Score Predictor Tips: Honours even between Tottenham saviours old and new

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Let’s run through the relevant fixtures for Matchweek 12…

Manchester City v Bournemouth

Pep Guardiola’s side are coming off the back of arguably their best performance of the season, albeit aided by Manchester United’s incompetence – we correctly predicted a 3-0 away win in last week’s Score Predictor article, by the way.

The Cherries registered their first league win of the campaign last weekend but it came against Burnley, one of the very few teams below them in the table.

The chances of Andoni Iraola’s men claiming another three points on Saturday are slim to none – our friends at talkSPORT BET have the hosts at 1/25!

Bournemouth have never beaten Man City in their 124-year history with the reigning champions having won every single Premier League meeting between the two clubs.

This fixture ended 4-0 last season and we’re inclined to back a repeat.

Our Prediction: 4-0 to Man City

Newcastle v Arsenal

Arguably the standout fixture of Matchweek 12, made even more intriguing by the two clubs’ contrasting fortunes in the Carabao Cup this week.

The Gunners produced their worst performance of the season at West Ham, suffering a 3-1 defeat, while Eddie Howe’s second-string XI breezed past a beleaguered Man United at Old Trafford.

The Premier League is a different story, however, and it should be noted that Mikel Arteta’s side remain unbeaten in the top flight.

Newcastle looked a tad leggy against Wolves last weekend but they are the joint-top scorers in the league at this stage, having scored 26 across their first ten games.

Home advantage is a massive boost for the Magpies but Arsenal will fondly remember their 2-0 win at St James’ Park back in May.

That fence looks comfortable, perhaps we’ll just rest our legs for a moment…

Our Prediction: 2-2 draw

Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa

The Villains are level with Newcastle on league 26 goals but they’ve plundered 20 of them at home and just six on the road.

Perhaps it would be unreasonable to expect another goal glut from Unai Emery’s troops this weekend, although Forest have to be considered a favourable opponent on current form.

Steve Cooper’s side have slipped to 16th having taken just four points from their last six outings.

There’s actually not much difference between the two sides defensively – Villa have conceded 14 league goals, Forest have conceded 15 – but the latter have struggled in attack.

Forest average just one goal scored per league game, worlds away from Villa’s free-flowing attacking unit.

Our Prediction: 2-1 to Aston Villa

Luton v Liverpool

Another significant mismatch on paper.

18th-placed Luton are already 18 points behind the Reds in the table – the gap between the Premier League’s top four and bottom four has rarely been greater.

We mentioned in last week’s Score Predictor article how frequently Liverpool are scoring three goals this season.

Jurgen Klopp’s side then underlined the point with a 3-0 win over Forest last weekend but they settled for two away to Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup in midweek – blame that slight under-performance on rotation.

Assuming Liverpool will be back to full strength on Sunday, well, you know what usually means…

Our Prediction: 3-0 to Liverpool

Tottenham v Chelsea

All eyes on the dugout for this one.

Mauricio Pochettino was once heralded as Spurs’ saviour but many of the fans who used to sing his name felt betrayed when he made Stamford Bridge his new home.

And besides, the North Londoners have a new messiah in the form of Ange Postecoglou, who has masterminded an mightily impressive start to the campaign – he’s taken 26 points from a possible 30 so far.

Chelsea’s resurgence was dramatically halted by a home defeat to Brentford last weekend, an annual event these days.

Only the top four have conceded fewer league goals than the Blues but they continue to be inefficient in the final third – only Marcus Rashford has under-performed against his xG more than Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez this season.

On paper, a home game for the league leaders against 11th should be cut and dry but Pochettino’s side clearly have considerable potential and the emotional elements around this fixture may interfere with the actual football.

Our Prediction: 1-1 draw

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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk