August begins and with that comes the Premier League. Manchester City will seek to retain their title, but this season they will have more difficulties due to how the teams have been boosted.
The campaign will open on August 5 with Crystal Palace receiving Arsenal, one of the teams that were best reinforced and that looked very good in friendlies.
Liverpool already started the season with a title, beating Manchester City in the Community Shield, and now they want to go for the title. For that, they will have to first defeat Fulham.
After a few complicated months with everything that revolved around Roman Abramovich, Chelsea wants to focus solely on what has to do with soccer and celebrate a title again. Their adventure begins this weekend at Everton’s home.
Finally, the weekend is closed by the champion, Manchester City, who brought in Erling Haaland as a great reinforcement to repeat the league. West Ham will be the one to test Pep Guardiola’s team.
Premier League Matchday 1: Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal
When: Friday, August 5 at 03:00 pm ET
Moneyline odds: Crystal Palace +330 /Arsenal -121 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +275
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Arsenal is one of the teams that promise. It was reinforced very well with Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fabio Vieira, and Gabriel Jesús. The Brazilian striker has scored 7 goals in 5 games in the preseason. The Gunners beat Nürnberg (3-5), Everton (2-0), Orlando City (1-3), Chelsea (4-0), and Sevilla (6-0) in friendlies in July, something that excites the fans to see their team fighting in the upper part again.
For its part, Crystal Palace was reinforced with players in different positions in search of fighting some European competition for next season. Given the departure of Conor Gallagher, the team led by Frenchman Patrick Vieira brought in Cheick Doucure, and they also have high hopes for the young Malcolm Ebiowei.
Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal Betting Pick: Arsenal
Premier League Matchday 1: Fulham vs. Liverpool
When: Saturday, August 6 at 07:30 am ET
Moneyline odds: Fulham +840 / Liverpool -344 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +480
Where Can I Watch? Star+
Liverpool started on the right foot. The Reds beat Manchester City 3-1 in the Community Shield and won the first title of the season. In addition, their great reinforcement, the Uruguayan striker Darwin Núñez, scored the goal that sentenced the scoreboard and began to show why they paid 75 million euros (plus bonuses) for him. Of course, Klopp will not have Sadio Mané this year, after the Senegalese moved to Bayern München.
For its part, Fulham returns to the Premier League after its promotion and hopes this year to stay in the top category, as it is constantly moving up and down the division. The Londoners will probably have to face Fabio Carvalho, the young man who until a few weeks ago was their figure and went to Liverpool this year. Among the team’s reinforcements are the Brazilian Andreas Pereira (Manchester United) and João Palhinha (Sporting Lisboa).
Fulham vs. Liverpool Betting Pick: Liverpool
Premier League Matchday 1: Everton vs. Chelsea
When: Saturday, August 6 at 12:30 pm ET
Moneyline odds: Everton +420 / Chelsea -153 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +290
Where Can I Watch? Star+
Everton was one of the big disappointments of last season. It was not until the last matches that they were able to save themselves from relegation, despite having spent a lot on their squad. For this year they suffered many important casualties, such as those of Richarlison, Delph, Sigurdsson, or Van de Beek, and for now, they have only brought in defender James Tarkowski from Burnley. It looks like it’s going to be a tough season for Frank Lampard.
On the Chelsea side, after a few hard months due to the whole situation of its then-owner, Roman Abramovich, the Blues hope to leave all that behind and focus on what happens on the field. Among the great additions is Raheem Sterling, who left City and will be one of the replacements for Romelu Lukaku, who returned to Inter, on loan, after a very bad end to the season with few minutes. Defender Kalidou Koulibaly and midfielder Conor Gallagher also arrived to help Thomas Tuchel’s team become champions.
Everton vs. Chelsea Betting Pick: Chelsea
Premier League Matchday 1: West Ham vs. Manchester City
When: Sunday, August 7 at 11:30 am ET
Moneyline odds: West Ham +700 / Manchester City -277 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +420
Where Can I Watch? Star+
The time for the champion has come. Manchester City closes the Matchday 1 of the Premier League, although its season has already started. A week ago they lost against Liverpool in the Community Shield (3-1) despite having their great signing, striker Erling Haaland, who missed an incredible goal. Who scored was the Argentine Julián Álvarez, another of the newcomers who will fight for the title with the Swedish. Pep Guardiola wants to repeat the title and was reinforced with key players for that.
West Ham, meanwhile, had a great season last year, but it didn’t go as expected. The London team reached the semifinals of the Europa League where they lost to the champion, Frankfurt, and managed to win a place in this year’s Conference League, taking out teams like Leicester or Wolverhampton. This year they hope to be able to improve, and if they beat City they will be able to show that they are up for great things. Defender Nayef Aguerd is one of their new faces and the marquee signing is Italian international Gianluca Scamacca.
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