Manchester United will be looking keep their unbeaten league start going when they take on West Ham on Sunday. In fact the same applies to the Hammers who have yet to taste defeat in the league this season and come into the game boosted by a 2-0 win over Zagreb in their opening Europa League group stage clash, while top of the table United want to set the record straight after their surprise 2-1 loss to Young Boys midweek. Check out our preview and predictions for the game and if playing online slots and live table games is your choice of entertainment, then head over to Genting Casino where we have over 3000 online games available to play anywhere and on any device.

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West Ham have picked up where they left off an made a strong start to their campaign going unbeaten through their first four matches. 

Draws against Crystal Palace and Leicester aren’t exactly disastrous results, while they should feel confident ahead of Sunday having ran out 2-0 winners on their Europa League debut on Thursday.

Man United didn’t have as stellar a week on the European stage as after going 1-0 up against Young Boys, Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s Red Card proved costly as they were turned over with a last minute winner from their Swiss opponents. They’ll be well aware that this is no easy fixture, though they’ll be thankful they don’t have to face one man in particular.

Michail Antonio became West Ham’s all-time leading Premier League goalscorer before the international break, though he was sent off late on for a second bookable offense against Southampton, and with no real recognisable number nine in his ranks, David Moyes may have to get creative here.

The difference for Man United this season is that Old Trafford seems have become the ‘Theatre of Dreams’ once again, with their two results there so far being 5-1 and 4-1 victories over Leeds and Newcastle respectively, though they’ve looked far from convincing on the road so far. 

Under 2.5 Goals

They’re currently on a 29-match unbeaten run on the road since a 2-0 defeat at Anfield in January 2020, though the vast majority of those games were behind closed doors. 

10 of those outings were stalemates, with another nine coming by narrow one goal margins and we wouldn’t be surprised to see West Ham push them all the way here.

While United went unbeaten away all season last year, they rode their luck at times with games going right down to the wire, and they’d often have to come from behind to secure results. 

Indeed, 25 of their 37 away goals since the beginning of last season have come after the break, including both so far this season, so we’d expect them to be stronger in the second half yet again here.

Only the two Manchester clubs have netted more goals than the Hammers this season, though a lot of that output has come via Antonio, so without his presence up top we can’t see a host of goals flying in past David de Gea. 

That lack of a target man means we’re likely to see the visitors have a lot of the ball, with West Ham likely to use the pace of Benrahma and Bowen to cause some issues on the counter, with Rice and Soucek being the disciplined duo and cutting off passing lanes for this United midfield, and therefore we’d expect a low scoring tight encounter.

PREDICTION:

UNDER 2.5 GOALS

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Tottenham and Chelsea bring the curtain down on week five of the Premier League when they clash in the late Sunday kick-off. Chelsea are undefeated and sit 2nd in the league table level on points with United, with Spurs just one point adrift, however with just the one win from their last seven encounters with Chelsea, it could be another tough day in the office for Nuno Espírito Santo's team. Check out our preview and predictions for the game and if playing online slots and live table games is your choice of entertainment, then head over to Genting Casino where we have over 3000 online games available to play anywhere and on any device.

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Contrasting weekends for these two sides saw Spurs thumped 3-0 by a Crystal Palace side who simply played them off the park, while Chelsea were on the right end of a 3-0 scoreline against Aston Villa, though that result somewhat flattered the blues, who have Edouard Mendy to thank for maintaining a clean sheet.

Chelsea will be the happier of the two sides with their midweek results too, with a professional, if uninspiring performance saw Chelsea claim a 1-0 win over Zenit, while Spurs got their Europa Conference League campaign off to a winless start against Rennes.

Form tends to fly out the window when these two rivals meet though, as it does in plenty of derbies, but it is Chelsea who again have the better recent record in this fixture. 

The West London side have gone W5-D2 over 90 minutes from the last seven outings across all competitions, winning to nil away to Spurs in each of the last two seasons, and the gulf in class between the two seems to be getting greater by the game.

The main hope for the Lilywhites will be ensuring Son Heung-Min is fit for this clash, though that is very much up in the air as he remained unavailable for their clash on Thursday. 

Spurs have won just one of the five league matches that the South Korean hasn’t started since the start of last season, and if he’s absent again here you have to fear the worst.

Spurs have still managed to win three of their four league games, so it’s not all doom and gloom in North London, and while they’ve been solid defensively for the most part under new management, they seemed to come unstuck last weekend and they can ill afford to be as shaky against this Chelsea forward line.

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Chelsea To Win

Romelu Lukaku is providing the missing piece Chelsea needed under Thomas Tuchel, with a target man up top for their more creative players to play off and into, while his ability to grab a goal when needed is also proving very handy for this side. 

It’s hard to pinpoint a weakness in this Blues side at the moment, though having drawn to Liverpool already this campaign, they’ll want to prove they can pick up the points against the big teams if they want to challenge for the title.

Ultimately, Spurs have looked poor in front of goal despite their obvious attacking assets, and they’ve only managed three goals so far in the league this season. 

While we wouldn’t be too confident in another away win to nil, especially with the likes of Harry Kane on the pitch, Chelsea should simply outscore their hosts and the away win looks the way to go.

PREDICTION:

CHELSEA TO WIN

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The French Ligue 1 gets back down to business and we have you covered with some of the big games featuring the title contenders. In the first of the games, Nice look to keep their unbeaten start intact when they take on Monaco, Marseille hope to keep in touch with leaders with the win over Rennes, while PSG and Lyon bring the curtain down on the weekend's action. Check out our preview and predictions below and if that isn't enough, we also have our preview and predictions for the weekend's action from all of Europe's top leagues.

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Nice v Monaco

Nice remain unbeaten this season under former Lille boss Christophe Galtier and after a goalless stalemate with Reims on the opening day, they’ve since record victories by minimum two-goal margins over Lille, Bordeaux and Nantes. They’re yet to even concede a goal, sitting in fourth place in the table despite being docked a point in their abandoned game with Marseille, which they were leading 1-0 when the game was halted.

Monaco have plenty of games under their belt in the new campaign having featured five times in Europe in addition to their five league outings, with a very mixed W4-D2-L4 record to date. Those four defeats have all come within their last seven fixtures though and they failed to score in any of those losses, while a 1-0 triumph over Sturm Graz on home turf on Thursday suggests their attack isn’t firing on all cylinders.

PREDICTION: 

NICE TO WIN

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Marseille v Rennes

Rennes kicked off their campaign with a five-game unbeaten streak in all competitions, winning three of these, though they’ve since failed to win in three appearances, losing 2-0 to both Angers and Reims, before a 2-2 draw with Tottenham in Europe. That leave them with just two clean sheets from eight fixtures in total, though by the same token they’ve only failed to score in two of these as well.

Marseille will be growing in confidence as after an unbeaten pre-season, including clashes with Braga, Benfica, Saint-Etienne and Villarreal, the competitive action has also brought positive results. A stalemate midweek away at Lokomotiv Moscow was a disappointment, but three wins from four unbeaten league games is a good return.

Marseille have only suffered a single defeat in 12 league games since the start of April now, with seven of those ending in victory. On home turf alone, they’ve won seven of 10 unbeaten games since mid-February, and although there haven’t been too many clean sheets, they look well-placed to beat a side that has lost six of their past 10 on the road.

PREDICTION:

MARSEILLE TO WIN

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PSG v Lyon

Although PSG failed to shine away at Club Brugge midweek, despite the trio of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi all starting, they’ve won all five league games to date and for the most part quite comfortably. The last four have seen them win by a minimum two-goal margin, scoring four times in three of those, though they look set to be without Mbappe for this clash having suffered an ankle injury in Wednesday’s clash.

Lyon failed to win any of their opening three fixtures this campaign, but they’ve since found their feet with league wins over Nantes and Strasbourg, as well as another on the road to Rangers, who hold a commanding record at Ibrox since the start of last season. They’ve only failed to score in one of their six appearances so far, and will fancy their chances of registering at the Parc des Princes.

Both teams have scored in eight of PSG’s last 12 league games and even on home turf, they’ve only managed two shutouts in nine appearances. Both sides have registered in nine of Lyon’s past 11 league games, while three of the last five head-to-heads between these two in all competitions since 2020 have featured six goals.

PREDICTION:

BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE

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Serie A heads into week four and we have you covered with our preview featuring three of the big games this weekend in Italy' top-flight. Defending champions Inter Milan look to keep their unbeaten start intact when they welcome Bologna to the San Siro, Juventus who have yet tpo register a win welcome red hot AC Milan, while Udinese welcome Napoli. Check out our preview and predictions below and if that isn't enough, we also have our preview and predictions for the weekend's action from all of Europe's top leagues.

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Inter Milan v Bologna

Inter will be looking to get back on track after a 2-2 draw away at Sampdoria last weekend was followed by a narrow defeat hosting Real Madrid midweek. However, the setback against the Spanish giants was hardly a disaster, while in league action, the Nerazzurri have claimed 17 consecutive home victories, leading at both half-time and full-time in nine of the past 12.

Bologna have made a great start to the season with two wins from three unbeaten games, and while the victories came on home turf over Salernitana and Verona, a draw away at Atalanta will hand them plenty of encouragement as to how they’ll fare here.

However, it’s worth noting that Atalanta haven’t made the greatest start to the new campaign, while it’s hard to ignore how badly Bologna suffered against the top seven sides last term, losing 12 of 14 matches and winning just once. They also trailed at the break in 12 of those games as well, while all seven such road trips ended in defeat.

PREDICTION:

INTER/INTER - HT/FT

Juventus v AC Milan

Juventus finally claimed a first win of the season away at Malmo midweek, but having lost two of three winless league encounters so far, still have plenty of convincing to do. They can point to a good record against Milan in recent years having gone unbeaten in 11 clashes across all competitions from December 2016 to June 2020 (W8-D3), though they’re not looking so imperious domestically now and the Rossoneri have since won two of the past three meetings.

Milan threw up another exciting clash with Liverpool in the Champions League, though in truth the 3-2 defeat somewhat flattered them as the English outfit created the better openings. Still, a trip to Anfield was never going to be easy and they can be pleased with their start to the campaign as they’re one of three teams to maintain a perfect league record so far.

A narrow win over Sampdoria on the opening day have been followed with comfortable victories over Cagliari and Lazio. That leaves them with a solid W7-D1-L5 record since the start of last season against teams that finished in the top seven of the table, including wins in the past three such games by a combined 7-0 scoreline, as well as a record of five wins from six road trips over this entire period.

Milan are also boosted with Olivier Giroud set to return to the starting line-up for this clash, having appeared from the bench against Liverpool, which is just as well with Zlatan Ibrahimovic suffering a setback on his goalscoring return last weekend. The big Swede and the French World Cup winner are yet to start together, though given the pair aren’t getting any younger, they would perhaps have been unlikely to both start in any case.

PREDICTION:

MILAN DOUBLE CHANCE

Udinese v Napoli

These two sides are both unbeaten so far as Udinese picked up a point on the opening day hosting Juventus, before claiming victories over Venezia and Spezia, while Napoli have extracted maximum points from Venezia, Genoa and most recently Juventus.

That last result felt like something of a statement and Luciano Spalletti’s side can be reasonably satisfied with their midweek result in Europe as well, coming from two goals down away at Leicester to claim a draw. The Foxes represent their hardest challenge in the Europa League group stage, and Spalletti will have been pleased to see Lorenzo Insigne shake off a knock to start the game.

Although Udinese took an encouraging point from Juventus, that still only leaves them W1-D4-L10 since the start of last season against the top-seven finishers. Napoli have claimed victory in 10 of 11 unbeaten head-to-heads with Udinese in all competitions since 2016/17 and should expect to maintain their momentum.

PREDICTION:

NAPOLI TO WIN

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