The English Premier League fixtures come thick and fast at this time of the year and we take a look at Tuesday’s 5 matches from a betting angle.

 

 

 

 

BRIGHTON v ARSENAL – Click here to bet

Brighton are 16^th on the log, 4 points and 1 position behind Arsenal. They have not won in their last 6 matches and are coming off 3 successive draws most recently 2-2 away at West Ham.

Arsenal broke a 7 match run, during which time they had only taken 2 points, with a 3-1 home victory over Chelsea on Boxing Day.

Brighton have an excellent recent record against Arsenal doing the double over them last season and they are undefeated in their last 5 League matches against the Gunners.

BETTING

Brighton 22/10

Draw 12/5

Arsenal 13/10

Suggested Bet: The draw at 12/5

Arsenal’s win over Chelsea was impressive, but I am not convinced they have turned the corner and I think the value lies in Brighton playing to a 4^th successive draw.

BURNLEY v SHEFFIELD UNITED – Click here to bet

Burnley are 17^th on the log and they are coming off a 1-0 defeat away at Leeds. They have taken 7 points from the last 9 they have played for at home and Burnley home games have averaged under 2 goals each this season.

Sheffield United remain rock bottom of the table without a win in 15 games. They were beaten 1-0 at home by Everton last time out, but did pick up a point in their last away match drawing 1-1 with Brighton.

This fixture finished 1-1 last season.

BETTING

Burnley 14/10

Draw 43/20

Sheffield United 23/10

Suggested Bet: Burnley win at 14/10

Burnley’s recent home form has been solid and although Sheffield United have turned in some improved displays I think the home team will bag 3 points here.

SOUTHAMPTON v WEST HAM – Click here to bet

Southampton have only taken 2 points from the last 9 they have played for and have slipped to 9^th on the table, 1 position and 3 points ahead of West Ham who have also only taken 2 points from their last 3 matches.

Southampton’s last 3 matches would have delivered for under 2.5 goal backers, but by contrast West Ham’s matches have been high scoring with 5 of their last 6 games delivering for over 2.5 goal backers.

West Ham have enjoyed their trips to Southampton the last couple of seasons winning both games and they are looking for their 6^th successive victory against Southampton.

 

BETTING

Southampton 12/10

Draw 5/2

West Ham 23/10

 

Suggested Bet: Southampton win at 12/10

I am going against the head-to-head stats here, but if I have a close look at Southampton’s home record it is good and recent defeats have come against Manchester City and Manchester United and I think they can get back on track against a wobbling West Ham team.

WEST BROM v LEEDS - Click here to bet

West Brom sit 19^th on the table with just 1 win in their opening 15 matches. Their last home game was a 3-0 defeat at Villa, but either side of that they have 1-1 away draws at Manchester City and more recently Liverpool.

Leeds have won 2 of their last 3 matches and sit 12^th on the table. Last time out they beat Burnley 1-0 at home. They have lost their last 2 away matches against Manchester United and Chelsea.

This fixture finished 1-1 when these sides met in the Championship last season.

 

BETTING

West Brom 5/2

Draw 28/10

Leeds 21/20

Suggested Bet: Under 2.5 goals at 5/4

Leeds are playing some high scoring games, but I am expecting West Brom to keep things tight as Big Sam looks to grab something like a 1-0 win. Unders would have arrived in both matches between the sides last season.

MANCHESTER UNITED v WOLVES – Click here to bet

United are 4^th on the table and they are coming off a 2-2 away draw at Leicester. Their last home game was a 6-2 win over Leeds and that was only their 2^nd home win in 7 matches this season.

Wolves are 7 places behind Manchester United in 11^th position and are coming off a 1-1 home draw with Tottenham. They have lost 3 of their last 4 away games most recently going down to Burnley and Liverpool.

This fixture has been drawn the last 2 seasons.

BETTING

Manchester United 6/10

Draw 31/10

Wolves 19/4

Suggested Bet: Over 2.5 goals at 17/20

There have been 17 goals in Manchester United’s last 3 matches with all of them delivering for over 2.5 goal backers and 2 of the last 3 Wolves games have also seen at least 3 goals scored.

Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change