2020 EPL Odds Preview Week 21
We have reached week 21 of the 2019/20 Premier League season and the gap between league leaders Liverpool and third-placed Manchester City hasreduced to 14 points.
Liverpool squeaked out a 1-0 win over Wolves at home to move 14 points ahead of Leicester City. The league leaders went ahead through Sadio Mane before the goal was ruled out due to handball. However, VAR came to play and ruled that Adam Lallana’s assist was by way of his shoulder not his hand and the goa was subsequently given.
Wolves quickly equalized before the return of VAR ruled Raul Neto’s goal out for offside.
Liverpool ground the result against a resilient Wolves side who beat the champions Manchester City just two days previous.
Manchester City stays third in the Premier League after a 3-2 loss to Wolves on Monday night. City were 2-0 up despite having goalkeeper Ederson sent off in the 12th minute. Wolves came back from 2-0 culminating with a 90th-minute winner from Matt Doherty to deny City the win.
Liverpool’s lead at the top of the table is now 13 points but can increase it with their game in hand later on in the season.
They remain the sportsbooks favorites for the seventh week in a row with odds of –1500, their best odds of the season, to win the 2020 EPL Title. Manchester City also remains second with odds of +700, their worst odds of the season, to retain their Premier League Title.
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The EPL Odds and the Best of the Rest Looking to Capture the Title
Tottenham Hotspur demonstrated their season-long consistency once again with a 2-2 draw at Norwich. They went down 1-0 for the second time this week and just a second Premier League goal
for Christian Eriksen equaled things up at Carrow Road.
A Serge Aurier own goal put the home team back in front before a Harry Kane penalty in the 81st minute earned Spurs a draw.
Spurs once again failed to overtake Chelsea in fourth place and now drop to sixth place after Manchester United’s win over Burnley leaped them into fifth.
Sportsbooks have their updated odds on winning the 2020 EPL odds at a staggering +75000.
Arsenal’s run of one win in 14 has been increased to 15 after their 2-1 home loss to London rivals Chelsea.
Despite taking the lead early in the first half through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Arsenal failed to hang and conceded two late goals to remain 12th in the Premier League and go 11 points behind Chelsea in fourth.
It was an encouraging performance in their second game under Mikel Arteta who set up his team to be more bullish and tighter at the back than previously seen. However, their late crumble shows that Arteta has a huge job in his hands to get this club back where they belong.
Sportsbooks has the odds of Arsenal winning the EPL Title at +500000.
Chelsea Odds to Take the EPL Title
Chelsea bounced back from their 2-0 home loss to Southampton last week with a late 2-1 win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
It was Chelsea’s second consecutive away win in the league, with both wins coming against London rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. Despite the win, their performance against Arsenal was disappointing and was lucky to not have Jorginho sent off after his challenge on Alexandre Lacazette.
A howler from Arsenal keeper Bernd Leno meant Jorginho tapped home from close range to equalize in the 81st minute before Tammy Abraham’s 12thPremier League goal of the season sealed the three points for Frank Lampard and his team.
Chelsea now possesses the fourth-best odds to win the EPL title which opens at +50000.
Manchester United got back to winning ways with a much-needed 4-1 win over Newcastle United. The Manchester club was coming off a hugely embarrassing 2-0 to bottom club, Watford. A response at Old Trafford was needed and that’s exactly what the team did.
Man U Odds to Take the EPL Title Are Just About Done
Despite going down 1-0 in the first half via a Sean Longstaff strike, United equalized just seven minutes after with Anthony Martial. United then added two more before half-time through 18-year-old Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford who equaled his Premier League best 11 league goals.
Martial added a second to score his first Premier League brace at Old Trafford in his career.
Sportsbooks’ odds on Manchester United now open at +50000.
Leicester City remains second in the Premier League after bouncing back from their 4-0 loss to Liverpool with a 2-1 away win against West Ham United. Leicester rested the likes of Jamie Vardy, Caglar Soyuncu, Ben Chilwell, James Maddison, Wilfred Ndidi and Youri Tielemans in respect of the grueling winter schedule.
Despite this, Kelechi Iheanacho and Demarai Gray popped up with goals to defeat West Ham United, who shortly after the match ended sacked Manuel Pellegrini as head coach.
Former Everton and Manchester United manager David Moyes is expected to replace Pellegrini.
Leicester earned a much-needed win after going winless in their last three games including losses to Manchester City and Liverpool.
Sportsbooks’ odds on Leicester City to win the EPL title for the second time in their history is now open at +10000, the third-best odds in the league.
Liverpool is the overwhelming favorites to win the EPL title and will enter the New Year with a 13-point lead at the top of the table.
Leicester City and Manchester City are not giving up however, Liverpoolremains the sportsbooks favorites going into week 21.
