Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspurs
Sunday 19th January 13:30
Swansea and Tottenham have faced very different fortunes of late. Under Tim Sherwood’s nice traditional British 4-4-2 Spurs have actually been able to find the net and have the results to show for it. On the other end, Swansea’s thin squad has been found out after the hectic Christmas schedule and the stresses of the Europa League, picking up no wins in their last five. Spurs are favourites here, best priced at 29/20 with Bet365. Swansea are available at 21/10 with Ladbrokes whilst a share of the spoils is best at 12/5 in a load of places, including SkyBet.
Adebayscore
In typical Emmanuel Adebayor style, the Togolese striker has remembered he can actually play football now that a new manager has come in – and he has been instrumental to the revival at White Hart Lane. For him to score first you can get an impressive 13/2 at BetVictor – seems worth a couple of quid.
We also think this game is ripe for goals. With Bony finding a bit of form and Sherwood’s formation prioritising a goal threat over ball control, this could be a real end to end thriller. Over 3.5 Goals is available at 12/5 with SportingBet.
Chelsea v Manchester United
Sunday 19th January 16:00
United will have to brave Chelsea without strike pair Wayne Rooney and Robin Van Persie this weekend, leaving Danny Welbeck with the job of unlocking Chelsea’s rock solid defence. Needless to say, we won’t be backing it, regardless of his 9/1 First Goalscorer odds with BetVictor.
Chelsea are obviously favourites for this one, best priced at 3/4 with PaddyPower. The draw is best at 14/5 with bet365 and Manchester United are way out at 9/2, also with bet365.
The Oscar show
Eden Hazard has received many of the plaudits for his performances recently, but in the big games against the tougher opponents in the league (and we think this still counts as one of those) it is Oscar who the player who can really dictate the game. He is priced at a tasty 9/1 for a man of the match performance with Paddypower, for a player who often looks a different level to anyone else on the pitch, those odds are crazy.
Last stop, Stamford Bridge
Call it parking the bus, call it boring, call it efficient, Mourinho’s sides have always prioritised a solid defence when facing bigger sides, looking to sneak a goal on the break. They managed to keep Arsenal at bay this season twice and have done the same to Schalke twice too. A Win to Nil is priced at a juicy 21/10 with Betfair, and if Chelsea are to win, it’s likely to be through a rigid, efficient Mourinho performance.
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