Premier League betting tips: Chelsea to win London derby vs Tottenham, Aston Villa to beat Man City, and more Matchweek 8 predictions

Read on for a breakdown of the best bets from this weekend’s Premier League TV games from Sports News Blitz’s punting laureate - The Bookie Basher - including Sunday’s game between Manchester United and Bournemouth.

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Premier League: Five talking points from Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal

Premier League champions Arsenal claimed a hard-fought 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday, October 18, to keep pace with Manchester City.

Here, Sports News Blitz writer Monzer Hussain breaks down five talking points from the City Ground, where Mikel Arteta’s Gunners banked three vital points.

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Premier League betting tips: Goalscoring affair in Everton vs Chelsea, Bukayo Saka to score first, and more Gameweek 7 predictions

Read on for a breakdown of the best bets from this weekend’s Premier League TV games from Sports News Blitz’s punting laureate - The Bookie Basher - including the huge clash between Leeds United and Manchester United on Sunday, October 18.

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Premier League betting tips: Manchester United’s chances of picking themselves up after a poor start to the season, and more Gameweek 5 predictions

Read on for a breakdown of the best bets from this weekend’s Premier League TV games from Sports News Blitz’s punting laureate - The Bookie Basher - including the clash between Fulham and Manchester United on Sunday, September 20.

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Premier League betting tips: Chelsea vs Brighton to be a goal-scoring fest, Liverpool to beat Nottingham Forest, and more Gameweek 2 predictions

Read on for a breakdown of the best bets from this weekend’s Premier League TV games from Sports News Blitz’s punting laureate - The Bookie Basher - including the clash between Manchester United and Ipswich Town on Sunday, August 30.

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Premier League news: A look at how Oliver Glasner’s Nottingham Forest are shaping up

Oliver Glasner has spent the last two and a half seasons managing Crystal Palace, tallying a club-record 53 points in the 2024/25 Premier League campaign as well as winning both the FA Cup and the Conference League.

Here, Sports News Blitz writer Dylan Grady looks into how the 51-year-old Austrian can continue that success with Nottingham Forest.

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Premier League news: Man Utd overcome Nottingham Forest as Bruno Fernandes equals assist record

Manchester United overcame a spirited Nottingham Forest side 3-2 at Old Trafford on Sunday to secure third spot on the Premier League table. Goals from Luke Shaw, Matheus Cunha, and Bryan Mbeumo got the job done for Michael Carrick’s charges while Morato and Morgan Gibbs-White struck for the Tricky Trees.

Here, Sports News Blitz writer Robert Bore reviews the final home game of the season for the Red Devils.

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FA Cup final and Premier League betting tips: Cole Palmer to score in FA Cup final against Man City, Newcastle and West Ham to draw, and more FA Cup final and Gameweek 37 betting tips

This season's fascinating Premier League title race rumbles on, and we’ve also got the small matter of the FA Cup final, so read on for a breakdown of the best bets from this weekend’s TV games from Sports News Blitz’s punting laureate - The Bookie Basher - including the Wembley showpiece between Chelsea and Manchester City on Saturday, May 16.    

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Premier League news: Five takeaways from Newcastle Utd’s draw with Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest secured Premier League survival on Sunday thanks to Elliot Anderson’s late leveller in a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United. The Magpies, meanwhile, were left to rue yet another missed opportunity in their quest for European football.

Here, Sports News Blitz writer Mosaddek Abu examines five key takeaways from a season-defining clash for both sides.

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Europa League news: Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest to reach first European final since 1982

Aston Villa’s remarkable European campaign reached a historic high as they powered past Nottingham Forest with a commanding 4-1 aggregate victory to book their place in the Europa League final.

For a club steeped in continental history but absent from the latter stages for decades, this run marks a powerful resurgence on the European stage. Here, Sports News Blitz writer Harrison Pearce explains why Aston Villa weren’t the team to bet against.

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Premier League betting tips: Liverpool to beat omnishambles Chelsea, Viktor Gyokeres to score, and more Gameweek 36 betting tips

Read on for a breakdown of the best bets from this weekend’s Premier League TV games from Sports News Blitz’s punting laureate - The Bookie Basher - including the big ‘un between West Ham and Arsenal on Sunday, May 10.

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FA Cup and Premier League betting tips: Arsenal to beat Newcastle, Rayan Cherki to score against Southampton, and more Gameweek 34 tips

Read on for a breakdown of the best bets from this weekend’s Premier League and FA Cup TV games from Sports News Blitz’s punting laureate - The Bookie Basher - including both FA Cup semis and Arsenal’s huge Premier League clash at home to Newcastle on Saturday, April 25.

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Premier League analysis: Aston Villa held by resilient Nottingham Forest in 1-1 draw

Aston Villa were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, a result that carried significant implications at both ends of the Premier League table.

Here, Sports News Blitz writer Harrison Pearce explores the implications for both teams after the draw.

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Premier League news: Analysing the relegation battle and predicting who will go down

The end of the Premier League season is fast approaching, with the relegation battle heating up as teams scramble to avoid the drop.

Wolves and Burnley are almost certain to return to the Championship as it would take a miracle for them to stay up – being 13 and 10 points, respectively, behind 17th-placed Tottenham Hotspur. In this article, Sports News Blitz writer Elliot Ward instead focuses on the four teams at risk of going down in 18th place.

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Premier League betting tips: Richarlison to score, Bournemouth to beat Man Utd, and more Gameweek 31 tips

Read on for a breakdown of the best bets from this weekend’s Premier League TV games from Sports News Blitz’s punting laureate - The Bookie Basher - including the tasty Tyne-Wear derby between Newcastle and Sunderland on Sunday, March 22.

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Premier League news: 2025/26 relegation battle analysis as Tottenham, Leeds Utd fight for survival

Matchweek 29 of the Premier League arrives overflowing with tension, especially for those clubs desperately fighting to stay afloat.

Defensive structure, discipline, and the ability to learn quickly from recent setbacks will be the difference between sinking deeper into trouble and clawing a way out of it.

With just nine games remaining in the 2025/26 campaign, the relegation picture is beginning to sharpen and the writing may already be on the wall for some, writes Sports News Blitz’s Joshua Topping.

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Premier League betting tips: Both Man City and Arsenal to win in tense Premier League title race, and more Gameweek 27 betting tips

Read on for a breakdown of the best bets from this weekend’s Premier League TV games from Sports News Blitz’s punting laureate - The Bookie Basher - including Sunday’s huge North London derby between Spurs and Arsenal.

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Premier League analysis: Too soon or time to go? Every EPL sacking rated

Eight managers have already been sacked in the Premier League this season, a brutal reminder of how unforgiving the division has become.

In this article, Sports News Blitz writer Zephryn Dockree looks at each of the eight sackings and assesses whether they were truly justified or whether some clubs may have pulled the trigger too soon.

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Premier League analysis: Does sacking managers always cause a ‘bounce’ in results?

The Premier League has long prided itself on being one of the most competitive divisions in world football.

That intensity has fostered a ruthless managerial culture, where head coaches are often treated as disposable assets rather than long-term decision-makers. Indeed, a recent spate of sackings has underlined how this ‘quick fix’ mentality has been adopted and embedded into Premier League culture.

Here, Sports News Blitz writer Liberty Nicholson-Hulse explores why clubs have become so quick to sack managers and whether these changes deliver real results.

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Ange Postecoglou opinion: 24 hours of vindication for ex Tottenham and Forest boss

In his two and a half years in English football, Ange Postecoglou hasn’t been one to bury his thoughts and please people.

The infamous ‘I always win things in my second season’ amongst numerous rants in press conferences about his performance and capability at both Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest hasn’t always rubbed the public the right way.

However, Postecoglou can’t have had a more vindicating 24 hours in his career, as both his successors Thomas Frank and Sean Dyche lost their jobs with the teams firmly in a relegation battle.

The fact the Australian manager was set to appear on Gary Neville’s ‘Stick to Football’ podcast the very same day Frank lost his job created the perfect moment for Postecoglou to have the last laugh, as Sports News Blitz writer Oliver Powell reports.

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