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West Ham or draw double chance vs Chelsea
Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event, 8pm Monday
2pts 11-5 Betfair, Paddy Power
Coventry to beat Swansea
3pm Saturday
1pt 7-4 Hills
Inter to beat Milan
TNT Sports 3, 5pm Sunday
3pts 19-20 Coral, Ladbrokes
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Chelsea vs West Ham
Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event, 8pm Monday
Graham Potter was sacked by Chelsea after only 31 matches in charge so he will be eager to make a point on his return to Stamford Bridge as West Ham boss on Monday.
The Hammers were finishing strongly in last weekend's 1-1 draw at Aston Villa, where Lucas Paqueta had an injury-time effort ruled out for offside.
Chelsea, in contrast, started well at Manchester City, taking a third-minute lead after an error from City debutant Abdukodir Khusanov, before slipping to a 3-1 defeat at the Etihad Stadium.
That extended the Blues' lean run in the Premier League to one win in seven games, which includes draws with Everton, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth and surprise defeats against Fulham and Ipswich.
Enzo Maresca's men are worth opposing against a Hammers side who could be bolstered by the returns of Jarrod Bowen, Crysencio Summerville and Dinos Mavropanos.
Attacking injuries have hampered Potter in the early stages of his career at West Ham, who led Villa 1-0 for more than an hour in the 2-1 FA Cup defeat on January 10.
They beat Fulham 3-2 despite having only four shots on target and lost 2-0 to Palace, failing to test Eagles keeper Dean Henderson, but Chelsea's patchy form suggests West Ham can avoid defeat on their trip across London.

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Swansea vs Coventry
3pm Saturday
Another former Chelsea manager who may enjoy a positive result this weekend is Frank Lampard, whose Coventry side are bidding for a fourth straight win in the Championship.
The Sky Blues travel to Swansea, who are missing suspended centre-back Harry Darling, buoyed by victories over Bristol City, Blackburn and Watford.
All three of those teams start this round of fixtures in the top ten, while Swansea are closer to the relegation zone than the playoff places after taking one point from their last five games.
That sequence includes heavy defeats to Portsmouth (4-0), Cardiff (3-0) and Norwich, who thrashed Luke Williams' side 5-1 at Carrow Road last time out.
The Swans' only point from their last five was secured by Joe Allen's 92nd-minute equaliser against West Brom and they could struggle to burst Cov's bubble on Saturday.

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Milan vs Inter
TNT Sports 3, 5pm Sunday
Milan missed out on a bye to the Champions League round of 16, suffering a shock 2-1 defeat at Dinamo Zagreb after Yunus Musah's 39th-minute dismissal, and the Rossoneri could be outclassed by derby rivals Inter on Sunday.
Dropping out of the top eight was a blow for a Milan side who started matchday eight in sixth place while Inter's 3-0 home win over ten-man Monaco meant they finished fourth.
The Nerazzurri are also in ominous form in Serie A, winning eight of their last nine games and scoring 29 goals during that run, and they can avenge September's 2-1 derby loss to Milan – their only league defeat of the season.
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Everton
Leicester upset troubled Tottenham last time out but the Foxes had lost their previous seven Premier League matches and face a much-improved Toffees side
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Mansfield
The Stags have lost their last four matches in all competitions and look too short for their League One trip to bottom club Shrewsbury, who shocked Wrexham in their last home game
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Everton 4-5, Inter 10-11, Atletico Madrid 4-9, Bayer Leverkusen 1-4. £1 accumulator returns £6.19 with bet365.
Both teams to score
Games at Barnsley 4-5, Crawley 17-20, Marseille 11-20. £1 accumulator returns £5.16 with Hills.
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