Here Are Tips Ahead Of Fixtures By Soccer 6.
Arsenal host Southampton at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night, December 3, in a Premier League encounter. The Gunners come off a morale-boosting 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion on the weekend, but are now sixth in the Premier League table, 13 points behind leaders Chelsea. Second-placed Southampton suffered their heaviest defeat of the season when they were thumped 3-0 by champions Manchester City on Sunday, however now have a chance to bounce back when they travel to the Emirates Stadium. The Saints have titanic back-to-back clashes up next, against Manchester and Chelsea. Ronald Koeman's side have already beaten Arsenal at home this season, following their 2-1 win in the Capital One Cup. Premier League pace-setters, Chelsea who are undefeated in all competitions this season, will look to stretch one of the longest unbeaten streaks when they entertain arch-rivals, Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday evening, December 3. Top marksman, Diego Costa, is suspended for the tie after picking up a fifth yellow card this past weekend and, is likely to be replaced by Loic Remy or Didier Drogba who have been used sparingly this season. The Lily Whites come off an impressive win following their come-from-behind 2-1 victory against Everton on the weekend. Mauricio Pochettino's side will look to continue their good run of form away from home this season, having only lost once to Manchester City, but will face an uphill against the Blues who they have not beaten since April 2010. Sunderland, who have lost just one of their last six Premier League games against reigning Premier League champions, Manchester City, will host the Etihad side on Wednesday evening, December 3. Gus Poyet's outfit have already frustrated Chelsea at the weekend, and could do the same against the Citizens with recent Premier League history between the clubs favouring the Black Cats. Manuel Pellegrini's troops thumped the high-flying Southampton 3-0 at the weekend to trim the gap at the top to six points and, will now aim to avoid their 'hoodoo' team when they travel to the Stadium of Light. The Manchester side have lost on their last four top-flight visits there. Reigning Absa Premiership champions, Mamelodi Sundowns host rivals, SuperSport United at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Wednesday evening, December 3. The Brazilians are winless in four league matches and will be hoping to get a win when the two sides collide in the titanic Tshwane Derby. Newly-crowned Telkom Knockout champions, Matsatsantsa a Pitori, had not had the best of runs against their neighbours, with their last league meeting at the end of last season ending in favour of Pitso Mosimane's side in a 3-0 drubbing. Bidvest Wits host run-away league leaders, Kaizer Chiefs, at the Bidvest Wits Stadium on Wednesday, December 3. The Clever Boys could be on course to end the Amakhosi's unbeaten run that has seen them top of the league standings and yet to lose a single game since the 2014/15 league campaign commenced. If you are a betting person, here are tips ahead of the fixtures brought to you by Soccer 6 and former PSL defender, Warren Bishop. For more info on this and other fixtures, go to the Soccer 6 website here or the Soccer 6 mobi-site here! ARSENAL V SOUTHAMPTON League position: Arsenal 6th and Southampton 3rd Useful facts: Arsenal are still a shambles defensively, however they did get a decent away win in their last match against West Bromwich Albion. It took mad goal-line scrambles and desperate last ditch tackles to get a clean sheet away from home. It appears composure and defending with a bit of organisation are not in Arsene Wenger's coaching manual. High flying Southampton might fancy their chances of springing a shock at the Emirates. Then again, the Saints loss to Manchester City in their last match could be a sign that their title ambitions could come crashing to a halt like a Formula One car shunting into a wall at 300 miles an hour. Warren Bishop: Sho, I'd say it's going to be a draw. Arsenal are just so unpredictable, you know. CHELSEA V TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR League table: Chelsea 1st and Spurs 7th Useful facts: As much as some try to give Jose Mourinho a bit of credit, Chelsea often play football like a bulldozer tearing down a rickety old house. His style of play is so regimented and efficient you might as well be watching a dissection of a mouse in a laboratory. In other words, when it comes to playing with freedom and beauty, his teams don't do it. Then again, Spurs are about as organised as the London Underground during rush hour, and at the moment the Lilywhites seem a little bit all over the place. The Blues will be favourites at home. Warren Bishop: Definitely a win for Chelsea. Spurs are too inconsistent. SUNDERLAND V MANCHESTER CITY League table: Sunderland 13th and City 2nd Useful facts: Park-the-bus specialists, Sunderland, have become adept at utterly frustrating the big teams in recent times. Quite why anyone would want to pay all those Pounds to watch organised boredom is open to debate. They have a slow and ponderous team with an almost unbelievable lack of quality. A good example of this is that their striker, Jozy Altidore, has scored one league goal in close to 40 starts. A resurgent Man City will have to batter down the door at the Stadium of Light. Warren Bishop: Manchester City are too strong and will win. MAMELODI SUNDOWNS V SUPERSPORT UNITED League table: Downs 7th and United 10th Useful facts: When Sundowns look up, they see the rear-end of Kaizer Chiefs ahead of them. The Amakhosi hold a big lead and the Brazilians need to find a way to catch Stuart Baxter's juggernaut. However, Gordon Igesund is proving to be something of a 'Saint and a Messiah' with Matsatsantsa, and their recent Telkom Cup victory is a sign of improving fortunes in Pretoria. This could be a cracking game between two big teams. Warren Bishop: SuperSport won the cup recently. With Sundowns, you don't know what you're going to get. I'll say a draw. BIDVEST WITS V KAIZER CHIEFS League table: Wits 3rd and Chiefs 1st Useful facts: Wits don't necessarily get the pulses racing with their 'kick down the door and go in throwing punches' approach. Yet, Gavin Hunt's style of play is proven to work and the Students are a force on the rise in Mzansi. Meanwhile, Chiefs' runaway train has shown signs of slowing due to cable theft. A recent couple of draws have placed the hungry cat amongst the oblivious pigeons at Naturena. This could be a clash in which Wits really fancy their chances. Warren Bishop: This will be a draw. Gavin is good at parking the bus against the big teams.
