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Chelsea vs Manchester City – Match Preview

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Chelsea vs Manchester City
Thursday 25th June 2020
Premier League – Stamford Bridge

Live on BT Sport 1/Ultimate – Kick-Off: 20:00 BST

Chelsea return to Stamford Bridge on Thursday night when they host Manchester City in the Premier League.

The result of tonights night’s clash could crown Liverpool as Premier a league champions if Chelsea were to go on and beat City.

Frank Lampard’s side came from behind to win at Aston Villa on Sunday, a result which strengthened their bid to secure Champions League football for next season. The Blues currently sit 4th on 51 points, 4 points ahead of closest rivals Manchester United.

Manchester City continued their emphatic return to Premier League Action with a 5-0 win over Burnley on Monday night. Pep Guardiola’s side have now hit 8 goals in their two matches since the leagues return.

City ran out 2-1 winners back in December thanks to goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez. The latter netted twice in City’s rout over Burnley and is priced at 12/5 on SkyBet to score anytime on Thursday.

Stuart Attwell is the man in charge of this one. The 37-year old has overseen 16 Premier League encounters this season, accumulating a total of 71 yellow cards and 2 red cards; an average of just under 4 cards per game. November’s meeting between these two sides produced 2 yellow cards.

Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has been yellow carded in both of his appearances against Manchester City in the Premier League and is priced at 13/8 to be carded on Bet365.

Kevin De Bruyne scores from outside the area in November’s meeting and SkyBet are offering odds of 10/1 for a repeat on Thursday evening.

Manchester City have won six of their last seven meetings against Chelsea and are priced at 5/6 on SkyBet to take all three points in this one.

Prediction: Chelsea 1-2 Manchester City

Suggested Tips – Chelsea vs Manchester City – (BET365)

  • Correct score: Chelsea 1-2 Manchester City – (link no longer available).
  • First goalscorer: Gabriel Jesus – (link no longer available).
  • Anytime goalscorer: Kevin De Bruyne – (link no longer available).
  • Player to be carded – Antonio Rudiger – (link no longer available).

Suggested Tips – Chelsea vs Manchester City – (SKYBET)

  • Correct score group betting: Manchester City to win 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1 – 21/10.
  • Popular RequestABets – 8+ Manchester City corners and 40+ Chelsea booking points – 16/1.

Burnley vs Watford – Match Preview

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Burnley vs Watford
Thursday 25th June 2020
Premier League – Turf Moor

Live on Sky Sports Premier League / Action / Pick TV – Kick-off: 18:00 BST

Burnley return to Turf Moor on Thursday night when they host Watford in the Premier League.

Following their 5-0 thumping at Manchester City on Monday night, Sean Dyche will be expecting a response from his side. Burnley are currently 11th in the division and without a win in their last three Premier League encounters.

Watford earned a hard-fought point against Leicester in their return to Premier League action. Craig Dawson’s 93rd minute equaliser cancelled out Ben Chillwell’s 90th minute strike for the Foxes and put them a point above the relegation zone.

Burnley ran out 3-0 winners in this fixture back in November thanks to goals from Chris Wood, Ashley Barnes and James Tarkowski. Wood has netted 11 times for the Clarets this season and is priced at 13/8 on SkyBet to score anytime on Thursday evening.

The Clarets have won three of their last five encounters against Watford and come into this one priced at 13/10 on SkyBet to take all three points. Watford’s last win in this fixture came back in 2018 when they won 3-1 at Turf Moor.

The referee for this clash is Mike Dean. The 51-year old has taken charge of 23 Premier League affairs this season, accumulating a total of 108 yellow cards and 4 red cards; this averages at over 4 yellow per game. Novembers meeting between these two sides produced four yellow cards.

Watford have won only one of their last ten away matches in the Premier League meanwhile Burnley have lost once in their last five at home.

In this fixture, the home side has failed to win in the last four matches which provides some sort of positivity for Watford ahead of this one.

This game will be televised live on Sky Sports Action and Pick TV with kick-off scheduled for 18:00 on Thursday evening.

Prediction: Burnley 2-1 Watford

Suggested Tips – Burnley vs Watford – (BET365)

  • Correct score: Burnley 2-1 Watford – (link no longer available).
  • Anytime goalscorer: Abdoulaye Doucoure – (link no longer available).
  • First goalscorer: Matej Vydra – (link no longer available).
  • Player to be carded – Ben Mee – (link no longer available).

Suggested Tips – Burnley vs Watford – (SKYBET)

  • Correct score group betting: Burnley to win 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1 – 11/4.
  • Price Boost – James Tarkowski to score a header – 25/1.

Newcastle United vs Aston Villa – Match Preview

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Newcastle United vs Aston Villa
Wednesday 24th June 2020
Premier League – St James’ Park

Live on BT Sport 1/Ultimate – Kick-off: 18:00 BST

Newcastle United return to St James’ Park for the second time in a week when they host Aston Villa on Wednesday evening.

The Magpies will be hoping to continue their momentum into Wednesday night’s encounter following Sunday’s fantastic win over Sheffield United on Sunday. Alan Saint-Maximin, Matt Ritchie and Joelinton were all on target in their 3-0 win.

Aston Villa on the other hand suffered another blow in their battle to avoid relegation on Sunday with a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea. Villa squandered all three points after Kourtney Hause fired them into a first-half lead, but two quick-fire second half goals from Christian Pulisic and Olivier Giroud heaped more misery on Villa and took all three points for Frank Lampard’s side.

Aston Villa came out on top back in November with a 2-0 win at Villa Park, which is one of only seven wins for Dean Smith’s side this season. Anwar El Ghazi was on target back in Novembers win and is priced at 4/1 to add to his 4 Premier League goals this season.

Three of the last five meetings between these two sides have ended in a draw. SkyBet have priced a stalemate at 23/10.

Newcastle have won their last three matches in all competitions and are priced at 5/4 on SkyBet to take all three points in this one.

Chris Kavanagh is the man in charge of this one. The 35-year old has overseen 20 matches in the Premier League this season and has awarded 68 yellow cards and no red cards. In Novembers encounter two yellow cards were brandished.

Newcastle’s Javier Manquillo has been yellow carded in two of his last three Premier League appearances. Bet365 are offering odds of 3/1 for the Spaniard to be carded in this one.

Aston Villa’s talisman Jack Grealish has been involved in 13 goals this season (7 goals 6 assists) and his contributions are vital in Villa’s survival bid. Grealish is priced at 11/1 to score from outside the penalty area.

This match will be televised live on BT Sport 1/Ultimate with kick-off scheduler for 18:00PM on Wednesday evening.

Prediction: Newcastle United 2-1 Aston Villa

Suggested Tips – Newcastle United vs Aston Villa – (BET365)

  • Correct score: Newcastle United 2-1 Aston Villa – (link no longer available).
  • First goalscorer: Miguel Almiron – (link no longer available).
  • Anytime Goalscorer – Conor Hourihane – (link no longer available).
  • Player to be carded: Matt Ritchie – (link no longer available).