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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 : Liverpool vs Watford

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Liverpool have won six of their last seven Premier League matches and enter the weekend level on points with Manchester City and Arsenal at the top of the table, in third only on goal difference.

Watford have struggled for consistency since beating Manchester United 3-1, winning just two of the resulting five matches, although they have only lost one in that time.

Liverpool have won each of their last three home matches against Watford and not conceded in that time. Maybe this is the fixture they finally keep a clean sheet? They have only managed that in one league game this season.

Team News

Liverpool – Danny Ings has been ruled out for 7-9 months after suffering another knee injury. Naijabet.com

James Milner missed their 4-2 win over Crystal Palace through illness but has returned to training and is expected to return to the starting XI despite Alberto Moreno’s positive impact last time out.

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.