Premier League Accumulator 1st January

Premier League Fivefold for 1st January: 8/1

Tottenham v Reading: Verdict - Tottenham
Swansea v Aston Villa: Verdict - Swansea
Chelsea v QPR: Verdict - Chelsea
Southampton v Arsenal: Verdict - Arsenal
West Brom v Fulham: Verdict: West Brom

December has been an odd month results wise for us.  We started the month with a handsome 12/1 treble and then managed to make only the tiniest of returns on a couple of patent backings after that.  Theo Walcott and Chris Brunt as anytime scorers in the Christmas period managed to keep us in profit - but the safest looking backings this month we're halted in their tracks by results such as Liverpool's defeat at the hands of Aston Villa.
           Hopefully we can get off with a good start to January and 2013 with this fivefold.
           Arsenal managed to put six past Southampton at the Emirates and have won their last four games - so they seem like a safe backing to start the New Year off - although most of Southampton's memorable moments this season have been celebrated at home.
           You'll have to set your time-machine to 2006 to revisit the match won by Reading over Tottenham - which is why we think Spurs is a safe call this weekend.
           Fulham last won a league match at the Hawthorns over a decade ago and have never won a Premiership fixture there.  Recent poor form could lead you to suspect a bouncing back from Martin Jol's side, but we expect West Brom to be the stronger outfit in this fixture.  This is the toughest backing of our line-up, and if you're feeling weary of their backing at evens feel free to substitute them for one of the Manchester teams.
          The last addition to our line-up for this week is Chelsea - who have shown a new found strength at home under Rafael Benitez.  The last time these two clubs met at Stamford Bridge Chelsea were by far the stronger team and Fernando Torres, at that time struggling to regain any sort of form, was able to bag a comfortable hat-trick.  Expect Chelsea to breeze past QPR, aimiung to close distance on the league leaders.
          The more conservative amongst you may wish to opt for the six-way backing giving you the fivefold and any combination of four to be on the safer side, should one team cause an upset.
          A Happy New Year to all our regular visitors and twitter followers at @tfpredictions - enjoy this week's Premier League list!