Saturday 15th February Premiership Football Report 

We had seven games from the Premiership Saturday, the first coming from the King Power Stadium where Leicester hosted Arsenal. The Gunners were without Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka for this visit to strugglers Leicester.

Ruud van Nistlerooy’s side were able to keep them at bay until the 81st minute when Mikel Merino netted from a header, the homeside made a double substitution but the super sub Merino netted again with his left foot. The game ended 2-0 to Arsenal which closed the gap on the leaders Liverpool to four points again. Leicester remained in the thick of relegation and really need a win next week at home against Brentford next weekend. They are currently 1/8 to get relegated with all leading gambling sites not on Gamban, with Ipswich and Southampton also strong favourites for relegation.

The next game involved another team at the bottom, Ipswich. They had a visit to Villa Park to face a team who had only been beaten at home once in the league all season. It was Kieran McKenna’s side who broke the deadlock in the 56th minute when Liam Delap netted, the homeside pressed and in the 69th minute it was top goalscorer Ollie Watkins who equalised. Villa really pushed for a winner as they would have seen this as a very winnable game but the visiting defence stayed strong to hold out for a point. 

Villa remained in 9th whilst Ipswich jumped above Leicester into 18th, Ipswich have a home game to Tottenham next and Villa have a game here again against Liverpool. 

Next up was Nottingham Forest making the trip to Craven Cottage, Nuno Santo’s side were hoping to at least maintain the three point gap between themselves and Arsenal but that wasn’t the case come Full Time. The homeside took the lead on the 15th minute when Emile Smith Rowe headed home, it took the visitors 37 minutes to equalise with Chris Wood scoring. 

The two sides went in on level terms and it could have gone either way in the second half but it was the homeside advantage that showed with an assist from Raul Jimenez for Calvin Bassey to get his side back in front. Forest did their best to get back on level terms but it remained a frustrating day at the office for Santo’s team with them losing 2-1. They kept their place in 3rd but the gap between themselves and Arsenal extended to six points. They are currently 9/4 with non UK casinos to finish in the top 4 at the end the season.

The game at the Etihad was arguably the best game on the day with Man City hosting Newcastle, Pep’s side knew that a win here would move them above both their opponents here and Chelsea. Omar Marmoush got himself a first half hat trick giving his side a 3-0 lead going into the break. The second half was quiet in front of goal until the homeside’s substitute James McAtee scored in the 84th minute making it 4-0 to Man City at full time. 

Eddie Howe’s side dropped to 7th with a tough home fixture to Forest next week and then a visit to top of the table Liverpool. Man City will be back playing here against Liverpool next in the league in what is set to be a thriller, here is the current betting for the match:
American Betting Sites For UK: Man City 7/4 Liverpool 13/10 and the Draw 5/2.
Gambling Sites That Take Credit Cards: Man City 7/4 Liverpool 13/10 and the Draw 5/2.

It was more misery for bottom of the table Southampton who lost at home to Bournemouth. The visitors were 2-0 up after 16 minutes, it wasn’t until the 72nd min when Ivan Juric’s side scored from forward Kamaldeen Sulemana with a left foot. 

The homeside pushed for an equaliser but it was the visitors that sealed maximum points in the 83rd minute when substitute Marcus Tavernier netted. Bournemouth climbed to 5th with the 3-1 win whilst Southampton now look almost certain to be playing in the Championship next season. 

The game at the London Stadium for what looked to be a tight London Derby was the case with the only goal coming in the 4th minute when Brentford’s Kevin Schade scored for the visitors. Brentford remained in 11th and West Ham remained in 16th in the table. 

The evening game came from Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace were hosting in form Everton, David Moyes side were first on the score sheet with Beto netting just before halftime. The homeside came out in the second half with a quick equaliser from Jean-Philippe Mateta left footed strike. It could have gone either way but it was the visitors that went ahead again in the 80th minute. The game ended 2-1 to Everton which climbed them to 13th having won four and drawn one of their last five league games. 

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