Bournemouth – Newcastle: Bournemouth hasn’t won a game for a long time and has conceded goals in all of its games over the last weeks. It is coming from a 2-0 away defeat from Southampton in its last game and has had 2 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats in 11 games this season. Newcastle is playing well lately but it cannot convert its good performances into points; its overall tally this season is disappointing, as it has picked up just 7 points after 1 win, 4 draws and 6 defeats in 11 games.
Norwich – Swansea: Norwich is coming from consecutive defeats, while it scores and concedes goals with relative ease in most of its games. It is worth noting that Norwich has had 9 goal-goal outcomes in 11 games this season while Swansea has had 4 goal-goal outcomes in its 5 so far away games in the league. Like Norwich, Swansea is a team that doesn’t do well at all lately, evident from the fact that it has managed just 1 win in its games since the beginning of September.
Manchester Utd – West Brom: In one yet game, its last one against CSKA Moscow, Manchester has shown considerable problems in the attacking front, to the point where its fans showed their severe disapproval over the team’s performance in the game against the Russian team. Manchester hasn’t conceded a goal in 4 of its 5 so far home games but it should be mentioned that West Brom is doing fairly well away from home, evident from the fact that it has had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in 5 away games, conceding just 2 goals in them.
West Ham – Everton: Both teams are quite open-minded, with quite a few over 2.5 goals outcomes so far this season; West Ham has had 8 over 2.5 goals outcomes in 11 games this season and similarly, Everton has had 7 over 2.5 goals outcomes in 11 games this season. West Ham is coming from a 2-0 away defeat from Watford in its last game bringing its undefeated run which included 5 wins and 2 draws in 7 games, to an end. Everton has suffered just 1 defeat in 5 away games, with 2 wins and 2 draws in the rest.
Leicester – Watford: Leicester is by far the most positive surprise this season, with 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat (from Arsenal at home) in 11 games. Watford is a tough team to beat, evident from the fact that it has had 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats (2 of which have been from Manchester City and Arsenal) in 11 games while it has had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in 5 away games.
Sunderland – Southampton: Sunderland has picked up just 6 points this season, after 1 win, 3 draws and 7 defeats in 11 games while Southampton has had 4 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats in 11 games. It is worth mentioning that Southampton is coming from an undefeated run in its last 7 games but it has only won 1 of its 5 so far away games in the league, with 4 draws in the rest.
Stoke – Chelsea: Chelsea’s 2-1 home win against Dynamo Kiev in the middle of the week for the group stage of the Champions League competition, has been an oasis for the team, which may in fact imply that its players are seriously considering getting back to what they know best; to play good football. Stoke has suffered just 1 defeat in its 6 so far home games this season, with 2 wins and 3 draws in the rest of them.