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Calvert-Lewin has already scored two goals for Leeds this season, most recently netting against Chelsea in the EFL Cup during the week. 

He scored 14 goals across 30 starts in the Premier League last season, taking 74 shots across these games (2.44 per 90). 

The way that Leeds set up really suits him, the wingbacks always look to pick him out and he’s such a threat in the air with three of his goals coming from headers last year.

Calvert-Lewin scored against Newcastle when the sides last met, with that goal coming from the penalty spot which is a duty that can aid the striker when it comes to finding the target.

Wissa looks like he’s back to the player that we saw at Brentford having really impressed in Newcastle’s opening three Premier League matches, registering two goal contributions and taking six shots across these games (2.07 per 90).

He has shown promise with working alongside Will Osula, who unfortunately has picked up an injury, but can strike up a similar partnership with Fernandez-Pardo who has looked impressive in the brief spells of action we’ve seen from the Belgian.

Wissa came off the bench to have two efforts when these sides last met. His confidence and form at the start of the season should see him have a few chances in front of goal again, with Newcastle looking quite bright in forward areas under Mathias Jassile so far.

Calvert-Lewin is really good at holding up the ball, it’s one of the main reasons as to why he’s such an effective striker when he manages to stay fit but it does lead to him contesting a high number of duels in every game.

Calvert-Lewin has committed seven fouls across his three starts already in the Premier League, working out to an average of 2.49 fouls committed per 90. He’ll be in quite a physical battle here against Malick Thiaw and Sven Botman, who won’t shy away from the challenge of managing the forward.

Calvert-Lewin committed four fouls when these sides last met, also picking up a yellow card on that occasion.

Anton Stach is one of the most underrated players in the Premier League and is at a good price to win a foul here having already drawn seven fouls across his opening three games of the campaign (2.33 per 90).

Stach won 24 fouls across his 28 starts in the Premier League last season (0.91 per 90), so this increase we’ve seen may just be a slight anomaly given the small sample size -  but Stach has been playing slightly higher up this season, which is what I think has contributed to this rise.

Stach will be pitted directly up against Nico Gonzalez in this more advanced role, who has committed eight fouls across just two starts for Newcastle in the Premier League this season (4.86 per 90). 

I like what I've seen from both sides in the early stages of the season with both yet to face defeat and having the same record from their opening three games.

Leeds have seen BTTS in each of their last three matches, with their most recent assignment producing nine goals as they fell to a 6-3 defeat at Chelsea. 

What was notable about that game was how willing Farke’s side were to take risks and send men forward, perhaps indicating a slight shift in the mentality of this Leeds side having avoided the drop last year.

Newcastle also look like they’ll be a really entertaing watch under Mathias Jassile, who has impressed with his demeanour and passion since arriving. They’ve seen BTTS in three of their last five matches, and have seen two 2-2 draws in the Premier League already.

Daniel Farke’s side have avoided defeat in all three of their Premier League matches this season, only conceding two goals. 

They’ve only lost one of their last 12 Premier League matches and are one of the few sides in the division to have quite a bit of continuity from last season, keeping Daniel Farke and improving the squad in his 3-4-3 system.

Leeds were a hard side to beat at Elland Road last year, losing just five of their 19 games. 

Newcastle’s early form has also been quite positive, but their underlying numbers suggest that they’ve been a bit lucky so far - only Hull (-12) have a bigger positional difference based on their xG than Newcastle (-11).

Newcastle’s away form was also a real weakness last year, they only won four of their 19 matches on the road with 65% of their total points coming from their games at St James’ Park.

This is a really nice price for Betis to avoid defeat against Villarreal on Monday night, the home side are yet to win a game this season having drawn two and lost two of their opening four matches.

Villarreal have conceded eight goals across these games, notably conceding 2+ goals against two newly promoted sides already - suggesting that there are real defensive issues for Villarreal in the early stages of the season which can be exploited by Betis’ frontline.

Betis have only lost one of their last five matches, winning the other four games. They avoided defeat in both head to head meetings with Villarreal last season, earning a point through a 2-2 draw in this fixture last season. 

I like what I've seen from both sides in the early stages of the season with both yet to face defeat and having the same record from their opening three games.

Leeds have seen BTTS in each of their last three matches, with their most recent assignment producing nine goals as they fell to a 6-3 defeat at Chelsea. 

What was notable about that game was how willing Farke’s side were to take risks and send men forward, perhaps indicating a slight shift in the mentality of this Leeds side having avoided the drop last year.

Newcastle also look like they’ll be a really entertaing watch under Mathias Jassile, who has impressed with his demeanour and passion since arriving. They’ve seen BTTS in three of their last five matches, and have seen two 2-2 draws in the Premier League already.

Both of these sides have had decent starts to the season and sit just two points apart in the league table. Each of the last two head to head meetings, taking place in April and May, have seen BTTS with Brondby emerging as 3-2 winners in the most recent meeting.

Brondby have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last four matches, seeing BTTS in three of these games. Midtjylland have seen BTTS in three of their last five matches across all competitions, they’re yet to lose a game but have conceded seven goals across their seven matches so far.

Villarreal have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last six matches, seeing BTTS in five of these matches. They’re yet to win a game in LaLiga this term, dropping points to two newly promoted sides already.

Betis saw BTTS in their Champions League clash against Lille during the week, emerging as 3-2 winners on the road against the French side. They’ve won three of their opening four matches, but are usually a much stronger side when playing in front of their own fans.

This fixture produced four goals last year as Villarreal were held to a 2-2 draw by Betis. Five of the last six head to head meetings between the sides have seen BTTS, and the early defensive issues of the home side make goals likely at both ends again here.

This is a really nice price for Gudmundsson to win 2+ fouls against Newcastle on Monday night. This selection was as short as 1.3 at times last season, so 1.90 is an attractive price and one we may not get again.

Gudmundsson has started one game in the Premier League so far this season and was fouled twice in that game as Leeds drew 1-1 with Brighton a few weeks ago. His role as a left wingback allows him to push forward, often giving Gudmundsson multiple opponents.

Gudmundsson won 56 fouls across his 31 starts in the Premier League last season (1.91 per 90), also averaging 2.12 fouls won per 90 during his final season in Ligue 1 with Lille - so this is a consistent part of his game over recent seasons.

His direct opponent here is likely to be Amar Dedic, who has committed six fouls across his three games in the Premier League so far (2.00 per 90) and may struggle with the intensity and running power of Leeds’ left wingback.

Harvey Barnes has an opportunity to be a regular starter for Newcastle this season which isn’t something he’s had often throughout his career, usually playing as a backup to Anthony Gordon since joining the club.

He’s already shown the quality he has with a brilliant goal against Bournemouth to get Newcastle back into the game and has looked bright in the other games too, having four shots and carrying two chances in total across his three starts.

Newcastle have scored 2+ goals in all three of their Premier League games under Mathias Jaissle so far, and they are likely to offer a threat in transition against Leeds here with Barnes notably netting a brace when these sides last met. 

Ethan Ampadu picked up more cards than any other Leeds player in the Premier League last season (10) and this game is a good opportunity for him to collect his first caution of this campaign against Newcastle’s midfield trio.

Ampadu collected a yellow card in the most recent head to head meeting between these sides, committing four fouls on that occasion as Leeds fell to a 4-3 defeat at St James’ Park. His battle against Nico Gonzalez looks interesting here, the Newcastle midfielder has won three fouls across his two starts in the Premier League so far.

Nico Gonzalez has looked impressive in the middle of the park for Newcastle so far this season, but he’s also had a lot of work to get through which has seen him commit eight fouls across just two starts, also picking up a yellow card against Tottenham.

I think we’ll see him tasked with a similar level of defensive work here against a Leeds side who have enough quality to compete in the midfield battle. Gonzalez will have to keep an eye on Anton Stach, who has won seven fouls across his three starts in the Premier League so far this term.

Gonzalez collected six yellow cards across 17 starts in the Premier League last season, so he’s a player that is usually in the sight of the referee and his challenge looks tough here against a Leeds side who usually are quite dominant at Elland Road. 

Leeds are a really hard side to beat at Elland Road, only five sides visited the stadium and left with three points last year with Daniel Farke's side netting 29 goals across their 19 matches in front of their own supporters.

Leeds have avoided defeat in all three of their league matches so far this season, and also took the lead against Chelsea in the EFL Cup during the week which was a loss that looks bad on paper - but wasn't as extreme as the scoreline suggests.

There is real value with this boost on William Hill, the same bet is as short as 1.4 with other leading bookmakers.

Hatamoto also carries a Racing Rating of 9.6 and there is a case to be made for the horse given that it is a horse still ahead of the handicapper. He has won three times this season, once at Beverley and twice here at Thirsk, and the assessor has raised him only 8lb for the lot. Three wins for eight pounds is the kind of ratio that keeps a progressive three-year-old competitive.

He is also a confirmed front-runner, and all three of those victories came by making all. Tim Easterby's gelding knows this track better than most in the line-up: Timeform describe him as a dual course-and-distance winner here over the summer.

Last time out he ran at Redcar just five days ago and finished fourth of fifteen, which flatters to deceive as a bare result. David Allan found himself racing on the wrong side of the track that day; Hatamoto was still the first horse home in his own group. Read properly, it's a better run than the finishing position suggests, and a smaller field today removes the track-bias problem entirely.

You Be Lucky Jean carries a Racing Rating of 9.6 level with William Yeats later on the card, and the joint-strongest figure at the meeting on these numbers.

She won on Kelso's ladies' day in May at 4/1, beating the 4/7 favourite Boy Aaron by a length and a quarter, then followed up on 28 August by taking the mares' bumper right here at Sedgefield. Two starts, two wins, one of them at today's track, for a four-year-old with only three runs to her name, that is a very tidy record.

Two practical edges stand out. First, she is race-fit and freshly tuned up, coming here just 17 days after that Sedgefield win, while the favourite Tralee Girl returns from a 161-day absence and was beaten at 1/4 on her last outing in April. Second, Sean Quinlan retains the ride - the same partnership that landed the Kelso win, and continuity matters on a tight, undulating track where getting position early is everything.

She has also already proved she handles this circuit, and that counts for more than usual at Sedgefield.

William Yeats posts a Racing Rating of 9.6, the strongest figure of any horse today and a number that marks him out as one of the most solidly rated runners on the Sedgefield card.

The core of the case is course form, and it's about as good as it gets. He has run four times at Sedgefield and hit the frame on every single occasion: second in a bumper here last October, then a wide-margin bumper win over the same trip in November, third on his handicap debut in April, and a win in a 2m 3f 188y handicap hurdle on 28 August, seeing off Jennie Candlish's Aimeric. Four runs, two wins, two placings, no blanks. Sedgefield is a tight, undulating, left-handed track where a good early position counts for a lot, and this horse plainly knows his way round it.

That August win is the key run. He'd been off the track for roughly four and a half months and was stepping up markedly in trip which is often a recipe for a below-par reappearance, and he won anyway. Fresh, over a longer distance, at a track he loves.

He returns today under a 6lb penalty for that success, which is why he shoulders 11st 13lb. Jonathan England takes the ride for Sam England, and the yard is in good order at this track: Spot On Soph won the mares' handicap hurdle here just five days ago on 9 September.

It’s really hard to look past Arsenal in any game at the moment, Mikel Arteta’s side look unstoppable and are by far the most complete side in the Premier League.

This competition is likely to mean very little to Ipswich, with Gary O’Neil likely to prioritise the Premier League following a decent start to the campaign for the newly promoted side. For this reason, I wouldn’t be surprised to see O’Neil rotate for this game which would give Arsenal even more of an advantage.

Arsenal have real depth now, so even if they do rotate with a trip to Brighton to come - it’s likely that even their second string options have enough quality to come out on top here.

Arsenal have won all six of their matches so far this season, winning five of these games to nil. It’s clear that they’re the best side in the country right now, making this an uphill battle for Ipswich.

Tottenham were a really good team to back for corners last season, and they’ve started this season in a similar style - seeing more match corners than any other side in the league across the opening four matches (12.25 per game).

Tottenham have won more corners than any other side in the Premier League (6.75 per game), but the 5.50 corners per game they’re conceding is also one of the highest tallies in the division, which sums up Tottenham quite well at the moment. They struggle to control games, often allowing the opposition to get in decent attacking positions.

Liverpool have seen an average of 9.0 corners per game across their opening four games of the season. Tottenham’s tendency for a slightly higher corner count should see Liverpool’s tally of 4.25 corners per game rise slightly to cover the line we require.

Both of these sides will be relieved to get away from league duties for a bit following a poor start to the campaign from both teams.

Peterborough have only managed to win two of their seven matches this season, though one of these wins did come in the form of a 5-1 win over Watford in the EFL Cup. They’ve seen BTTS in each of their last two matches, only keeping two clean sheets all campaign.

Barnsley have seen BTTS in four of their last five matches, coming into this game having conceded three goals without reply on the road against Plymouth. They ran out 2-1 winners when the sides met back in February, with that clash seeing both sides post a healthy xG (1.11-2.28).

I’ve been keen to go against Fulham quite often already this season, I really don’t rate the direction they’ve taken with Alvaro Arbeloa as head coach and have long felt as though the club were over reliant on Marco Silva, who departed to join Benfica during the summer.

There’s already been some infighting amongst the Fulham camp with rumours of some players not gelling well with the new coaching staff. This is reflected in Fulham’s early record in the Premier League, they’ve lost three of their opening four games, conceding 3+ goals in two of these defeats.

By contrast, West Ham have adapted well to the Championship - most recently running out 6-0 winners over Wrexham, which is a result that will give them lots of confidence ahead of this clash. They have plenty of Premier League quality within their ranks, namely Jarrod Bowen who has already recorded 10 goal contributions this term.

Barcola is still settling into his role in a Liverpool shirt but has shown some small signs that he will be a very dangerous player for Andoni Iraola. He had three shots against Atletico Madrid last week, seeing two of these efforts find the target.

He didn’t get as many chances in front of goal against Fulham, taking one shot in Liverpool’s 0-0 draw with Alvaro Arbeloa’s side, but I think he’ll get more opportunities here against a Tottenham side who really don’t like visiting Anfield having failed to win any of their last 17 trips to the ground.

Barcola scored 11 goals across 21 starts in Ligue 1 for PSG last season, taking 67 shots across these games (3.45 per 90) and seeing 31 of these efforts find the target (1.59 per 90). 

It’s been quite a tough start to life at Tottenham for Sandro Tonali who looks to be part of quite an unbalanced Tottenham side that is still searching for a clear style of play under Roberto De Zerbi.

Tonali has been fouled four times across his four starts in the Premier League this season (1.04 per 90), having averaged 1.49 fouls won per 90 for Newcastle last term. Despite his struggles in the early stages of his Tottenham career, winning fouls remains a strong part of his game and can come to the fore against Liverpool’s intense press.

Andoni Iraola wants his side to press quite high up the pitch and create as many high turnovers as possible, making Tonali an obvious target to be fouled. Only four sides have committed more fouls than Liverpool in the Premier League so far this term (13.0 per game).

Szoboszlai has been playing in a slightly deeper role this season as Andoni Iraola attempts to find the right balance in Liverpool’s midfield. 

He’s committed eight fouls across just four starts in the Premier League this term (2.00 per 90) and is the perfect player for Iraola’s style of play - with endless energy that allows him to contest multiple duels during matches.

He’ll be up against Sandro Tonali in what should be an intriguing midfield matchup. Tonali has won four fouls across four starts in the Premier League this season, and I expect Tottenham to try and target Szoboszlai in midfield as he can be a bit careless with his defensive positioning at times. 

Tottenham were a really good team to back for corners last season, and they’ve started this season in a similar style - seeing more match corners than any other side in the league across the opening four matches (12.25 per game).

Tottenham have won more corners than any other side in the Premier League (6.75 per game), but the 5.50 corners per game they’re conceding is also one of the highest tallies in the division, which sums up Tottenham quite well at the moment. They struggle to control games, often allowing the opposition to get in decent attacking positions.

Liverpool have seen an average of 9.0 corners per game across their opening four games of the season. Tottenham’s tendency for a slightly higher corner count should see Liverpool’s tally of 4.25 corners per game rise slightly to cover the line we require.

Tottenham have failed to win any of their last 17 visits to Anfield, with their last victory coming all the way back in 2011.

It’s hard to see how this Tottenham side will be the outfit to break that record seeing as Roberto De Zerbi’s side are yet to score a goal in the Premier League and look to be struggling with infighting following some ugly scenes after they failed to beat Everton last time out.

Liverpool have their own issues as they adapt to the style of Andoni Iraola, but they have avoided defeat in all five of their matches this season - including registering a win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. 

It’s really hard to look past Arsenal in any game at the moment, Mikel Arteta’s side look unstoppable and are by far the most complete side in the Premier League.

This competition is likely to mean very little to Ipswich, with Gary O’Neil likely to prioritise the Premier League following a decent start to the campaign for the newly promoted side. For this reason, I wouldn’t be surprised to see O’Neil rotate for this game which would give Arsenal even more of an advantage.

Arsenal have real depth now, so even if they do rotate with a trip to Brighton to come - it’s likely that even their second string options have enough quality to come out on top here.

Arsenal have won all six of their matches so far this season, winning five of these games to nil. It’s clear that they’re the best side in the country right now, making this an uphill battle for Ipswich.

Both of these sides will be relieved to get away from league duties for a bit following a poor start to the campaign from both teams.

Peterborough have only managed to win two of their seven matches this season, though one of these wins did come in the form of a 5-1 win over Watford in the EFL Cup. They’ve seen BTTS in each of their last two matches, only keeping two clean sheets all campaign.

Barnsley have seen BTTS in four of their last five matches, coming into this game having conceded three goals without reply on the road against Plymouth. They ran out 2-1 winners when the sides met back in February, with that clash seeing both sides post a healthy xG (1.11-2.28).