<a href="/football" class="sdc-site-localnav__header-title" data-role="nav-header" aria-controls="sdc-site-localnav-body" aria-expanded="false"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 34 34" class="sdc-site-localnav__icon"> <path d="M6.02 12.67c.01.194.087.362.247.525l.188.192L16.52 23.45c.188.19.44.294.706.294s.518-.104.707-.293l10.135-10.134.123-.126c.162-.163.24-.332.248-.53.006-.173-.155-.438-.442-.725-.187-.187-.386-.368-.59-.537-.05-.04-.096-.078-.138-.11l-.496.495-9.193 9.193-.355.354-.354-.354-9.197-9.198-.484-.484c-.043.033-.09.07-.14.112-.204.168-.402.348-.59.536-.285.288-.446.553-.44.727z" /> </svg>Football </a> <br><strong>Watch Tottenham vs Bournemouth, Man Utd vs Arsenal and West Ham vs Newcastle live on Sky Sports</strong><br> Football Journalist <br>Sunday 9 March 2025 07:18, UK<br>Our betting expert Jones Knows provides his insight and best bets across the Premier League fixtures and explains why the underdog tag suits Man Utd against Arsenal.<br>After three straight defeats in the Premier League, Chelsea playing back-to-back home games against Southampton and Leicester could not have come at a better time for Enzo Maresca.<br>The Foxes, Maresca's former club, have given up hope based on recent performances and defend their box with such a lack of conviction that Chelsea will not have to overcomplicate things to create big chances. Just putting the ball into the box will be enough.<br>Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<br><br>A player that likes making those runs and attacking crosses is Enzo Fernandez, who is playing the best football of his Chelsea career at the moment. He has scored two in his last two-and-a-half games. His 12/1 first goalscorer price with Sky Bet looks an avenue to explore.<br>The fact that Bournemouth are favourites to win away at Tottenham tells you the story.<br>It shows you how far Spurs have fallen this season under Ange Postecoglou, and what a barnstorming job Andoni Iraola is doing on the south coast.<br>Spurs have lost 14 Premier League games - only the bottom four have lost more - and their season hangs on their home clash with AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League on Thursday night. There are few excuses now for Postecoglou.<br> Watch free Premier League highlights <br> Stream Sky Sports with NOW <br> Live Premier League table <br> Play Super 6! <br>Admired by Jose Mourinho, likened to Sergio Ramos... Bournemouth have snared one of Europe's best young defenders in Dean Huijsen.<br>I am not sure they will have the legs, midfield mobility or defensive nous to live with the Cherries, who ran all over them in the reverse fixture, winning 1-0 but posting some impressive underlying attacking figures of 3.71 worth of expected goals from their 21 shots.<br>Antoine Semenyo will revel in the space offered to him in transition and he operates in an area where Spurs are weak, between Pedro Porro and whoever plays right centre-back. The 9/4 for Semenyo to score rates as a great wager.<br>No matter what Arsenal did in midweek against the circus act that was the PSV backline, this is still a team riddled with an unreliability in front of goal.<br>Back-to-back blanks in the Premier League is still relevant despite the goal bonanza in midweek. They mustered only three shots on target across those two previous games, despite taking 33 shots.<br>United have shown some functionality in being able to play a backs-to-the-wall defensive game, beating Fulham away in grizzly fashion and restricting Ipswich to slim pickings in terms of chances when playing with a player less for 55 minutes.<br>They can make this a struggle for Arsenal and I have seen worse 4/1 shots with Sky Bet than United's home-win price here.<br>Remember, under Ruben Amorim, United have gone to Liverpool and drawn, beaten Manchester City and knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup. When tasked with being the underdog, they have had their woof days.<br>Based on United's tendency to fail to score before the break - it has happened in 17 of their last 20 matches - the 0-0 half-time correct score at 13/8 with Sky Bet is also a runner.<br>The case to bet against Newcastle here is an easy one, with them priced up as clear favourites to win the match.<br>What is on the horizon has not been factored into the betting enough. Eddie Howe can talk as much as he wants about complete focus being on this game but players will have one eye on next Sunday's Wembley date against Liverpool.<br>Their overall performance is likely to be affected based on past fixtures involving teams in their final game before a cup final. If you take out Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd, Man City and Chelsea from the equation, of the 21 clubs to reach a major domestic final, 13 of them suffered a defeat in the game before the final.<br>Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<br><br>Some of those defeats were shock results too, like Watford losing 4-1 to West Ham at home before the 2019 FA Cup final and Crystal Palace losing 4-1 away at Southampton before the 2016 FA Cup final.<br>Being without Anthony Gordon and Lewis Hall is another huge blow for the Toon, who are so dangerous down the left flank when that pair combine.<br>West Ham to win at 2/1 with Sky Bet looks a fine bet.<br>Tom from Southampton became a millionaire for free with Super 6! Could you be the next jackpot winner? 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