An enthralling Premier League continues with some sumptuous-looking televised matches this weekend starting with table-toppers Chelsea making the trip to pre-season title favourites Man City in the 12.30pm TV match on Sky Sports 1.

After seven wins in a row and with the Blues a point clear at the summit, it seems ridiculous to recall that boss Antonio Conte was reportedly fighting for his job just a couple of months ago after his side went winless through September.

Since then, with maximum points from the league, including six clean sheets and with just a 2-1 EFL Cup reverse at West Ham blotting their copybook, Chelsea have looked the real deal with Diego Costa and Eden Hazard back to their usual selves.



Man City meanwhile have fallen away somewhat from their early season promise where Pep Guardiola’s side won 10 in a row and had all the experts purring that the title was a foregone conclusion (In fact City are now joint 7/4 title favourites along with Chelsea with Liverpool close behind on 10/3).

Teams have now realised that a pressing game – particularly on keeper Claudio Bravo – can unsettle the Citizens. Although that said, City are unbeaten in their last six with four wins and a draw including that 3-1 success over Barcelona.

So it all leaves Saturday’s early kick-off intriguingly poised with the Spreadex traders giving the hosts a reasonable advantage on a Goal Supremacy spread of City/Chelsea 0.3 – 0.5 and the fixed odds prices at City 21/20, Chelsea 5/2 and the draw 5/2.

Total Goals are priced at 2.75 – 2.95. With Yaya Toure back in favour at the Etihad and wearing number 42, spread betters are also looking at Shirt Numbers, which are quoted at 49 – 52.

Assessing the betting patterns ahead of this big clash, Spreadex clients appear to be indicating they think Chelsea can get something out of this with sellers on the Supremacy at 0.3 and backers of the draw at 5/2.

Saturday’s evening TV game features a London derby from the Olympic Stadium as two stuttering sides go head-to-head in the capital in the shape of West Ham v Arsenal, live on BT Sport 1 at 5.30pm.

The Hammers, after briefly picking up in October, are now five games without a win and also again struggling with injury with Diafra Sakho (back for just two games), Aaron Cresswell and Michail Antonio all out – however, Andy Carroll, who plundered a hat-trick in this fixture last season, could be in line for a return from yet another spell on the sidelines.

Arsenal have also spluttered of late with just one win in their last five and have injury concerns in the right-back berth with Hector Bellerin and Mathieu Debuchy both out meaning former West Ham loanee Carl Jenkinson could feature against his former club.

With West Ham’s home form in their new stadium patchy at best, the Spreadex traders have the Gunners as strong favourites here with a Goal Supremacy of Arsenal/West Ham (h) 0.7 – 0.9, fixed odds prices of West Ham 15/4, Arsenal 4/6 and the draw 14/5 and Total Goals on the spreads at 2.9 – 3.1.



Recent history shows Arsenal dominate this fixture with West Ham winning just one of their last 14 home matches against the Gunners in all competitions and it seems that this pattern is set to continue on Saturday with yet more misery likely for Slaven Bilic.

On to Sunday’s two televised games and red hot Liverpool will be looking to keep up their title charge when they make the trip to Bournemouth with the kick-off at 1.30pm, live on Sky Sports 1.

The Reds have won six of the last seven and have only lost once and drawn three matches from 17 played so far in all competitions with confidence seemingly flowing freely through Jurgen Klopp’s side.

Bournemouth, although sitting in 12th place in the table, have only one win from their last five and could find it all too much coping with Liverpool’s free-flowing and inter-changing midfield and forward line at the Goldsands.

Spreadex have the Goal Supremacy at Liverpool/Bournemouth 0.65 – 0.85, the fixed odds Bournemouth 7/2, Liverpool 8/11 and the draw 14/5 and the Total Goals spread at 2.95 – 3.15.

Liverpool have netted a few goals late on in games of late which is perhaps why, as well as generally getting with the Reds, spread betters have also been looking at Total Goal Minutes on a spread of 153 – 163 and Time of Last Match Goal on a spread of 65 – 68.

Sunday’s 4pm kick-off is Everton v Man United on Sky Sports 1 with Wayne Rooney missing out on a return to his boyhood club due to suspension.

United are 11 points off the pace in the league with too many drawn games of late stunting their progress up the table. However, they will be buoyed by Wednesday’s 4-1 demolition of West Ham in the EFL Cup where Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Anthony Martial both grabbed braces.

Everton meanwhile are really struggling after a promising honeymoon period for new boss Ronald Koeman. After a draw and five wins in his first six games, the Dutchman has seen his side win just once in nine games with only six goals scored in that period.

Jose Mourinho will be hopeful that his strikers can make more of the chances his side have been creating and despatching the Toffees at Goodison Park which is perhaps why we’ve already seen buyers on a Goal Supreamcy spread of Man United/Everton (h) 0.25 – 0.45 and buyers on the fixed odds price of Man United at 11/10.

Everton meanwhile are 13/5 on the fixed odds with the draw at 9/4 while the spread for Total Goals is 2.5 – 2.7.