2023/24				Overall									Home						Away
				P	W	D	L	F	A	Gdf	Pts	Form	P	W	D	L	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A
	1		Liverpool	21	14	6	1	47	18	+29	48	WWWX	10	8	2	0	26	8	11	6	4	1	21	10
	2		Manchester City	20	13	4	3	48	23	+25	43	WWWX	9	6	3	0	24	9	11	7	1	3	24	14
	3		Arsenal	21	13	4	4	42	20	+22	43	WLLX	11	8	2	1	27	10	10	5	2	3	15	10
	4		Aston Villa	21	13	4	4	43	27	+16	43	OWLX	10	9	1	0	29	8	11	4	3	4	14	19
	5		Tottenham Hotspur	21	12	4	5	44	31	+13	40	XWLW	10	7	0	3	20	13	11	5	4	2	24	18
	6		West Ham United	21	10	5	6	35	32	+3	35	XOWW	10	5	3	2	17	10	11	5	2	4	18	22
	7		Brighton & HA	21	8	8	5	38	33	+5	32	OOWX	11	5	5	1	22	14	10	3	3	4	16	19
	8		Manchester United	21	10	2	9	24	29	-5	32	XLWL	11	6	1	4	15	18	10	4	1	5	9	11
	9		Chelsea	21	9	4	8	35	31	+4	31	WWWL	11	5	3	3	18	14	10	4	1	5	17	17
	10		Newcastle United	21	9	2	10	41	32	+9	29	LLLL	11	8	0	3	25	10	10	1	2	7	16	22
	11		Wolves	21	8	5	8	30	31	-1	29	OWWW	10	5	3	2	16	14	11	3	2	6	14	17
	12		Bournemouth	20	7	4	9	28	39	-11	25	LLWW	10	3	3	4	11	16	10	4	1	5	17	23
	13		Fulham	21	7	3	11	28	36	-8	24	LWLL	10	6	0	4	19	12	11	1	3	7	9	24
	14		Brentford	20	6	4	10	29	33	-4	22	WLLL	11	4	3	4	20	20	9	2	1	6	9	13
	15		Crystal Palace	21	5	6	10	22	34	-12	21	LWLX	10	2	3	5	11	14	11	3	3	5	11	20
	16		Nottingham Forest	21	5	5	11	26	38	-12	20	LWWL	10	3	3	4	14	15	11	2	2	7	12	23
	17		Everton1	21	8	3	10	24	28	-4	17	OLLL	11	3	2	6	11	12	10	5	1	4	13	16
	18		Luton Town	20	4	4	12	24	38	-14	16	XLWW	10	2	2	6	13	17	10	2	2	6	11	21
	19		Burnley	21	3	3	15	21	42	-21	12	XLLW	11	1	1	9	11	25	10	2	2	6	10	17
	20		Sheffield United	21	2	4	15	17	51	-34	10	XLLX	11	2	2	7	12	26	10	0	2	8	5	25
1	Everton (-10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think they have picked the five least interesting games from a betting perspective and served them up as a Tuesday starter to the Wednesday/Thursday main event! However, still plenty at stake today, especially at the foot of the table with four of the bottom five in action and two of those ( Everton and Forest) facing a points deduction, a second one of the season in the case of the Toffees (unrelated to the first!).

 

In addition, we have two days left of the transfer window, but no one is spending any money and even the biggest clubs seem to be suddenly running scared of FFP, after not caring a jot for years, or finding loopholes to circumvent it.

 

There is also the almost unprecedented number of injuries this season with several clubs missing a dozen or so players and the ongoing African Cup of Nations and, to a lesser degree, Asian Cup.

 

 

There is so much to admire about Luton and especially how they approach games against the biggest clubs in the EPL and ahead of a home fixture with Manchester City last month my notes included .......

 

 

They again led before losing 2-1 and subsequent home starts have seen them beat Newcastle United 1-0 and lose 3-2 to Chelsea where, this time, it was they who finished strongly coming back from 3-0 down to almost snatch a point, hitting the woodwork twice and winning xG by a goal.

 

Everyone knows what to expect now, but it is not so easy to handle and the Seagulls know that Town will be throwing the kitchen sink at them and they got a bit of a warm up for that at Bramall Lane on Saturday in the FA Cup when they beat Sheffield United 5-2. They were head and shoulders the better team, but a 2-0 early lead was suddenly 2-2 at the break with the Blades also and suddenly putting them under huge pressure. Brighton are 7th, were 6th last season (4th for xP) and are established now as a very big EPL player with the best recruitment in world football and possibly the most knowledgeable owner, which pains me to write! They are also fun to watch with a thrilling offensive brand of attacking football, which usually results in goals at both ends of the pitch. They have conceded in 24/27 away games, giving up 2+ in 16 of those , scoring in 28/31 road games, multiple goals in 16 .

 

 

2.75 units Luton-Brighton both teams to score and "over" 2.5 goals 1.98 asian line.

 

Good luck!