four-year deal

Last season’s PFA Player of the Year had been linked with a move to Arsenal, but has committed his future to Leicester. Naijabet

“We have very good players,” said manager Claudio Ranieri. “It’s normal for other managers to look at Leicester players. But we want to continue and stay together.”

There has been no such pick-me-up for Arsenal after their defeat to Liverpool, although manager Arsene Wenger says the club are “ready to spend” this month. “It’s not my money. It’s important to spend money the right way,” he said.

Arsenal beat Leicester both home and away in the league last season.

Team news

The Foxes have no new injury concerns and Robert Huth could return in defence after serving a one-game suspension.

West Brom v Everton Permier league match preview

Yannick Bolasie is in line for debut when Everton travel to West Brom in the Premier League on Saturday.

The winger has signed a five-year deal after joining from Crystal Palace, saying the move was a “no-brainer”.

Everton, who drew with Tottenham on the opening day, have also been linked with moves for Joe Hart and Lamine Kone, although manager Ronald Koeman refused to comment on either when asked in his pre-match press conference.

“What I don’t like is to talk about rumours,” he said. “They could go on for two weeks more, with so many players linked with Everton.” Naija and Bet

West Brom boss Tony Pulis has been talking about potential transfers ahead of the match, saying he wants striker Saido Berahino and defender Jonny Evans to stay.

“Nobody is more keen for Saido to stay than me,” said Pulis.

There has been speculation that Arsenal are interested in Evans, but Pulis said: “The most important thing is that Jonny is with us and we want him to stay because he’s an outstanding player.”

The Baggies beat Crystal Palace 1-0 last weekend thanks to Salomon Rondon’s second-half goal.

Team news

James Morrison is fully fit for West Brom after making his return from injury at Palace last week.

The midfielder suffered a hamstring problem in January but was a late substitute at Selhurst Park and is available again for Saturday’s encounter.

Swansea City v Hull City preview

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Hull will look to build on their shock opening-day win over Leicester when they travel to Swansea on Saturday.

The Tigers put a turbulent summer behind them to beat the Premier League champions 2-1 last weekend and start with a victory on their return to the top-flight.

They will still be without several first-team players for their trip to Wales and are yet to make any signings in the transfer window.

However, caretaker manager Mike Phelan said: “We are trying to work together to try to improve things at this club. It’s not easy. Naijabet.com

“It’s always difficult when as late as we are. We are actively trying to bring players in but time is getting short. I said last week that this could be a big week for us but not a lot has happened. It doesn’t mean to say we haven’t done anything in terms of phone calls and searching for players.”

Swansea started their campaign with a 1-0 win at another newly-promoted side, Burnley, but they too have injury troubles.

Match Preview : Watford v Chelsea

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Walter Mazzarri and Antonio Conte will resume their rivalry when Watford face Chelsea at Vicarage Road on Saturday.

The pair clashed on several occasions when they were managing in Italy, with Conte apparently annoyed with implied suggestions that he had copied Mazzarri’s formation.

However, speaking ahead of this weekend’s fixture, Conte said there is no feud between the pair.

“The relationship is very normal and I have great respect for him and his work. I think he is a great manager and I will shake his hand, no problem,” said the Chelsea boss. Naija and Bet

Conte and Mazzarri met seven times in Serie A as managers, with Mazzari only coming out on top once.

While Conte started his Chelsea career with a 2-1 win over West Ham on Monday, Mazzarri’s Watford drew 1-1 at Southampton.

Match Preview : Tottenham v Crystal Palace

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Michel Vorm will start in goal as Tottenham look to pick up their first win of the season at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Spurs came from behind to draw 1-1 at Everton on the opening day, but lost first-choice goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to injury midway through the first half.

The France international now faces around four weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury.

“We trust in Michel and he was doing well in the pre-season,” says Spurs boss Maurico Pochettino. “He played a lot of friendly games, he is ready to compete.

“He is a goalkeeper who has a lot of experience in the Premier League and in internationals. There is no doubt about his quality.” Naija and Bet

Palace suffered a 1-0 home defeat to West Brom on the opening day and lost to Spurs both home and away in the league last season.

Burnley v Liverpool preview

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Club-record signing Steven Defour could make his Burnley debut against Liverpool on Saturday.

The 28-year-old completed his £8m move from Anderlecht earlier in the week and manager Sean Dyche said there is a possibility he will feature this weekend.

“It’s one of things we’ll look at accordingly and he’s certainly a player we’ve been on for a while to bring him in,” said Dyche.

“He’s got quality there’s no two ways about that but the adaptation to the Premier League is what we’re looking for because it is different.”

While Burnley were beaten by Swansea on the opening day, Liverpool secured a thrilling 4-3 victory at Arsenal.

Summer signing Sadio Mane impressed at the Emirates but he is a doubt for the clash at Turf Moor after suffering a shoulder injury in training.

Team news

Defour could replace David Jones in the line-up after the latter joined Sheffield Wednesday in the week.

On-loan full-back Jon Flanagan cannot feature against his parent club, though he is still working on his fitness anyway, while Ashley Barnes’ hamstring will keep him out again.

Striker Daniel Sturridge and midfielder James Milner are in contention for Liverpool after missing the Arsenal game with hip and ankle problems respectively. Naijabet.com

While Mane is a doubt, Joel Matip and Lucas Leiva (hamstring) have rejoined the group and midfielder Emre Can is pushing for a start after a substitute appearance at the Emirates.

Stoke V Manchester City Preview

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Stoke fought back to secure a 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium last weekend. Now on home turf for the first time this season, the Potters will be confident of a positive result having lost only one of the last five league meetings with City in Stoke.

Manchester City followed up their hard-fought 2-1 win over Sunderland with the 5-0 trouncing of Steaua Bucharest. While the Citizens struggled on the road for large parts last term, under Pep Guardiola they have what it takes to land all three points at the weekend.

Stoke 

Indeed, City could edge victory against Stoke in Saturday’s lunchtime kick off.

Stephen Ireland and Ibrahim Afellay are long-term absentees for the Potters and miss out.

Jack Butland and Glen Johnson are both doubts for the home side and will be assessed closer to Saturday.

The Potters, though, could be unchanged from the side that drew 1-1 with Middlesbrough, with Joe Allen starting on the bench

Manchester City

Vincent Kompany and Ilkay Gundogan are both sidelined through injury, while Samir Nasri is not expected to play again for Manchester City.

Yaya Toure has also missed out on a starting spot in City’s two competitive fixtures this term, while Leroy Sane won’t be ready for another two weeks.

Bacary Sagna has a slight problem but it doens’t concern Guardiola. He could name the same starting XI that defeated Sunderland, which would see Joe Hart miss out once more.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Stoke has 4.86 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Manchester City has 1.65 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 3.89