England Round 11, December 5-7

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Burnley vs Everton Preview:

Possible starting lineups:

Burnley:
Peacock-Farrell, Lowton, Taylor, Tarkowski, Mee, McNeil, Westwood, Benson, Wood, Barnes, Rodriguez

Everton:
Pickford, Holgate, Keane, Godfrey, Allan, Doucoure, Rodriguez, Davies, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, Iwobi

Burnley welcome Everton at lunchtime on Saturday at Turf Moor. The Clarets are 19th in the league standings after collecting only 5 points from the opening 9 matches. They have a match in hand, but the situation is very complicated. Last season Burnley finished as 10th and they were out of the relegation battle. Manager Sean Dyche is feeling a big pressure, as well as the players. Two weeks ago they finally obtained the first victory, beating Crystal Palace with 1:0. But last week they suffered a catastrophe losing 5:0 to Manchester City. Overall, Burnley have lost seven of their past 10 Premier League games, after losing just one of their 15 before that. It is clear they are in poor form and the atmosphere in the squad is far from ideal. What is worse, the players confidence is lost. Regular keeper Nick Pope is injured and that's a big problem as Bailey Peacock-Farrell struggled at Etihad. He became just the third goalkeeper to concede five or more goals on his Premier League debut, after John Sheffield in 1994 and Matt Murray in 2003. It is clear he is not an adequate replacement for Pope, but may be forced to start again as Pope is rated as doubtful with a head injury. Josh Brownhill and Phil Bardsley have both missed out against City and need to be assessed before the match. Robbie Brady and Dale Stephens are two more injury doubts. Finally, Jack Cork is definitely sidelined.

Everton are in the middle of the table with 16 points from 10 matches. Carlo Ancelotti is doing an excellent job and the fans are satisfied. Many of them are dreaming about the title, but it won't be easy. The start of the season was great, four victories in four matches warm up the atmosphere. But the current form isn't at that level, the Toffees have just one victory on the last five matches. To be worse, they lost the remaining four matches. Everton managed to beat Fulham, but suffered defeats from Southampton, Newcastle, Manchester United and Leeds United. Everton had plenty of good opportunities against the Whites last weekend, but goalkeeper Illan Meslier was excellent and denied efforts from Richarlison, Allan and Abdoulaye Doucoure. The Toffees back-line showed signs of frailty in the last period and that is reflected in the fact they have failed to keep a clean sheet since the opening game. The attack sometime scores enough goals to cover the defensive mistakes and to register a positive result, but in the last period weren't too efficient. Nevertheless, it is frustrating they failed to score against the newcomers at Goodison Park, even had 8 shots on target. The absence of the injured Seamus Coleman is big handicap as Ancelotti has no adequate replacement on that position, so Tom Davies will continue to deputize on the right flank. In addition, Jean-Philippe Gbamin and Lucas Digne remain sidelined.

Burnley vs Everton Prediction:


Burnley are second from the bottom and the players confidence is low. The Clarets have scored just one goal on the last six matches in the Premier League. Everton are in poor form too, but the quality is on their side. Plus, they have players able to make a difference in a match like this - James Rodriguez, Richarlison and Calvert-Lewin. Everton are closer to the victory here.

Burnley vs Everton Pick: Everton @ 2.02 with Betsafe
 
West Ham United

They play amazingly well than expected. After a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa in last game, they get a three-match winning streak this season for the first time. Now they are sitting the fifth place in the table of the League with seventeen points.


Manchester United

They do not play steadily this season, with ups and downs. Although they have got a three-match winning streak in recent League games, they only rank the ninth because they have too much defeats. Besides, they are weak in defensive, with 16 conceding goals in total.


Verdict:

There is a gap between West Ham United and Manchester United. But West Ham United are in good form recently. And they only lose to Man Utd for once in past 5 head-to-head clashes. The Asian handicap first odd is Man Utd rovers -0.25. Man Utd are going to take one point from West Ham United at least.


West Ham United VS Manchester United

Pick: West Ham United +0.25
 
England will host one of the Central matches this weekend. A Derby is a match in which the competition is always of the highest level. The teams approach this match in diametrically opposite conditions. Tottenham are top of the table thanks to the excellent football they are currently showing. Jose Mourinho's team lost only the first match of the season against Everton, they had no more defeats, and in the last four matches of the Premier League at home they won 4, scoring 11 goals and conceding only once.

Arsenal, for their part, are suffering more than they are playing this season. Despite the successful end of last season and the start of this one, things have been going badly for Arsenal recently. The last three rounds in the Premier League, the team does not know victories, and in defense it has a lot of problems. In General, the opposite is true when compared to Tottenham, who play very confidently, and Son and Kane are the people who can make the result. Arsenal need to improve their game dramatically to fight for victory, but I don't believe that.

Tottenham VS Arsenal

Pick: Tottenham Win @ 2.02 with Mr. Play
 
Liverpool vs Wolverhampton Preview:

Possible starting lineups:

Liverpool:
Kelleher; Neco Williams, Fabinho, Matip, Robertson; Henderson, Wijnaldum; Salah, Firmino, Mane; Jota

Wolverhampton:
Patricio; Semedo, Boly, Coady, Marcal; Dendoncker, Moutinho; Traore, Podence, Neto; Silva

Liverpool host Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield. The Reds are sharing the first place with Tottenham after 10 rounds. Both teams have 21 points, while Chelsea two less. Of course, this will probably change until this match start as Chelsea host Leeds on Saturday night, while Tottenham face Arsenal in North London derby earlier on Sunday. For the first time since being crowned Premier League champions, Liverpool will play in front of their own fans - only 2.000 'luckiest' supporters will come to Anfield.

Liverpool were in fine form in the Premier League until the last week. The Reds dropped two points against Brighton in the last minutes of the match. Diogo Jota secured an 1:0 lead, but that wasn't enough for the victory as the Seagulls received a controversial penalty. Previously, Liverpool managed to beat Leicester City with 3:0. On Tuesday Klopp's men won 1:0 against Ajax in the Champions League and secured the first place in the group. It was a match where three teenagers - Caoimhin Kelleher, Curtis Jones and Neco Williams - were in the focus. Goalkeeper Kelleher was brilliant between the posts, while Jones scored thanks to Neco Williams' assist. I believe the atmosphere in the squad is positive following the important victory, but Klopp has enormous injury issues. As You probably know, the key defender Virgil van Dijk has suffered a knee-ligaments damage and will be sidelined for a longer period. But there is more, particularly in defense. Four of five regular defenders are sidelined. Goalkeeper Alisson Becker will again miss out, Joe Gomez is sidelined for a longer period with a knee injury, while this match come too soon for right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold. In addition, Thiago Alcantara remain sidelined at least for a week. The Reds also remain without James Milner, Xherdan Shaqiri and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain,.

Wolverhampton are in the middle of the table with 17 points. The actual form is good, they have one win and one draw on the last two matches. First they played an 1:1 draw with Southampton. Theo Walcott put the Saints ahead in the 58th minute, turning in Che Adams' cross. However, Pedro Neto leveled with 15 minutes left, following up after Raul Jiminez's shot had come back off the post. Last weekend they beat Arsenal with 2:1. Even more, the victory was obtain away from home, at the Emirats. Pedro Neto scored the first goal from close range after Leandro Dendoncker had headed Adama Traore's teasing cross against the bar midway through the first half. The Gunners equalized just three minutes later, but Wolves were the better side throughout and re-established their lead through Daniel Podence. Pedro Neto has scored three goals in 10 Premier League appearances this season, as many as he managed in 29 games in the competition last term. Nevertheless, the match was overshadowed by a nasty head injury to striker Raul Jimenez. He will be out for a longer period. Manager Nuno Espirito Santo will also be without Jonny, but Romain Saiss is available again after recovering from coronavirus.

Liverpool vs Wolverhampton Prediction:


I expect both teams to score at Anfield. Liverpool have a powerful attacking trio, now transformed to quartet - Salah, Firmino, Mane and Jota are all able to score. But at the same time the Reds are handicapped in defense - four of the regular five defenders are out injured. Wolves confidence is very high after they beat Arsenal last week. I am positive they will score at Anfield.

Liverpool vs Wolverhampton Pick
: Both teams to score - Yes @ 1.85 with Betsafe
 
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