Crystal Palace v Chelsea
Premier League – 12.00 pm
Sky Sports
The Eagles found the blue wall of Cardiff too strong to break down at Selhurst Park on Boxing Day. They had to settle for a 0-0 draw. But that extended some good home form that the Eagles have put together lately. They are now unbeaten in three at Selhurst Park (W2 D1). So they have been scraping together points to get them away from the drop zone. Palace haven’t conceded in any of their last three home either.
So will Chelsea be able to break them? The Blues have had some indifferent form of late but have won their last two on the road. Those were back to back 2-1 successes over Brighton and Watford. They don’t have a clean sheet in four on the road though so will Palace be able to crack them? Chelsea start as 8/11 favourites at Selhurst Park with the leading bookmakers, leaving Palace out at 17/4 odds.
Southampton v Man City
Premier League – 2.15 pm
Sky Sports
Like most people, I can’t wait to see how Manchester City fare next. All of a sudden their season has fallen to ruin with three defeats in their last four games. There have been some poor defensive displays from them which has proved costly in losses against Chelsea, Crystal Palace and then at Leicester on Boxing Day. Can Pep Guardiola work his magic and get the Citizens back into the title race? I get the feeling that City will turn on the fireworks once again very soon and destroy an opponent.
This trip to Southampton will heap pressure on them though, as City have lost their last two on the road. Southampton lost at St Mary’s against West Ham on Thursday. They have only collected the one home win all season long in the EPL but that was against Arsenal back in mid-December. So that proved that they are capable of pulling off a shock. They are 10/1 underdogs to pull off an ever bigger shock than that win over Arsenal. In doing so they would further dent Manchester City’s season. Which way will this go?
Bath v Leicester
Premiership Rugby – 3.00 pm
BT Sport
Bath haven’t been showing bad form at all lately with three wins in their last four Premiership games. The only blot on that copybook of recent form was a defeat at bottom side Newcastle back towards the end of November. Bath are favourites at 2/5 with the top bookmakers to get the home win at the Recreation ground on Sunday. Bath are on 23 points in the table which is level with their weekend opponents, Leicester.
The Tigers got a much-needed win over Harlequins last weekend. That was a boost for them as they were on a three-match losing streak before that. Their away form isn’t great with a five-match losing run on the road in all competitions. But they did get a win over Bath back in April in the Premiership. The margins may be very fine in this contest down in the south-west and a Bath -6 handicap is a general 10/11 price with the top bookmakers.
Jacksonville @ Houston
NFL – 5.00 pm
Sky Sports
If you are looking to take a dip into the NFL for Sunday night, wrapping up warm on a chilly winter’s night with a nice hot cocoa, then Sky are bringing live action from Texas as Houston face up to Jacksonville. The Jacksonville Jaguars are the top running team in the NFL this season but their lack of overall scoring power has been hurting them badly this season.
They are sat bottom of the AFC South and they take on the division leaders in the Texans on the weekend. The Texans have already clinched a playoff berth for the post-season. But despite such a strong season behind them, they did lose last time out against Philadelphia. They are favourites on home soil to the tune of 4/11 with the leading bookmakers. Can the Jaguars get some revenge for a 20-7 home loss against the Texans earlier this season?
