The Premier League provides plenty of betting opportunities on Saturday as this weekend's gameweek marks the end of a hectic two-month period for the Premier League clubs.
Liverpool took a nine-point lead into December and, although their lead is currently down to six, the Reds have a game in hand on their title rivals.
Arne Slot's side are at home to relegation-threatened Ipswich, who lost 6-0 at home to Manchester City last Sunday, and all Anfield will be expecting another win.
Arsenal buckled under the pressure the table-toppers applied last Saturday, but the Gunners play at the same time as Liverpool this week as they travel to Molineux to face struggling Wolves.
Elsewhere, in-form Brighton take on tough-to-beat Everton, Newcastle seek a return to winning ways against Southampton and Bournemouth host Champions League-chasing Nottingham Forest in the 3pm games.
- BOURNEMOUTH TO BEAT NOTTINGHAM FOREST
- UNDER 2.5 GOALS IN BRIGHTON VS EVERTON
- LIVERPOOL TO WIN TO NIL VS IPSWICH
- NEWCASTLE TO COVER A -1 HANDICAP VS SOUTHAMPTON
- DECLAN RICE TO SCORE AT ANY TIME VS WOLVES
Bet On The Premier League
Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
An unbeaten 10-game sequence of six wins and four draws has taken Bournemouth to within three points of fourth place and they look capable of denting Forest's current formidable run.
The Cherries' 4-1 victory over Newcastle last weekend was up there with the best away displays in Premier League history as they mauled a Magpies side that had won nine games in a row.
The better the opponent, the better Bournemouth appear to play and they have now taken 12 points from their eight games against top-six teams.
Forest may have beaten Southampton 3-2 last weekend, but they were left hanging on against the basement dwellers and lost classy winger Callum Hudson-Odoi to injury.
Andoni Iraola's team appears fresher at the moment and they can get the better of Nuno Espirito Santo's slightly jaded side.
BOURNEMOUTH TO WIN
Brighton vs Everton
Brighton are favoured to follow up their superb 3-1 win at Old Trafford by taking another three points from a fallen North West giant.
But the Seagulls have failed to win their last four games at Amex Stadium, including against Southampton, in a trend that could cost them a spot in Europe if it is not rectified soon.
Everton have lost only three of their last eight away league games and confidence in the camp should have been boosted by the 3-2 home win over Tottenham last Sunday.
The Toffees tend to keep it tight on the road, with seven of those eight games featuring no more than two goals.
And with Brighton having not scored more than once in any of their last four at home, three of which finished with fewer than three goals, this match could be another low-scoring affair.
UNDER 2.5 GOALS
Liverpool vs Ipswich
The Reds are likely to go marching on without being given too much trouble by an Ipswich team that received their biggest hiding of the season by Manchester City last Sunday.
Sunday's 6-0 thrashing was the fifth time the Tractor Boys had conceded four or more goals this term and the ninth time they had failed to find the back of the net.
Only Everton have failed to score in more matches than Kieran McKenna's side and they will have little chance of breaching a Liverpool defence that looks rock solid any time Virgil van Dijk plays.
Slot's men have recorded only two shutouts in their last eight Premier League games, but this looks like a cracking opportunity for them to record back-to-back clean sheets.
Van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate's display against a potent Brentford side last week was impressive and they should be able to handle Liam Delap and co this weekend while Mohamed Salah takes care of business up front.
LIVERPOOL TO WIN TO NIL
Southampton vs Newcastle
Southampton are now eight points adrift from 19th-placed Leicester and on course to eclipse Derby County's Premier League low of 11 in the 2007-08 campaign.
It is highly unlikely that they can avoid a 19th defeat of the season at home to Newcastle, who will be desperate to make amends for their home hammering at the hands of Bournemouth.
Eddie Howe's team have won four of their last six Premier League away games and three of those were by margins of more than a goal.
Meanwhile, the Saints have suffered five straight top-flight defeats on home soil with a combined goal difference of 18-3 in their opponents' favour.
Therefore, Newcastle should be looking to boost their goal tally when they travel to St Mary's, where a comfortable win looks to be on the cards.
NEWCASTLE TO COVER A -1 HANDICAP
Wolves vs Arsenal
Declan Rice delivered when Arsenal needed him in midweek, setting the Gunners on the road to a 3-0 home Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb with a superb early goal.
The England midfielder was given plenty of license to get into the opposition box by Mikel Arteta and finished the game with four total shots and his highest expected goals number this season.
Rice could prove to be one of the Gunners' dangerman again when they travel to Molineux on Saturday.
Arteta's men will look to exploit one of their strong suits against Wolves, who have conceded more set-piece goals than any other team this season.
Rice's corner deliveries are among the best around, and if he can break into the box from open play, he should make a telling contribution in the game by way of a goal or an assist.
DECLAN RICE TO SCORE OR ASSIST AT ANY TIME
