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Viktor Gyokeres will soon be scoring in a regular basis for Arsenal (Picture: CameraSport via Getty Images) Arsenal fans are dreaming of winning the Premier League for the first time in 22 years after another wonderful weekend but could they actually do the double? No, not the lauded achievement of success in both the league and FA Cup in the same season, which they achieved in 1970/71, 1997/98 and in 2001/2002, or the lesser success of claiming the FA Cup and the League Cup in 1992/93. This could be much bigger with Gunners in with a realistic chance of winning both the title and the Champions League. Their superb summer business means they have the strength in depth to overcome the injuries, suspensions and loss of form which can cripple even the biggest clubs down the stretch and now all they require is the mental strength to avoid their annual collapse under pressure. Saturday teatime’s 1-0 win at Fulham has put the Gunners three points clear of Manchester City in second with defending champions Liverpool four behind in fourth following their 2-1 defeat at home to Manchester United. Arsenal are now odds-on favourites to win the title at no better than 5/6 with Betway while they are as short as 8/13 with BetVictor, and they head into this week’s Champions League group games riding on the crest of a wave like the best surfers enjoying the sun-kissed life in Hawaii. The foundations of their current success has been built on a rock-solid defence which has been breached just three times in eight league matches and not at all in European outings against Athletic Bilbao and Olympiakos and they now entertain Atletico Madrid managed by Diego Someone – generally heralded as the master at shutting out opponents. William Saliba is the cornerstone of a watertight Arsenal defence (Picture: Chelsea FC via Getty Images) However, while the Rojiblanco have scored in all 11 matches this season, Saturday’s 1-0 La Liga success at home to Osasuna was only the second time they have kept a clean sheet and Arsenal look a good thing to win outright at 8/13 with Betfred and Unibet while a 2-0 home win is 13/2 with Betfred and a victory to nil is 13/8 with StarSports and Bresbet. Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres has yet to hit top gear in a red and white shirt, having scored just three times since his big move from Sporting and he hasn’t celebrated a goal in nine matches for club and country. He’s far from being a flop though and is 9/2 with Unibet to break the deadlock and 29/20 with 888Sport to score at any time to give his career in N5 a kickstart. As for winning the Champions League, last year’s semi-finalists are 6/1 second favourites across the board. Interesting. Champions League odds Nick Woltemade and Erling Haaland both landed our bets on them to score at the weekend with the Manchester City and Norway striker also hitting the first goal as predicted. Hardly rocket science but let’s not overthink the chances of them continuing to find the net when they turn their attentions to Champions League opposition and Newcastle marksman Woltemade is 9/2 with Unibet to break the deadlock at home to Benfica and 6/4 with Sky Bet to score at any time while Newcastle are 8/13 to win with William Hill. Erling Haaland is in prolific form for Manchester City (Picture: Getty Images) Manchester City are rediscovering their best form and are 8/11 with multiple firms to gain maximum points at Villarreal where Haaland is 16/5 with Unibet to bag the first goal and 4/5 with Ladbrokes, Coral, Betway, and more to score at any time. Championship football odds Championship leaders Coventry face a tricky trip to Fratton Park to face a Portsmouth side which plays up to its best against the better opposition, but Frank Lampard’s Sky Blues look good at 7/10 with BetMGM to return home with full points. The prolific Haji Wright is 6/4 with 888Sport to score for the visitors and Yang Min-Hyeok is 5/1 with Sky Bet to reply for Pompey while a 2-1 away win is 15/2 with bet365. Both teams to score is 4/6 with the same firm and Betfred and a Coventry win/BTTS is 5/2 with William Hill.
