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Manchester City v Swansea

Defending champions Manchester City’s defence – in both formations – has been leaking goals compared to last season.

A 3-1 defeat to Ajax in Amsterdam has all but ended their Champions League dream for the second consecutive season ahead of Saturday’s home tie against Swansea.

City were comfortable 4-0 winners in this game last year with all the goals coming in the second-half and are 2/9 (1.22) to win at the Etihad and 10/1 (11.0) to repeat that scoreline.

If there is a goal in injury time in the Man City v Swansea game, Paddy Power will refund all losing In-Running next goalscorer bets on the match.

Everton v Liverpool

The first Merseyside derby of the season is set to be a fiesty affair with Everton boasting a six-point advantage over their rivals.

Brendan Rodgers fielded a strong side on Thursday evening against Anzhi and David Moyes will be hoping his side will be able to make the most of their extra recovery time.

A home win is priced at 13/8 (2.62) while Liverpool are outsiders at 17/10 (2.70). Stewart Downing is 20/1 (21.0) to score the first goal as he did on Thursday night while Nikica Jelavic is the favourite for the hosts, priced at 6/1 (7.0) to break the deadlock.

Many punters will be expecting a close encounter between these two sides and the draw looks a legimiate play at around 9/4 (3.25).

If there is a red card in the match, Paddy Power will refund all losing first goalscorer, last goalscorer, correct score & scorecast singles on this match.

Chelsea v Manchester United

Table-toppers Chelsea face Manchester United who beat Braga 3-2 – eventually – at Stamford Bridge with the Blues in danger of not making it through the group stages of the tournament which they won last year, after their 2-1 loss away to Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday night.

Roberto Di Matteo’s squad endured a daunting 3,400 mile round-trip to the Ukraine and Paddy Power make them their 11/8 (2.38) favourites to keep up their unbeaten Premier League run with United at 2/1 (3.0) and the draw is chalked up at 23/10 (3.30).

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is a doubt ahead of Sunday’s clash while United will be without Shinji Kagawa as he looks set for a spell on the sidelines following a twisted knee sustained in midweek.

Sir Alex Ferguson’s side kept up their alarming habit of conceding goals in the first 20 minutes when coming form 2-0 down to beat Braga 3-2.

Ferguson’s infamous hairdryer must be a blow dry away from the recycling bin by now as that was the seventh time this season his side had gone a goal down and United will be keen not to gift Chelsea a soft lead on Sunday.

The one saving grace for the visitors is that they’ve managed to win six of the seven matches they’ve trailed in.

United had to recover from going behind when the sides met last year as Chelsea stormed into a 3-0 lead thanks to goals from Jonny Evans (o.g.), Juan Mata and David Luiz.

But two second-half penalties from Wayne Rooney and an 84th-minute equaliser from Javier Hernandez saw it end honours even.

Paddy Power offer 35/1 (36.0) that history repeats itself and the game ends 3-3 while United to win the second half 3-0 is 45/1 (46.0) in their online betting.

Six goals or more is 17/2 (9.5) in the total goals market while over 4.5 goals is 4/1 (5.0)

If the match ends in a draw, Paddy Power will refund all losing first goalscorer, last goalscorer, correct score & scorecast singles on this match.

Paddy Power’s accumulator offer is back for this week’s domestic fixures. Place a five-fold or bigger on Saturday’s games from England’s top four divisions and if just one leg lets you down, Paddy Power will refund your losing bet.

If a penalty is scored in this match Paddy Power will refund all losing first goalscorer, last goalscorer, correct score & scorecast singles on the match

The Merseyside derby on Sunday sees Everton host Liverpool at Goodison Park while boasting a six-point lead over their visitors in the Premier League table.

The Toffees have made an unusually positive start to the campaign, losing just once in eight league games.

David Moyes’ team have had the advantage of a full week to prepare for this fixture while Liverpool had Europa League commitments and that could also be a factor in favour of the home side.

Everton are 13/8 (2.62) to extend their lead over their city rivals.

But Brendan Rodgers’ side have had an encouraging sequence of results – keeping three consecutive clean sheets including home wins over Reading and Anzhi.

Liverpool are 17/10 (2.70) to truly herald the bright new Rodgers era with a derby win.

The draw is available at 9/4 (3.25).

In the goalscorer markets, Luis Suarez is a 13/2 (7.50) shot to silence the majority of Goodison Park with the opening goal.

For the home side, Kevin Mirallas is available at an industry-best price of 17/2 (9.50) but the favourite to score first is Everton’s Croatian forward Nikica Jelavic.

The January arrival is a 6/1 (7.00) pick to find the first goal of the afternoon.

That’s good value given that the 27-year-old broke the deadlock between these two sides the last time they met, in the FA Cup semi final.

Jelavic also has 15 goals in 20 starts for the Toffees with 12 of those efforts coming in the first half of games. Backing him is the value option here.

But for the pick of the bets, go under 2.5 goals in this one. Moyes may have opted for a more expansive approach of late but he will set his team up to avoid defeat in the derby.

And with Rodgers’ side coming into this one having kept those three consecutive clean sheets this is a solid bet.

Under 2.5 goals would have paid out in seven of the last nine Premier League meetings between these sides and yet is available at 5/6 (1.83) .

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This Sunday sees a couple of very interesting Premier League fixtures with Everton taking on Liverpool in the Merseyside derby and table-topping Chelsea hosting Manchester United.

There is a distinct feeling that there could be a major shift of power on Merseyside this season and David Moyes’ Everton side are in great form at the moment, especially at home where they have won nine of their last 11 home matches.

Amongst these victories they have beaten both Manchester City and United along with current league leaders Chelsea.

Liverpool on the other hand have been struggling to get into gear this season and there is no question about it, looking at the general stats, Everton are very good value to win this game.

Although the Toffees are the form side at the moment, recent head-to-heads at Goodison suggest that when facing their neighbours Everton tend to lose their nerve and the recent record reads one win for David Moyes’ side, no draws and four Liverpool wins.

Brendan Rodgers will be hoping the home hoodoo continues but the value looks to be backing Everton on the Asian Handicap +0 goals at 39/40 (1.98) . This is similar to “Draw no Bet” where your stake will be refunded if the match finishes level.

Another interesting stat is that four of the recent five head-to-heads have seen two or fewer goals, and also in their last nine away matches to teams of Everton’s stature, both teams have scored in only two of Liverpool’s last nine away games.

Combining these two stats, the under 2.5 goals market looks a reasonable play at 17/20 (1.85) .

In the match at Stamford Bridge Roberto Di Matteo will be hoping his Chelsea side can keep up their very strong home record against the Premier League elite which reads won seven, drawn two and lost one.

The Blues also have a very good home record when hosting Sir Alex Ferguson’s side with the record reading three Chelsea wins, two draws and no win for Manchester United.

The second half to be the highest scoring looks to be the best play here though, as when facing teams of similar stature, seven of both sides’ respective last 10 home and away matches have seen most goals scored in the second period.

The second half to be the highest scoring can be backed at 19/20 (1.95) and this looks to offer some good value.

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