Three value picks in the Premier League outright markets

International break is chance to consider

The Premier League is taking a back seat while international sides make their last efforts to bag a spot in next summer’s World Cup.

But they’re seven games in to the 2017-18 domestic campaign and plenty of patterns have started to emerge.

It appears that both Manchester teams are set to run away with it, with Chelsea perhaps the only side capable of getting anywhere near them.

Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal will battle for fourth, leaving the rest scrapping for the mid-table placings.

But that doesn’t mean there isn’t still value to be had.

Here are three selections worth thinking about before domestic duty resumes next weekend…

Top at Christmas – Man City @ 8/15

There’s nothing to choose between the Red and Blue halves of Manchester, but the fixture list will have a major say in the opening half of the campaign.

Over the next six weeks, Jose Mourinho must take his men on away trips to Anfield, Stamford Bridge and the Emirates. A home tie with Spurs also awaits.

Contrast that with Pep Guardiola’s Citizens, whose only top-six opponent in that spell is a home game with Arsenal.

United could recoup ground with a win at Old Trafford in the Manchester derby on December 9, but it’s quite likely that City will be too far ahead by that point. 

Betting without the top six – Watford @ 9/1

Behind the top six, this season’s battle is already shaping up to be fierce. A fine P7 awaits, but who will it be?