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Midweek EPL games predictions: Leicester, Chelsea will win, and more
It’s the EPL midweek games again and there isn’t a better way to relax after the day’s job; the fixtures promise to be interesting ones.
So, if you are staking your money on any of the games, you need to carefully select them as there are many teams facing injury woes.Also, you need to consider some other match facts as well.
While Arsenal have confirmed Mustafi’sabsence, Coutinho will not be back for Liverpool untilChristmas.
Here is our pick for the week and a careful analysis of the games.
West Brom v Swansea (1X +gg)
Swansea City have won six of their last 10 Premier League matches against West Bromwich Albion, losing three and drawing 1, and West Brom will be looking to win three successive league home matches for the first time since March 2015.West Bromhave named the same starting XI in five successive matches in the Premier League – their longest run.Gylfi Sigurdsson has been directly involved in eight goals in his last eight Premier League appearances for Swansea (four goals, four assists).
Everton v Arsenal (x2 +4.5)
Everton’s only win in their last 18 Premier League matches against Arsenal was their 3-0 victory in April 2014, drawing six and losing eleven.Arsenal have won more PL matchesagainst Everton (29) than they have versus any other side.The Gunners have not lost on a Tuesday in the league since February 2006, winning 10 and drawing 7.RomeluLukaku has scored nine and assisted three of Everton’s last 15 Premier League goals.
Bournemouth v Leicester City (away over 1.5)
AFC Bournemouth have not won any of their last six matches in league competition againstLeicester City (D2,L4), last beating them in March 1989.Leicester City will be looking to win back-to-back Premier League matches for the first time since April.There have been 16 goals scored in AFC Bournemouth’s last three Premier League matches (5.3 per match), with the Cherries conceding exactly three goals in each of these matches.Claudio Ranieri will take charge of his 200th Premier League match as a manager (146 for Chelsea, 53 for Leicester City).
Liverpool v Middlesborough (1X +under 4.5)
Liverpool have not won a Premier League match at Middlesbrough since March 2002, drawing four and losing three trips there since.In fact, Middlesbrough have conceded only once in their last seven home matches against the Reds (Fernando Torres in January 2008). But, Liverpool have scored the most goals (37), had the most shots in total (280) and the most shots on target (101) in the Premier League this season.DivockOrigi is the first Liverpool player to score in four successive matches across all competitions for Liverpool since Daniel Sturridge in February 2014 (eight in a row).
Sunderland v Chelsea (2)
Chelsea, who suffered a 3-2 defeat at the Stadium of Light in May, have not lost successive Premier League matches against Sunderland since March 2001.Jermain Defoe has scored against Chelsea with four different Premier League clubs(West Ham, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth and Sunderland), the only player to have done this. While Sunderland have won their last two Premier League home matches, they have not won three in a row at the Stadium of Light since February 2012.Chelsea are on a run of four successive Premier League away victories and will be looking to win five in a row on the road for the first time since April 2015.
West Ham v Burnley (handicap 0:2 for Burnley)
West Ham United have won three of their four previous Premier League contests againstBurnley (L1), including both matches in 2014/15.Burnley have never won a Premier League match in London (W0D2L10), scoring only six goals overall in these matches.Burnley’s only win in midweek (Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday) Premier League fixture was their first in the division, beating Manchester United 1-0 in August 2009 (D4L4 since).DimitriPayet has scored six direct free-kicks for West Ham in all competitions since the start of lastseason. The only Premier League player to match this is Chelsea’s Willian (also six).
Crystal Palace v Man U (X2 +under 4.5)
Manchester United have played Crystal Palace 14 times in the Premier League and have never lost (W11 D3). The only side they have played more without defeat is Charlton Athletic (16, W14 D2).
Christian Benteke has scored in four successive Premier League appearances in the month of December (five goals in total).
Since the start of 2015/16, Manchester United have not won any of their six Premier League away matches in London (W0 D2 L4), including a current run of three successive defeats.
Wilfried Zaha has had a hand in seven goals in his last seven Premier League appearances (two goals, five assists).
Tottenham v Hull (1X + under 4.5)
Tottenham Hotspur are unbeaten in their last seven Premier League matches against Hull City, winning five of those (D2).Robert Snodgrass has had a hand in seven Premier League goals this season (five goals, two assists). No other Hull City player has been involved inmore than two.Harry Kane is on his longest Premier League scoring streak at White HartLane (three matches in a row, five goals).Spurs have won 12 successive Premier Leaguemeetings with promoted sides at White Hart Lane. The last time that they lost against a promoted team at home in the competition was a 2-1 defeat to Norwich City in April 2012.