The Premier League is back with the 9th matchweek after the International break. The last round brought some fantastic results and Liverpool’s dominance on the top of the table increased even further. This was largely to the unexpected loss Manchester City suffered at the hands of Wolves. Their game was filled was uneventful attacks while Wolves needed just two counter-attacks to score two goals past Ederson. Now, Liverpool are ahead by 8 points and Pep’s side is going to improve drastically if they ever hope to catch up to them.
In other results, Liverpool continued their perfect start with a narrow win again Leicester. It seemed, the match was going to end in a draw but a penalty in stoppage time changed the outcome. Tottenham and Manchester United lost yet another match, while Arsenal stood firm on the 3rd place on the table with a 1:0 win over Bournemouth. Chelsea’s youngsters ran riot against Southampton. The 4:1 win put Chelsea on the 5th place of the table. For more information about the last matchweek visit the EPL’s official website. Below, you will find the best tips & odds for the most important matches of the 9th matchweek.
Premier League Predictions & Betting Tips
Chelsea vs Newcastle United
Chelsea
Lampard’s side has been looking really good in the Premier League in the last couple of matchweeks. Even in the loss against Liverpool, they held their own and had chances to even things up. Since that loss, they have connected two wins in which they scored 6 goals and conceded only once. Against the Saints in the last round, their young players took the stage in the best possible way. Both Abraham and Mount were on target as they cruised past Southampton, winning 4:1.
However, it’s not all good news for Chelsea because apparently Kante got an injury during the international break. If he is not able to feature against Newcastle, it will be a big blow for Chelsea. We all know how their performances go down when Kante is not on the field. Nevertheless, Chelsea haven’t lost to Newcastle on Stamford Bridge since 2012. With the way the Magpies are playing, the London Blues are looking at three more points.
Newcastle United
The Magpies were located in the relegation zone before the last round. However, they managed to defeat Manchester United so maybe things are looking up for them. Still, the win against the Red Devils is not a huge accomplishment since they are also performing very bad recently. Newcastle have been a side that created problems for Chelsea in the past. However, it has been more than seven years since the last time they were a thorn in the eye for the London Blues.
The Magpies have been playing good defense but once they concede, they have a problem with getting back in the game. However, when they lead first things are much different. According to statistics, Newcastle have won 6 out of the last 8 premier league matches in which they were leading at half-time. Still, they will need to bring a performance like the one against United, if they hope for a positive result on Saturday.
Prediction
Chelsea have the advantage when it comes to quality and playing in front of their own fans. However, they have shown a couple of sketchy performances this year. Newcastle will be motivated after defeating United and they will want to keep their streak going. However, the Magpies will have to improve drastically if they hope to win against Chelsea. Nevertheless, we believe Chelsea are going to walk away with the 3 points. On the other hand, their performances show that they score a lot of goals but also concede goals. For that reason, we are backing a Home Side Victory @ over 2.5 Goals @ 1.73 odds.
Chelsea vs Newcastle United
Tottenham Hotspur vs Watford
Tottenham Hotspur
The Spurs are having the worst weeks that this generation of their players has seen. After conceding 7 goals in the Champions League against Bayern, they also lost 3:0 to Brighton. We could see that their players were affected by those results, based on how they performed internationally. There are even rumors that coach Pochettino might be out of a job soon. Truth be told, with the squad Tottenham have at the moment, they should be doing much better. Luckily for them, they now need to face the worst performing team in the Premier League.
Being away from the squad and all the drama might have been good for the players. Things often change for a lot of clubs after International breaks. However, that’s no guarantee that the Spurs have put their bad results behind them. Against Watford, they need to fix their whole game-plan. Additionally, Harry Kane needs to find his goal-scoring form before things become even worse.
Watford
There are no words that can explain what’s going on at Watford this season. The Hornets have been a very stable team ever since they got promoted to the top flight. In past seasons, top clubs used to drop points a lot when they faced Watford. However, this year the team is not even close to how they were playing last year. What makes no sense is that Watford have never had a stronger squad like the one they have this season.
Changes have to be made if they are to remain in the Premier League. With just three points in 8 matchweeks, the Hornets are sitting at the bottom of the table. To make things worse, they now have to face a Tottenham side that is desperate for points. If they want to get something positive out of this match, Watford need to improve in every field of play.
Prediction
The Spurs will want to make a statement as they try to return to winning ways. Facing Watford at this stage might be the lucky break they need. Even if they don’t perform at their best level, Tottenham should be able to win. However, just winning won’t be enough for them. Their defense, including the new goalkeeper needs to show that conceding 10 goals in 2 matches was just a fluke. To prove a point, Tottenham need to keep a clean sheet. For that reason we are backing the Home Side to Win to Nil @ 2.32 odds.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Watford
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
Crystal Palace
After losing 4:0 to Tottenham, Palace have been on a fantastic run. It seems their attack finally found the spark they needed. At the start of the season, Palace were playing good football but the results didn’t reflect that since they were not scoring goals. If we look at the stats, they have conceded just 8 goals so far, from which 4 came in just one match. However, they have also scored just 8 goals which is not enough considering the squad quality they have.
Last year, Palace were the reason Manchester City almost lost the title. They defeated them 3:2 at a delicate time in the season which gave Liverpool a 7 points advantage at that time. With that in mind, Palace will surely try to replicate the same thing this season. Keep in mind that right now they are performing better than last year so anything is possible.
Manchester City
The holding champions dropped more points in the last matchweek. Even though they had most of the game and most of the chances, they couldn’t put the ball behind Rui Patricio. On the other hand, Nuno’s men needed just 2 counter-attacks to score 2 goals against the Citizens. Pep is not happy with how his team is performing although the bad results are mostly due to injuries. City play a specific type of football which requires certain types of players. With both their main central defenders out of the equation, City are going to have a rocky season.
Guardiola needs to find the right tactic and squad that will give them their regular game-play without sacrificing anything. The players need to step up and cover for the injured players if City stand a chance to win the league again. Liverpool is 8 points ahead of them at the moment and more slip-ups will mean that the league is gone even though we are just 8 matchweeks in. When they suffer a devastating loss, City usually come back much stronger in the next match. We all remember what happened to Watford the last time this happened. Palace need to be prepared for a very hungry and mad City side. If they are not careful, a lot of goals could go past their goalkeeper.
Prediction
City can’t afford to drop more points at this moment in the season. Regardless of the problems they have, the Citizens have to win the match against Palace. We believe that they will come in this match very strong, starting from kick-off. For that reason, we are backing a 2-2 HT/FT outcome @ 1.75 odds.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
Manchester United vs Liverpool
Manchester United
Last but not least, we have the derby match of the week. Ten years ago, this would have been the most popular match in the world. However, since Ferguson left his post as United’s coach, the Red Devils haven’t been the top side that everyone expects them to be. This has been shown this season even more than in past years. They don’t have enough high-quality players and the ones they do have have been injured for the past couple of weeks. All of that led to very bad results for Manchester United.
Things became even worse in the last matchweek when they lost to Newcastle. This put United on the 12th position on the table. They have just 9 points and are already 15 points behind table leaders Liverpool. Coach Solskjaer needs to find the answer or he will join all the unsuccessful coaches that came and went in the last couple of years. With all of that being said, the Theater of Dreams has been a fortress for United when it comes to matches against their biggest rival. Even though they have had millions of problems in the last couple of years, United haven’t lost to Liverpool on Old Trafford since 2014.
Liverpool
At some times, Klopp’s side is looking unbeatable this season. They are the only team with a perfect record in the league even though they are not even performing as good as they did last year. The Reds are conceding more goals and their defense is making more mistakes. These things didn’t happen last year as their defense looked impeccable. Even though they slipped in the Champions League against Napoli and almost lost points against Salzburg, Liverpool are looking very good in the league.
They have stated that all their focus will be on the Premier League this year. Even though, they are the European Champions, Liverpool fans would love to bring the Premier League trophy at Anfield. They have certainly been waiting a very long time for that. Manchester United are their bitter rivals and Liverpool won’t pass on an opportunity to defeat them at Old Trafford.
Prediction
This will be a tough match mostly due to the history that these clubs have between each other. Even though Liverpool are the much stronger side at the moment, United are not just going to roll over and let them win. However, we believe that eventually, Liverpool are going to go home with the 3 points. For that reason we are backing an Away Side Victory & Over 2.5 Goals @ 2.44 odds.
Manchester United vs Liverpool
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