Liverpool are flying, topping every table.
Manchester City (4pm) are sliding the other way – but are still 5/2 for the away win, something they’ve done ONCE in their past 23 visits.
It must be the most resistible 5/2 shot of the entire weekend. Depleted City have lost five and a half games on the trot, conceding 17 goals.
Pep Guardiola’s boys have been the benchmark, but times change, always.
Ken Dodd had the third-biggest single in the UK across the entire 1960s. Fast forward a bit and did Doddy get even a sniff of that Band Aid gig? He diddy not.
But shed no tears for souvenirs over Pep and his leaky champs, just be tickled by the chance to play prime Reds angles tied to wonky 1X2 prices.
Mo Salah ‘score or assist’ is automatic at 10/11 (Paddy). He’s paid out on that in nine of his past 10 starts against City.
But even in a dark hour, the visitors remain full of threat. Erling Haaland ‘scores a header’ feels lumpy at 11/1 (Paddy), and have him ‘OVER 2.5 shots’ at 5/4 (Bet365) – he’s strolled that in ALL his games of City’s slump.
Chelsea’s leading lights had midweek off as usual. Visitors Aston Villa (1.30pm) don’t have that luxury, and well-rested Blues front men Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer boast data that looks a decent fit against this Villans’ defence.
Take Jackson ‘anytime scorer’ at 7/4 (Bet365), ‘scores header’ at 16/1 (Bet365, Paddy) and Palmer ‘scores from outside box’ at 15/2 (Hills).
Tottenham can be expected to set Fulham’s backline a brutal test (1.30pm), and Dejan Kulusevski ‘OVER 0.5 assists’ looks a bit too big at 10/3 (Bet365).
Ain’t no party like a Sean Dyche party, as shiny new Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is in danger of finding out when the glitter ball is hung up for his home Prem debut (1.30pm).
Dyche’s Everton have produced three 0-0s in their past six, but they have a lively set-piece game, and James Tarkowski at 18/1 (Skybet) ‘anytime scorer’ is a fun worldie.
Over in Italy, Fiorentina striker Moise Kean’s full of beans and looks solid value at 10/3 (Unibet) ‘anytime scorer’ as Inter Milan visit (5pm).
