Read over our Premier League Matchday blog to see how Saturday's eventful afternoon of Premier League football unfolded.
Premier League results
👀 Recap
What a finish to proceedings today, with a couple of shock results in there to liven things up. Liverpool go ten points clear at the top after Leicester were held by Norwich while welcome wins for Burnley and Bournemouth were a surprise. That means bad news for Chelsea though. Sheffield United go back into fifth as their excellent season continues.
⌚ FT Leicester 1-1 Norwich
Huge point for Norwich, but it could have been three points with the chances they had. Bad slip from Leicester who have Man City and Leicester coming up.
⌚ FT Sheff Utd 2-0 Aston Villa
A John Fleck doubles does the damage for the Blades, who go back up into fifth place in the Premier League.
⌚ FT Burnley 1-0 Newcastle
Welcome win for Sean Dyche - just that Chris Wood header the difference but the three points are vital.
🙆♂️ Chance Norwich!
Pukki on the break sets up Stiepermann but his shot is saved by Schmeichel.
⌚ FT Chelsea 0-1 Bournemouth
All over at Chelsea and a huge win for Eddie Howe - that's Bournemouth's third win at Stamford Bridge in their last five visits.
🙆♂️ Big chance Leicester
Harvey Barnes heads wide as Leicester look to turn the screw and try and pinch the three points. Norwich defending for their lives to try and dig out a point.
💥 4:48 All Chelsea
Kovacic and Abraham going close as Chelsea swarm all over Bournemouth - backs to the wall stuff from the Cherries but they're fighting hard for under-pressure Eddie Howe.
🙆♂️ 4:45 Huge chance Norwich
That man Teemu Pukki has a massive chance to pinch all three points for Norwich but he can't make it count.
⚽ 4:42 GOAL! Chelsea 0-1 Bournemouth (Gosling)
Lovely finish by Gosling but it looks like the goal has been ruled out for offside, but here's where VAR axtually makes a good impact as the scorer was clearly onside. Huge goal for the Cherries.
🔁 4:40 Chelsea going for it
Michy Batshuayi comes on as Lampard goes two up top looking for the breakthrough
🤦♂️ 4:38 Penalty miss! Villa
Jack Grealish hits the bar with the spot-kick after what seemed like an age for the VAR to award the pen for clear handball by the Blades. When it's not your day...
⚽ 4:33 GOAL! Sheff Utd 2-0 Aston Villa (Fleck)
Fleck doubles his and Sheff Utd's tally just as Villa were looking to try and get a foothold in the game. If this holds then Villa are in a little bit of trouble ahead of a crucial run of fixtures.
🤦♂️ 4:30 Huge miss Chelsea
Emerson misses a glorious chance for Chelsea as he plants a free header right at Ramsdale, who makes a decent enough save but shouldn't really have been given a chance.
💥 4:29 Ouch!
💪 4:21 Carroll booked
The Newcastle skipper may be slightly fortunate to stay on the pitch after catching Ben Mee with an elbow. Just yellow.
⚽ 4:18 GOAL! Burnley 1-0 Newcastle (Wood)
Chris Wood nods Burnley in front with a back-post header from a corner. A crowded penalty area caused problems for Newcastle and it's the big man who takes advantage. Big goal for the Clarets.
🏃♀️ 4:13 Villa on the attack
Wesley fires into the side netting and Jack Grealish heads just wide of the post as Dean Smith's side finally start to attack.
🙆♂️ 4:10 Post! Leicester
Jamie Vardy almost does a Mo Salah as he races onto a long ball and then tries to score from a tight angle after rounding Krul - but he just can't squeeze it in and it hits the upright.
🙌 4:08 GOAL! Sheff Utd 1-0 Aston Villa (Fleck)
Five minutes into the second half and finally something happens at Bramall Lane! And it's a goal for the hosts that will hopefully encourage Villa to come out and play a bit now.
⌚ Half-Time
This won't take long - draw at the King Power but nothing anywhere else.
🍒 3:40 Chelsea frustrated
63 percent possession for the Blues but no breakthrough as yet. Still that early Mason Mount chance is their best effort so far.
⚽ 3:37 GOAL! Leicester 1-1 Norwich (Krul)
Guess who! It's nine in a row for Vardy - or is it? This may go down as a Tim Krul own goal after Jamie Vardy flicked the all on from a corner. Vardy's header wasn't going in so it's the Norwich keeper who gets credited with it.
😡 3:36 Tempers flare at Leicester
Todd Cantwell booked for a foul on Kelechi Iheanacho - but that's just the end of the story. To start with, Norwich put the ball out to get an injured player seen to, but Leicester didn't give the ball back and tried to play on. Fair to say it didn't go down well with the Canaries.
🤷♂️ 3:32 Nothing at the Lane
Half an hour gone at Bramall Lane between Sheffield United and Aston Villa and we've got a quick stat update for you... Nothing is happening! Total shots so far - NONE!
⚽ 3:25 GOAL! Leicester 0-1 Norwich (Pukki)
Buendia finds Pukki and he finds the bottom corner with a controlled finish beyond Schmeichel - stunning second-placed Leciester.
🥅 3:20 Side netting Chelsea
Tammy Abraham just the wrong side of the post as he fires first time, but it may just be a matter of time before there's a goal at the Bridge.
⚔ 3:18 Blades pressing
Sheff Utd putting some early pressure on Tom Heaton in the Villa goal
🙆♂️ 3:15 Norwich should score
Teemu Pukki, the prolific Finn, should really put Norwich ahead at Leicester but he can't quite get his studs on the ball when sliding in to get ont he end of the cross, close call for Leicester.
👋 3:10 Handball!?
Big shout for a penalty at Turf Moor against Newcastle, but it's not given despite VAR having a good old look at that.
🙆♂️ 3:05 Chelsea close
Mason Mount is through in on Aaron Ramsdale's goal but the Bournemouth keeper stays big to deny him. Decent start for Chelsea, let's see if they can get ahead before half an hour to bring home one of our Premier League tips.
⌚ Kick-off!
We're underway in the 3pm kick-offs...
📝 Leicester team news
Jazzy team news GIF from Leciester's social team.
© Captain Carroll
Andy Carroll captains the Magpies at Burnley today - they can go FIFTH in the table with a win today - how did that happen?
📈 Reds go 11 clear
It was NOT pretty at Anfield today, but Liverpool got the job done with a 2-0 win over bottom side Watford. Scrappy to say the least but job done, three more points and now over to you Leicester against Norwich...
📝 Sheff Utd v Aston Villa tips
Two of the promoted sides meet at Bramall Lane and, after spending considerably more in the summer, Aston Villa are struggling and in need of points.
Dean Smith's side have won one of their last six and go into the weekend just outside of the relegation zone - on goal difference - whereas Sheffield United are flying high in eighth.
The Blades are unbeaten on the road so far but some of their home results have been more unpredictable, such as losing to Newcastle last time out in South Yorkshire, and the preference here is to avoid the final outcome.
There could be cards in this one, between two fairly aggressive sides who both average two bookings per game this season.
This is matchday 16 and the cut-off for a suspension for reaching five yellow cards is after game 19. One man close to a suspension is Jack Grealish.
The midfielder is on four cautions and it could be a tough ask for him to go without being booked in their next three (winnable games) against the Blades, Southampton and Norwich.
As the pantomime Villan (see what we did there), Grealish is always in the thick of it and the 4/1 price on him to be carded looks too good to turn down.
Super 6 prediction: Sheffield United 1-1 Aston Villa (Sky Bet odds: )
📊 Leicester v Norwich stats
- Leicester’s Jamie Vardy has scored in each of his last eight Premier League games, just three short of his own competition record set in November 2015. The only other occasion of a player scoring in nine consecutive games in the competition was by Ruud van Nistelrooy (10 in a row in August 2003).
- Leicester have won their last eight Premier League games by an aggregate score of 25-3. Victory for the Foxes here would be the 22nd winning run of 9+ games in Premier League history, with Leicester being the seventh different club to achieve it (Arsenal x3, Chelsea x5, Liverpool x5, Man City x3, Man Utd x4, Tottenham x1).
- Leicester have scored at least twice in each of their last eight Premier League games. Meanwhile, Norwich have conceded at least twice in 13 of their 16 league games this term; more than any other side.
- No side has conceded the first goal in more Premier League games this season than Norwich (10), with the Canaries going on to lose every single one of those. Meanwhile, Leicester have won their last 19 Premier League games when scoring first.
- Kelechi Iheanacho has scored in all four of his appearances for Leicester in all competitions this season (4 goals), having scored just twice in 35 matches last season. The Nigerian is looking to score in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time.
- Norwich duo Todd Cantwell and Teemu Pukki have combined for more Premier League goals than any other pairing in the competition this season (5).
🦊 Foxes still flying?
Such is Leicester's good form, it is no surprise to see them so well fancied in the majority of markets here.
Brendan Rodgers' side have won nine in a row in all competitions while Norwich are in danger of drifting away from the pack in the bottom three of the Premier League table.
Jamie Vardy is in red-hot form and can go closer to his 2015/16 record by scoring in a ninth successive Premier League game - he is, of course, odds-on but you can back him to find the back of the net in the first half at a more appealing 13/10.
The preferred value lies away from the results markets and instead with corners. For all Norwich's recent struggles, they still create chances and average five corners per away game in the top flight this term.
Leicester have the best defensive record in the league having conceded just 10 goals and may well keep out the Canaries, but they could at least have their fair share of defending to do.
Backing at least four Norwich corners is around 5/4 but the more appealing 9/4 price is on them to have at least five set pieces.
Super 6 prediction: Leicester 2-0 Norwich (Sky Bet odds: 13/2)
Best bet: Norwich to have 5+ corners at 9/4
📝 Chelsea v Bournemouth tips
Bournemouth have won at Stamford Bridge in two of their last four Premier League visits, but Eddie Howe's side travel there this weekend in dreadful form and it would be some turnaround in performance to come away with something here.
They have lost five in a row and failed to win 10 of their last 11 in all competitions. Consistency has been an issue in recent years and they could well be facing a relegation fight in the second half of the season.
With the Cherries low on confidence and Chelsea boosted by qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages in midweek, the hosts should cruise into a first-half lead. While the 2/1 price on them to score two or more before the interval is tempting, the 5/4 on them to be leading after 30 minutes is preferred.
Frank Lampard's side have scored 10 goals in this period so far this season, including their last home outing against Aston Villa, and that should put them on their way to a comfortable home win over the Howe's men.
Super 6 prediction: Chelsea 2-0 Bournemouth (Sky Bet odds: 9/2)
📊 Burnley v Newcastle stats
- Newcastle’s average possession figure this season is just 32.8%, the lowest in the Premier League. The Magpies are the only side yet to have more possession than their opponents in a single Premier League match this season.
- Burnley (326) and Newcastle (305) have played fewer passes per game than any other Premier League side this season. These two sides also play a higher proportion of long passes than any other side in the competition (Burnley 21.6%, Newcastle 19.7%).
- Between them, Ashley Barnes (15) and Chris Wood (14) have scored 62% of Burnley’s Premier League goals in 2019 (29/47) – no other player has scored more than four goals for the Clarets this year.
- Newcastle’s Jonjo Shelvey has scored in three consecutive league games for the first time in his career. Only in 2013-14 (6 goals in 32 games) has Shelvey scored more Premier League goals than the five he has this term (11 games)
👀 Burnley v Newcastle: George Pitts' tips
Newcastle have been great at home but poor on the road, losing five of eight matches and the Clarets will be hoping to capitalise.
This match could be settled on fine margins and half-time draw is tempting, but the 5/1 price on Jeff Hendrick to score anytime stands out more.
The Irishman is due a goal having gone eight games without finding the back of the net. He has two goals to his name this season and tends to try his luck more often against sides outside the top eight, registering at least one effort against Watford, West Ham, Villa, Sheff United, Everton, Norwich and Brighton (and two against title chasers Leicester).
With the positions he occupies, the late runs he makes and his eye for goal, these odds could be worth taking.
Super 6 prediction: Burnley 1-0 Newcastle (Sky Bet odds: 6/1)
Best bet: Jeff Hendrick to score anytime at 5/1
📽 Sheff Utd v Aston Villa
These two met in the Championship last season, and produced this absolute classic.
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