Crystal Palace vs Arsenal
Crystal Palace and Arsenal face off at Selhurst Park on Saturday at 11.30pm (all times AEST).
After a strong start to the season, the Eagles have dropped off recently, with just three wins on the board since December and one victory from their last six Premier League games. They remain in front of Arsenal by one point on the table.
Current decimated by injuries, Palace bounced out of the FA Cup after falling to Derby County on the weekend 1-0. Patrick van Aanholt, Joel Ward, Scott Dann, Mamadou Sakho, Jeffrey Schlupp, Andros Townsend and Christian Benteke will all miss through injury, Max Meyer, Jairo Riedewald, Victor Camarasa and Wilfried Zaha are doubtful and Luka Milivojevic is suspended.
Mikel Arteta has already had a positive impact at the Gunners, with the club recording consecutive wins for the first time since early October, ousting Manchester United 2-0 before beating Championship leaders Leeds United in the FA Cup.
Arsenal injury woes appear to be behind them, but will be without Calum Chambers and Kieran Tierney, while Hecor Bellerin us unlikely to feature.
It was a 2-2 draw last time these sides met Emirates Stadium in the reverse fixture.
Tip: Arsenal to win @ $1.83
Leicester vs Southampton
Leicester and Southampton clash at King Power Stadium on Sunday at 2:00am.
The Foxes still sit second in the league but trail the league-leaders Liverpool by 13 points. After consecutive losses to Manchester City and the Reds in late December, Leicester have gone on to win their last two league matches against West Ham and Newcastle.
Since then they defeated Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup and drew with Aston Villa in the Football League Cup semi-final.
The hosts should get Jamie Vardy back in a major boost, who has missed the last two matches due to the birth of his child and a minor calf injury.
The Saints have won three of their last four league matches, including impressive victories over Chelsea and Tottenham to sit 12th on the table.
Last time these teams met, Leicester put Southampton to the sword in a 9-0 drubbing at St. Mary’s Stadium.
Since then, the Saints have conceded just 13 goals from 11 matches, with only Liverpool and Leicester letting in fewer over that period. The visitors will undoubtedly be keen to avenge that loss.
Tip: Anytime Goalscorer – Jamie Vardy @ $1.61
Tottenham vs Liverpool
Tottenham and Liverpool go head-to-head on Sunday morning at 4:30am at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The matchup against the league leaders could not come at a worse time for the Spurs, who go in with a multitude of injuries to key players.
Star striker Harry Kane set to miss. Hugo Lloris, Moussa Sissoko and Ben Davies continue their stint on the sidelines and Tanguy Ndombele and Harry Winks are in doubt.
Could this cue Jose Mourinho to park the bus? Tottenham have just one win from their last five matches overall and are sitting sixth on the EPL table.
The Reds are in as good a shape as they have been all season as their dream campaign continues, remaining undefeated with 19 wins and one draw.
Jurgen Klopp’s side will go into this one without Nathaniel Clyne, Fabinho, James Milner and Naby Keita, however defenders Joel Matip and Dejan Lovren, Xherdan Shaqir are all ramping back up to full fitness.
Most recently, Liverpool defeated the Wolves and Sheffield in their league matches before knocking off Everton 1-0 in the FA Cup on Monday.
Tip: Liverpool to win @ $1.72
