Goals are expected in Arsenal v Southampton and Chelsea v West Ham as we preview Super Sunday's two Premier League matches.
Sunday's Premier League recommended bets
2pts Arsenal to beat Southampton 3-0, 3-1 or 3-2 at 4/1
2pts Chelsea to beat West Ham and over 3.5 goals at 9/5
1pt Marko Arnautovic to score anytime in Chelsea v West Ham at 4/1
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Arsenal v Southampton (1415 BST, Sky Sports Main Event)
The games are coming thick and fast for Southampton, with time running out to save their status as a Premier League club.
Saints are 18th and have six games remaining, but win their game in-hand over the teams around them and they will be replaced by Crystal Palace in the bottom three.
No games are easy in the top flight, especially at this time of year, and a run of Arsenal (a), Chelsea (h), Leicester (A) and a south coast derby with Bournemouth (h) in their next four fixtures will not give them much hope.
The Saints have lost their last two away league games 3-0 (albeit just one of them under Mark Hughes) and a third successive scoreline this time around can be backed at 12s.
It could well happen, with Arsenal buoyant after cruising to a 4-1 first-leg victory over CSKA Moscow in the Europa League quarter-finals.
Club-record signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who was ineligible for Thursday's match, was on two goals during last week’s home win over Stoke and he unselfishly allowed Alexandre Lacazette to take a penalty on his return from injury. The French striker dispatched the spot-kick on his first appearance in nearly two months and he followed that up with a double v CSKA.
Three goals in two games will be a great confidence boost for the French striker and you can back him and Arsenal in a score-and-win double at odds of 6/4.
The Gunners have always finished seasons strongly under Arsene Wenger and they have won their last five in all competitions, four of those coming at home, and I doubt that run will end here.
Out of their last ten games, only one match has had two goals or less, so backing the Gunners for a victory and over 2.5 goals here – they have collected 38 points from 48 at the Emirates in the league this term – looks a great price at odds of 6/5.
Score prediction: Arsenal 3-0 Southampton (Sky Bet odds: 10/1) (George Pitts)
Best bet: Arsenal to beat Southampton 3-0, 3-1 or 3-2 at 4/1
Alternative bet: Arsenal to beat Southampton 3-0 at 12/1
Chelsea v West Ham (1630 BST, Sky Sports Main Event)
Chelsea host West Ham in Super Sunday's second fixture with the Hammers looking to push themselves further away from a relegation fight.
David Moyes' men sit five points clear of Southampton in the drop zone after last week's 3-0 win over the Saints.
They face a Chelsea side who find themselves a mile away from securing Champions League qualification next season.
The Blues are eight points behind Tottenham in fourth after missing out on a golden opportunity to close that gap to two points with defeat to Spurs last time out.
Moyes' men may feel that they need the result more, but have managed to win just two of their 16 games away from home this season, the last of which came in the 4-1 hammering of Huddersfield back in January.
They can take hope in the fact that they've matched Chelsea's form of late. The bad news for both is that they are in the bottom half of the form standings, with just two wins each from their last five fixtures.
West Ham did pick up victory when they last met Chelsea back in December, Marko Arnautovic's sixth-minute strike was the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win at the London Stadium.
However, their last win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge came in September 2002, and they've failed to pick up all three points in 12 visits since.
Despite hitting a rough patch of form in recent weeks, Antonio Conte's men have a good record at home against teams towards the bottom end of the table. Add in the fact that West Ham have lost their last three in the league, conceding eleven goals in that time, and it massively points towards a home win.
They are 2/7 favourites, with West Ham available at a huge 12/1 and the draw around the 11/2 mark.
That's why there might be value in backing Chelsea to win with goals in the match. They scored five past Stoke at the Bridge, plus netting three past West Brom alongside wins over the likes of Crystal Palace and Swansea City.
Even with their poor away record, Moyes' men have still been able to get onto the scoresheet at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City, at Wembley against Tottenham and at Anfield against Liverpool, showing that they are capable of striking away from home.
For me, that's why Chelsea to win and over 3.5 goals in the match looks decent value at 9/5.
Alvaro Morata is Chelsea's top scorer this season and has enjoyed some success against teams at the bottom end of the table. He's found the net against the likes of Stoke, West Brom and Newcastle so looks decent value to strike first at 19/5.
West Ham have seen Arnautovic slightly come to life in the second-half of the season, scoring nine Premier League goals since mid-December and that win over Chelsea.
He also bagged a brace in the win over Southampton last week so will be feeling confident as they look to beat the drop. If West Ham are to score, he'd be in with a shout of being involved which makes the price of 4/1 for him to score anytime on Sunday an intriguing bet.
Score prediction: Chelsea 3-1 West Ham (Sky Bet odds: 9/1) (Tom Carnduff)
Best bet: Chelsea to beat West Ham and over 3.5 goals at 9/5
Alternative bet: Marko Arnautovic to score anytime at 4/1
Posted at 1705 BST on 06/04/18
