Premier League Treble: Further woe for Newcastle fans

Bet 1: West Ham @ 3.0 (2/1)

A fourth straight win in all competitions helped West Ham climb up to fifth place in the league on Tuesday and they are now just one point behind a Tottenham side who are viewed as contenders for the title.

A fantastic start to the campaign was curtailed slightly by a host of injuries to some of their key players but in all fairness to Slaven Bilic's men, they have only lost two league games since a 4-3 reverse at home to Bournemouth back in August. They did have a run of six draws in seven matches, but you have to credit the defence who really dug in and helped out the depleted attack.

The Hammers are still without the likes of Sakho and Lanzini, and Andy Carroll suffered an injury on Tuesday, but Dimitri Payet is back and he's picked up exactly where he left off in November.

A trip to St James' Park shouldn't be too daunting for a team who have already won at Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City this season and while Newcastle looked better in the 3-3 draw against Manchester United in midweek, they are still without a win in six, four of which were defeats to nil.

Bet 2: Man City @ 1.4 (2/5)

The hosts were frustrated in the week as they were held 0-0 by Everton at The Etihad. Manuel Pellegrini opted to leave David Silva on the bench but I expect him to go full strength on Saturday as they can't really afford to drop any more points right now, especially at home.

City welcome a Crystal Palace side to The Etihad who have struggled recently and while they managed an FA Cup win over Southampton, in the league it's two points from a possible 12 - failing to score a goal during that period.

It's difficult to imagine Alan Pardew's men being able to keep a clean sheet against a team that features Aguero, Silva, De Bruyne etc and they just don't have the available firepower to get back into the game when they eventually fall behind.

The Citizens have scored four or more against Sunderland, Borussia M'Gladbach, Hull, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and Newcastle this term and I can see them kicking a wounded Eagles side while they are down.

Bet 3: Bournemouth @ 1.9 (10/11)

A treble wouldn't be complete without a third leg and it's Bournemouth who complete the line-up this week as they should be able to bounce back from midweek disappointment by taking all three points from a visiting Norwich team.

The Cherries have bolstered their attacking options already this transfer window by signingBenik Afobe from Wolves and re-signing Lewis Grabban from today's opponents, Norwich. They are in a good position to avoid relegation as they already have a three point advantage over the drop zone and while they are without a win in four, it's just two defeats in 10 in all competitions.

Norwich aren't the greatest travellers in the world and while they will be delighted to be five points clear of Sunderland in 18th, Alex Neil will be concerned by their form away from Carrow Road. Aside from a shock victory at Old Trafford their record on the road since their win at Sunderland in August is played nine, won none, drawn two and lost seven.

Eddie Howe's team have actually only won twice at The Vitality this season but this will be one of the games that they will be targeting for all three points and, with the recent signings, they have finally got the quality back that they lost due to the spate of injuries they suffered at the beginning of the campaign.

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Back West Ham @ 3.0 (2/1)

Back Man City @ 1.4 (2/5)

Back Bournemouth @ 1.9 (10/11)