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Premier League Betting Tips for Saturday 18th October

18 hours ago

| BY Sam McLoughlin

After a second International break of the season, the Premier League returns this weekend for Matchday eight with all fixtures taking place across Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

@Footy_Tipster gives his best predictions ahead of this round of fixtures in the English Premier League..

The Premier League is back this weekend, with ten games taking place up and down England over three days, we’re guaranteed to be in for more drama at this early stage in the English top-flight. Make sure to check out this weekends Acca on William Hill News.

We’ve got a very busy Saturday with seven games taking place in the PL and we start the day off at the City Ground, as Nottingham Forest welcome Chelsea at 12.30pm.

After that, there’s five games kicking off at the traditional time of 3pm, Newcastle United make the long trip down to the south coast to face Brighton & Hove Albion, two newly-promoted sides battle it out for a big three points as Burnley welcome Leeds to Turf Moor, Crystal Palace take on Bournemouth at Selhurst Park whilst Everton make the short trip to face Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, with Sunderland and Wolves concluding the afternoons action.

The Saturday night action comes from Craven Cottage in an all-London affair, as Fulham welcome Arsenal in this 5.30pm fixture.

You can view the Fulham v Arsenal Bet Builder on William Hill News.

Now, let’s take a closer look at some Premier League odds and Premier League betting angles for Saturday’s fixtures:

Nottingham Forest v Chelsea – Saturday, 12.30pm

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Still without a win in any of his first seven games as the Nottingham Forest manager, Ange Postecoglou is a man under serious pressure with many believing the decision to part ways with the Aussie should have been done over the International break.
Returning to the City Ground after the break won’t fill the Forest faithful with much confidence either, given they’ve won just one of their last eight games here in all competitions, whilst their last win here v Chelsea came back in 1997.
The stats for this meeting with the Blues don’t do Ange Postecoglou any favours either, given he’s lost each of his four meetings against Chelsea as a manager, this one could be the biggest meeting of his career.
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Chelsea went into the International break on a real high having beat the reigning champions Liverpool 2-1 thanks to a late goal from Estêvão, a victory that still leaves Chelsea outside of the top five albeit still only five points off Arsenal at the top.
Enzo Maresca does continue to have a headache though ahead of this trip to Nottingham, that’s down to injury issues within his back line and with just three wins from their last fourteen top-flight away games, this won’t be straight forward.
The Blues are unbeaten in their last three games against Nottingham Forest (W2, D1), however each victory from either side in the last six meetings has been by a 1 goal margin, so this could be closer than people think.

Prediction: Both Teams To Score & Chelsea To Win, Nottingham Forest 1-2 Chelsea

Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United – Saturday, 3pm

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Brighton return to the Amex Stadium for the first time since the 20th September following three away game in a row for Fabian Hurzeler’s side, the Seagulls have won two of their seven games so far in the Premier League (W2, D3, L2) scoring ten and conceding ten, fairly average.
However, Brighton tend to enjoy life on home soil having lost just one of their last eleven home games, their last defeat here came back in April against Aston Villa, the Seagulls can extend their unbeaten run to five games across all competitions here.
The Albion have only kept one clean sheet in their last nineteen Premier League games, whilst five of the last seven meetings between these two sides on the south coast have ended in a row, it’ll be hard to separate these two.
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Newcastle United headed into the International break having put together a bit of form, an impressive 4-0 victory away to Royale Union SG in the UEFA Champions League was followed up with a 2-0 win against Nottingham Forest in the PL, just their second win in the top-flight this season.
It’s been a story of stalemates for Eddie Howe’s side on the road in the Premier League so far, all three of their away trips have ended in draws and another one here would equal some history, with the Magpies becoming the first side to draw their first four away games in the season since Notts County back in 1935.
Newcastle’s record away to Brighton isn’t great at all, having won just one of their last thirteen visits to the south coast, whilst they’ve not won any of their eight visits here in the Premier League, i think we’ll see that stalemate record equalled here.

Prediction: Draw, Brighton 1-1 Newcastle United

Burnley v Leeds – Saturday, 3pm

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You feel like this is already a big game for both clubs despite playing just seven games in this Premier League campaign, Burnley have picked up just one win so far on their return to the top-flight but the good news for the Clarets is that victory came against another fellow promoted side, Sunderland.
All four of Burnley’s points have come at Turf Moor which will offer some encouragement ahead of this visit from Leeds along with the fact they’ve scored in five of their seven PL outings so far.
The Clarets have beaten Leeds in just one of their last seven meetings, whilst they’ve never beaten Leeds in the Premier League and haven’t scored more than once in any of their last eight league meetings with the side from Yorkshire.
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Leeds travel to Lancashire fifteenth in the Premier League but with a four point gap from Burnley and the relegation zone, victory here for Daniel Farke’s side will of course stretch that gap to seven points, something that would feel huge even at this early stage.
The Whites would also secure their second away Premier League victory in a row for the first time since 2022 having beaten Wolves 3-1 in their last road trip but they’ve won just one of their last seven trips to Turf Moor.
I think we’ll witness a close encounter on Saturday but with Leeds keeping just one clean sheet in their last twenty-four away games in the English top-flight, a scoredraw in Lancashire wouldn’t surprise me.

Prediction: Draw, Burnley 1-1 Leeds

Crystal Palace v Bournemouth – Saturday, 3pm

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Crystal Palace made it nineteen games unbeaten in all competitions during their Conference League fixture, a new club record but they entered the International break with a bit of frustration after seeing that impressive record come to an end in a late 2-1 defeat at Everton.
That defeat now means that every team in the Premier League this season have tasted defeat which is rare after just seven games, the Eagles have a good chance of bouncing back in this one though given they’ve not lost any of their last twelve meetings at Selhurst Park in all competitions.
The Eagles have failed to scored in each of their last four Premier League games against Bournemouth, the only side that Palace have ever gone 5+ consecutive games without a goal against in the PL are Tottenham Hotspur.
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Since their opening night defeat against Liverpool at Anfield, Bournemouth have made a solid return putting together a six game unbeaten run with victories in four of those, including a 3-1 win against Fulham just before the break.
Andoni Iraola’s travel to South London knowing they’ve only failed to score in just one of their last eighteen away games in the PL but they’ve won just two of their last eight visits to Selhurst Park.
This fixture over the years hasn’t been the best in terms of producing goals, since the two sides produced eight goals back in 2019 (5-3 Palace), none of the last nine meetings between these two sides have seen both teams on the scoresheet or more than two goals.

Prediction: Under 2.5 goals, Crystal Palace 1-0 Bournemouth

Manchester City v Everton – Saturday, 3pm

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Manchester City return to Premier League action having beat Brentford 1-0 away from home just before the break, a victory which moved Pep Guardiola’s side in to the top five and now just six points behind Arsenal at the summit.
With seven wins in their last eight Premier League games at the Etihad Stadium, their current seven game unbeaten run in all competitions will be expected to continue here on Saturday as Pep’s side look to get back to their best.
History of this fixture suggests that Man City suffering a defeat here would be a huge surprise given they’re unbeaten in their last seventeen games against Everton (W14, D3) whilst their last defeat on home soil against the Toffees came back in 2010.
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Everton ended a four game winless run in all competitions with a last minute goal against Crystal Palace to end their nineteen game unbeaten run in the process and with eleven points from a possible twenty-one, the Toffees travel to Manchester just three points outside the top four.
Despite their poor record against Manchester City, Everton will make sure it’s not a foregone conclusion given they’ve not lost by more than one goal away from home in the league since last December.
Quite remarkably, the Toffees have never won a game away from home under David Moyes against a side that finished in the top three in the previous campaign (D12, L24), i fully expect that dismal run to continue in this one.

Prediction: Erling Haaland To Score First, Manchester City 2-0 Everton

Sunderland v Wolves – Saturday, 3pm

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Sunderland have returned to the Premier League this season and have really impressed so far, they enter gameweek eight sat in ninth place having picked up eleven points from their first seven outings (W3, D2, L2).
The Black Cats are actually unbeaten on home soil so far in this PL campaign, another win at the Stadium of Light on Saturday would see them pick up ten points in their first four top-flight games at home for the first time since 1968.
Sunderland have won just two of their last eight games against Wolves albeit these two sides haven’t faced each other since 2018, their only victory in the Premier League era occurred here back in 2009 (5-2).
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Wolves head to Tyne and Wear on Saturday sitting bottom of the Premier League after a terrible start to this campaign, the Old Gold have picked up just two points and remain the only side in the league yet to pick up a victory, very worrying.
Vitor Pereira was sent off after just twenty minutes against Brighton with his side taking a 1-0 lead just moments after but more frustration came the way of the Wolves boss when his side conceded with just five minutes left to play.
None of Wolves’ three away games in the PL this season have produced more than two goals, whilst they’ve managed to score just one on the road in that time, i’m backing the Black Cats to edge this one.

Prediction: Each Team Over 1 Corner In Each Half (#YourOdds), Sunderland 1-0 Wolves

Fulham v Arsenal – Saturday, 5.30pm

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Fulham headed into the International break with successive defeats in the Premier League away at Aston Villa (3-1) and Bournemouth (3-1), you have to go back to April/May 2023 for the last time they lost three in a row in the Premier League.
The Cottagers have scored in each of their five home games in all competitions this season, whilst they’ve seen both teams on the scoresheet in eight of their last ten meetings against Arsenal in all comps.
This will be a tough test for Marco Silva’s side, not only are they welcoming the league leaders Arsenal but the Cottagers have kept just one clean sheet in their last sixteen league games.
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Football can be a funny old game and after losing 1-0 to Liverpool at Anfield back in August, many had already written Arsenal off for the league but since that defeat, Mikel Arteta’s side have gone unbeaten in their seven games in all competitions.
Within that seven game run, the Gunners have won three of their last four Premier League games (W3, D1) and with results elsewhere going in their favour, they enter Matchday eight as the league leaders by a single point.
Arsenal have won five of their last seven visits to Craven Cottage but haven’t won here since March 2023, i think this will be an entertaining clash but i’m going to back the league leaders to get all three points here.

Prediction: Both Teams To Score & Arsenal To Win, Fulham 1-2 Arsenal

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