Premier League Cheat Sheet: Four areas for value highlighted across Saturday's top flight games
After the live midweek top flight action courtesy of Amazon Prime Video, we're handed another five Premier League matches on Saturday, with league leaders Chelsea visiting the London Stadium for the 12:30pm ko and 2nd placed Man City closing out the day with their own trip to the capital to face Claudio Ranieri's Watford at 5:30pm. These are sandwiched between three 3pm games which include high-flying Liverpool who are welcomed by Wolves at Molineux, a "South Coast derby" between Southampton and Brighton as well as what appears to be a relegation six-pointer between Newcastle and Burnley on Tyneside.
Our Cheat Sheet for the day is here to provide you with the all-important stats in a bid to help identify some areas for potential value in relation to your weekend bets.
West Ham - Shots
The Hammers rank sixth highest for the most shots in the Premier League this season with 199. Right up there individually is Michail Antonio who has contributed 20% of those alone with a total of 40 - behind only Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.
Jarrod Bowen is contributing heavily in this department too, and boasts an even more impressive conversion rate, with just short of half of his 32 shots finding the target in the PL.
The pair both managed a SOT in their last outing vs Brighton, and although the challenge is a far more difficult one on Saturday vs Chelsea, David Moyes' side have already come out triumphant vs Liverpool and Man City at home this season.
If you fancy the pair for a shot on target each, the double pays at just over evens with Paddy Power.
Liverpool - Goals
Jurgen's high-flying Reds are looking quite frankly unstoppable at the moment. A 4-1 win in the Merseyside derby on Wednesday has bridged the gap between themselves and Chelsea to just two points and they'll be looking to keep that momentum going on Saturday vs Wolves.
They are by and large the leaders for goals in the top flight so far, netting 43 times which is 10 greater than the next closest team in Chelsea. Despite Salah's massive hand in this by scoring 13 goals in 14 matches, they share this tally across 13 different players.
As far as an area for potential value goes, Salah's sensational form leaves him odds-on for a goal in just about every fixture, but second top scorer for Liverpool is Diogo Jota with 8 who could still remain a good bet.
The ex-Wolves forward has bagged in each of his last three matches, including a lovely goal vs rivals Everton. He is 7/5 with Bet365 to haunt his old club with a goal in their own backyard.
Watford - Fouls
Two of the Hornets' players feature in the Premier League's most fouls committed column. Emmanuel Dennis tops the chart, having given away 31 fouls in 13 appearances, of which he's been booked six times. The other comes in the form Juraj Kucka who returned to the team from the bench on Wednesday vs Chelsea. The midfielder has committed the fourth highest number of fouls in 26, while receiving two yellows and a red for his troubles.
Saturday evening's test vs Man City will be a massive one for the home side who have only picked up one win over the course of a tough spell. Expect Pep's men to dominate the ball and frustrate their opponents in just about every area of the pitch, meaning quite a few bookings could be on the cards.
If you like the sound of either of the aforementioned names, Kucka is available at 5/2 with Betfred, while you can get Dennis at 3/1 with Paddy's. Doubling the two up gives you odds of 10/1 with PP.
Brighton - Cards
Brighton are the third highest culprits for yellow cards in the division this season. They've accrued 34 in total, with four members of their squad each providing four of those in Neal Maupay, Shane Duffy, Adam Lallana and Joel Veltman.
It's the latter who ranks top for most fouls conceded, with the defender giving away 15 fouls so far. But if you're looking for some potential value in this department, Solly March could be the answer. The man often deployed as a wing back has contributed 13 fouls himself yet only been entered into the referee's book once this term. He's priced at 6/1 to be booked against Southampton on Saturday with Paddy Power.
