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Golden Goals MD6: Expect Old Trafford goalfest as Spurs visit Manchester United

A pulsating 2-2 draw between pacesetters Manchester City and Arsenal brought Matchday 5 to a close with John Stones’ last-gasp equaliser denying the Gunners, who had played over half the game with 10 men.

Elsewhere, Enzo Maresca became the first Premier League manager to win his first three away games as Chelsea thumped West Ham while Aston Villa maintained their impressive start with a victory over winless Wolves.

The only other two unbeaten sides apart from City and Arsenal made sure they stayed so as Brighton played out an entertaining 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest, however a 3-1 loss at Craven Cottage consigned Newcastle to their first defeat of the season.

Victories for Liverpool and Tottenham rounded off the Golden Goals Matchday 5 slate, with five players sharing the £5,000 prizepool with four correct scores.

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Let’s take a closer look at Golden Goals Matchday 6…

Chelsea vs Brighton

In what is expected to be yet another season of transition for Chelsea, they have made a more than decent start to the Premier League campaign.

The win at West Ham on Matchday 5 was their third on the road but Enzo Maresca’s Blues are yet to show the same form at Stamford Bridge.

A draw with Crystal Palace and an opening-day defeat to Manchester City leave Chelsea without a home win – something the will be looking to correct as Brighton roll into town. It won’t be easy though, with Fabian Hurzeler’s side yet to taste defeat in any competition this season.

Only champions City have scored more goals than Chelsea so far while only Arsenal and Liverpool have a meaner defence than Brighton, so it should be an intriguing battle.

The Blues have impressed defensively, too, shoring up a backline that conceded 63 goals last season to average just a goal conceded per game so far this term.

Nicolas Jackson looks to be proving himself the answer to Maresca’s striker situation with four goals in five so far this season as he looks to build on a mixed first campaign at the Bridge. He is 12/5 to score anytime in a Chelsea victory this week.

For Brighton, Danny Welbeck is enjoying something of an Indian summer – the 33-year old has three goals so far including a stunning free-kick against Nottingham Forest on Matchday 5.

Both teams have scored in the last six Premier League matches between these two – and we can see that continuing in this one as Chelsea successfully hunt down their first home win.

Prediction: Chelsea 2-1 Brighton

Arsenal vs Leicester

After the drama of last week’s pulsating 2-2 draw at Manchester City, Arsenal return to home soil to take on lowly Leicester City. A 0-0 draw and penalties victory over League Two Walsall in the EFL Cup was hardly the confidence booster the Foxes needed as they face a daunting task to find their first Premier League win of the season.

Having scored 91 goals in the Premier League last term Arsenal could be exected to sit atop many of the attacking standings but, when it comes to xG per 90 minutes, the Gunners sit lower in the rankings than the visitors here and above only newly-promoted Ipswich Town.

Despite the low xG they are generating so far, it is difficult to look past a comfortable win for Arsenal here as they continue to outperform their underlying statistics.

They were clinical away at City – scoring twice from just five attempts at goal – but they continue to be without the influential Martin Odegaard and now have to deal with the suspension of Leandro Trossard into the bargain.

Kai Havertz is tasked with leading the line and has two goals so far, with the German scoring for Chelsea on his last appearance against Leicester. He scored 13 last season and is an appealing 7/1 to score two or more in a game that surely will bring Arsenal plenty of chances.

The Gunners showed huge resolve playing so long with 10 men against City last weekend and this fixture will not be one Steve Cooper relishes.

Draws with Spurs, Crystal Palace and Everton are the only points for Leicester so far this season leaving them in 15th. Things aren’t rosy at the King Power so Cooper needs a win to dampen some early unrest from the terraces.

He won’t get it here. This is a fixture in which Arsenal have won the last five – and they’ll win this one comfortably too.

Prediction: Arsenal 4-0 Leicester

Brentford vs West Ham

Brentford might have just emerged from the toughest opening set of fixtures in Premier League history.

Three of their first five games included Manchester City away, Liverpool away and Tottenham away. They lost each of them, however they do have six points on the board thanks to victories over Southampton and Crystal Palace.

The mood is good around the Brentford Community Stadium despite the loss of new signing Igor Thiago and the in-form Yoane Wissa to injury.

A lot of that good feeling can be attributed to the form of Cameroonian forward Bryan Mbuemo.

The 25-year-old has four goals in five appearances for the Bees this term despite only registering 10 shots. Of players who have two or more goals, only Premier League stalwart Jamie Vardy has a better conversion rate than Mbuemo’s 40%.

While the mood is chipper in west London, it’s foul on the opposite side of the capital and worsening even further following West Ham’s 5-1 midweek loss to Liverpool in the EFL Cup – the second successive season the Hammers have lost by that scoreline at Anfield in the competition.

Despite having more possession, more shots, more shots on target and more touches in the opposition box than Chelsea Julen Lopetegui’s men were dispatched 3-0 at home to the Blues on Matchday 5 and have registered just one win in five league games.

They have also lost their opening three home games – the first time this has happened in the club’s history. All the momentum is with the Bees – this one goes to the hosts.

Prediction: Brentford 1-0 West Ham

Wolves vs Liverpool

Gary O’Neil’s men sit bottom of the Premier League with one point from a possible 15 after defeat at Villa Park on Matchday 5.

That loss was compounded by the loss of defender Yerson Mosquera with a possible ACL injury; the Colombian had started every league game this season and led the team in clearances, blocks and tackles.

Even when Mosquera was in the side, clean sheets looked like a foreign concept for the Old Gold – they have not forced their opponent to draw a blank in their last 17 outings, the joint-most of any current Premier League side.

Stifling the opposition's attack hasn’t been such a problem for Arne Slot’s Liverpool. The Reds have kept their opponents out in five of their last six league matches with their 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest being the only blemish.

Liverpool have looked formidable offensively as well this campaign. Luis Diaz has had six goal involvements in his last four league appearances after scoring a brace against Bournemouth last weekend, his second two-goal haul of the season so far. He’s currently 17/2 to score another double on Saturday evening.

Wolves’ wretched start to the season looks set to continue. They have lost to Liverpool more than any other Premier League opponent with 14 defeats in 15 attempts.

That record doesn’t seem likely to improve in this one.

Prediction: Wolves 0-2 Liverpool

Ipswich vs Aston Villa

Ipswich are yet to win in the Premier League this season but can take solace in their performances after three consecutive draws against Fulham, Brighton and fellow promoted outfit Southampton last weekend.

Despite the upturn in performance, goals have still been in short supply for the Tractor Boys with only Southampton netting fewer goals than Kieran McKenna’s side.

There has also been a lack of creativity at Portman Road throughout the first five games of the campaign, producing a league-low 63 shot-creating actions and the lowest xG per 90 minutes in the division as a result.

Besides shipping four goals to Manchester City, which is almost to be expected, the newly promoted side have been stout defensively with four goals conceded across the other four matches.

This is in no small part due to the form of ex-Hull City defender Jacob Greaves, who has transitioned into the Premier League with aplomb and ranks second for clearances behind Virgil van Dijk.

Aston Villa, for their part, have picked up where they left off last season with four wins from five to start the new league year.

Striker Ollie Watkins was in scintillating form last term and that has carried across into the new campaign with four goal contributions so far. Indeed, since Unai Emery joined Villa only Erling Haaland (66) and Mohamed Salah (59) have been involved in more goals than Watkins (53).

However, Watkins is not the sole goalscoring threat at Villa Park anymore with ‘super sub’ Jhon Duran’s scintilliating start to the season. The former MLS forward netted once again in Tuesday’s 2-1 cup win over Wycombe, taking his tally for the season to five.

You can get 13/2 for both Watkins and Duran to find the net this weekend but adding both teams to score – as they have in four of Villa’s last five league games – to your Bet Builder would raise those odds to a mouthwatering 10/1.

The Villans are unbeaten in their last 10 at Portman Road and Emery has a stellar 78% win percentage against newly-promoted teams. It’s a relatively comfortable away win here.

Prediction: Ipswich 1-2 Aston Villa

Manchester United vs Tottenham

Just when you think everything is back on track, Manchester United find a way to derail the momentum.

Ten goals in two games without reply (3-0 vs Southampton and 7-0 vs Barnsley) was followed quickly by two desperately disappointing draws with Crystal Palace (0-0) and FC Twente (1-1).

The Red Devils now have a nasty-looking run before the October international break, beginning with a tricky tie at home to Tottenham before games against FC Porto and Aston Villa.

The underlying stats actually read quite positively for the Red Devils. Their 9.5 xG ranks top four in the league to date and they have kept clean sheets in five different matches while generally controlling games to a greater degree than last season.

However, they have only scored five goals at the other end and that profligacy ranks alongside Southampton, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth.

Tottenham, meanwhile, managed to put a rocky start to the campaign to one side with a confidence-boosting victory over Brentford last weekend.

This fixture promises goals – and plenty of them. In the last five meetings between the two, there have been 21 of those for an average of more than four per game.

A thrilling win for the hosts lies in store at Old Trafford.

Prediction: - Manchester United 3-2 Tottenham

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