Man City v Leicester: Foxes can cause an upset if they bring A game

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Man City v Leicester</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Saturday 13 May, 12:30<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Live on Sky Sports 1</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Man City</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Pep Guardiola's side</span> are in pole position to finish third, having moved to a point behind Liverpool with a game in hand, but they have to keep winning to fend off Arsenal's late thrust for a Champions League place. The Gunners are fifth, three points behind City having played the same number of matches.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Leicester</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Craig Shakespeare</span> has steered Leicester to safety after last week's 3-0 home win over Watford, which combined with other results to ensure the threat of relegation was finally gone.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />A top-half finish is now a live possibility for the Foxes, who lie ninth on 43 points and have a game in hand on most teams in the bottom half of the table.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Match Odds</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />This fixture last season was one of the best matches in Leicester's title-winning charge as they took a thrilling 3-1 victory that confirmed them as genuine championship contenders. And even during this season's struggles under Claudio Ranieri, <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">the Foxes beat City 4-2 at home in December thanks to a Jamie Vardy hat-trick.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The talent is still there to make them a big threat to City's ambitions again, but the question is whether Shakespeare's side will bring their A game. Is the prospect of securing the full-time job for the caretaker boss enough motivation for them?<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">City are the team with everything to play for</span> and last week's 5-0 demolition of Crystal Palace showed them at their best, albeit coming only six days after their unimpressive 2-2 draw at second-bottom Middlesbrough.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">City's weak point has been their home record,</span> with barely a 50% per cent win rate (nine wins out of 17), and they have won only one out of seven at home to current top-half teams. With Leicester now in that group, which probably is a good reflection of their quality, this is a potential banana skin for Guardiola's side.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Draw No Bet</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Leicester look worth chancing, as few teams have such capability of bringing off a big-priced upset against City. <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">The draw/Leicester double chance is worth considering at</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="7/2">4.50</span> but it is worth taking a small reduction on the win odds to have the draw just as an insurance policy.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Of course it could go horribly wrong if Leicester turn out not to be bothered and City have one of their hot days, but there are ifs associated with backing City at short odds and <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Leicester at</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="10/1">11.00</span> on the draw no bet is worth a shot.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Over/Under 2.5 Goals</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Over 2.5 goals is short at</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="2/5">1.40</span>, although it is difficult to go against that as the logical outcome.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />City are top for matches with over 2.5 goals (69%) and Leicester are fifth (63%), although it is worth noting that City's difficulties at home mean their rate falls to 59% at the Etihad.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ref Watch</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Bobby Madley </span>had a glut of high card counts early in the season but his games are now most likely to be in the 30-40 bookings points bracket.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet</span></span></span></span></div> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Leicester on Draw No Bet at </span><span class="inline-odds" style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="10/1">11.00</span></span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="inline-odds" style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="10/1"><br /></span></span></span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JbOG5potIMs/WRXZXB7CFkI/AAAAAAAABpM/hE7KWCo6qmgqcqp1oKlRmVw3albHMLk1wCLcB/s1600/sergio-aguero-jamie-vardy_17nw4cixm4fjr11jui73uyr7ff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JbOG5potIMs/WRXZXB7CFkI/AAAAAAAABpM/hE7KWCo6qmgqcqp1oKlRmVw3albHMLk1wCLcB/s640/sergio-aguero-jamie-vardy_17nw4cixm4fjr11jui73uyr7ff.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>

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vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Stoke v Arsenal </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Saturday 17:30</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Live on Sky Sports 1</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Stoke</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">All in all, quite a disappointing season for Stoke. This is arguably the best squad they've ever had in the Premier League. For example, a quick glance at their midfield options: Allen, <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Arnautovic</span>, Shaqiri, Walters, Adam and Whelan, certainly suggests they should be finishing above the likes of Bournemouth or West Brom. They're 13th right now and unlikely to break into the Top 10 come the last day of the season.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Part of their problem is the absence of a proven goalscorer. Their top scorers are the midfield duo of Joe Allen and Marko Arnautovic, each with six. From amongst their strikers, the highest scorer is 36 year-old <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Peter Crouch</span> with five. Wilfried Bony and Saido Beharino never really got going this season, both of them showing signs of rustiness. Neither ever really recovered from having played so little last season.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">How much does soon-to-be-relegated-and-sold Jermain Defoe cost? They could certainly do with him though, at 34, he's hardly one for the future.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Arsenal</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can they do it? <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Odds of</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="12/5">3.35</span> suggest there's plenty of work to do for Arsene Wenger to maintain his remarkable record of always finishing in the top-four since he's been at Arsenal. But that price is certainly a lot more comforting for Arsenal fans than the <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="16/1"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">17.50</span></span> they were matched at a few weeks ago.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">They were somewhat <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">fortunate</span> to run into a Manchester United side with Europa League on their minds last weekend and a Southampton one in midweek who have looked a little deflated for the last month or so. But you've still got to win those games. And now that they have, Wenger will fancy his chances.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">There's no guarantee Liverpool will win at Upton Park and Arsenal's last three matches - including this one - are very winnable.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">They've looked better since reverting to 'Antonio Conte's' 3-4-2-1. <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Kieron Gibbs</span> looks made for the left wing-back position and both Hector Bellerin and Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain suited to doing the job on the opposite flank.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Alexis Sanchez looked a little uncomfortable on the left against Man Utd but was <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">much better at Southampton</span>, scoring the crucial opener.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Match Odds</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Arsenal look short at <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="8/11"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">1.76</span></span>. Or at least they do if you go through the list of Opta stats that suggest the Gunners really don't like coming here. Stoke have only lost one of their last eight at home to Arsenal. Arsenal's <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">win rate</span> at Stoke is as bad (12.5%) as against anyone bar Manchester United (12%) for the men in red and white. They haven't even scored here in three of their last four, let alone win.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">And you can also forgive Arsene Wenger for not particularly liking <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Mark Hughes</span>. Not only do they seem to have some 'personal' issues with one another but Wenger has only beaten a Hughes side away in one of his last eight attempts (Opta again). That run spanned across five different clubs that Hughes has managed.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, stats need to be taken with a pinch of salt but they're pretty damning. It's hard to justify taking a <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">short price</span> on Arsenal therefore, while Stoke have been a bit flat in recent weeks meaning a lay of Arsenal is somewhat speculative, too. Let's leave this market well alone.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Both teams to score?</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the bet for me. And it's not on 'yes'. Seven of Arsenal's last nine matches have seen only one team score in them and if you were to take Stoke's <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">home record</span> across the season, it's 50% of their games in which 'no' would have paid out.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Further evidence this is a good bet are the recent matches between these two at the Bet365 Stadium. That bet would also have won in six of the last nine matches between these two, home and away.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can picture Arsenal knocking on the door all match and not being allowed in and it ending 0-0. It's also possible sneak a crucial 1-0 win or suffer a sucker-punch themselves and lose by that very margin. Either way, <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/8"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">2.38</span></span> on the 'no' option looks a great bet.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ref Watch/Over 3.5 cards</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Mike Dean</span> has kept his cards in his pocket of late but was far busier earlier on in the season. He averages 3.93 yellows a game and has shown five reds, though the last one was way back on January 2.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Given Stoke have seen more red cards (13) than anyone else bar Manchester City (14) since the Potters arrived in the Premier League in 2008 and that there's certainly some bad blood between these two, partly fueled by their Managers' rivalries, things could get <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">spicy</span> here. You should be able to get <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="1/1"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">2.00</span></span> on over 3.5 cards and that's decent.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back 'no' in both teams to score @</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/8"></span><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/8"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">2.38</span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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Stoke v Arsenal: Defences to come out on top

Stoke v Arsenal  Saturday 17:30 Live on Sky Sports 1 Stoke All in all, quite a disappointing season for Stoke. This is arguably the b...

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Bundesliga Betting: Leipzig to make a big statement

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">RB Leipzig v Bayern Munich</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Saturday May 13, 14:30</span><br /><br />It's a great shame that there isn't more riding on this tussle between the top two. Bundesliga debutants RB Leipzig pushed the champions harder than anyone else this term, but the title race was ended two weeks ago by Bayern's 6-0 win at Wolfsburg.<br /><br />Leipzig and their excellent coach <span style="font-weight: 600;">Ralph Hasenhuttl</span> deserve immense credit for the football they have produced this season. They have played a high-intensity, high-speed style which has delivered thrilling results. RBL have scored 60 goals (only Bayern and Borussia Dortmund have netted more often in the league, and they have conceded just 32 goals, a record only bettered by Bayern.<br /><br />Bayern celebrated a <span style="font-weight: 600;">fifth consecutive Bundesliga title</span> in a rather muted way. Other tournaments have proved to be a source of disappointment in Carlo Ancelotti's first campaign at the helm. The Champions League bid ended in acrimony, as Bayern felt they had been denied a place in the semi-finals by poor refereeing, rather than the excellence of Real Madrid. Just as painful was the DFB Cup semi-final exit to Dortmund, as it came in Munich, and was a game that FCB seemed in total control of at 2-1 up.<br /><br />Bayern won the reverse fixture 3-0 in one of their best displays of the season, but they'll find a trip to the Red Bull Arena a different proposition. Leipzig have only lost twice at home all season, they go into this game with a <span style="font-weight: 600;">seven-match unbeaten run</span> behind them, and they did superbly to win 4-1 at Hertha Berlin last Saturday.<br /><br />Bayern looked a bit listless last weekend as they beat Darmstadt 1-0 (the visitors missed a late penalty), and they are without keepers <span style="font-weight: 600;">Manuel Neuer</span> and Sven Ulreich. Javi Martinez damaged his collarbone on a hiking trip, and Jerome Boateng is believed to have been unsettled by being left out of the team for the the recent cup game against Dortmund.<br /><br />Bayern seem <span style="font-weight: 600;">too short</span> to me at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="10/11"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.93</span></span>, and I'm happy to lay them at that price against a motivated and in-form Leipzig.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet</span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Lay Bayern Munich at</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="10/11">1.93</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Werder Bremen v Hoffenheim</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Saturday May 13, 14:30</span><br /><br />Hoffenheim have exceeded everybody's expectations by qualifying for the Champions League, but last weekend's 2-1 defeat at Borussia Dortmund put them back into fourth spot, and on course for a potentially tricky UCL playoff at the start of next season. As well as Julian Nagelsmann's side have done this season, they have been <span style="font-weight: 600;">struggling on the road.</span> They have only picked up one win in their last eight away matches in the league, and all four of their league defeats this term have come away from home.<br /><br />Werder saw their extraordinary 11-match unbeaten run ended in spectacular fashion last Friday, as they went down 4-3 at Koln, but they actually played pretty well. SVW have taken 29 points from the last 36 available, and they have won their last five Bundesliga games at the Weserstadion. With <span style="font-weight: 600;">Max Kruse,</span> Fin Bartels and Serge Gnabry all on form, it should be a tough afternoon for the Hoffenheim defence.<br /><br />I've been really impressed with both sides in 2017, but based on their recent home form, I'm giving Werder the edge here.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet</span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Werder Bremen Draw No Bet at</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="1/1">2.02</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Freiburg v Ingolstadt</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Saturday May 13, 14:30</span><br /><br />Ingolstadt's hopes of avoiding the drop probably disappeared last weekend, as they failed to hold onto a lead against struggling Bayer Leverkusen for more than five minutes. The 1-1 draw at the Audi Sportpark summed up Ingolstadt - they'll never lack for effort and discipline, but <span style="font-weight: 600;">they don't create enough chances</span> or score enough goals.<br /><br />They probably need to win both of their remaining matches to escape the bottom two, but they have lost five of their last eight away games, and they are visiting a Freiburg side that is remarkably in the top five with two games to go. Freiburg came up as Bundesliga 2 champions, and their work this season has been superb. Charismatic coach <span style="font-weight: 600;">Christian Streich</span> has squeezed every drop of potential out of his players, and if they win on Saturday, they'll equal a club record of 11 home victories in one Bundesliga season.<br /><br />Freiburg were superb against Schalke last Sunday, and thoroughly deserved their 2-0 win. If they play anywhere near that level, then I think they'll beat an Ingolstadt team that has reached the end of the Bundesliga road.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet</span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Freiburg to win at </span><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="6/4">2.46</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="6/4"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XcSMjEDkmcI/WRW_i6JmjgI/AAAAAAAABo0/7pUGJkYzPRIYyCJZGQuT5ey7GBCxc210wCLcB/s1600/skysports-red-bull-leipzig-bayern-munich_3857164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XcSMjEDkmcI/WRW_i6JmjgI/AAAAAAAABo0/7pUGJkYzPRIYyCJZGQuT5ey7GBCxc210wCLcB/s640/skysports-red-bull-leipzig-bayern-munich_3857164.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>

Bundesliga Betting: Leipzig to make a big statement

RB Leipzig v Bayern Munich Saturday May 13, 14:30 It's a great shame that there isn't more riding on this tussle between the top tw...

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