Arsenal vs Brighton – 12:30 KO⏰
Two of the remaining 4 sides to achieve maximum points in the opening 2 games clash in the early kick off today. Arsenal host Brighton looking to make their 3rd successive victory of the seagulls after doing the double of over them last season, with Brighton failing to find the net. Although Brighton will be confident knowing that they have won 3 of their last 4 visits to the Emirates. Brighton have only lost one of their last 8 away matches in all competitions. However Arsenal have only tasted defeated once at home since the beginning of January, winning 14 of their last 16! Arsenal are yet to concede, but Brighton (5) have scored one more goal than Arsenal in the opening two matches.
West Ham vs Manchester City – 17:30 KO⏰
Manchester City will look to maintain their place at the top. An average of 3.0 goals per game in their opening two fixtures, it’s also the same number of goals scored when facing West Ham on the last 3 occasions. City have a great record at the Hammer’s winning 8 of their last 11 trips, you’ve got to go back to 2014 to find West Ham’s last victory over City at home in 90 minutes. Manchester City haven’t lost a game away from home since December last year! Across the last 18 away games it’s been 16 wins and 2 draws! West Ham have netted in 11 of thier last 12 home matches and have also found the net in 4 of their last 6 clashes against the Premier League Champions.
Birmingham vs Wigan – 15:00 KO⏰
Birmingham host Wigan looking to maintain their unbeaten run in the league. 2 wins and a draw for the blues but the side are yet to keep a clean sheet! Wigan claimed their first win in 7 last week, a 1-0 win over Crawley will boost their confidence coming into this one. Both teams have scored in 3 of the last 5 meetings with Wigan winning 2 and drawing 1 in their last 3 trips to St. Andrews.
Solihull Moors vs Wealdstone – 15:00 KO⏰
Solihull Moors haven’t had the best of starts but are currently unbeaten in their first two home matches and their midweek victory over Halifax was their first clean sheet in 5 matches. As for Wealdstone they have conceded 1.0 goals on average per game in the opening 5 matches. When these two have faced we’ve seen both teams score in 3 of the last 6 and with Solihull Moors shaky defence I’m sure Wealdstone will have plenty of chances especially knowing moors have only kept one clean sheet at home in their last 6 matches.
