Premier League action on Saturday begins with Tottenham visiting Luton Town at lunchtime before a quartet of 3pm games that includes Manchester United hosting Brentford and Everton welcoming Bournemouth.
The tea-time game, meanwhile, is at Selhurst Park as Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest go toe-to-toe.
We have collated the best bets from our writers across all six Saturday Premier League games.
Luton Town vs Tottenham (Saturday 12.30pm)
Tottenham are flying, with positivity radiating from the dugout to the stands and the players revelling in Ange Postecoglou’s attacking approach.
They remain far from the finished article, however, and the need for a last-minute winner against both Sheffield United and Liverpool in their last two home games demonstrates that Spurs are not going to overwhelm every opponent.
Moreover, their attacking focus will often leave them vulnerable defensively, with even bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United scoring against them.
Luton will hope that they, too, can find a way through Tottenham’s exposed rearguard but whether they can withstand the onslaught at the other end is doubtful.
The Hatters have found the step up to the Premier League a massive test and while Edwards’ team has the set-piece threat to give Spurs visitors a fright, they do not have the quality to match them in open play.
Burnley vs Chelsea (Saturday 3pm)
Chelsea have often played well without scoring this season, so their victory at Fulham on Monday could prove a turning point.
Goals for Mykhailo Mudryk and Armando Broja at Craven Cottage will have been particularly pleasing for Mauricio Pochettino as there is a feeling that if Chelsea’s strikers can find some form and confidence then points could start flowing freely.
But the fact that both goalscorers are now injury doubts sums up Chelsea’s fortunes, so it could be another disjointed display against a Burnley side who are not as bad as their results suggest.
The Clarets will do well to avoid relegation but have been handed a tough opening set of fixtures.
They should avoid embarrassment against the Blues, but may not do quite enough to claim a point.
Everton vs Bournemouth (Saturday 3pm)
Everton’s home form puts them among the least convincing odds-on shots on this weekend’s coupon and it would be no surprise to see Sean Dyche’s struggling Toffees again drop points against a fellow struggler.
Bournemouth were undeniably poor against Arsenal last weekend but have generally been good for long periods of most of their matches this season, albeit often without reward.
A lack of cutting edge in front of goal could stop the Cherries taking all three points, but they should be confident of matching their hosts for the majority of the game and will not fear Everton given their hosts’ own problems in front of goal.
It is likely to be a tense encounter full of frustration for those in the stands but a point apiece might not be the worst return for either manager.
Fulham vs Sheffield United (Saturday 3pm)
Neither team is in the sort of form that demands support, but Sheffield United’s struggles make them easy to oppose even against goal-shy Fulham.
The step up from the Championship was always going to be tough for a club with a wage bill that pales in comparison to even the likes of Fulham and a slew of injuries have made a tough job almost impossible for Paul Heckingbottom.
However, Sheffield United have remained relatively resilient, restricting their opponents to one or two goals in every match bar the chaotic Newcastle collapse.
For now, that defeat to Newcastle can be put down as a freak result and the fact that the Blades lost only 2-1 to the likes of Tottenham and Manchester City suggest they should keep things respectable against a toothless Fulham side.
The hosts have the quality advantage to get the job done, but the three points are likely to be hard-earned.
Manchester United vs Brentford (Saturday 3pm)
Rasmus Hojlund’s two-goal salvo on Tuesday was one of the only positives to emerge from a difficult start to the campaign for the Red Devils.
The 20-year-old forward is transforming the way United attack thanks to his ability to link play with his back to goal and willingness to make the sort of runs a centre forward thrives on.
United’s wingers are now taking the outside route more often than in the past when they seemed predisposed to cutting inside for a shot, which appears to be boosting the team’s corner tally.
Only Arsenal have forced more corners than Erik ten Hag’s side this term and they have tallied at least eight in all four of their previous home Premier League games to date.
Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest (Saturday 5.30pm)
A fully fit Crystal Palace team would be a strong fancy this weekend but the loss to injury of creative forces Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise added to the likely absence of Odsonne Edouard undermine their threat.
Roy Hodgson will still hope to overcome a solid but limited Forest side who have scored more than once on only two occasions this term – with one of those being a 2-1 defeat of rock-bottom Sheffield United.
Both are likely to see their results improve as the season goes on but in a tight encounter in which goals are sure to be hard to come by, this is a tough match to call at present.
A big bet in the 1X2 market is not recommended given the attacking concerns for both teams and placing a small stake on a big-priced narrow home win looks a more sensible approach.
