Premier League Top Bets

This weekend sees Man Utd, Chelsea, and Liverpool facing daunting away trips in the Premier League. The league leaders are 5/6 to win at West Ham with the improving home side available at 15/4 with VictorChandler. FA Cup semi-finalists Stoke are unbeaten at the Brittania in 2011 and may fancy their chances at 9/2 to beat Chelsea, especially after beating Newcastle 4-0 last time out. The bookies have put all their misgivings about Ancelotti’s team to one side though these days. The champions are a best price of 8/11.

Intriguing game of the day could be at the Hawthornes where Roy Hodgson’s new team tackle Liverpool, the side who dismissed him as recently as January.  West Brom are 85/40 to exact revenge on behalf of their boss who still holds an unbeaten record during his brief spell in the Black Country. Dalglish’s Reds are 7/5 favourites after generally improved results of late.

The form book is called into question at St Andrews where second bottom Birmingham start as favourites at 6/4 despite some very poor results since winning the Carling Cup. Bolton fans may wonder how their boys are only 2/1 to win having won five of their last seven in all competitions. It’s a similar story at St James’ Park where out of sorts Newcastle are evens to beat Wolves. Some would say these are curious odds for a side with one win in ten, against a team unbeaten in four. Mick McCarthy’s troops can be backed to claim another big name scalp at 3/1.

Everton are 10/11 to beat struggling Villa at Goodison while Arsenal are 2/7 to get three vital points off Blackburn at the Emirates. Spurs (7/5) face a potential banana skin away to Wigan who are 9/4. On Sunday, the home sides are heavily fancied again when Fulham (4/7) host Blackpool (5/1) and Man City (8/15)  entertain Sunderland who are 13/2 to win.