{"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":"

Matchweek Sixteen<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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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

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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

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Best Bets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anytime Scorer: \u00a0Bernardo Silva \u00a0($2.37)<\/a><\/p>\n

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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

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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

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Best Bets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Match Result: Chelsea ($1.25)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Liverpool ($1.22) vs Aston Villa ($11) \u2013 Saturday 12th December @2:00 am AEDT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Steven Gerrard returns to Anfield as his Aston Villa side look to cause an upset against Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Gerrard, who was appointed Villa boss in recent weeks following the sacking of Dean Smith, has started his tenure at Villa in impressive fashion.<\/p>\n

The Villans have won three of their past four league matches, including a 2-1 win over Leicester in their last fixture.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Liverpool will be looking to keep the pressure on Manchester City, with the Reds sitting only a point behind their title rivals.<\/p>\n

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Team News<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having rested a host of first-team players midweek in Liverpool\u2019s Champions League game, Jurgen Klopp will look to bring back a number of big-name stars.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Villa could welcome back Douglas Luiz into their midfield.<\/p>\n

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Best Bets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anytime Scorer: Diego Jota ($2.00)<\/a><\/p>\n

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