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SAVEPLAY SPORTS ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE PREVIEW

Matchweek 5

The fifth Week of the Barclays Premier League kicked off last night with AFC Bournemouth came back from a goal down to continue their winning streak over Brighton & Hove Albion, while the game between Crystal Palace and Southampton is currently underway. Saveplay Sports has brought to you another scintillating preview of the Week 5 of the ever eventful English Premier League. Enjoy!!!  




CRYSTAL PALACE v. SOUTHAMPTON

Both teams have not really done well so far this season with the Saints a little fairer of the two. They both lost last weekend which made Frank De Boer in the Palace dugout the manager with the shortest reign in the Premier League history (4 games). The match has Roy Hogson in his first match in charge of Crystal Palace against Mauricio Pellegrino who was linked with Palace all summer only to end up with the Saints.



VENUE: SELHURST PARK



KICKOFF: 12:30 PM SATURDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2017



REFEREE: ROBERT MADLEY



CONFIRMED LINE UPS:



Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Ward, Dann, Schlupp, Fosu-Mensah, Cabaye, McArthur, Puncheon, Loftus-Cheek, Townsend, Benteke



Manager: Roy Hogson



Southampton: Forster, Soares, Yoshida, Hoedt, Bertrand, S. Davis, D. Tadic, O. Romeu, M. Lemina, Redmond, Long



Manager: Mauricio Pellegrino



Notable Statistics (Opta)

·                       Benteke has scored in all last five games against Saints



·                       Southampton has lost in the last two visits to Palace



·                       Crystal Palace has won just two of their last 16 games



PLAYERS TO WATCH:



CRYSTAL PALACE: CRISTHIAN BENTEKE



SOUTHAMPTON: DUSAN TADIC



OUR VERDICT: PALACE 2 SOUTHANPTON 1





HUDDERSFIELD TOWN v. LEICESTER CITY

The new boys lost for the first time this season last weekend but are yet to lose at home this season and has in fact 100% record at home but they have had ridiculous record with Leicester City who has lost all their matches on the road this season though against strong opponents like Arsenal and Manchester United    



VENUE: JOHN SMITH'S STADIUM



KICKOFF: 3:00 PM SATURDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2017



REFEREE: JON MOSS



PREDICTED LINE UPS:

HUDDERSFIELD: Loessl, Smith, C. Loewe, Joergensen, C. Schindler, P. Billing, Kachunga, A. Mooy, van La Parra, T. Ince, Steve Mounie



Manager: David Wagner



LEICESTER: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Maguire, C. Fuchs, M. Albrighton, M. James, O. Ndidi, R. Mahrez, K. Iheanacho,  J. Vardy



Manager: Craig Shakespeare

DOUBTS AND OUT



HUDDERSFIELD:

DOUBTS: Hogg, Martin Cranie, Quaner

OUTS: Kasey Palmer



LEICESTER CITY:

DOUBTS: Huth (Match fitness), Fuchs, Matty James



OUTS: Iborra (Groin)





Notable Statistics (Opta)

·                       Huddersfield Town has lost all 7 league meetings against Leicester City



·                       Huddersfield has failed to keep clean sheets in 11 games against Leicester

PLAYERS TO WATCH:



HUDDERSFILED: STEVE MOUNIE



LEICESTER CITY: JAMIE VARDY



OUR VERDICT: HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1 LEICESTER CITY 2





LIVERPOOL v. BURNLEY

The Kops has had it rough this week from their ridiculous 5-0 loss at the Etihad, Sadio Mane’s three games suspension and their disappointing draw against Sevilla in the Champions League. Before this Season, perhaps Burnley would have been a good opponents at this moment but not with their impressive results on the road this season, a win at Chelsea and a draw at Spurs.



VENUE: ANFIELD



KICKOFF: 3:00 PM SATURDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2017



REFEREE: ROGER EAST



PREDICTED LINE UPS:

LIVERPOOL: Mignolet, Lovren, Robertson, Matip, Alexander, Wijnaldum, Coutinho, Henderson, Firmino, Salah, Sturridge



Manager: Jurgen Klopp



BURNLEY: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Ben Mee, Ward, Cork, R. Brady, S. Defour, Gudmun, Arfield, Wood



Manager: Sean Dyche



DOUBTS AND OUT



LIVERPOOL:  

DOUBTS: Coutinho



OUTS: Lallana (Tigh) Clyne (Harmstring) Mane (Suspended)



BURNLEY:



DOUBTS: Hendrick



OUTS: Wells (Ankle) Marney (Knee) Heaton (Shoulder)



Notable Statistics (Opta)

·                       J. Walters has scored 7 times against Liverpool in the Premier League



·                       Liverpool has won only 5 of the 12 games that Sadio Mane didn’t start since August 2016

PLAYERS TO WATCH:



LIVERPOOL: MOHAMED SALAH



BURNLEY: CHRIS WOOD



OUR VERDICT: LIVERPOOL 2 BURNLEY 2



NEWCASTLE UNITED v. STOKE CITY

Rafa Benitez will return to Newcastle’s dugout today after missing out on last week’s victory over Swansea City due to health related challenges. Mark Hughes will sure receive the handshake he missed last weekend against Manchester United. Newcastle will be trying to make it a three successive victory after losing their first two matches in the Premier League



VENUE: ST. JAMES PARK



KICKOFF: 3:00 PM SATURDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2017



REFEREE: STUART ATTWELL



PREDICTED LINE UPS:



NEWCASTLE UNITED: Elliot, C. Clark, Lascelles, Manquillo, J. Gamez, Murphy, M. Ritchie, I. Heyden, Ayoze Perez, M. Merino, Joselu



Manager: Rafa Benitez



STOKE: J. Butland, K. Wimmer, Zouma, Shawcross, E. Pieters, J. Allen, Diouf, X. Shaqiri, D. Fletcher, Jese Rodriguez, Choupo-Moting



Manager: Mark Hughes





DOUBTS AND OUT



NEWCASTLE:

DOUBTS: Mbemba



OUTS: Dummett (harmstring) Haidara (Knee) Mitrovic (Suspended)



STOKE CITY:

DOUBTS:  Shawcross (back)



OUTS: S. Ireland (Leg) Afellay (Knee) Ngoy (Thigh) 





Notable Statistics (Opta)

·                       Rafa Benitez has only lost once against a Mark Hughes tutored side in 11 games



·                       Newcastle has only lost once in the last 13 home games against Stoke City



·                       Stoke City are unbeaten against Newcastle in the last 5 meetings in the Premier League (W3 D2)



PLAYERS TO WATCH:



NEWCASTLE: JOSELU



STOKE CITY: CHOUPO MOTING



OUR VERDICT: NEWCASTLE 1 STOKE CITY 1





WATFORD v. MANCHESTER CITY

Watford has been in a very fine run and in their best ever starts to a Premier League season in a very long time. Watford’s win against the Saints last week put them in the top four with 8 points from four matches and are yet to lose. Watford will not be an easy nut to crack for City especially being at home but Man City sure have at their disposal the machinery to cause a havoc at the Vicarage.



VENUE: VICARAGE ROAD



KICKOFF: 3:00 PM SATURDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2017



REFEREE: ANTHONY TAYLOR



PREDICTED LINE UPS:



WATFORD: H. Gomes, A. Marriapa, Kiko, J. Holebas, C. Kabasele, T. Cleverley, N. Chalobah, A. Doucoure, Richarlison, Andre Carrillo, Andre Gray



Manager: Marco Silva





MANCHESTER CITY: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Mendy, Otamendi, De Bruyne, B. Silva, D. Silva, Fernandinho, Aguero, G. Jesus



Manager: Josep Guardiola



DOUBTS AND OUT



CITY:

DOUBTS: None



OUTS: Kompany (Calf)



WATFORD:



DOUBTS: Pereyra, Femenia



OUTS: Prodl (harmstring) M. Zarate (Knee) Cathcart (Knee) Hoban (Knee) Britos (Suspended)



Notable Statistics (Opta)

·                       Watford has never beaten Man City in the Premier League



·                       Aguero has had a hand in 7 goals against Watford in his last 5 appearances (6 goals 1 Assist)



PLAYERS TO WATCH:



CITY: SERGIO AGUERO



WATFORD: RICHARLISON



OUR VERDICT:  WATFORD 2 CITY 2



WESTBROMWICH ALBION v. WESTHAM UNITED

Westbrom are looking to bounce back from their defeat against Brighton when they welcome the Hammers to the Harwthorns later today. West Ham has reacted quite well to save Slaven Bilic’s job with a win against Huddersfield Town after a lackluster starts to the season.



VENUE: THE HARWTHORNS



KICKOFF: 3:00 PM SATURDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2017



REFEREE: PAUL TIERNEY



PREDICTED LINE UPS:



WEST BROM: Foster, Nyom, Jonny Evans, Hegazy, C. Dawson, Livermore, M. Philips, Gareth Barry, J. Rodriguez, G. Krychowiak, J. S. Rondon



Manager: Tony Pulis



WESTHAM: Hart, Reid, Fonte, Collins, Cresswell, Zabaleta, Kouyate, P. Obiang, Arnautovic, A. Carroll, M. Antonio



DOUBTS AND OUT

WEST BROM:



DOUBTS: Chadli, Burke



OUTS: None



WESTHAM

DOUBTS: E. Fernandes, Lanzini



OUTS: Mark Noble (Knee)



Notable Statistics (Opta)

·                       Westbrom has won just 2 of the last 13 games against Westham



·                       Tony Pulis has lost just one game of his last 6 against Westham



PLAYERS TO WATCH:



WESTBROM: GREGORYZ KRYCHOWIAK



WESTHAM: MARKO ARNAUTOVIC



OUR VERDICT: WESTBROM 0 WESTHAM UTD 2



TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR v. SWANSEA CITY

Spurs has been impressive so far this season but for their results so far at Wembley in the Premier League where they lost to Chelsea and drew Burnley. Coming from their win against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League and with their record against Swansea City in the Premier League, Spurs should be able to prove that they are not cursed at home in the Premier League.



VENUE: WEMBLEY



KICKOFF: 5:30 PM SATURDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2017



REFEREE: MIKE DEAN



PREDICTED LINE UPS:



TOTTENHAM: H. Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, D. Sanchez, B. Davies, E. Dier, M. Dembele, D. Alli, C. Eriksen, H. Kane



Manager: Mauricio Pochettino



SWANSEA: Fabianski, Hoorn, Mawson, Olsson, Naughton, Fernandez, Fer, T. Carroll, S. Clucas, Renato Sanches, T. Abraham



Manager: Paul Clement



DOUBTS AND OUT

TOTTENHAM:



DOUBTS: None



OUTS: Nkoudou (Foot) Wanyama (Knee) Rose (Knee) Lamela (hip)



SWANSEA

DOUBTS: None



OUTS: Ki Sung Yeung (Knee) Nathan Dyer (Achilles) Bartley (Knee)



Notable Statistics (Opta)

·                       Spurs has never lost to Swansea in the Premier League (W10 D2)



·                       Swansea has lost all their 6 last games at Spurs



PLAYERS TO WATCH:



TOTTENHAM: HARRY KANE



SWANSEA: RENATO SANCHES



OUR VERDICT: TOTTENHAM 3 SWANSEA 1





CHELSEA v. ARSENAL

The last two meetings between the teams saw Arsenal come out victorious both in the FA Cup final and the Community Shield, however as far as records is concerned this particular fixture favours Chelsea in that Arsenal always lose at Stamford Bridge in recent times in the Premier League



VENUE: STAMFORD BRIDGE



KICKOFF: 1:30 PM SUNDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER, 2017



REFEREE: MICHAEL OLIVER



PREDICTED LINE UPS:



CHELSEA: Courtois, Cahill, C. Azpilicueta, D. Luiz, M. Alonso, N. Kante, Bakayoko, Zappacosta, Pedro, Willian, A. Morata



Manager: Antonio Conte



ARSENAL: Cech, Koscielny, Monreal, Mustafi, Ramsey, Bellerin, Xhaka, Kolasinac, A. Sanchez, M. Oezil, Lacazette



Manager: Arsene Wenger



DOUBTS AND OUT

CHELSEA:



DOUBTS: None



OUTS: Drinkwater (Calf)



ARSENAL

DOUBTS: Walcott, Debuchy



OUTS: Coquelin (harmstring) Cazorla(Achilles)

 Notable Statistics (Opta)

·                       Arsenal has lost in the last 5 visits to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League



·                       Arsenal has not won any of the last 13 away games in the Premier League in the home of any of the last season’s top 6



·                       Arsenal has lost in 7 of their last 8 visits to Stamford Bridge



·                       Arsenal has lost all their 2 away games this season



PLAYERS TO WATCH:



CHELSEA: ALVARO MORATA



ARSENAL: ALEXIS SANCHEZ



OUR VERDICT: CHELSEA 3 ARSENAL 1




MANCHESTER UNITED v. EVERTON

Manchester United though impressive so far will not want a repeat of their last match at Stoke City, however recent results have not favoured their Manager Jose Mourinho against a Ronald Koeman side and with the absence of Paul Pogba, United may struggle but the odds still favours them to win at Old Trafford 



VENUE: OLD TRAFFORD



KICKOFF: 4:00 PM SUNDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER, 2017



REFEREE: ANDRE MARRINER



PREDICTED LINE UPS:



MAN UTD: De Gea, Bailly, P. Jones, Blind, Valencia, Martial, Rashford, Matic, H. Mkhitaryan, M. Fellaini, Romelu Lukaku



Manager: Jose Mourinho



EVERTON: Pickford, M. Keane, A. Williams, P. Jagielka, Schneiderlin, Baines, Rooney, I. G. Gueye, Sigurdsson, Holgate, S. Ramirez



Manager: Ronald Koeman



DOUBTS AND OUT

MAN UTD:



DOUBTS: Luke Shaw



OUTS: Rojo (Knee) Ibrahimovic (Knee) Pogba (harmstring)



EVERTON

DOUBTS: Holgate, McCArthy



OUTS: Barkley (Groin) Bolasie (Knee) Funes Mori (Knee) Coleman (Leg)



Notable Statistics (Opta)

·                       Jose Mourinho has never beaten Ronald Koeman as a manager in 5 meetings between them



·                       Manchester United has won 18 and lost just 1 of their last 24 home games against Everton



·                       Gylfi Sigurdsson has been involved in 6 Premier League goals in the last 6 games against Manchester United (3 goals 3 assists)



PLAYERS TO WATCH:



MAN UTD: ROMELU LUKAKU



EVERTON: GYLFI SIGURDSSON



OUR VERDICT: MAN UTD 2 EVERTON 0




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