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Arsenal will be out to avenge their 1-0 defeat at Anfield earlier this season when they attempt to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League against Liverpool on Thursday. There seems to be less and less doubt now that Arne Slot’s side will relinquish the title they claimed in such impressive style last term. Although they are now unbeaten in 6 league games after a dreadful autumn run, draws against Leeds and Fulham over the New Year programme mean they trail the table-topping Gunners by 14 points with 18 games to go. They were fortunate that tight offside decisions went their way in both contests and could slip out of the Champions League positions once more if they come away from North London without a point.

That scenario looks highly likely given Arsenal’s recent form, which has seen them win 5 straight league games – including a notable 4-1 home thrashing of 3rd-placed Aston Villa. Mikel Arteta’s team has the best defensive record in the top flight by far and remain the set-piece masters of Europe. Meanwhile, Liverpool’s weakness on corners and free-kicks have been laid bare this season. They recently parted company with set-piece coach Aaron Briggs after a torrid first half of the campaign in which they scored 3 and conceded 12 goals from non-penalty set-play situations. At the time he was sacked, Briggs’ Liverpool had conceded the joint-most set-piece goals in Europe’s top 5 leagues – despite having arguably one of the best center-backs and one of the top goalkeepers in the world. All signs point to Arsenal picking up yet another victory in a high-scoring clash.

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Bournemouth and Tottenham meet at the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday in a game that has the potential to be a high-scoring clash. The Cherries are on an 11-game winless run but they have at least managed to stop the rot to a degree. Andoni Iralola’s team has 4 draws in their last 6 games, and they put in a decent performance in a 3-2 defeat at home to league-leaders Arsenal over the weekend.

Spurs come into the game in the bottom half of the table but they are still just 4 points behind Chelsea in 5th spot. European qualification isn’t out of the question for either of these teams just yet if they can rediscover some form in the latter half of the season.

Bournemouth’s recent run of draws and the fact Tottenham have drawn back-to-back games suggests this game could finish all square, so the goals markets are the best approach for this clash rather than the match result, and over 3.5 goals stands out as a value option. 4 of Bournemouth’s last 5 games have produced at least 4 goals and both teams have scored in all of those clashes. The Cherries have managed just 1 shutout across their 11-game winless streak and have scored 10 goals across their last 5 games, so goals at both ends looks likely and these sides could well combine for four goals.

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Manchester United fired manager Ruben Amorim after 14 months in charge on Monday morning, so Darren Fletcher will take charge of the team against relegation-threatened Burnley while the hunt for a new boss gets underway. Just when the Red Devils finally looked to be showing some signs of progress despite dealing with a depleted squad, Amorim was given the boot after a supposed power struggle with the hierarchy over their transfer policy.

Manchester United sit 6th after 20 games, level on 31 points with Chelsea, and are only 3 points behind 4th-placed Liverpool despite enduring back-to-back 1-1 draws with Wolves and Leeds. The performance against Wolves at Old Trafford was woeful but they were much better in Sunday’s tie at Elland Road, especially when you consider that Leeds are now unbeaten in 7 EPL matches, which includes victory over Chelsea and 2 draws with Liverpool. The Red Devils are still without influential captain Bruno Fernandes, while Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo remain on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations, which has taken away a lot of their attacking intent.

It will be interesting to see how United react to Amorim’s departure but Fletcher couldn’t have asked for a better opening game to step in for, as 2nd-bottom Burnley are 6 points adrift of safety and winless in 11. The Clarets have lost 9 of those games and 6 of their 10 league games at Turf Moor have ended in defeat, with Scott Parker’s side scoring only 8 goals.

Manchester United left it late to secure a 3-2 victory at home to Burnley at the end of August – Fernandes scored a 97th-minute penalty to land the spoils – and the Red Devils may have to rely on another high-scoring win. Both teams have scored in 9 of United’s 10 road league games this season and that will offer some hope to the Clarets, whose precarious position has seen them play with a bit more freedom.

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