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BETMGM GOLDEN GOALS MD23: TIMELY TOTTENHAM TONIC ON CARDS

Tottenham face a crucial game against Leicester as Ange Postecoglou’s men desperately look to halt their torrid run of Premier League form.

That game is part of a packed BetMGM Golden Goals Matchday 23, with big clashes at the top and bottom of the table too.

Bottom side Southampton are at home to Newcastle, who will be looking to put last weekend’s defeat to Bournemouth behind them, while the Saints’ fellow strugglers Wolves take on high-flying Arsenal.

In-form Bournemouth host the similarly impressive Nottingham Forest as Aston Villa face Graham Potter’s West Ham and Fulham round off the weekend’s action on Sunday evening with out-of-sorts Manchester United making the trip to the capital in search of a first away win in 2025.

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Southampton 0-4 Newcastle

Times could not be tougher for Southampton at the moment and to make matters worse they play a Newcastle side looking to earn another go in Europe.

Will it be business as usual for Eddie Howe’s men? All signs point to yes. The Saints have won just one of their last 13 Premier League games against Newcastle (D3 L9), losing each of the last four in a row.

It gets worse when you consider they played most of the last fixture – a 1-0 loss – against 10 men following Fabian Schar’s controversial red card inside the opening half-hour.

Southampton have since lost each of their last five Premier League home games, failing to score in any of the last three. It’s a dismal record – and one they will need to improve if they have any hope of marching on to safety.

Newcastle, meanwhile, have lost only once in the last 23 against newly promoted sides, losing only to Luton at Kenilworth Road last season. To make matters more ominous for Southampton, the Magpies have scored at least four goals in five of their six games against these clubs while winning the last five in a row.

A thrashing is in order on the south coast, with Alexander Isak likely to find the net more than once.

Newcastle’s prized striker is finding the net for fun at the moment – having opened the scoring in the last four away games – and is 12/5 to do that again come Saturday.

Wolves 1-2 Arsenal

It seems like an eternity ago that Vitor Pereira started his Wolves tenure with a three-game unbeaten stretch, including a win over Manchester United and a draw with Tottenham.

Since Pereira’s buoyant start the Old Gold have lost three consecutive games in the Premier League by an aggregate of 9-1, with the latest defeat coming at the hands of Chelsea on Monday night.

Captain Matheus Cunha, who has netted almost a third of Wolves’ goals this season, was under fire for his attitude during their defeat at Stamford. Post-match, Pereira stated: “I do not like his body language.”

The Brazilian has been the shining light for Wolves this season, scoring 10 goals and registering four assists across his 21 appearances. Without his goal contributions, the men from Molineux would be seven points worse off and sit at the foot of the league table.

Cunha has harboured interest from Wolves’ opponents this weekend, Arsenal. With Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus sidelined due to injury, the Gunners are yearning for offensive firepower.

The onus for scoring goals for Mikel Arteta’s side has fallen at the feet of Kai Havertz but the German has not answered the call with any great conviction. Despite being on the scoresheet against Aston Villa, the former Chelsea man has missed 11 big chances this term.

Set-pieces have looked like Arsenal’s most consistent route to goal this season. The Gunners lead the league in goal-creating actions from dead-balls this season (nine) while Pereira’s side rank worst at handling dead balls, conceding a league-most 10 goal-creating actions from such scenarios.

It is also worth keeping an eye on Martin Odegaard in this one.

The Norwegian has more goals against Wolves than any other opponent, despite only facing them seven times in his career. You can back Odegaard to score anytime and Arsenal to win at 33/10 this weekend.

Bournemouth 2-2 Nottingham Forest

The Cherries travelled to St James’ Park last weekend and ended Newcastle’s nine-game winning run. Emphatically.

Justin Kluivert netted his second hat-trick of the campaign to propel Andoni Iraola’s side into seventh in the Premier League and extend Bournemouth’s unbeaten run across all competitions to 11.

However, the south coast side are not the only team amid an impressive run. Nottingham Forest sit atop the Premier League form table with eight wins across their last 10 league matches with victories over Manchester United and Tottenham in that span.

Forward Chris Wood has been the focal point for Nuno Espirito Santo’s side with 14 goals in 22 matches this season. He found the net for the fourth consecutive game in Sunday’s 3-2 win over Southampton.

Both Kluivert and Wood have shown their clinical edge for their respective sides and there’s value in backing them both to find the net once again in Saturday’s fixture at 21/2.

Three of the last four games between these sides have finished 1-1 but there should be more goals available in this one. It may still end in a draw, but it will almost certainly be a high-scoring one.

Tottenham 4-1 Leicester

What is going wrong for Tottenham? Sunday’s latest defeat, this time to Everton, has heaped pressure on boss Ange Postecoglou with his side languishing in 15th place.

Spurs have won just one Premier League game since November – and that was at bottom-of-the-table Southampton – so even the most optimistic of fans must concede that this meeting with Leicester is a must-win.

In defence of the manager, they are experiencing a crippling injury crisis of late and are without several key players including striker Dominic Solanke. That said, going 3-0 down by half-time to an Everton side that had scored just one goal in their last six games is unavoidably poor.

Improvements are needed quickly and, in Leicester, they could not have wished for a better game.

Foxes boss Ruud van Nistelrooy took four points from his opening two matches in December but has lost all seven league games since. Leicester have scored just twice in those seven games and have fallen to 19th in the table as a result.

On paper a point for the travelling side would be a good result but, in truth, a draw helps neither side.

Tottenham have won four of the last six meetings but neither of the last two, while all six of those games have seen both teams score. James Maddison scored against Spurs for Leicester in a 4-1 win for the Foxes in 2023 – it’s 30/1 for him to repeat the feat in a Spurs win by the same scoreline.

Tottenham are in trouble but Leicester look truly doomed. It could be just the tonic that the home side need.

Aston Villa 3-1 West Ham

It’s hard to know what to expect from Aston Villa this season.

Some strong displays have been surrounded by poor performances and, as such, Unai Emery’s men find themselves in eighth place.

Last weekend’s second-half comeback to earn a draw at Arsenal was impressive and made it four league games unbeaten, while the midweek loss to Monaco in the Champions League highlighted the Villans' lack of consistency.

This is a repeat of the FA Cup match just a couple of weeks ago when Villa came out top; they have won their last four meetings with the Hammers and must keep that run going if they want to break into the top four once more.

And you’d expect goals in this one. West Ham have shipped almost two goals a game so far this season, the worst outside of the bottom four, while both these teams have scored in 10 of the last 11 meetings.

Graham Potter made a winning start at the London Stadium against Fulham but last week’s defeat to Crystal Palace was disappointing. He will be looking to shore up the leaky defence but it will be difficult going against Villa who have scored twice in their last three home games.

Jhon Duran scored in the reverse fixture on the opening day as Villa won 2-1 and the Colombian is 17/5 to notch first in this one.

A home win here, as Villa spells trouble for Potter for the second time in a month.

Fulham 1-1 Manchester United

Marco Silva’s men are eyeing a tilt at Europe. For the first season in a long time, the Cottagers feel like they can mix it with the biggest clubs on the continent.

Although they currently sit in 10th, they are only seven points behind Chelsea in fourth coming into the weekend and have only lost five games all season. They are resolute at the back, industrious in midfield and powerful up front. Their spine is one of the strongest in the division.

However, their recent record against Manchester United is awful, especially at home. They have lost their last seven straight home games to the Red Devils. Indeed, their recent overall record against the embattled fallen giants is not much better, with just one win from 18 matches.

Much of their creativity this season funnels through dynamic Welsh winger Harry Wilson, who has created 14 chances in the Premier League in 2025, the most of any player.

Wilson has created three or more chances in all three of his games this calendar year so far –. 5/1 for the Fulham man to register an assist seems an attractive price as a result.

Right now, it feels like Manchester United are lurching from one weekend to the next, stumbling into new issues along the way. This week, manager Ruben Amorim called his side “maybe one of the worst teams in the club’s history”.

Not since the 20th century have the Red Devils lost this many home games at this stage of the season. They have lost six of their previous nine league matches and have gone 1-0 down in eight of those games.

We can’t see them turning a corner, here, but they may have enough to earn a point.

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