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Football betting expert Jones Knows provides midweek insight across the Premier League…

Arsenal vs Brentford, Wednesday 7:30pm, live on Sky Sports – Play the Super 6 here!

Arsenal continue to attack efficiently and relentlessly.

Mikel Arteta’s side are currently unbeaten in 17 games in all competitions, the longest run under the Spanish manager, and have the strongest defensive foundation of any team in Europe.

In fact, Arsenal have the most clean sheets (7) and the fewest losses (1) in all competitions in Europe’s major leagues, elite numbers that tell you exactly where their authority lies.

And Brentford are exactly the kind of team Arsenal tend to keep at arm’s length.

Arsenal have managed to score under 3.5 goals in nine of their last 15 Premier League games. That’s the pattern. Pros win.

With discipline and control, there is no need for fireworks. That bet is offered at Evens with Sky Bet.

Score prediction: 2-0

Brighton vs Aston Villa, Wednesday 7:30pm, live on Sky Sports – Play the Super 6 here!

Ezri Konsa has quietly become one of the Premier League’s most adept at picking up fouls. The numbers prove it. Konsa has been fouled at least twice in six of his last 11 starts, averaging 1.6 fouls per game over the season.

Konsa’s role under Unai Emery is tailor-made to elicit pressure. He steps into midfield, drives into space and becomes the starting point for the opposition’s press.

Konsa is being offered at 5/4 to draw two or more fouls on Sky Bet, a price that doesn’t quite keep up with the player’s true ability to draw fouls.

Score prediction: 1-1

Burnley vs Crystal Palace, Wednesday 7.30pm, live on Sky Sports – Play the Super 6 here!

Crystal Palace have an air of uncertainty, even in a game of such winnable proportions.

On the pitch, they are still a team that achieves a lot, but the mood music playing in the background is starting to change. Oliver Glassner has made no secret of his displeasure at the lack of ambition seen above him, and it rarely subsides when a director starts making such name-calling.

You don’t need a degree in psychology to see how quickly it permeates the dressing room. Players can feel the uncertainty. And teams that should be bullying lesser opponents suddenly find themselves hesitant and starting to feel the extra strain on their legs that is making headlines all over the world.

A draw is likely, with Burnley looking likely to take a double chance at evens with Sky Bet.

Score prediction: 1-1

Wolves vs Nottingham Forest, Wednesday 7.30pm, live on Sky Sports – play the Super 6 here!

Wolves and the growing threat from set-pieces under Rob Edwards remains a betting angle to explore.

Jelson Mosquera has the attributes to be a big threat in those situations — tall, athletic, competitive through the air — and Edwards recognized those qualities based on how prominent Mosquera was in Wolves’ set-piece setups in the loss to Villa.

The defender had two shots there, but was denied a goal by season save candidate Emiliano Martinez. If Edwards rinses and repeats his set-piece routine, Mosquera will be very valuable in the shot market and even on Sky Bet with one or more shots.

Score Prediction: 1-2 | Jones Knows Best Bets: Yerson Mosquera Shots +1 (Even with Sky Bet)

Leeds vs Chelsea, Wednesday 8:15pm, live on Sky Sports – Play Super 6s here!

A football season isn’t defined by headline games like beating Liverpool at home or picking up 10 points against Arsenal. Those moments can create momentum and belief, but they don’t win titles. Challengers for top honors are characterized by awkward, uphill away days in which the favorites must prove their resilience rather than their talent. And Chelsea’s visit to Elland Road falls into that category. A win here could give him a title push.

Chelsea must get through these games if they are real title contenders. It’s easy to raise the level of Liverpool or Arsenal, but it’s much harder to recreate that clarity when you’re being chased by a team whose main motive is to make your night miserable. It could be a difficult game for Chelsea. The draw appears to be a 3/1 bet on Sky Bet.

Score prediction: 1-1

Liverpool vs Sunderland, Wednesday 8:15pm, live on Sky Sports – Play Super 6s here!

Anyone who has been on the Liverpool goalscoring train in recent weeks should have no reason to fear what they smelled after Sunday’s 2-0 win over a meek and placid West Ham side.

One clean sheet against a team that seems allergic to progressive passing does not suddenly fix what has become Liverpool’s very clear tendency to concede big chances, and many of them. Only West Ham, Burnley, Manchester United and Everton have conceded more goals than Liverpool (23).

In the last eight games, Liverpool have scored 16 goals.

The aura of defensive invincibility that Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate once exuded has faded.

Sunderland fit the exact criteria that Liverpool have struggled with, pressing with energy and enthusiasm and attacking quickly when there is space. You don’t have to dominate the game to score. Adding all this up, both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals is good value at 11/10 on Sky Bet.

Score prediction: 3-1

Manchester United vs West Ham, Thursday 8pm, live on Sky Sports

Jarrod Bowen scoring 3/1 on SkyBet is a generous gift from SkyBet traders. It might be an early Christmas present.

Bowen is the spark in this West Ham team. He does it all, leading the shot-generating action, progressive carries, ball progression and shots on target. When West Ham are able to pose a threat, it often comes through him.

Manchester United have kept just two clean sheets in their last 21 games, and their defense continues to have major structural problems, leaving them under-powered in key areas.

Score prediction: 2-2 | Jones Knows best bet: Jarrod Bowen to score (3/1, Sky Bet)

Jones knows:

Fulham vs. Manchester City 1pt for no bet (5/2 at Skybet) 1pt for +1 shot for Jerson Mosquera (even number at Skybet) 1pt for goal with Jarrod Bowen (3/1 at Skybet)