Premier League Treble: Home wins for Chelsea and West Brom plus goals aplenty between Swansea and Reading
With two consecutive accumulator successes, Saturday at 16:00CET has become a happy hunting ground for Al Hain-Cole. This week he has picked out three selections worth a handy 9/2
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Premier League Treble
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| Chelsea |
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Norwich |
| Kick-off: 15:00GMT |
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| Tip: Chelsea -1 to win at 4/6 (1.67) with Paddy Power |
Chelsea are unbeaten in competitive matches so far this season, winning seven and drawing two of their nine games. The Blues have scored 22 goals in the process, and have conceded just five.
These statistics do not bode well for a Norwich side that have won just one and lost six of their last nine Premier League away games, and has come away empty-handed on their last four visits to Stamford Bridge.With their 5-2 defeat against Liverpool still very fresh in the memory, Chris Hughton’s men should not be in particularly high spirits as they prepare to face the league leaders, and a rout could very realistically be on the cards.
Having chalked up a 6-0 League Cup win and a 4-0 Champions League victory in the last couple of weeks, Chelsea should be firing on all cylinders on Saturday.
Roberto Di Matteo’s men seem certain to overcome a one-goal handicap to win here, and you can back this at odds of 4/6 (1.67) with Paddy Power.
| West Bromwich Albion |
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Queens Park Rangers |
| Kick off: 15:00 GMT |
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| Tip: West Brom to win at 10/11 (1.91) with Paddy Power |
There is a nice symmetry going into this game between West Brom and QPR, with the hosts enjoying their best ever start to a Premier League campaign as their visitors struggle to their worst.
The key to Steve Clarke’s excellent start to life as a manager lies at home, where his side have won their opening three games without conceding a goal. The Baggies have now won five and lost just one of their last seven Premier League games at the Hawthorns, and have kept eight clean sheets in their last 10 on home territory.
Conversely, the visitors have gone 19 Premier League away matches without a clean sheet, and have lost 13 of their last 16 matches on the road, winning none.
With all this in mind, odds of 10/11 (1.91) on a home win seem too good to be true, and are not to be missed here.
| Swansea City |
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Reading |
| Kick-off: 15:00 GMT |
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| Both teams to score at 8/11 (1.73) with Paddy Power |
The last time these two teams met was in the 2011 Championship play-off final, when Swansea came out on top in a six-goal thriller to win 4-2.
A similar score-line would shock nobody this Saturday, as 36 goals have been scored in the 11 Premier League games featuring either side so far this season.For all their attacking quality, The Swans have not kept a clean sheet in six matches in all competitions, whilst Reading have conceded in all seven of their games so far this season.
Both managers will be desperate for a win, as Michael Laudrup seeks to end a run of four consecutive league defeats for Swansea and Brian McDermott is still in search of Reading’s first league win of the season.
An open game seems inevitable then, so it makes perfect sense to back both teams to score at inviting 8/11 (1.73) odds.
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| Backing all three selections pays 9/2 (5.50) with Paddy Power |
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Al Hain-Cole is a Liverpool fan, experienced tipster and avid follower of European football. He specialises in accumulators and if you would like to read more from Al you can follow him on Twitter here.
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