Newcastle vs. Leicester (Sunday, 2.15pm)
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Leicester City face Newcastle United at St James' Park on Sunday afternoon looking to extend their unbeaten record in the Premier League to four matches.
While the Foxes begin the next batch of fixtures in third position, the Magpies are down in 14th spot after four games without success.
We say: Newcastle United 1-2 Leicester City
Newcastle showed earlier this week that they are capable of claiming points against the best sides in the division, particularly at St James' Park. However, the extra rest should benefit Leicester, and we expect the Foxes to edge a competitive contest on Tyneside.
Our tipster partners are predicting under 3.5 goals.
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Chelsea vs. Man City (Sunday, 4.30pm)
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Two giants of the English game kick off 2021 with a bang on Sunday afternoon as Chelsea welcome Manchester City to Stamford Bridge for a mouth-watering showdown.
Both teams have accrued 26 points heading into their first match of the New Year, although the visitors do have two games in hand and have enjoyed a far better spell of form than their weekend opponents.
Chelsea's last match of 2020 saw the Blues held to a 1-1 draw by Aston Villa, while a coronavirus-hit Manchester City last took to the pitch on Boxing Day in their comfortable victory over Newcastle United.
We say: Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City
Assuming that most of City's first-team players remain unaffected by the coronavirus crisis at the club, they will be aware that Sunday's game represents one of the best chances they will get to overcome Chelsea on their own turf.
Lampard will be urging his side to kick off the New Year on the right foot after a dismal end to 2020, and coming up against an inexperienced shot-stopper in Steffen could have the likes of Havertz and Werner fancying their chances, but we cannot look past City in their current form and expect a narrow win for the visitors in their first match of 2021.
Our tipster partners are predicting a double chance bet on a home win or an away win.
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Barney Corkhill
