{"id":12866,"date":"2022-01-21T03:32:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T03:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bb-auae-prd-ext-blog-01.azurewebsites.net\/more\/epl-21-22-best-bets-matchweek-23\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T08:58:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T08:58:41","slug":"english-premier-league-matchweek-23-bluebet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/soccer\/english-premier-league-matchweek-23-bluebet\/","title":{"rendered":"English Premier League | Matchweek 23 | BlueBet"},"content":{"rendered":"
Norwich City will be looking for back to back wins when they travel to Vicarage Road on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n
The Canaries secured a hard-fought win against Everton at Carrow Road last week, which ultimately cost Rafa Benitez his job.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, home side Watford secured a well-earned draw away at Newcastle last match, keeping themselves one point above the relegation zone.<\/p>\n
The Hornets will be desperate for victory here, they Hertfordshire side have not tasted three points since their 4-1 demolition job of Manchester United back in November.<\/p>\n
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Team News<\/strong><\/p>\n Watford remain without the services of\u00a0Nicolas Nkoulou,\u00a0Peter Etebo,\u00a0Kwadwo Baah\u00a0and\u00a0Ismaila Sarr\u00a0through injury.<\/p>\n As for Norwich, their injury toll includes\u00a0Billy Gilmour,\u00a0Christoph Zimmermann,\u00a0Mathias Normann,\u00a0Lukas Rupp\u00a0and\u00a0Andrew Omobamidele.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Bets<\/strong><\/p>\n Match Result: Draw ($3.40)<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Manchester United take on West Ham in what could prove to be a pivotal match in the race for the top four.<\/p>\n United, who defeated Brentford midweek, albeit hardly convincing, are unbeaten in their last three and can leapfrog the Hammers with victory here.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, West Ham will be looking to give themselves breathing space from the likes of United, Tottenham and Arsenal, who are all closing in on the east London side.<\/p>\n David Moyes\u2019s team will be looking to bounce back at Old Trafford following a disappointing loss at home to Leeds United last weekend.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Team News<\/strong><\/p>\n Edison Cavani and Jadon Sancho could potentially be missing, as they were against Brentford.<\/p>\n David Moyes\u2019s will be giving details of West Ham\u2019s injury news at the pre-match press conference.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Bets<\/strong><\/p>\n Over\/Under: \u00a0Under 2.5 ($2.17)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chelsea will be looking to beat Tottenham three times in the space of a fortnight at Stamford Bridge on Monday morning.<\/p>\n The Blues defeated Spurs in both legs of their recent Carabao Cup tie, winning 2-0 and 1-0 respectively.<\/p>\n However, Chelsea\u2019s league form has been far less impressive. Thomas Tuchel\u2019s side are winless in their last four, with their most recent fixture ending in a 1-1 draw away at Brighton.<\/p>\n Tottenham remain unbeaten in the league since Antonio Conte became Spurs boss in November, though they are very much a work in progress.<\/p>\n They were thoroughly outclassed by their London rivals in the Carabao Cup semi-final, however they bounced back incredibly well, beating Leicester 3-2 with the last kick of the game, when they were 2-1 down only 90 seconds earlier.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Team News<\/strong><\/p>\n Antonio Conte will be desperate for starting centre-halves Cristian Romero and Eric Dier to be available for selection following long-term injuries.<\/p>\n Chelsea have defensive problems of their own, with star full-backs Ben Chilwell and Rhys James still unavailable to play.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nManchester United ($1.90) vs West Ham United ($3.80) \u2013 Sunday 23rd January @2:00am AEDT<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
Chelsea ($1.66) vs Tottenham Hotspur ($5) \u2013 Monday 24th January @3:30am AEDT<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n