Premier League Best Bets - April 18/19

Brighton have been outstanding this season, with the 46 points they have picked up enough to see the side move up to ninth, six short of Liverpool and fifth place. Heading into their game with Spurs, Brighton have won five of their last six, only losing to Arsenal in this time. Wins over other relegation threatened sides like Nottingham Forest and Brighton in this run shows Brighton are not one to take an opponent lightly, and I back them to add to Tottenham's woes with another victory. 

City are unbeaten in their last nine in the league, winning six times and drawing three matches. Their 3-0 win over Chelsea in their last match saw City impress in the second-half, while they boast 11 wins in 15 at home, only losing once and drawing the other three. They also possess a morale-boosting 2-0 win over Arsenal in the EFL Cup final back in March, with City denying Arsenal any hopes of securing the quadruple. Victory in this one will see City move to within three points of Arsenal with a game in hand, and I back them to hand the Gunners a second league defeat in as many games. 

Arsenal looked incredibly nervous in their clash with Bournemouth last week as they slipped to a 2-1 defeat in what may yet prove a defining moment in the title race. Incredibly, Arsenal have now lost three of their last five in all competitions. While they did beat Sporting 1-0 in Portugal in the first-leg of their Champions League quarter-final, they were then held in an uninspiring performance against the Portuguese side at the Emirates in midweek. While the Gunners avoided defeat in the week, their Wednesday night game will have been energy sapping, and their performance did little to suggest that they will hand City a first league defeat since January 17.