ARSENAL CLAIM TOP SPOT AS TITLE RACE TAKES FLIGHT

In what was a pulsating encounter at the Kenilworth Stadium, Arsenal needed a 97^th minute goal from their marquee signing, Declan Rice, who was found useful when club captain, Martin Odegaard whipped in an out-swinging cross to give the Gunners a 4-3 win against Premier League newbies, Luton Town!

In the wake of their last-minute winner against Luton, the Gunners hold onto top spot as mid-week title race clashes take place with Liverpool paying a visit to Sheffield United and Manchester City squaring up with Unai Emery’s Aston Villa side. With all these encounters taking place and more, punters can place a bet on the Soccer 13 Pool which currently sits on a pool total of over R1 200 000!

Mikel Arteta has sang praises of his team’s brave performance quoting their resilience to keep going against a well-drilled Luton Town side but lamented that the team needed to defend better on some situations in the game. The conversation around his decision to field David Raya over Aaron Ramsadale has come to the table once again after a couple of blunders from Raya led to two goals for Luton.

As much as fans would prefer to have the English stopper, Ramsadale, in goals, stats from the season prior, will show that David Raya has outperformed Aaron Ramsadale not only when it comes to goalkicking but on shot stopping too. David Raya was ranked 4^th in the Premier League last season when it comes to shot stopping, while Ramsdale ranked in 14^th.

As questions will continue to be asked of Arteta and Raya, the other departments of Arsenal’s team seem to be performing quite well with players like Kai Havertz joining the party as he continues to try and regain his form that he portrayed in the Bundesliga.

Coming to the title charge, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side travel to Bramall Lane to take on Sheffield United as they aim to maintain their chase behind Arsenal. Liverpool come into this game following a 4-3 win against Fulham and have fragilities at the back with the absence of Alisson Becker in goals for the Scousers.  

However, they face a side that has the worst scoring record in the league and will be looking to take advantage of Sheffield’s leaky defence, which has conceded 39 goals in 14 games.

Manchester City still have an appetite to win another EPL title and need a win against Aston Villa at Villa Park to maintain the 3 points gap between themselves and Arsenal.

City will also feel hard done by in their last fixture against Spurs when referee, Simon Hooper, didn’t allow Man City an advantage following a foul made in midfield.Jack Grealish was then clean through to score following a pass from Erling Haaland, but the call to give a foul from the referee denied City a possible 3 points.

With all of this action taking place tonight, you have no excuse to miss any of it! Games kick off at 21:30, while betting closes at 21:00.