Andrew McDermott
Max Verstappen could be crowned Formula One world champion on Sunday when the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix is held for the first time. There are just two races left in the F1 season and Lewis Hamilton will be desperate to ensure the title race goes down to the wire in Abu Dhabi next weekend.
The golfing year is almost over but there is one elite event left and we have studied the odds to choose our Hero World Challenge picks. There are only 20 players competing at the invitational event at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas, which offers $1million for the winner.
United have produced plenty of drama in the Champions League but now have the chance to qualify for the last 16 with a match to spare as they head to Spain. Victory over Villarreal would see them reach the knockout stage and a draw will be enough if the other match in the group is also a stalemate.
Chelsea only need a point to reach the last 16 of the Champions League but will hope for more when they host Juventus. The Italian side are already guaranteed a place in the knockout stage and that can play into the hands of the Londoners.
The end-of-season ATP Finals tournament concludes on Sunday as Alexander Zverev meets Daniil Medvedev in the final in Turin. The showpiece event brought together the top eight players in the world rankings to compete in a round-robin format and now there are two men left standing.
We’re continuing our regular Serie A predictions with a 9.64 Sunday treble from the 13th round of fixtures in Italy’s top division. Don’t forget to check out bwin’s Enhanced Accas page for daily price boosts on multiple bets featuring teams from all over Europe.
Steven Gerrard is back in the Premier League but Brighton could make it a tricky return to England for the former Liverpool captain. Gerrard has been appointed as Villa’s new head coach in place of Dean Smith, who was sacked following a run of five successive defeats.
West Ham spent the international break flying high in third in the Premier League and victory at Wolves would be further proof they are genuine top-four challengers. Wolves are also in fine form, with both teams picking up 16 points from their last eight matches, so this is a tough test for the Hammers.
Arsenal have made the most of a favourable run of fixtures to climb the Premier League table but faces a much tougher test at Anfield on Saturday evening. The Gunners have won six matches during an eight-game unbeaten run and are up to fifth but they did not face a top-six team in that time.
There have already been five managerial changes in the Premier League this season but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer survived the international break and now takes his Manchester United team to struggling Watford. United have only won one of their last six games but are still firm favourites to get the better of Watford.
We’ve got five Premier League predictions from Saturday’s top-flight fixtures and are hoping to land a 26.94 acca if they all come in. Don’t forget to watch out for bwin’s Enhanced Accas, with price boosts provided on popular combinations from around the world.
Burnley picked up an unexpected point at Chelsea before the international break and will look to build on that at home to Crystal Palace. We’re not reading too much into that result, though, given how dominant Chelsea were and 10th-placed Palace have been much more impressive this season.
Chelsea dropped points at home prior to the international break and the Premier League leaders have had a frustrating wait to make amends. Burnley became the first team other than title contenders Liverpool and Manchester City to take points off Chelsea this season with a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Newcastle cannot just wait until January signings arrive to step up their relegation fight and new manager Eddie Howe will be desperate to make a winning start at St James’ Park. His first three home matches in charge are against fellow strugglers Brentford, Norwich and Burnley so Howe has an early chance to get the Toon Army onside.