Full time at Turf Moor, 0-0. Ace.
Team news for the 3 o'clocks:
Man City: Hart, Sagna, Kolarov, Kompany, Demichelis, Fernando, Nasri, Yaya Toure, Silva, Jovetic, Aguero
Stoke: Begovic; Bardsley, Shawcross ©, Wilson, Pieters; Whelan, Nzonzi; Diouf, Walters, Moses; Crouch
Newcastle: Krul, Janmaat, Coloccini, Williamson, Haidara, Colback, Sissoko, Cabella, De Jong, Gouffran, Riviere.
Crystal Palace: Speroni, Mariappa, Dann, Delaney, Kelly, Puncheon, Jedinak, Ward, Bolasie, Chamakh, Gayle
QPR: Green, Caulker, Ferdinand, Hill, Phillips, Barton, Austin, Fer, Isla, Mutch, Hoilett.
Sunderland: Mannone, Vergini, Van Aanholt, Brown, O'Shea, Cattermole, Larsson, Rodwell, Fletcher, Wickham, Johnson.
Swansea: Fabianski, Rangel, Amat, Williams, Taylor, Ki, Shelvey, Dyer, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Bony.
West Brom: Foster, Wisdom, Dawson, Olsson, Davidson, Gardner, Mulumbu, Berahino, Dorrans, Brunt, Ideye.
West Ham: Adrian, O'Brien, Cresswell, Reid, Tomkins, Kouyate, Noble, Vaz Te, Downing, Zarate, Cole.
Southampton: Forster, Clyne, Fonte, Yoshida, Bertrand, Schneiderlin, S. Davis, Ward-Prowse, Tadic, Long, Pelle.
And betting tips:
Man City v Stoke
City are 2/11 for the win outright. That tells you everything you need to know, it's just a case of how many. The -2 handicap at 7/5 is tempting and 4.5+ goals seems likely enough as well. Bit riskier but worth a go at 3/1. 6/5 on Jovetic in the any times is a good shout after his impressive start to the season, and far better value than Aguero at 4/7 or Dzeko at 8/11.
Prediction: 4-0 (9/1)
Newcastle v Crystal Palace
Neil Warnock's appointment as Palace boss has probably come too late to have any impact on this one, and the logical conclusion to that is a repeat of last weekend's horror show against West Ham. Can't see past Newcastle for the win, and 8/11 outright is all sorts of generous. Stick it in your acca, or take the -1 at 2/1 for a standalone. Can't see there being too many goals but 4/6 on under 2.5 isn't quite doing it for me.
Prediction: 2-0 (6/1)
QPR v Sunderland
The hosts could certainly do with getting a win under their belts, but will they? They're 6/4 outright versus Sunderland at 2/1, but the draw's longer than both at 9/4 and seems most likely to me. Could be another low scorer so take a look at under 1.5 at 7/4.
Prediction: 1-1 (5/1)
Swansea v West Brom
Can't argue with 5/6 on the Swans after the start they've had, but if anyone can go away and grind out a draw it's West Brom. At 13/5 that might be worth considering. Sticking with Sigurdsson in the scorers, he's 7/1 to get the first or 5/2 any time.
Prediction: 2-1 (7/1)
West Ham v Southampton
Southampton looked short on ideas last weekend, meanwhile the Hammers were putting four past Palace. The draw (12/5) is probably the best the Saints can hope for but 8/5 on the home win is where it's at. Zarate's a decent shout at 2/1 any time but have a think about Dusan Tadic too. He's 11/4 and has looked lively early doors.
Prediction: 2-1 (9/1)
ACCA: £5 on wins for Newcastle, Swansea, West Ham, Chelsea and Arsenal returns over £155!
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