{"id":12758,"date":"2021-08-20T00:25:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T00:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bb-auae-prd-ext-blog-01.azurewebsites.net\/more\/epl-21-22-best-bets-matchweek2\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T08:53:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T08:53:08","slug":"english-premier-league-matchweek-2-bluebet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/soccer\/english-premier-league-matchweek-2-bluebet\/","title":{"rendered":"English Premier League | Matchweek 2 | BlueBet"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Crystal Palace ($2.60)<\/a> vs Brentford ($2.80)<\/a> \u2013 Sunday 22nd August @12am<\/strong><\/p>\n Brentford will travel to Selhurst Park for their second London derby in as many weeks at 12am Sunday.<\/p>\n The Bees had the dream Premier League debut as they defeated Arsenal 2-0 at Brentford Community Stadium.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Crystal Palace tasted derby defeat as they went down 3-0 away at Chelsea.<\/p>\n Palace boss Patrick Viera will be looking to get \u00a0the Eagles\u2019 campaign underway, however he will likely have to do it without Luka Milivojevic (personal reasons) and Ebere Eze (Achilles).<\/p>\n Brentford will likely be without new signing Kristoffer Ajer after he suffered an ankle injury in the win over Arsenal.<\/p>\n Brentford take all the momentum into this fixture and it is not beyond them to nick a result against a Palace club that is in a bit off a mess at the moment – both on and off the field.<\/p>\n Best Bets<\/strong><\/p>\n Match Result: Draw ($3)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Arsenal ($4.50)<\/a> vs Chelsea ($1.72)<\/a> \u2013 Monday 23rd August @1:30am<\/strong><\/p>\n Arsenal will be desperate to give their season liftoff when they face London rivals Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium at 1:30am Monday.<\/p>\n Mikel Arteta\u2019s side began their season in horror fashion after losing 2-0 to newly promoted Brentford.<\/p>\n European champions Chelsea started their season in stark contrast, sweeping aside Crystal Palace in a comfortable 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n Arsenal could once again be without start forwards Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette who are both still recovering from a mystery illness that the Gunners refuse to elaborate on.<\/p>\n Chelsea\u2019s new striker Romelu Lukaku has declared himself fit to play this weekend, while diminutive midfielder N\u2019Golo Kante should be back from an ankle injury.<\/p>\n Despite whatever adversity they have faced in recent years, Arsenal have a knack of upsetting Chelsea. However, in this moment it seems like a bridge too far as everything is falling into place for Chelsea right now.<\/p>\n Best Bets<\/strong><\/p>\n Match Result: Chelsea ($1.72)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n West Ham United ($2.50)<\/a> vs Leicester City ($2.62)<\/a> \u2013 Tuesday 24th<\/sup> August @5:00am<\/strong><\/p>\n West Ham take on Leicester City in what should be an enthralling battle at 5am Tuesday at the London Stadium.<\/p>\n The Hammers flew out of the blocks in emphatic fashion, coming from 2-1 behind to beat Newcastle United 4-2 at St James\u2019 Park.<\/p>\n Leicester also recorded a win on the opening weekend of the season, grinding out a 1-0 victory of Wolverhampton thanks to a second-half strike from Jamie Vardy.<\/p>\n West Ham will likely have defender Arthur Masuaku unavailable due to a knee injury.<\/p>\n Leicester\u2019s injury nightmare has carried over from last season, with Jonny Evans (ankle), Ryan Bertrand (Covid-19), James Justin (knee) and Wesley Fofana (calf) all sidelined.<\/p>\n Both sides will fancy their chances here and we should be in for goals, neither side is water-tight in defence.<\/p>\n