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BETMGM GOLDEN GOALS MD24: EMIRATES JOY FOR MAN CITY

Arsenal take on Manchester City in the standout fixture of BetMGM Golden Goals Matchday 24, with both sides needing the points to keep alive faint hopes of a title push.

Both sit in the top four but have Newcastle breathing down their necks – the Magpies face Fulham at St James’ Park and are just goal difference outside of the Champions League places.

Elsewhere, Everton take on a Leicester side that will be buoyed by last week’s win over Tottenham, fellow strugglers Wolves welcome Aston Villa to Molineux in a feisty West Midlands Derby and league leaders Liverpool take on the impressive Bournemouth, while Manchester United host Crystal Palace in a mid-table clash at Old Trafford.

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Newcastle 2-2 Fulham

Newcastle got back on track last weekend with a win at Southampton, putting the 4-1 thumping at the hands of Bournemouth behind them.

Eddie Howe’s Magpies sit outside the top four on goal difference only, having won eight of their last nine league games, though Fulham will be no pushovers given they have lost just three on the road this season.

Marco Silva’s men are 10th in the Premier League with 33 points from 23 games and two wins, two draws and two defeats in the last six.

Talisman Raul Jimenez has 10 goals so far this term, including against Newcastle as the Cottagers won 3-1 in the reverse fixture, while Alexander Isak has netted in nine of his last 10 games. It’s an appealing 7/1 for both to score here.

Aside from the 3-1 defeat at Craven Cottage in September, recent history has been on the side of Newcastle in this one. Prior to that defeat the Magpies had six wins in a row with only one goal conceded.

Fulham have lost two of their last three but those were their first defeats since November – we don’t see them losing here. They have also scored in all but one away game in the league, only failing to do so way back on the opening day of the season at Manchester United.

St James’ Park is a tough test for the Londoners but they have picked up results on the road so far at Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham. Score draw.

Everton 1-0 Leicester

Two wins in a row have seen David Moyes’ Everton form a bit of breathing space from the bottom three – and a home game against Leicester represents an opportunity to pull even further away from their relegation rivals.

Leicester had lost seven Premier League games in a row before last week’s comeback win over a troubled Tottenham and they will likely also see this as a way to pull away from relegation trouble.

These two have played out two score draws in the last three meetings, with the only win for the Foxes in the last eight being a 2-0 victory at Goodison Park in 2022.

Scoring goals has been troublesome for both sides this campaign, with only bottom-of-the-table Southampton scoring fewer than Everton’s 19 and Leicester faring only marginally better with 25 from their 23 games. Prior to the four goals scored across their last two matches, the Toffees had scored just once in the previous six.

You might think, then, that this is a banker to be a game low on goals. Yet Leicester and their defensive record may say otherwise. Their 49 goals conceded is the league’s third-worst but, on the flip side, Everton’s 28 is the second-best outside the top four.

A difficult one to call, for sure, but the home side has the edge while Toffees top scorer Iliman Ndiaye – 17/5 to score anytime in an Everton win – has two in two and scored to earn his team a point at the King Power earlier this season.

Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool

Newcastle were on the cusp of a historic 10-game winning run before Bournemouth travelled to St James’ Park and beat them 4-1, while Nottingham Forest were amid a nine-game unbeaten stretch before they travelled to the Vitality and lost 5-0.

Will Liverpool be the next side to have a streak snapped by Andoni Iraola’s side?

The Cherries are producing this impressive run of results without a recognised striker. Evanilson and Enes Unal are enduring a spell on the sidelines, with Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo and Dango Ouattara deputising for the absent forwards.

Kluivert, in particular, is thriving. The 25-year-old has contributed to seven goals across his last three league matches, including a hat-trick on Tyneside a fortnight ago. You can back the Dutch forward at 33/10 to score anytime against Liverpool while combining that with Mohamed Salah to score anytime is a mouthwatering 19/2.

While Bournemouth’s attack has deservedly garnered praise, their defence has been the cornerstone of their masterful form. Since Dean Huijsen and Ilia Zarbanyi became central defensive partners 10 games ago, no side has conceded fewer goals than the Cherries.

Lopetegui’s defence must be on top form to prevent the league’s most potent attack; Liverpool have not drawn a blank in the league since September and are the top scorers in the division with 54 goals across 22 matches.

Salah steals the headlines with a league-high 32 goal contributions in 22 matches – however Cody Gakpo has also been a player transformed under Arne Slot and is on a run of seven goals in his last 10.

Bournemouth have been a buzzsaw to in-form teams in recent weeks but Liverpool’s unrelenting march towards a Premier League title should continue.

Wolves 1-1 Aston Villa

A West Midlands Derby awaits Aston Villa after their pulsating victory over Celtic that secured automatic progression in the Champions League. They make the short journey to Wolves to face a side in dire need of three points.

The Old Gold have lost four on the bounce; the mini-revival when Vitor Pereira first took over from Gary O’Neil now seems a distant memory. They can take hope from the fact that Villa have just one away win since October and have shown inconsistency as they cope with the demands of European football.

Unai Emery’s men have also won only one game at Molineux since 2012, though did beat Wolves at Villa Park earlier in the campaign. The Villans sit eighth, unbeaten in five and just four points off the top four as they chase Champions League qualification once more.

Wolves' situation is somewhat different: they are inside the relegation zone and face trips to Liverpool and Bournemouth next week, so picking up something here is going to be crucial.

The Molineux men have a dismal defensive record, shipping 52 goals at more than two goals a game, yet they have scored just two fewer than Villa. They showed what they can do with an impressive win over Manchester United last month but performances like that have been too few and far between.

Villa have seen transfer rumours surround their two main strikers this week, though any distractions were not evident against Celtic, with Ollie Watkins scoring the important third goal. He scored in the reverse fixture this season and has three in his last five games.

Wolves desperately need something here to avoid a gap to safety opening up. Watkins is 8/1 to score in a draw which, if the home side are up for it is entirely plausible.

Manchester United 2-1 Crystal Palace

Manchester United are searching for back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season when they face Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.

Ruben Amorim’s men beat Fulham last time out but they have a stern test here against a Palace side that have lost just twice in their last 12 matches and are undefeated on the road since October.

Oliver Glasner’s Eagles haven’t so much as conceded a goal away from home since 15th December when they beat Brighton 3-1, so United won’t be relishing this one, especially considering it took them 82 minutes to break down a Southampton side that has shipped 52 league goals.

The Red Devils did win that game but, such is their inconsistency, it was followed by a home defeat to Brighton which makes it four losses in their last five home games.

Palace (26) are one of only five teams to have scored fewer league goals than United’s 28 and the two have similar defensive records, too, with United conceding 32 and Palace 30.

Sitting 12th and 13th in the table and separated by just two points, this one is a tough one to call. The 0-0 stalemate at Selhurst Park earlier this season offers little further insight, though the visitors have won three of their last five league visits here.

That said, United have shown a bit more resilience of late. The win over Fulham wasn’t a great performance but the result was important, while last week’s Europa League win over Rangers guaranteed progression into the next round.

We’re backing them to get the three points here – but only just – while Amad Diallo could well be the difference again. United’s young winger has been Mr Reliable of late and is 12/5 to score anytime in this one.

Arsenal 1-2 Manchester City

In recent seasons this one has been a ‘title decider’ but things are a little different this time.

City’s recent run of one win in nine has all but extinguished their hopes of a fifth successive Premier League crown, though a recent upturn sees them unbeaten in six and back in the top four.

A win here will close the gap to Arsenal to three points although, with Liverpool 12 points ahead with a game in hand, it seems very much like a battle for Champions League qualification for Pep Guardiola.

Arsenal, meanwhile, will feel that anything other than a win against City spells curtains for their own title challenge.

The Gunners are unbeaten since November – and unbeaten at home all season – but crucial points thrown away sees them trail Liverpool by six having played a game more. They remain second but results like drawing 2-2 at home to Aston Villa after going two goals ahead have left them with serious work to do.

One league win over City in almost 10 years doesn’t bode well for Mikel Arteta’s men and, though the last two meetings have been all square, a point really does neither side much good on Golden Goals Matchday 24.

We expect both sides to go for this one, and expect City’s undoubted quality to shine and keep their good run going.

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