⚽️ Competition: Premier League
? Dates: 16.12.2020

Arsenal vs Southampton

Endless crisis for the Gunners who have lost four of their last five games, an absolutely disastrous path that resulted in the descent to fifteenth place, with only five points clear of the relegation zone! The Londoners have already suffered seven defeats, with only one draw and four wins, while the figure that arouses the most hype concerns the goals scored, only 10 in total.

After the consecutive victories obtained against Brighton and Sheffield, the Saints fly very high in the standings, up to the current fourth place which obviously gives the chance to access the next edition of the Champions League, a goal that would be truly sensational for the guests. Already seven victories archived by a team that plays offensive football and does not look bad in direct clashes against the big names of the Premier.

Arsenal vs Southampton Picks

Southampton’s path is too positive to imagine yet another success on the field of the Gunners, who in turn cannot afford yet another stop.

Prediction Today: 1x

Odds: 1.35

Leeds United vs Newcastle

Bielsa’s playing philosophy is not easy to put into practice without running the risk of leaving too much room for the opponent’s counterattacks, but this Leeds is not afraid to face every opponent openly, regardless of the result obtained. After a brilliant start, however, the hosts begin to lose too much ground, finishing in fourteenth position six points from the relegation zone.

Newcastle which instead comes from two consecutive victories against West Bromwich and Crystal Palace, climbing dramatically in the standings up to the current 17 points, with a gap of only 5 points from the European area, a goal that is still very difficult to pursue obviously.

Prediction Today: 1

Odds: 1.75

Leicester City vs Everton

Brilliant success for Leicester in the previous round, thanks to the clear 3-0 trimmed to Brighton, a success that allowed the Foxes to fly in the third position, with only one point behind the leading pair formed by Liverpool and Tottenham. In the total calculation, there is no draw, with a haul of 8 wins and 4 defeats. Turning instead to Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton, finally, here is a good victory obtained against Chelsea, sixth success since the beginning of the tournament that allowed the Toffees to move up to the sixth position shared with West Ham and Manchester Utd. Only three points now separate Ancelotti’s men from the Champions area, a clearly stated goal but at the same time complicated to achieve.

Prediction Today: Over 2.5 goals

Odds: 1.72

Fulham vs Brighton

Despite an absolutely disappointing placement in the standings, the hosts came close to winning against a troubled Liverpool in the round before, which returned the score in a draw only 11 minutes from ninetieth and moreover on a penalty kick finalized by the usual Salah. Now the hosts are third-last, with only one point behind Burnley and two over Brighton.

For Brighton, two consecutive defeats suffered at the hands of Leicester and Southampton results on paper acceptable, but which keep the guests extremely close to the red zone of the Premier, with a narrow advantage of only two points. In the general balance, only the two successes achieved negatively affect, while the defeats are already 6 and the goals collected as many as 21.

Prediction Today: Both Teams Score

Odds: 1.83

Liverpool vs Tottenham

Anfield’s spotlights are turned on for the most important match of the midweek round, namely the one between Jurgen Klopp’s Reds and Mourinho’s Spurs, teams that currently lead the ranking of an extremely hard-fought Premier League. Three draws in the last five days for a Liverpool that proceeds in fits and starts showing a general condition not very brilliant, just think of the draw obtained eleven minutes from the ninetieth and on a penalty kick against the modest Fulham.

Different is the situation of Tottenham which has literally changed gears after a slow start at the level of play, the boys of Mourinho in fact have won four of the last six games, with two draws, the last one at Crystal Palace last week matured in nine minutes left in the match after Tottenham’s opening lead. The figure that arouses the greatest impression is that concerning the defense, which with ten goals conceded is the least beaten in the championship.

Prediction Today: 1

Odds: 1.77

West Ham vs Crystal Palace

Thanks to the success obtained on the field of Leeds, the fourth in the last five days, the Hammers take off at the level of the standings, undermining themselves in the sixth position on equal points with Everton and Manchester Utd, only three points from the Champions League zone which at this point becomes goal anything but science fiction.

For the Crystal Palace, in the last two days, a resounding success obtained at West Bromwich with a resounding 5-1 followed by the extremely precious draw against leaders Tottenham after the disadvantage of the first part of the game. With these four points, the Eagles consolidate their eleventh place in the standings, a position that faithfully reflects the potential of a club that certainly cannot aspire to prestigious goals.

Prediction Today: 1x

Odds: 1.28