ALEX CROOK PREVIEW: Premier League Gameweek 3

Star Sports football ambassador ALEX CROOK previews the Premier League weekend…

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🚜 IPSWICH v LIVERPOOL 🔴
Friday, 8pm

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Andoni Iraola gets another chance to pick up his first win as Liverpool manager at Portman Road on Friday night.

The Reds have drawn Iraola’s first two games in charge, at Newcastle and at home to Nottingham Forest 2-2, having to come from behind to score late equalisers in both.

A lot of Liverpool fans are underwhelmed by the club’s summer transfer business despite the £123m addition of French international Bradley Barcola so they can ill afford another slip up here.

Newly-promoted Ipswich won their first game of the season at home to Sunderland before taking the lead at Old Trafford last weekend, although ultimately losing 5-2.

They have attacking weapons that can take advantage of Liverpool’s leaky defence, with the fleet-footed Julio Enciso putting in an eye-catching performance against Manchester United.

Ipswich also look like a team that will concede plenty of goals, so I am going to kick-off the weekend with an ambitious build-a-bet of Liverpool to win and both Alexander Isak and Enciso to score which returns 10/1 with starsports.bet.

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🌳 NOTTINGHAM FOREST v TOTTENHAM ⚪
Saturday, 3pm

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Tottenham may have spent more than £300m this summer but are still yet to score a Premier League goal let alone claim a point ahead of Saturday’s trip to the City Ground.

Roberto de Zerbi’s men were better at home to Newcastle last weekend than in their 3-0 opening day defeat at Brentford but were hit by two counter attacking goals.

Clean sheets are hard to come by for Spurs and Forest have the attacking talent to hurt what still looks a brittle back line.

Oliver Glasner’s side have taken only one point from the Austrian’s first two games in charge, but the Tricky Trees were unlucky not to win at Anfield last weekend and record signing Liam Delap is pushing for a start after impressing off the bench.

The £50m former Chelsea striker looks tempting at 19/10 with starsports.bet to grab his first goal in Forest colours.

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🔴 ARSENAL v CHELSEA 🔵
Sunday, 4.30pm

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We have the first heavyweight clash of the season on Sunday as champions Arsenal welcome Chelsea to the Emirates in a game that throws up an intriguing contrast of playing style.

Mikel Arteta’s men have started their title defence with back-to-back wins at home to Coventry and at Aston Villa without conceding a goal.

Defensive stubbornness was key to Monday’s 1-0 victory at Villa Park, but this promises to be a much stiffer test against Chelsea’s dynamic front three of Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers and Joao Pedro.

The Blues are winless in their last nine Premier League games against Arsenal while their last four visits to north London have ended in defeat by an aggregate scoreline of 11-2.

The Gunners also have an imperious record in London derbies, and I think their winning mentality will be enough to see them over the line here, especially having conceded only 11 goals at home in the whole of last season.

I am going for Arsenal to win and under 3.5 goals in the game at 1.30/1 with starsports.bet.

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🔵 EVERTON v MANCHESTER UNITED 🔴
Sunday, 2pm

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Sunday’s earlier kick-off sees Everton welcome Manchester United to Hill Dickinson Stadium in the David Moyes derby.

It was a frustrating end to the transfer window for Moyes as Flo Balogun’s £40m move from Monaco collapsed at the 11th hour leaving the erratic Thierno Barry as Everton’s only senior striker.

They also have just 18 outfield players, having allowed both Iliman Ndiaye and Beto to leave so it promises to be a tough season for Moyes.

United bounced back from their shock opening weekend defeat at Hull by putting five past Ipswich last weekend with hat-trick hero Bruno Fernandes showing why he was player of the year last season.

Fernandes has an excellent record against Everton, scoring six goals and claiming five assists in his last 13 appearances versus the Toffees.

Fernandes is 6/1 with starsports.bet to pick up where he left off last Sunday and score the first goal.

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