There are four mouthwatering matches in the Premier League on Sunday and the Arsenal v Man City clash at the Emirates is arguably the biggest game of the season so far. Here are four Bet Builder tips based on Opta stats...
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Salah to strike for aggrieved Reds
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Arsenal to end run of defeats to City
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Brighton have won five of their seven Premier League games this season but were thumped 6-1 at Aston Villa last time out. Liverpool's 17 game unbeaten run in the Premier League ended last weekend, in controversial circumstances, against Tottenham.
The Reds will be fired up after last weekend's injustice while The Seagulls want to avoid recording back-to-back league defeats for the first time in 12 months.
Brighton's seven matches have produced 33 goals so we will back over 3.5 here. Who will get the goals? Mo Salah enjoys a trip to this part of Sussex, with seven goal involvments in his six appearances at the Amex Stadium. Back him to score.
Newcastle have won four of their six Premier League visits to the London Stadium and come to east London fresh from thrashing Paris Saint-Germain 4-1 in the Champions League. But 13 points from seven games marks West Ham's best start to a Premier League campaign for eight years.
David Moyes' team have scored at least once in each of their last nine Premier League games (17 goals scored), but their 2-0 victory over Sheffield United last time out is their only clean sheet in this run (13 goals conceded), so take both teams to score.
Jarrod Bowen's involvement in eight goals in his last nine Premier League appearances for West Ham, scoring six and assisting two, means we will take him to score or assist.
Both teams should go into this buzzing after Wolves beat Man City and Aston Villa were 6-1 winners over Brighton. The hosts will try to exploit any tiredness shown by Villa after their Thursday night exploits in the Europa Conference League.
Unai Emery's side look formidable though. Based on every team's last 20 Premier League games, only Manchester City (52) have won more points than (42 - W13 D3 L4). You have to go all the way back to April, meanwhile, for the last time Wolves managed two wins on the trot.
Ollie Watkins' form has been crucial for Villa this year. Only Erling Haaland (23) and Harry Kane (17) have scored more Premier League goals than Watkins in 2023 (16). He was directly involved in four of Villa's six goals against Brighton last time out, netting a hat-trick and assisting.
Arsenal have lost their last 12 Premier League games against Manchester City, scoring just five times and conceding 33. It is their longest ever losing run against an opponent in their league history.
Ending that run is a daunting task for Mikel Arteta's men but they are arguably better equipped now than ever to do it. City lost at Wolves last weekend, so they are beatable. That said, they usually bounce back and it is five years since Pep Guardiola's men were beaten in two consecutive matches.
The Gunners are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League games (W6 D2) but they have only kept four clean sheets in their last 28 at home. We will back both teams to score.
Bukayo Saka has been involved in seven goals in his last eight Premier League games (5 goals, 2 assists). He has either scored (3) or assisted (2) in each of his last five. Saka has also scored in his last two home games against Manchester City. Get on Saka to score or assist.