Stoke won 1-0 against Sunderland on Wednesday, courtesy of another Rory Delap long-throw nodded in by Ricardo Fuller, making it two wins in a row at home for the Premiership newcomers; they have 3 wins out of 5 at the Britannia in the league so far with wins against Spurs (2-1) and Villa (3-2).

Arsenal are an average of $1.42 to win, but they threw away the win at home to North London rivals Spurs (4-4) in a thrilling game midweek, with two late goals for the visitors; there were rumours of dressing room unrest following that game, and the indiscipline which may have cost them the title last season may be re-surfacing.

Arsenal, too were not brilliant away from home last season, and in their last 24 away games, they have only kept the clean sheet 6 times; with a 0-1 loss at Fulham and a 1-1 draw at Sunderland (that was very nearly a loss if not for Fabregas’ injury time goal), they have shown that they do not enjoy travelling to the unfancied sides so far this season.

Match Betting Previews 1-3 November 2008 >>> Premiership: Chelsea v Sunderland - Everton v Fulham - Man United v Hull - Middlesbrough v West Ham - Portsmouth v Wigan - Stoke v Arsenal - Spurs v Liverpool - WBA v Blackburn - Bolton v Man City - Newcastle v Aston Villa Championship: Cardiff v Wolves La Liga: Malaga v Barcelona - Valencia v Racing - Almeria v Real Madrid Serie A: Juventus v AS Roma - Reggina v Inter - Milan v Napoli Ligue 1: Nancy v Bordeaux - Lyon v Le Mans Bundesliga: Werder v Hertha - Bayern v Arminia

It may be asking too much for Stoke to gain points out of this game, though (and the $2.80 for the double chance doesn’t seem worth it), but they can cause some problems for Wenger’s side; considering that Arsenal have conceded first in 4 of their last 6 league games, it may be worth going for a small stake on Stoke to score first at $3.75 from Bet365.

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Bet: Stoke to score first goal Odds: $3.75 Stake: 2.5pts Bookies: Bet365

Match Betting Previews 1-3 November 2008 >>> Premiership: Chelsea v Sunderland - Everton v Fulham - Man United v Hull - Middlesbrough v West Ham - Portsmouth v Wigan - Stoke v Arsenal - Spurs v Liverpool - WBA v Blackburn - Bolton v Man City - Newcastle v Aston Villa Championship: Cardiff v Wolves La Liga: Malaga v Barcelona - Valencia v Racing - Almeria v Real Madrid Serie A: Juventus v AS Roma - Reggina v Inter - Milan v Napoli Ligue 1: Nancy v Bordeaux - Lyon v Le Mans Bundesliga: Werder v Hertha - Bayern v Arminia