“Football.ua announces the most intriguing matches of this weekend.”, — write: football.ua
Football.ua announces the most intriguing matches of this weekend.
Chelsea players, Getty Images 08 November 2024, 13:20
Liverpool – Aston Villa
Saturday 9 November, 10pm, Anfield Stadium, Liverpool. The referee of the meeting is David Kut.
On Saturday evening, Liverpool will host Aston Villa in a match of the English Premier League. The Reds topped the table last weekend and Arne Slott continued to impress in the manager’s post with a decisive 2-1 victory over Brighton at Anfield.
Liverpool beat German champions Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 on Tuesday to go top of the Champions League table.
Aston Villa, meanwhile, are recovering from Sunday’s 4-1 defeat at Tottenham, which saw Unai Emery’s side surprisingly lose 1-0 at Club Brugge after a freak handball from Tyrone Mings.
Ibrahim Konate is fit to start, while Diogo Jota, Alisson Becker, Harvey Elliott and Federico Chiesa will not return until the international break.
Ross Barkley will be out for Aston Villa and Matty Cash is also a doubt.
History and results of face-to-face meetings
Victories Liverpool: 102.
Draw 42.
Victories Aston Villa: 59.
Company VBET offers the following odds: Liverpool win – 1.48, draw – 5.30, and Aston Villa win – 6.20.
Chelsea – Arsenal
Sunday, November 10, 6:30 p.m., Stamford Bridge, London. The referee of the meeting is Michael Oliver.
This is an important game for coach Mikel Arteta and his team after a series of consecutive defeats. Their performance in Milan on Wednesday was far from bad, but it was disappointing given their disappointing defeat to Newcastle last weekend.
The Gunners are currently seven points behind league leaders Liverpool and the Reds’ lead will extend to ten if they beat Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday night.
Arteta will meet another former Manchester City assistant, Enzo Maresca, for the first time in west London, where the Chelsea boss is overseeing a decent start to his tenure at the Blues. Sunday’s hosts are currently ahead of Arsenal in the Premier League table on goal difference, but so far Maresca’s side are losing points to the top teams in the league – even Manchester United.
Arsenal have looked to Chelsea for a boost in the past after poor spells of form and Arteta hopes the Blues will come up trumps for his side on Sunday.
It should be noted that on Thursday, Chelsea defeated Noah in the Conference League, scoring 8 goals. It is possible that the leader of the “blues” Cole Palmer will miss the match due to injury, which can be a serious blow for both coach Enzo Maresca and the whole team.
Company VBET offers the following odds: Chelsea win – 2.93, draw – 3.50 and Arsenal win – 2.51.
Real Sociedad – Barcelona
Sunday, November 10, 10 p.m., Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastian. The referee of the meeting is Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez.
Barcelona are dominating the league under Hans Flick and victory in La Liga on Sunday could help them go into the international break with a 12-point lead in the table.
The Catalan giants have the best attack in La Liga at this stage, scoring 40 goals in 12 matches. Barcelona go into this game after winning their last four matches.
Real Sociedad have returned to form after a worrying start to the 2024/25 season. The Basques have won three of their last five matches and lost just once in that period.
Company VBET offers the following odds: Sociedad win – 4.33, draw – 4.10, and Barcelona win – 1.81.
