Football Predictions: 5/1 Saturday Premier League Accumulator

Everton have started this season in superb fashion, and yet I’m backing Brighton to win or draw on Saturday at Goodison Park.

While the Toffees have won three games in-a-row, Albion are eight games unbeaten on the road, and have outplayed Chelsea, Newcastle and Man Utd already this season – albeit with just one win to show for their efforts.

In the United game, Brighton battered them in the xG stakes (hitting the woodwork a record five times), and while there’s no doubting Everton’s superior personnel, Brighton’s performances have been worthy of more than three points, and I can see them responding really well on Saturday to stunt Everton’s perfect start.

Unlike Man City, Leeds and their fans will be delighted with how they’ve started this season.

Marcelo Bielsa’s men have six points from their opening three, while City are licking their wounds after their hammering at Leicester’s hands.

In this, I’m backing both teams to score and over 2.5 goals. This could be much like Leeds’ 4-3 defeat to Liverpool, where it turns into something of a slugfest – as you can bet Bielsa won’t want to give his visitors any quarter.

This tip would have landed with both of Man City’s opening two games (3-1 win vs Wolves, 5-2 defeat vs Leicester), and looking at how Leeds have conducted themselves at both ends of the pitch this season, I’m expecting another cracking game.

Finally, I expect Newcastle vs Burnley to be something of a stinker, where I’m tipping under 2.5 goals.

Under 2.5 goals have been scored in five of the last six meetings between the two sides, and both sides also saw under three goals in their last league outing.  

This’ll be a low-key affair.

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