England Round 15

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Arsenal vs Chelsea Preview:

Possible starting lineups:

Arsenal:
Leno; Holding, Gabriel, Tierney; Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Xhaka, Saka; Willian, Lacazette, Pepe

Chelsea:
Mendy; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Silva, Emerson; Mount, Jorginho, Kante; Werner, Abraham, Pulisic

Arsenal will host the city rivals Chelsea at the Emirats on Boxing Day. Usually this a derby with big impact to the top of the table, but this time is quite different. This is an awful season for Arsenal and their manager Mikel Arteta . The Gunners have only 14 points and sit on the 15th place on the table. They have no victory since early November. Arsenal are huge 12 points adrift of fourth-placed Everton and nobody in the club are talking about Champions League anymore. The fans are afraid of relegation as their club are just 4 points away from the drop zone. They are not used to see their team fighting for survival, so the frustrations are very big. The former Newcastle forward Shearer said he's not sure 'awful' Arsenal will survive. Arteta is under enormous pressure and another defeat could lead to his departure. Arsenal lost the last two matches in all competition. First they were beaten 2:1 at Goodison Park last Saturday. The goal was scored by Nicolas Pepe. He is probably the only player still able to do something, particularly because captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is out injured. Pepe is the Gunners' joint-top goalscorer with five goals across all competitions. His contribution could be very important here as Aubameyang is rated as doubtful due to a calf injury. Gabriel Martinelli is also an injury doubt after suffering a shin injury on Tuesday's home defeat to Manchester City. It was another disappointment for the fans as Arsenal were eliminated from League Cup losing 4:1 at the Emirats. For this match Arteta will be missing Thomas Partey, who is still recovering from a muscle injury. Granit Xhaka will probably start after served his three-game suspension. Bernd Leno, Kieran Tierney and Bukayo Saka missed the EFL Cup fixture, but should start here.

Chelsea have 25 points and they are between the teams fighting for the top. This match is very important for Frank Lampard and his players. The Blues are in mixed form lately, winning one and losing two of the last three league matches. First they suffered an 1:0 defeat from Everton in a match the Blues had dominated with 72% possession. However, several excellent saves from Jordan Pickford prevented them from scoring, while conceded from a penalty. The poor results continued in the next round when Chelsea suffered another defeat. The Blues lost 2:1 to Wolverhampton at Molineux Stadium. Once again Chelsea weren't bad, scored first through Olivier Giroud, but conceded twice in the finish of the match and suffered the third league defeat of the season. That is why the last round's match against West Ham was extremely important. Lampard's men started the best possible way as Thiago Silva scored in the 10th minute. Corners are the strongest part of Chelsea, having scored eight goals, more than any other side in the Premier League this season. Tammy Abraham secured the victory with his brace in the second half. He has scored 25 goals since the start of last season, seven more than any other Blues player. His good form means a headache for Lampard as Giroud isn't happy at the bench, while Timo Werner is far from his best. The German international has failed to score in his past seven starts for Chelsea, his longest such run in club competition since September 2016. Lampard has some injury worries too. Left-back Ben Chilwell is doubtful after rolled his ankle against West Ham, while right-back Rice James is still suffering from a knee injury. That means Cesar Azpilicueta and Emerson Palmieri are expected to start in the full-back positions. This match comes too soon for Hakim Ziyech.

Arsenal vs Chelsea Preview:


Arteta's side beat Chelsea in the last mutual game. It was the FA Cup final played on the first day of August. But five months later the things are quite opposite. Arsenal are in big crisis, their biggest in the Premier League era. Arteta is under heavy pressure, while the atmosphere in the squad is poor. But at the same time Chelsea's away form is poor, they have suffered back-to-back defeats on the last two matches on road. Considering these facts, I expect a low scoring match at the Emirats.

Arsenal vs Chelsea Pick:
Under 2.5 goals @ 1.98 with SBOBET
 
Leicester City vs Manchester United Preview:

Possible starting lineups:

Leicester City:
Schmeichel, Justin, Fofana, Evans, Castagne, Ndidi, Tielemans, Maddison, Albrighton, Barnes, Vardy

Manchester United:
De Gea, Tuanzebe, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, Pogba, Bruno Fernandes, Greenwood, Rashford, Martial

Leicester City have collect 27 points, one mores than their actual opponents. Overall, they have 9 victories and 5 defeats so far in the Premier League. Their "all-or-nothing" philosophy resulted with no draw in the first 14 rounds. In their most recent fixtures, Leicester beat Tottenham. Jamie Vardy's penalty and a Toby Alderweireld own goal secured a 2:0 win in London. That was the third victory in the last four. Previously the Foxes lost 2:0 at home from Everton, while managed to beat Sheffield United and Brighton. Jamie Vardy has been directly involved in 15 goals in his 13 league appearances this season. At the same time he became the first player to score an away goal against an opponent at three different venues in the competition - White Hart Lane, Wembley and New Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The atmosphere in the squad is good, while the players confidence is high. Most of the fans are hoping for repetition of the season 2015/16 when their team won the title against all odds. Leicester have also secured the knock-out stage in UEFA Europe League and they will face Slavia Prague from Czech Republic in February. The club feelgood factor was this week enhanced by the opening of a new £100million training ground, which has a private nine-hole golf course. As manager Brendan Rodgers said, "it is the most significant investment in the club history." He added: "When players see the facility, that will definitely help us. The club have always attracted really good players but we are now moving into an elite venue which will be a great help." For this match Rodgers has two unavailable players as Daniel Amartey and Ricardo Pereira remain sidelined due to injuries. With two games in three days coming up for the Foxes, rotation is very important during the busy festive period. Nevertheless, I think Rodgers will name his strongest line-up here. Timothy Castagne, who started for the first time in two months after a hamstring injury last weekend, is likely to keep his place. Dennis Praet, the player able to cope with the threat of Bruno Fernandes, is surely in Rodgers' thoughts. Jamie Vardy will lead the line despite the fact he hasn't scored in his last three appearances against United. Central defender Caglar Soyuncu who has just recovered, may not be risked here, but three days later against Crystal Palace.

Manchester United were inconsistent during the season, but finally look good. They have 26 points, five less than league leaders Liverpool, but played a game less. That means the difference could be cut to only two points. The Red Devils are in nice form, winning six of the last seven league matches. They shared the points with Manchester City, while managed to beat Everton, West Bromwich, Southampton, West Ham, Sheffield United and Leeds during the weekend. The last victory was impressive, they destroyed Marcelo Bielsa’s side winning 6:2. It was their best display this season and perfect respond to Leeds’ well known pressing game. McTominay fired United ahead after 67 seconds. He then became the first player to score twice in the opening three minutes of a Premier League match, collected a clever pass from Martial. Bruno Fernandes made it 3:0 in the 20th minute, while Lindelof added the fourth in the 37th minute. Dan James scored the fifth goal, while Fernandes netted his second from the penalty spot in the 70th minute. Leeds scored twice, but nobody cares about that. It was the first time since August 2011 United to score more than five goals in a Premier League game. In addition, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men secured League Cup semi-final after beat Everton 2:0 on Wednesday night. The match was virtually decided in the 88th minute when Edinson Cavani scored the first goal, while Martial's injury time goal closed the match. The atmosphere in the squad is just perfect, while the players confidence is very high. Most of the players are available, but Solskjaer has three injury worries. Marcos Rojo remain sidelined, while Scott McTominay and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who missed the last match at Goodison Park, are rated as doubtful. Nevertheless, the Norwegian coach must consider some rotations with the clash against Wolverhampton coming on Tuesday.

Leicester City vs Manchester United Prediction:


Manchester United are fantastic on road, they have won their last 10 away games in the Premier League. They also beat Everton at Goodison Park in EFL Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday. Leicester City, meanwhile, are "Giant-killers". The Foxes have defeated Manchester City, Tottenham and Arsenal so far, losing only to the reigning champions Liverpool. But at the same time they are surprisingly vulnerable at home, losing to West Ham, Aston Villa, Fulham and Everton. I expect an interesting match and I think Manchester United are closer to the victory at the King Power Stadium.

Leicester City vs Manchester United Pick:
Away win @ 2.38 with Unibet
 
Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion Preview:

Possible starting lineups:

Liverpool:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Fabinho, Robertson; Keita, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Salah, Firmino, Mane

West Bromwich Albion:
Johnstone; Furlong, Ajayi, O'Shea, Gibbs; Sawyers; Phillips, Pereira, Gallagher, Diangana; Grant

Liverpool are the leaders on the table with 31 points following the victories over Tottenham and Crystal Palace. First they beat the Spurs with 2:1 at Anfield thanks to Roberto Firmino's last minute goal. Three days later they obtained another victory against Crystal Palace. What is more important, the victory was secured away from home. And most important, it was a superior display by Klopp's players in which they scored seven goals. Minamino start the scoring show after three minutes, Sadio Mane doubled the advantage in the 35th minute after a superb turn, before Firmino tapped home to round off an excellent counterattack on the stroke of halftime. Captain Jordan Henderson curled in a fourth in the 52nd minute before Firmino added his second after 68 minutes. The Brazilian has scored three goals in the last two Premier League matches, as many as in his previous 27 appearances. Finally, Mohamed Salah scored two more in the last nine minutes. All seven of Liverpool's goals were assisted by different players (Mane, Firmino, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, Salah, Matip and Oxlade-Chamberlain), the first time in Premier League history seven different players have assisted a goal for a team in a match. The players confidence is very high at the moment. Even more, they are fresh after had a full seven days between the matches. Klopp has confirmed that James Milner and Xherdan Shaqiri will be assessed before the match, but Thiago Alcantara will not feature here. The midfielder was seen kicking a ball for the first time since October during Liverpool’s training sessions this week. Thiago, who suffered injury following a rash tackle from Everton's forward Richarlison, is not yet fit to feature. Both centre-backs Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez remain long-term injury victims. Their absence is a huge handicap, but there is more as Diogo Jota and Kostas Tsimikas remain sidelined.

West Bromwich Albion have taken seven points from their opening 14 fixtures. The situation is very complicated, particularly because no team with fewer than eight points after 15 Premier League matches have avoided relegation. That means a defeat here will see the Baggies forced to do something no other team did. At the same they will not give up, regardless of the outcome on this match. Ex-manager Slaven Bilic paid the prize form the poor results and he was sacked earlier this month. I think that was a wrong decision by the club officials as WBA held Manchester City to an 1:1 draw in Bilic's final match in charge. The experienced Sam Allardyce is appointed as new boss and he will try to improve the results, starting from this match. It looks like a 'mission impossible' as Liverpool are unbeaten at home on 66 games in the Premier League, however exactly Big Sam was the last manager to taste a league victory at Anfield with Crystal Palace in 2017. While only having been in charge for over a week, his tactic is easy to predict - strong defense and fast counter-attacks, a tactic which Allardyce hopes will “frustrate” the leaders. But scoring goals is a difficult task for the Baggies. They have only 10 goals on their aacount, while conceded 29. That's the second-worst goal difference of any club in England's top four tiers, with only Southend behind. In addition, the guests will be handicapped as Jake Livermore is serving a three-match suspension following his red card against Aston Villa. That's not all as Conor Townsend, Hal Robson-Kanu and Kyle Bartley are all sidelined through injuries. On the positive note, Matheus Pereira is back from suspension.

Liverpool vs WBA Prediction:


Liverpool are huge favorites against relegation candidates WBA. However, there are no easy opponents in the Premier League. Exactly West Brom proved that by playing an 1:1 draw with Manchester City at the Etihad. Even more, Sam Allardyce as a manager is unbeaten in his last three visits to Anfield. I am not expecting to continue the series, however I do expect a strong resistance from the Baggies. Klopp will be satisfied with any kind of victory, his priority will be to avoid injuries. Considering the busy festive period and the upcoming fixtures against Newcastle and Southampton, I don't expect a high victory for Liverpool.

Liverpool vs WBA Pick:
WBA +2.5 @ 1.89 with 188Bet
 
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