OPTA Bet Builder | MD3: A footballing feast on the King’s Road as the Black Cats get stung

JUST three weeks into the new season, and already there’s so much to play for! A potential six-pointer at Anfield as Liverpool host Arsenal in this weekend’s marquee clash, a tasty west London derby, and huge games featuring Manchester United and West Ham as both Rubin Amorim and Graham Potter both face potentially career-altering clashes.

The guys from OPTA are back, scouring their records and using their incredible database of match facts and stats to determine the best bets from a selection of this weekend’s Premier League games.

Science, don’t you just love it!

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CHELSEA vs FULHAM

João Pedro has been involved in six goals in his last four games in all competitions for Chelsea (4 goals, 2 assists), with four goals in four starts for the Blues.

 

BRIGHTON vs MAN CITY

Mats Wieffer has made 12 tackles in the Premier League this season for Brighton, the most of any player so far this campaign. Wieffer averages 5.3 tackles per 90 minutes for the Seagulls, comfortably the most of any player to play 500+ minutes in the competition for them.

 

LIVERPOOL vs ARSENAL

Only Liverpool vs Spurs (206) has seen more goals of all Premier League fixtures than Arsenal vs Liverpool (198). Since the 2015-16 campaign, it has seen the most goals of any fixture (78 in 20 games).

 

SUNDERLAND vs BRENTFORD

Brentford have won their last eight Premier League matches against newly promoted teams by an aggregate score of 28-6, with their last defeat to a promoted side coming in March 2024 away at Burnley.

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