elklasiko0West Ham v Chelsea
Rafael Benitez is probably glad Chelsea have an away game after the less than open arms welcome he has received at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea head into this game on the back of two 0-0 draws since he took over and leaves Chelsea with no win in their last six games, which for a team that was not long ago serious title challengers, is simply not good enough. West Ham also failed to score in mid-week as they lost 1-0 away to Man Utd which leaves them with one win in their last six games. West Hams home form has not been great either, with one win in five home Premier League games but could they win this London derby?
I am not going to go for a winner in this match, but I am going to go for there not being many goals in this match. For both sides, four of their last five Premier League games have been Under 2.5 goals, and three of West Hams last five home games have been under 2.5 goals and Chelsea have had two 0-0 draws in a row. Benitez appears to have solved Chelsea’s defensive problems, his known for keeping things tight and it is probably not what the Chelsea owner wants to hear considering the style of football he wants Chelsea to play, but I am going to go for a low-scoring match here.
Under 2.5 goals @ 2.00 (SkyBet)
Fulham v Tottenham
When Gareth Bale is on top form he is one of the best players in the Premier League. He tormented Liverpool mid-week, having scored a goal, getting an assist and scoring an own goal so it’s fair to say he influenced the game. Fulham surprisingly managed to keep a clean sheet away to Chelsea, and it was their first clean sheet away from home this season. November hasn’t been a good month for Fulham, they didn’t win a league match and have gone six matches without a win (Drawing four and Losing two). Tottenham on the other hand bounced back from three losses in a row and have now won two in a row and puts them just three points off 4th placed West Brom.
Should this match go according to stats then there should be plenty of goals scored here, three of Fulham’s last five games have been over 2.5 goals and at home, four of their last five have been over 2.5 goals. Tottenham’s last four games have been Over 2.5 goals and all six of their away games have been over 2.5 goals.
Fulham have failed to scored just three times this season and have scored in all their home games. Tottenham have only kept one clean sheet and have failed to score just once this season but have scored in all their away games, so I am going to go for both teams to score in a high scoring game.
Over 2.5 goals @ 1.74 (Pinnacle)
Both teams to score @ 1.57 (SkyBet)
Arsenal v Swansea
Everton is a tough place to go for any team in this league so a draw for Arsenal was a good result. Theo Walcott came back from injury and took only 51 seconds to get himself on the score sheet. Swansea got themselves an impressive win at home to West Brom, scoring three goals in the process and they are currently five matches unbeaten. Michu has been a bargain for them and he once again scored a goal.
Visiting the Emirates will be a tough task with Chelsea being the only team to win at the Emirates in the Premier League. Whilst I think Arsenal will win I am going to go for Walcott to score. Despite not starting many games he has still managed to score 10 goals in all competitions and the longer the contract dispute goes on it looks more likely he will leave. Arsenal will create plenty of chances as they usually do and I predict Walcott will score here.
Theo Walcott to score anytime @ 2.75 (Bet365)
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