England Round 22

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Chelsea vs Fulham Preview:

Possible starting lineups:

Chelsea:
Arrizabalaga; Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Badiashile; Azpilicueta, Kovacic, Hall, Cucurella; Mount, Mudryk, Havertz

Fulham:
Leno; Tete, Diop, Ream, Robinson; Palhinha, Reed, Andreas Pereira; Decordova-Reid, Mitrovic, Willian

Chelsea welcome Fulham to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Friday night. As usual, the Blues are big favorites, though the table show a different situation - Fulham are sharing the sixth place with 31 points, while Chelsea sit 10th with two points less. American owner Todd Boehly isn't satisfied with the results and invested enormous money to bring new players. He spent £323 million during January transfer window - that's more than the clubs in the Italian, German, French and Spanish top flights combined. Enzo Fernandez from Benfica was the most expensive player. The Blues have paid 106.8m, the most ever paid by a Premier League club for a single player. Mykhailo Mudryk (Shakhtar Donetsk), Benoit Badiashile (Monaco), David Datro Fofana (Molde), Andrey Santos (Vasco da Gama), Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid), Noni Madueke (PSV) and Malo Gusto (Lyon) will also wear Chelsea's shirt in the second half of the season. It look like manager Graham Potter now has "sweet" issues about the starting eleven, however Joao Felix is suspended, while N'Golo Kante and Denis Zakaria are out injured. Mateo Kovacic missed the trip to Anfield with a calf problem and he is rated as doubtful.

As I wrote above, Fulham are sharing the sixth place with Brighton as both teams have 31 points. Manager Marco Silva is doing an excellent job and the fans are satisfied. Many of them are dreaming about European football next season. Having on mind that Manchester United and Newcastle will play in the League Cup final, it is not impossible for Fulham to book a place in the Europa League or Conference League. They showed no fear when faced the Blues three weeks ago. Fulham recorded a 2:1 win in the West London derby thanks to goals scored by Willian and Carlos Vinicius. But playing at Stamford Bridge looks like a problem for them. Fulham won only twice in the history as guests, in 1964 and 1979, neither of which were in the top flight division. The poor tradition isn't the only problem. Since beating Chelsea in the reverse fixture, Fulham have lost the rhythm. The Cottagers haven't won any of the three played matches. They suffered defeats in the Premier League and been forced into an FA Cup replay by Sunderland. However, losing from Newcastle and Tottenham is not a shame, they are both Champions League pretenders. Even more, both defeats were narrow as Fulham lost twice 1:0. Silva has virtually no injury or suspension concerns ahead of the game, with Neeskens Kebano the only confirmed absentee. The club officials have brought the Serbian international Sasa Lukic from Torino, while Cedric Soares came in on loan from Arsenal.

Chelsea vs Fulham Prediction:

Chelsea are huge favorites against Fulham. This will be their second match in just three weeks. Fulham won 2:1 at Craven Cottage in a match where Joao Felix was sent off on his debut for Chelsea. I think this time will be different. Todd Boehly spent £323 million during January transfer window and he want to see his team in Top Four. The quality is on their side, as well as the home advantage. Not winning here will be like a catastrophe as huge amount of money are invested in new players.

Chelsea vs Fulham Pick: Chelsea to win @ 1.66 with Pinnacle

 

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Wolverhampton vs Liverpool Preview:

Possible starting lineups:

Wolverhampton:
Sa; Semedo, Collins, Kilman, Bueno; Nunes, Neves, Lemina; Traore, Cunha, Podence

Liverpool:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Matip, Robertson; Thiago, Bajcetic, Elliott; Salah, Nunez, Gakpo

Wolverhampton Wanderers welcome Liverpool to Molineux for the second time in just three weeks. As You probably know, the Reds have won 1:0 in the FA Cup and they will try to repeat the success, this time in the Premier League. Wolves are just above the relegation zone and the situation is very complicate. New manager Lopetegui has a solid start at Molineux, though the current form is mixed - one win, one draw and one defeat on the last three league matches. They recorded a narrow 1:0 victory over West Ham, suffered a high 3:0 defeat to Manchester City and shared the points with Aston Villa. The Spaniard will try to take advantage of Klopp's problems, but he has some issues too. First of all, the home form. Wolves are the division's worst scorers at home with just six goals. Second, Lopetegui remain without four players - Chiquinho, Pedro Neto, Boubacar Traore and Sasa Kalajdzic. What is important to be mentioned, they are all long-term injury victims. New arrival Pablo Sarabia made his debut off the bench at Etihad will be in contention for his full debut alongside Joao Gomes. Matheus Cunha could lead the line.

Liverpool sit ninth with 29 points, huge 10 less than fourth placed Manchester United. According to me, the season is lost. Jurgen Klopp is filling an enormous pressure, even his position is safe. The fans like him very much and he has an iconic status at Anfield. The German coach won all possible trophies in the past six years - UEFA Champions League, Premier League, FA Community Shield, FA Cup, League Cup, European Super Cup etc. Last season, the Reds came within two wins of an unprecedented quadruple as they lifted the FA and League Cups, only to see the Premier League title go to Manchester City and then lose the Champions League final against Real Madrid. But the current season is not good and Liverpool are only a shadow of the team that nearly made history. The injury situation is still difficult. Ibrahima Konate is the latest victim. The French centre-back picked up a hamstring injury against Brighton in the FA Cup and will be out until March. Virgil van Dijk, Arthur, Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Roberto Firmino remain sidelined, while Fabio Carvalho and Nat Phillips are rated as doubtful.

Wolverhampton vs Liverpool Prediction:

I think Wolverhampton won't lose here. They have improved under Lopetegui and the players confidence is higher. Liverpool are out of form, they have just one win on the last six matches across all competitions. To be worse, Klopp is without Konate and Van Dijk in the defense. And they are two latest absentees. The attack look toothless, Salah is just a shadow of the last seasons' player. Jota, Firmino and Luis Diaz remain sidelined, while Darwin Nunez and Gakpo are not Premier League "material".

Wolverhampton vs Liverpool Pick: Wolves +0.5 AH @ 2.02 with Pinnacle

 

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Tottenham vs Manchester City Preview:

Possible starting lineups:

Tottenham:
Lloris; Romero, Dier, Davies; Porro, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic; Kulusevski, Kane, Son

Manchester City:
Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Laporte, Ake; Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish

Tottenham host the reigning champions Manchester City in a derby match of the round on Sunday afternoon. The Spurs will look for a very important victory here. They have 36 points and sit on the fifth place, behind Newcastle and Manchester United. The fans are hungry for some success, but securing a Champions League spot is their realistic objective. But the current form isn't at desired level, they have suffered three defeats on the last six Premier League matches after the international break, registering just two wins in the process. Manager Antonio Conte isn't satisfied with the fact his men dropped 11 of the possible 18 points. The Italian coach has just one issue ahead of this match as Pape Sarr is doubtful due to a hip injury. Pedro Porro, who came from Sporting Lisbon on deadline day, could have his debut for the new club. On the positive note, Richarlison has recovered from an adductor niggle, and Lucas Moura is also set to return from his troublesome tendon problem. Djed Spence and and Matt Doherty left the club to join Rennes and Atletico Madrid respectively. Harry Kane should lead the attack in search for his 200th Premier League goal.

Manchester City are second on the table, five points adrift of the leaders Arsenal. Having on mind the Gunners suffered a shock-defeat on Goodison Park, I believe City players will fully motivated enter the match. Interesting to be mentioned, exactly these two sides faced in the FA Cup fourth round. The Citizens were nullified by Arsenal in the first half, but City ultimately secured a narrow 1:0 win. For Arteta it was another miserable return to the Etihad. A sublime finish from Nathan Ake was enough for Man City to progress. Pep Guardiola's men have also beat Wolverhampton thanks to Erling Haaland's fourth hat-trick of the season. But something else is a big problem - the away form. Manchester City travel to North London having lost each of their last two away contests to Southampton and Manchester United. Even worse, Guardiola has lost all four of his previous visits to Tottenham. The Spaniard has some injury concerns ahead of this visit. John Stones came off with a thigh injury in the FA Cup match against Arsenal and will be spend at least three weeks on the sidelines. Phil Foden is doubtful with a foot issue. Mahrez should start as he like to play against Tottenham. So far he has registered seven goals and four assists against the Spurs - against no other Premier League opposition he has registered more contributions.

Tottenham vs Manchester City Prediction:

Manchester City won 4:2 the reverse fixture against the Spurs in January. Tottenham had 2:0 at half time, but Riyad Mahrez made a difference in the second. However, it was a match with lot of goals, like the one before, played in February last year (3:2). I expect an open match, paricularly because Arsenal suffered a defeat at Goodison Park. And I expect both teams to score.

Tottenham vs Manchester City Pick: Both teams to score - Yes @ 1.68 with Pinnacle

 

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Chelsea vs Fulham Pick: Chelsea to win @ 1.66 with Pinnacle

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Wolverhampton vs Liverpool Pick: Wolves +0.5 AH @ 2.02 with Pinnacle

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