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Premier League Betting Preview: Magpies flying high
Newcastle could climb above Arsenal and into second place in the Premier League this weekend when the two sides meet at the Emirates on Sunday.
The Magpies have won seven of their last nine league games to take advantage of Arsenal’s stuttering form. Now, only two points separate the sides with two games to go.
With the FA Cup final on Saturday, this weekend’s Premier League action is spread across Friday, Sunday, Monday and next Tuesday.
Champions League-chasing Chelsea host Man Utd on Friday night, while fellow European hopefuls Aston Villa welcome Spurs to Villa Park. Sunday’s five matches include Everton’s final game at Goodison Park and Nottingham Forest’s trip to West Ham, while champions Liverpool face Brighton on Monday.
FA Cup finalists Man City and Crystal Palace both return to league action on Tuesday with home games against Bournemouth and Wolves.
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Now, let’s take a closer look at some betting angles for three of this round’s top-flight games:
Chelsea vs. Man Utd – Friday, 16th May @ 8:15pm
- Chelsea are unbeaten in all nine of their Premier League home games so far in 2025 (W7 D2)
- United have won just one of their last 11 Premier League away games against Chelsea (D5 L5)
- Cole Palmer has scored four goals in his three Premier League games against Man Utd for Chelsea, including a hat-trick in this exact fixture last season. No Blues player has scored more against the Red Devils in the competition (Eidur Gudjohnsen also 4).
- Maguire has hit the target at least once in four of his last six Premier League appearances (6 times in total)
- Chelsea vs Man Utd is the most drawn fixture in Premier League history (27)
- Chelsea have conceded the fewest goals (7) at home of any Premier League side this calendar year
- Only Mohamed Salah (56) has been involved in more goals than Fernandes (36 – 19 goals, 17 assists) in all competitions among Premier League players this season
- Chelsea have been shown more yellow cards than any other top-flight side in 2024/25 (96)
Arsenal vs. Newcastle – Sunday, 18th May @ 4:30pm
- Arsenal have won 17 of their last 20 Premier League home games against Newcastle (D2 L1)
- Odegaard has recorded assists in three of his last four Premier League games for Arsenal
- Lewis-Skelly has committed 1+ foul in eight of his last nine starts in all competitions
- Newcastle have won three games against Arsenal this season – 1-0 in the Premier League and 2-0 in both legs of the EFL Cup semi-final. They are looking to complete their first league double over the Gunners since 1994/95
- The Magpies have won five of their last eight meetings with Arsenal in all competitions (D1 L2)
- Isak has already scored twice against Arsenal this season – once in the reverse league fixture and once in the EFL Cup semi-finals
- Murphy has provided 12 assists in the Premier League this season
Brighton vs. Liverpool – Monday, 19th May @ 8pm
- Brighton are unbeaten in their last two against the Reds at the Amex Stadium in the league
- Since securing the title, Liverpool have not won a league game (D1 L1) and have conceded five goals in those two matches
- BTTS has landed in six of the last seven meetings between these two sides (all comps)
- Welbeck has been involved in four goals in his last five Premier League appearances against Liverpool (2 goals, 2 assists)
- Liverpool have won their last three games against Brighton (all comps), scoring at least two goals each time
- Salah has scored 16 away goals in the Premier League this season, the joint-most in a single campaign in the competition’s history (level with Harry Kane in 2022/23 and Kevin Phillips in 1999/2000)
- Liverpool are averaging 6.6 corners per game in the league this season, while Brighton are slightly behind with 4.8 per game. The reverse fixture saw 17 corners
