{"id":12835,"date":"2021-12-10T01:24:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T01:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bb-auae-prd-ext-blog-01.azurewebsites.net\/more\/epl-21-22-best-bets-matchweek-16\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T08:59:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T08:59:03","slug":"english-premier-league-matchweek-16-bluebet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/soccer\/english-premier-league-matchweek-16-bluebet\/","title":{"rendered":"English Premier League | Matchweek 16 | BlueBet"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Manchester City ($1.14) vs Wolves ($17) \u2013 Saturday 11th December @11:30pm AEDT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n League leaders Manchester City face Wolves at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.<\/p>\n City, who swept aside Watford 3-1 last weekend, jumped to the summit of the Premier League table, following Chelsea losing away at West Ham.<\/p>\n Pep Guardiola\u2019s side have won five consecutive league games on the bounce, following a shock defeat at home to Crystal Palace. They look every chance to defend their title.<\/p>\n Wolverhampton are enjoying an impressive season of their own. The West Midlands side sit 8th<\/sup> in the league, an auspicious start to new manager Bruno Lage\u2019s reign.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Team News<\/strong><\/p>\n Kevin De Bruyne\u2019s return to action is obviously a massive boost for City, though attacker Phil Foden is in doubt to play after hobbling off the pitch midweek in Germany.<\/p>\n Wolves have very few fresh injury concerns.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Bets<\/strong><\/p>\n Anytime Scorer: \u00a0Bernardo Silva \u00a0($2.37)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chelsea ($1.25) vs Leeds ($11) \u2013 Sunday 12th December @2:00am AEDT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Chelsea will be looking to return to form as they host rivals Leeds at Stamford Bridge on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n The Blues have wobbled late, with their latest setback coming midweek where the surrendered top spot in the Champions League to finish second behind Juventus, following a 3-2 defeat to Zenit St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n Thomas Tuchel\u2019s side also suffered a defeat of the same scoreline in the last league game to West Ham, condemning the Blues to third place in table.<\/p>\n Leeds are unbeaten in their last three, with draws with Brighton and Brentford and a win at home to Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n The Yorkshire side will be looking to increase their distance on Burnley, who sit in 18th<\/sup> and in the relegation zone.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Team News<\/strong><\/p>\n Chelsea have huge injury concerns in midfield, with Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic and N\u2019Golo Kante all likely to be sidelined.<\/p>\n Defender Ben Chilwell is out with a long-term injury, while Trevoh Chalobah has been sidelined with a hamstring complaint.<\/p>\n Leeds also have injury setbacks of their own, with star midfielder Kalvin Phillips out with a shoulder injury, while Liam Cooper and Patrick Bamford are sidelined with hamstring issues.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Bets<\/strong><\/p>\n Match Result: Chelsea ($1.25)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n