Premier League Match Week 1, Tips and Previews
Tottenham vs. Manchester City
14th August
Jack Grealish is set to make his Manchester City debut as the reigning Premier League champion begins its title defence against Tottenham Hotspur.
City announced the 100million UK Pound signing last week and may even unveil Harry Kane with the Spurs’ striker rumoured to be pushing a move to City.
Regardless, new Tottenham coach Nuno Espirito Santos has his men playing solid football in the pre-season leading up to his first league game in charge.
A 1-0 over cross-town rival Arsenal sealed a successful lead-up into the season opener with star striker Son Heung-min on target from close range late in the game.
Spurs do look undervalued by the market in this game.
The home crowd advantage has to be considered here as well as the form heading into this match.
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Tottenham head to head at $5.5
Brentford vs. Arsenal
14th August
Arsenal commences its season against the newly promoted Brentford in what is a danger game for the Gunners.
The Bees, as Brentford is colloquially known, surely sense this grand occasion in front of its adhering home fans to begin its season off with a bang against an Arsenal team who look shaky throughout the league last season.
There were worrying signs of what might be for Mikel Arteta in his second full season as coach of Arsenal were there for all to see during the pre-season.
Arsenal failed to register a win and have lost the influence of Thomas Partey who went down with a high ankle sprain in the 1-0 loss to Tottenham.
If there is a team more untrustworthy than any in the league, it is the Gunners.
The signing of Ben White will bolster the Arsenal defence, but it is creative side of things in the front third that might leave the Gunners short here.
The form of Piere-Emerick Aubameyang has not exactly been enamouring and the Bees can definitely pinch a result.
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Draw @ $3.60
Manchester United vs. Leeds United
August 14th
Manchester United will begin their 2021-22 Premier League campaign with a home fixture against Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United on Saturday afternoon.
The Red Devils finished second behind Manchester City in last season’s table, while Leeds impressed on their return to the top flight, picking up 59 points from 38 matches to claim ninth.
Statement signings in the shape of Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane have arrived, and the Red Devils will be looking to put down a marker in the early stages of the campaign.
Indeed, the 20-time English champions will not face a genuine top-four rival in the league until they travel to Leicester City in the middle of October.
There are no easy games at this level of football, but the pressure will be on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
He will be expecting his side to pick up some serious points in the opening weeks and that will surely have to be the case if they are to genuinely challenge Manchester City for the title, with the Citizens likely to be the team to beat once again.
Leed United have the attacking flair to trouble the Red Devils at Old Trafford, but the home team should have the answers in this game.
