Match Preview : Manchester City vs Arsenal

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Manchester City recorded their first win in four matches with a comfortable 2-0 win against Watford in midweek. They now have the chance to close some ground on a title rival when they welcome Arsenal to the Etihad on Sunday.

They are only one point behind second place Arsenal ahead of the last round of matches before Christmas.

Arsenal slipped to a surprise 2-1 defeat away to Everton on Tuesday, but they haven’t lost consecutive away matches in the Premier League since April 2014.

They are also unbeaten in their last six matches against City, which should give Arsene Wenger’s side a huge amount of confidence. Naijabet.com

Team News

Manchester City – Ilkay Gündogan suffered knee ligament damage in Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Watford in midweek and is expected to be sidelined for a few months. With Fernandinho also suspended, it leaves Pep Guardiola short of genuine central midfielders, with Fernando and Yaya Toure expected to fill in.

Match Preview : Tottenham vs Burnley

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Tottenham bounced back from the 1-0 loss at Manchester United with a routine home win over Hull and will look to make it back-to-back league wins for first time since October.

They have a strong home record against Burnley, however, having won their last four home meetings with the Clarets, scoring 15 in the process.

Burnley have picked up just one point from their seven away games in the Premier League this season and have netted just once on their travels this term. 16 goals conceded on the road is a poor return for Sean Dyche’s side and the trip to Tottenham could see their away day woes continue.

Spurs should secure another comfortable home win here.

Team News

Tottenham – Mousa Dembele missed the 3-0 midweek loss against Burnley with a foot problem and is a doubt here. He will be assessed closer to Sunday. Naijabet.com

Match Preview : Bournemouth vs Southampton

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Bournemouth have only lost one of their last seven home matches, while Southampton have only won one away league matche in the Premier League all season.

Goals have proved a problem for Southampton this season – only Middlesbrough have scored fewer in the Premier League this season – and they are now without their main striker, Charlie Austin, for the next three months.

The Cherries beat Southampton 2-0 at home last season and they should be confident of consolidating their place in the top 10 before Christmas with another win here. Place your bet on Naijabet.com

Team News

Bournemouth – Eddie Howe may see no reason to change the team after they secured a 1-0 win over Leicester on Tuesday, although the fitness of his players may change that. He is expected to be without Lewis Cook, Andrew Surman and Junior Stanislas here, however.

Callum Wilson was forced off in stoppage time in their win over the reigning Premier League champions after suffering a head injury but has been cleared of concussion since. He is available, although Benik Afobe may continue up front.

Marc Pugh scored the winner and finished as the WhoScored man of the match against Leicester, which may have earned him a second start in under a week here.

Ryan Fraser had a scan on an ankle injury and Bournemouth are waiting on the results.

Southampton – Charlie Austin is sidelined for the next three months, at the very least, due to a shoulder injury sustained in the Europa League last week.

Oriol Romeu is a suspended after picking up his fifth booking of the season, which leaves Southampton with a big hole to fill when they face Bournemouth this weekend.

Cedric Soares missed the 0-0 draw with Stoke through illness and may not recover in time to face the Cherries.

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Match Facts

Bournemouth have seen under 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 matches against Southampton in all competitions.

Southampton have failed to win their last 5 away matches in Premier League.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Bournemouth has 2.90 odd to win the match on NaijaBet  while Southamptom has 2.64 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 3.17.