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Manchester City are now 50/1 to retain their Premier League title.
Stranger things have happened, as any Leicester fan will tell you, and in detail if you’re not quick on your feet.
The Foxes welcome Pep Guardiola’s fallen giants (2.30pm), with football’s finest brains hunting for the guilty party in City’s decline.
Call off the search, it’s Erling Haaland.
The big fella has wildly under-scored across his past nine Prem games, starting with the defeat at Bournemouth.
He lagged behind his expected returns by more than FIVE goals, making him the worst player in the entire Prem on that measure, by a distance.
The new Haaland is unpuntable at old Haaland prices – and old Haaland prices are all the bookies want to offer.
Time to look elsewhere – Josko Gvardiol ‘OVER 1.5 shots’ at 7/4 (Lads), ‘anytime scorer’ at 7/1 (Bet365) and ‘scores header’ at 12/1 (Bet365) are solid shouts at here-and-now odds.
Tottenham’s Dejan Kulusevski is the man of the moment as Wolves visit (3pm) – 11/10 (Unibet) ‘score or assist’ is bob-on.
Liverpool have got their tails up as they go to West Ham (5.15pm). They are out-Spursing Spurs, scoring 17 and conceding 10 in their past six games.
Hammers ace Jarrod Bowen is on an upswing too and loves playing the Reds – the 13/8 (Hills) he has ‘OVER 2.5 shots’ is a proper East End touch. He’s beaten that stats mark in eight of his past 10 Prem games.
Bowen’s no Mo Salah, but who is? Back the Kop talisman ‘OVER 0.5 assists’ at 12/5 (Lads). That’s the best price on a coin-flip we’ll see this year, judging by his data.
Sean Dyche and Everton host Nottingham Forest (3pm), whose ‘European charge’ is an hallucination. Take 15/2 (Sky, BetVic) ‘no scorer’.
Crystal Palace face Southampton (3pm), with neither much like watching Brazil unless there’s a bit of Brazil that’s like watching it rain in Southampton.
Bet ‘UNDER 2.5 goals’ for both games, plus a Fulham-Bournemouth (3pm) DRAW. It pays about 12/1 (Hills, Fred).
Over in Italy, punt Old Trafford target Rafael Leao ‘score or assist’ at 13/10 (Paddy) when his AC Milan face visitors Roma (7.45pm, Serie A)
Last week: Winners at 20/21, 15/8, 17/2 & 9/4
