Premier League Saturday tips: why Gunners can bounce back against Seagulls

There are some crunch games in the top-four race and relegation battle taking place on Saturday. Here are out top tips for what promises to be a dramatic day in the Premier League.

Everton vs Manchester United

12.30pm, BT Sport 1

The misery continues for Everton, who threw away a 2-1 lead to lose 3-2 to Burnley on Wednesday. The Toffees are now just one point clear of the drop zone, which they could enter if results go against them this weekend.

Manchester United are no great shakes either, but Everton’s confidence is so brittle that it will not take much for Ralf Rangnick’s side to emerge victorious in Saturday’s early kick-off. An away win is the way to go here.

Recommended bet: Manchester United to win @ 1.81

Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion

3pm

Tottenham Hotspur’s fine form and Arsenal’s 3-0 defeat by Crystal Palace on Monday has handed Antonio Conte’s side the momentum in the top-four battle. It is vital that the Gunners bounce back this weekend, when Brighton are the visitors to the Emirates Stadium.

Graham Potter’s side are woefully out of form, having taken just one point from the last 21 available. The lack of a clinical edge in the final third has been Brighton’s undoing: they have failed to score in six of their last seven matches, including against Burnley and Norwich City. Arsenal can inflict more misery on the Seagulls on Saturday.

Recommended bet: Arsenal to win to nil @ 2.44

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel will be hoping his side can recover from back-to-back defeats against Brentford and Real Madrid

Southampton vs Chelsea

3pm

Successive home defeats have left Chelsea feeling glum. If the 4-1 thrashing by Brentford last weekend could be dismissed as one of those days, the 3-1 loss to Real Madrid confirmed that the Blues have gone off the boil.

Southampton could take advantage this weekend. Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side are without a win in their last four matches, but they have only lost three of their 15 home games this term. Chelsea are stuttering and they could slip up again at St Mary’s.

Recommended bet: Southampton or draw @ 1.96

Watford vs Leeds United

3pm

Watford are running out of time to save themselves. Roy Hodgson has overseen just two league wins since he was handed the reins in late January, and a run of six defeats in their last nine matches has left the Hornets in a precarious position.

Leeds, conversely, are breathing a little easier after picking up seven points from the last nine available. Clean sheets continue to elude them, though – they've gone 17 games without one – so Watford will fancy their chances of finding the net. Cucho Hernandez, scorer of three of Watford’s last four goals, is the most likely man to get one.

Recommended bet: Cucho Hernandez to score anytime @ 2.84

Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur

5.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event

Tottenham have found form at just the right time. Antonio Conte’s side have won five of their last six games to climb into the Champions League spots; our traders now rate their chances of a top-four finish at 49.5% and Arsenal’s at 47.2%.

Aston Villa are struggling for consistency: after a run of three consecutive victories, they have now lost three games on the bounce. Spurs are scoring goals for fun at present and have found the net in both halves in each of their last six matches. They will fancy their chances of doing the same again here.

Recommended bet: Tottenham to score both halves @ 3.35

Recommended bets

Manchester United @ 1.81

Arsenal to nil @ 2.44

Southampton or draw @ 1.96

Cucho Hernandez anytime @ 2.84

Spurs score both halves @ 3.35