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Event: English Premier League

Liverpool v. Stoke City

Saturday, January 14, 10:00 ET

Liverpool Looks to Continue Second Half Surge

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This weekend features a full slate of soccer action, with the top leagues around Europe playing, and Premiership action in full swing. One of the hottest teams in the league, Liverpool, looks to continue their second half surge up the table and move closer to the top tier as they play at home and host Stoke City this weekend.

Liverpool currently sits just outside the top five, in sixth position with nine wins, seven draws, and just four losses. Their 34 points puts them two back of fifth place Arsenal, and three back of fourth place Chelsea. Hot on their heels, however, is seventh place Newcastle United, sitting back with one fewer point.

They will look to put more pressure on the top teams as they host eighth place Stoke City. Coming in with eight wins and five draws, Stoke City have 29 points and are securely in the top half of the table for at least this weekend. They are four points ahead of the next closest team, but also four points behind Newcastle.

Stoke will have a tough task ahead of them as they play Liverpool on the road, one of only two clubs in the league who have yet to loss at home. While Liverpool only has four home victories, they have six draws and no losses. They have allowed just eight goals in those matches, while scoring 14.

Stoke, however, have played well on the road this season. They have four victories and five losses on the road. The victories have been close, and the losses have been blowouts, as they have scored just eight goals while allowing 20.

Liverpool have been playing a lot of football lately, competing in the Carling Cup as well as the FA Cup. After a tough 3-0 loss in Premiership action to top club Manchester City, they rebounded to beat them 1-0 in Carling action. That Premiership loss ended a five-game unbeaten streak that saw Liverpool outscore their opponents by a combined 7-2.  They have shut out their opponents seven times this season.

Betting lines: At home, Liverpool is the favourite, and rightly so. They have been playing great of late as they continue to move up the table. Still, Stoke will put up a tough fight, and they will stay in the match against Liverpool’s less powerful offense. Look for the clubs to play even, an Stoke to surprise Liverpool and earn a draw.

Event: English FA Cup

Chelsea v. Sunderland

Saturday, January 14, 10:00 ET

Chelsea Looks to Gain Ground on Top Three Premiership Clubs

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This weekend features a full slate of soccer action, with the top leagues around Europe playing, and Premiership action in full swing. Two teams in the top half of the league, including powerhouse Chelsea, do battle as both look to gain ground.

Sitting in fourth position with 20 games in the books, Chelsea has a great opportunity to gain ground on the top three: Manchester City, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur. They have 11 wins and 37 points, and are five points behind third place Tottenham while only one points ahead of fifth place Arsenal.

A recent stunning home loss to Aston Villa still haunts Chelsea as they lost ground, but they rebounded on the road against Wolves in their most recent Premiership match. They will look to start a winning streak as they host Sunderland.

At home this season Chelsea have played well, winning six, drawing one, while losing three. Though they have scored 23 times in those matches, they have allowed a staggering 16 goals, while allowing much fewer on the road.

Their opponent, Sunderland, meanwhile, sit right in 10^th position with six wins and six draws and eight losses. They have scored 27 goals while allowed 23, and have played decent on the road. They will seek their fourth road win while trying to avoid their sixth loss away from home. They come into the match on a four game unbeaten streak, a stretch that includes a very impressive 1-0 home victory over mighty Manchester City.

Sunderland also have two straight road victories, including one in their most recent match, a 4-1 triumph over Wigan Athletic. Though they have been plagued by injuries, Sunderland scored four times from four different players, and will bring that offense to Chelsea, a club that allowed more than one goal in a match only three times this entire Premiership season.

Betting lines: At home Chelsea is the clear favourite, and rightly so. They have much higher in the table and have played more consistently throughout the season. Sunderland, however, is the hotter team and has played better over the last month than Chelsea. They’ve already upset a great team in City, and have a great chance to do so again. Sunderland will visit Chelsea and earn the upset draw, 1-1.

Event: English Premiership Soccer

Tottenham Hotspur v. Everton

Wednesday, January 11, 14:45

Tottenham Seeks Top Spot in the Premiership

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There is plenty of soccer action still going on this winter as the top flight of leagues in Europe continue their play, and tournament play continues this week. The English Premiership is off this weekend but returns midweek for a very exciting matchup as surging Tottenham Hotspur host opportunistic Everton.

Tottenham has quietly moved into third place in the table behind powerhouses Manchester City and Manchester United. Through 19 games they have 13 victories, three draws, and only three losses, and have earned 42 points on the season. They have one game in hand on the clubs around them, and three points in a victory would put them at 45 points in a tie with United and one victory behind City.

To do so they must beat Everton, a club that has struggled recently and fallen to the bottom half of the table at 11^th. They have seven wins on the season but three draws to go with nine losses, and their 24 points put them in the middle of a bunch of clubs. With a great chance to move ahead of several teams, Everton fell at home to lowly Bolton, losing 2-1 despite getting a surprise score from goalkeeper Tim Howard.

Everton have a tough task ahead of them as Tottenham have not been beaten in five straight games, and have not lost at home in eight games. Their only home blemish was their opener against Manchester City. What’s more, they have only one draw at home, and have outscored their opponents by an 18-8 margin while playing in front of their home fans.

Still, on the road this season Everton has played well, winning four times, drawing once, and losing four. They have scored 10 goals while allowing 10, and should play Hotspur close. The recent loss was the first time in nine games that Everton allowed more than one goal. Their problem, however, is that they have not scored more than one goal in six games.

Betting lines: Tottenham Hotspur is the favourite as well they should be. They have been rising fast of late and playing strong defensively. They have struggled against the best teams in the league, but do away with the clubs they should beat. Everton is one of those clubs, and Tottenham will play to victory, winning 2-0.

Event: English Premiership Soccer

Newcastle United v. Manchester United

Wednesday January 3, 15:00 ET

Titans Clash In Premiership Action

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This weekend features a full slate of soccer action, with the top leagues around Europe playing, including the English Premiership League featuring some of the best teams in the world. A much anticipated match as two of the best teams in the league face off.

After a very strong start, Newcastle United has cooled off a bit, but with a New Year, they look to return to the top of the table. They currently sit in seventh place on the table through 19 games, and have earned eight wins and six draws to go with five losses.

They were among one of the last teams to lose a game this season, but have since struggled. Newcastle won early in the season on strong defense, a facet of the game that helped their weaker offense. Injuries and fatigue have hurt them, however, and the defense has become porous. They have allowed 25 goals on the season, but have only scored 26.

Stoke City is on their heels just a point behind, but Liverpool has a four point lead and Chelsea is ahead by six points. Still, they have a game in hand on both those clubs and still much of the season to play.

To earn three points they will have to beat one of the best teams in the league. Manchester United sits in second place, with the same record of 14 wins, three draws, and two losses as first place Manchester City. They sit in second due to having lost to City earlier in the season in a rout.

United had played great of late until a New Years Eve upset loss to very lowly Blackburn Rovers at home. Prior to the match United had won five straight games and won three straight without allowing a goal. Their only previous home loss was to City, but Blackburn, the lowest club in the table, prevailed 3-2.

United will take to the road to avenge the loss. Newcastle has four wins at home along with three draws. They have allowed 11 goals while scoring 12. United, meanwhile, have played better on the road than at home. They have not lost on the road and have allowed just three goals while scoring 19.

Betting lies: Manchester United is favoured on the road and rightly so. It is a great time to take a road team to win straight out as Newcastle has struggled and United will look to bounce back from an embarrassing defeat.