BOXING DAY PREMIER LEAGUE: A busy festive programme starts with Watford against a manager-less Crystal Palace. The later TV game is Hull v Man City. We preview each game with a recommended BETDAQ bet.
Watford v Crystal Palace
12.30pm We get underway on Boxing day with Watford taking on Crystal Palace at 12-30. As most will know by now, in the days leading up to Christmas Crystal Palace sacked Alan Pardew having lost eight of their last ten. Can we expect a bounce from the players like most teams have after a manager who has been struggling leaves? No doubt a Palace win at 3.2 will appeal to many. But we feel that Watford will be tough to beat at home, they’ve only lost once in the last six at home, winning their last four. A notable stat for many will be Watford have lost four of their last five but we are happy to focus on their home record here. To win in 90 minutes appeals at 2.46 however we feel the draw-no-bet price of 1.75 is the value after the Pardew news.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Watford Draw-No-Bet to beat Crystal Palace at 1.75.
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Arsenal v West Brom
3pm As is becoming the norm for Arsenal fans these days, their title hopes have taken a massive hit around Christmas. Losing their last two games to 2-1 to Everton and Manchester City has to hurt, and they are in desperate need of a win here to restore confidence and stop the fans imploding. West Brom have been having a good season this year, but they were stopped in their tracks by Manchester United last time out where they were totally outclassed. Their last four losses have came against Liverpool, City, Chelsea and United – so while they are performing well in general, they just cant seem to get close to the big clubs at the top of the table. With that in mind we expect a somewhat routine win for Arsenal here, and the 2.04 on Arsenal -1.5 goals appeals.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Arsenal -1.5 goals to beat West Brom at 2.04.
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Burnley v Middlesbrough
3pm This is an interesting clash and it’s not a surprise to see the market so open with Burnley 3.05, Middlesbrough 2.72 and the draw 3.2 at the time of writing. Burnley have had a poor run lately, losing five of their last six and they are really struggling to score away from home. There’s no doubt that home advantage will be a huge plus for them here, but Middlesbrough have proven to be tough to break down this season and we feel that this game just screams unders in the goal markets. Under 2.5 will tempt many at around the 1.6 mark however we’re going to take a chance with under 1.5 goals at 2.82, which we feel offers good value with two low scoring teams.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Under 1.5 goals at 2.82.
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Chelsea v Bournemouth
3pm “Who will stop Chelsea?” will no doubt be a topic of debate around many Christmas dinner tables this year, and maybe Bournemouth have a chance with Diego Costa suspended. The problem with laying Chelsea though is you struggle to see Bournemouth scoring, the headline stats is 11 wins in a row for Chelsea – but you have to remember they’ve kept nine clean sheets in those 11 wins. That’s highly impressive defending, and we don’t expect that to change. They could struggle up top with Costa out, he has been superb this season and that has to be a huge blow – but we still feel that Chelsea will ultimately get the job done. The 1.4 on the win doesn’t hugely appeal though, and we prefer the Chelsea Clean Sheet at 2.16. Under 2.5 will certainly interest many at 2.4 too.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Chelsea Clean Sheet at 2.16.
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Leicester v Everton
3pm This is a tough one to call with both sides struggling. An injury time winner for Liverpool in the Merseyside Derby last Monday meant that Everton have only managed one win in their last seven, while they’ve also lost five of their last six away games. The problem with opposing Everton is that Leicester haven’t been playing well this season at all, and bar a thrilling 4-2 win over Manchester City they’ve failed to win the other seven games in their last eight. They have been way better at home than away from home though, and with Everton being poor away from home too – maybe home advantage is the thing that will swing this game. We’re going to take a chance with Leicester to win at 2.58, but you couldn’t be confident on this one.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Leicester to beat Everton at 2.58.
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Manchester United v Sunderland
3pm There have been signs in recent weeks that United are starting to click into gear, and it’s hard to see anything other than a United win here. Sunderland have done well recently, and will be buoyed by their win against Watford before Christmas, they still sit in the relegation zone but they are no longer nailed to bottom and they have reasons to be confident of staying up at the moment. They’re just going to run into an in-form United here though and it’s an unlucky time to play them for Sunderland. Bringing in Carrick to United’s XI has seemed to help Pogba, while Zlatan has recovered his goal scoring touch. We expect a routine home win here and United at 1.9 to win -1.5/2 on the Asian Handicap appeals.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Manchester United -1.5/2 (Asian Handicap) goals to beat Sunderland at 1.9.
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Swansea v West Ham
3pm Swansea will have been very disappointed to lose 3-0 to Middlesbrough last time out and it’s looking increasing likely that they are going to be relegated this season. They would ideally love a win here, however West Ham have hit form in recent weeks grounding out 1-0 wins against Hull and Burnley, while drawing 2-2 to Liverpool prior to that. We feel that West Ham’s improved defense will be the key to this one, and that should give them the platform they need to collect all three points. Swansea have been all over the place at the back, conceding 15 goals in their last five games – and that includes a clean sheet against Sunderland! Middlesbrough haven’t exactly been banging goals in for fun either and it’s a sign of how poor they have been at the back that they conceded three there. We just feel that West Ham can create more chance than Swansea here, and the 2.86 on a Hammers win is big.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
West Ham to beat Swansea at 2.86.
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Hull v Manchester City
5.15pm Hull won’t enjoy their Christmas dinners thinking about this one! It’s hard to see anything but an easy City win here against this Hull side who currently sit bottom of the Premier League. The question is how many can City win by? Hull have failed to score in three of their last four, struggling without Hernandez – and their actually the lowest scoring team in the league currently with just 14 goals in 17 matches. City have been poor at the back with Gaurdiola’s tactics however we expect a City clean sheet here, which at 2.12, appeals more than the match odds markets and handicap markets!
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Manchester City Clean Sheet at 2.12.
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