Premier League Tips: Our Predictions for Saturday 17th February
It's a busy day of football in the Premier League on Saturday with seven matches taking place, including two televised fixtures.
Brentford vs Liverpool (12.30pm) and Manchester City vs Chelsea (5.30pm) are the focus of our in-house Premier League predictions this weekend, with two tips provided for each duel.
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Brentford vs Liverpool
- Saturday 17th February, 12.30pm, TNT Sports 1
Liverpool are looking to maintain their two-point lead at the top of the Premier League, but the Reds may not have things all their own way in Saturday's lunchtime kick off.
Jurgen Klopp has often voiced his displeasure at the 12.30pm kick-off time and his side have often struggled when faced with the early fixture.
And trips to London have not been hugely successful either, with the Reds losing 3-1 at Arsenal last time out on the road, while also losing at Tottenham earlier this season.
West London has also been a largely unhappy hunting ground for Liverpool, who have lost and drawn on their last two visits to Brentford's Community Stadium.
On each occasion the Bees scored three times and there is scope to believe they can trouble Klopp's side once more.
Liverpool have kept a clean sheet in only one of their last seven fixtures, while Brentford have scored in their last six on home soil.
A 2-0 win at Wolves last week suggests the Bees are in decent shape and backing them to at least avoid defeat looks the best way to go this week at a decent price of 29/20.
Brentford striker Ivan Toney has spent much of this season on the sidelines, but he has made up for lost time since his return to action last month.
The England striker has scored three goals in the four matches having been restored to the Brentford side and he looks a good bet at 2/1 to get on the scoresheet against Liverpool.
His physical approach is likely to unsettle the sometimes vulnerable Reds rearguard, while set-piece prowess could also work in our favour, so backing him to continue his rich vein of form could yield a profit.
Brentford vs Liverpool Predictions
Man City vs Chelsea
- Saturday 10th February, 5.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event
Manchester City have returned from their Club World Cup triumph in frightening form, winning their last nine games by an aggregate score of 24-6.
City have won six of their last eight home matches against Chelsea and prior to their 4-4 draw in the reverse fixture, they had beaten the Blues to nil six times in a row.
That record, plus the flying form that has seen the champions win at Spurs and Newcastle, suggests the Citizens should be far too strong for Chelsea on Saturday, although they may not have things all their own way.
City’s defence has been much more vulnerable than in previous seasons - they have conceded 25 league goals already this term which is just eight fewer than they shipped in the entirety of last season's Premier League campaign - and Chelsea certainly have the talent to find the net at the Etihad.
The Blues have scored six goals in their last two matches and have looked much-improved since the return of forwards Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku.
Chelsea should be confident that they will find the net in Manchester after scoring four in the reverse fixture, and their star man Cole Palmer could have a big role to play.
Palmer netted the final goal when the sides met at Stamford Bridge and he could come back to haunt his former club once more.
The young English forward has been in exceptional form since that draw, scoring five goals and assisting four more in his subsequent 10 games, and should be taken to either net or provide a goal against his former employers on Saturday.
Man City vs Chelsea Predictions
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