Premier League Preview: The wait is over!

The Premier League is back! Can Man City make it a record five titles in a row in 2024/25? They’re the 6/5 ante-post favourites ahead of the opening weekend.

Pep Guardiola’s side finished two points clear of Arsenal last season. The Gunners have strengthened over the summer with the signing of Riccardo Calafiori. Will he help them go one better?

This season also sees the return of Ipswich after 22 years outside the top flight. They’re joined by Leicester and play-off winners Southampton.

NEW SIGNINGS

Like most Premier League sides, we’ve made some new signings for the 2024/25 campaign – including Bet Builder Xtra, 2 Up and Top Acca.

Bet Builder Xtra gives you the chance to boost your winnings on selected Bet Builders, while 2 Up will see us pay out if your side takes a two-goal lead.

Finally, Top Acca offers you a boosted price on a pre-selected treble or four-fold from any of Saturday’s 15:00 kick-offs across the leagues.

This weekend you can get 4/1 on Arsenal, Newcastle, Burnley and Sheffield United all to win at 15:00 on Saturday. Here are a few stats to consider:

• Arsenal have won each of their last six Premier League matches against Wolves, their joint-longest winning run against them in the competition
• Newcastle have won seven of their last nine Premier League matches against Southampton, including the last three in a row.
• Burnley are unbeaten at home against Cardiff in their last 16 league games (W8 D8), a run stretching back to December 1990.
• Sheffield United have taken 33 of their last 39 available points in Championship home games (W11 L2). They face QPR who have won five of their 27 league visits to Bramall Lane.

Now, let’s take a closer look at some betting angles on the opening weekend action in the Premier League:

Man Utd v Fulham – Friday, 16th August @ 20:00

Fulham to win & Emile Smith Rowe to score anytime – 10/1

• Fulham have only lost their opening match of a Premier League season in two of last nine seasons
• The away side has won three of the last four league meetings between these two sides – including Fulham’s 2-1 win at Old Trafford last season
• Emile Smith Rowe has scored in both pre-season appearances for Fulham since arriving from Arsenal. He also found the net on his only previous league start at Old Trafford.

Over 9.5 corners, Fernandes at least 1 shot on target + BTTS – 6/1 with Bet Builder, boosted to 7.5/1 with Bet Builder Xtra

• United averaged 5.9 corners per game in the Premier League last season, while Fulham averaged 5.6.
• Bruno Fernandes has scored four goals in seven appearances against Fulham (all comps).
• The last eight meetings (all comps) at Old Trafford have seen both sides score.

Ipswich v Liverpool – Saturday, 17th August @ 12:30

Mohamed Salah to score 2 or more goals – 9/2

• No player in Premier League history has scored more goals on MD1 than Mohamed Salah (8).
• Salah recorded 28 goal involvements (18 goals, 10 assists) in 32 Premier League appearances last season.
• In 2023/24, only Erling Haaland (121) attempted more shots in the Premier League than Salah (114).

Liverpool to win and BTTS – 29/20

• Liverpool have never lost a Premier League match at Portman Road against Ipswich (P5 W3 D2). They’ve played more games there without losing than any other ground in the competition.
• The Reds are unbeaten on MD1 in their last 11 seasons (W8 D3).
• Since Kieran McKenna took charge of Ipswich in December 2021, only Man City (239) have scored more league goals than the Tractor Boys (222).

Chelsea v Man City – Sunday, 18th August @ 16:30

City to win, Chelsea most cards + Moises Caicedo booked – 11/2 with Bet Builder + 50% more with Bet Builder Xtra

• Last season saw Chelsea pick up more yellow cards than any other Premier League side (105).
• In all three meetings with City last season (all comps), Chelsea collected the most cards.
• Moises Caicedo was booked in all three games against City in 2023/24 and finished the league season as Chelsea’s most-booked player (11).

Haaland + Palmer to both score anytime – 9/2 with Bet Builder

• Cole Palmer was the Premier League’s top scorer in home games last season (16).
• Erling Haaland has scored a brace in both of his Premier League appearances on MD1.
• Haaland scored a hat-trick when City faced Chelsea during pre-season.