Heavyweight clubs in Barclay’s Premier League are set to resume their hard-fought battle for the Premiership trophy this weekend. As always, this giants battle provide punters some good betting opportunities.

The top three teams in the Premier League table, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea, are expected to do their best to continue their good runs and win their weekend fixtures. It will also be interesting to watch the fight for the 4th place securing a Champions League spot. Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur are the main candidates involved in this intriguing battle.

The Euro 2012 qualifying matches offered a short-term break to the Premiership clubs but the Barclays Premier League clashes resume this weekend with two months left until the end of the season.

Manchester United could extend their lead up to eight points if they win at West Ham on Saturday. The Red Devils are offered a best price of 5/6 (1.83) at William Hills for an away win while hosts West Ham get a decent price of 7/2 (4.50) at Boylesports to keep their good run of results and cause an upset to the leaders. But United will have to be careful as they have already lost 4-0 to their Saturday opponents in the Carling Cup match played earlier in this season. Betting on this match looks like a pretty tough task.

On Saturday evening Arsenal plays on their home ground against strugglers Blackburn, who are involved in the relegation battle and will be desperate to get all the three points in this game. The recent results recorded by the Gunners are quite worrying ahead of this game as they have managed to win a single match out of their last five, a 5-0 win against Leyton Orient in the FA Cup. Arsenal are offered just 2/7 (around 1.30) at Sportingbet for this expected home win while a surprising away win for Blackburn is matched at a best of 12/1 (13.0) at VCBet. Punters who enjoy betting on underdogs at a fair price might be tempted to place some bets on a major upset here.

Chelsea has re-launched the title battle lately as they are now quoted at just 11/2 (6.50) to win the title, and the Blues still have a game in hand. Carlo Ancelotti’s men visit Stoke City on Saturday and they must win this hard away game if they want to stay in this title battle. Betfred offers a short price of 4/6 (1.67) for a Chelsea win considering Stoke’s good home records. If you are one of the punters who don’t believe in Chelsea’s chances to get the Premiership title and expect an upset here, you can place a bet on the Potters, who are given odds of 5.25 at Boylesports for a home win. A 3.75 draw is also available with Boylesports.

Further on, the two games that might prove to decide the winner of the Premier League trophy are going to be played on May 1, when Arsenal hosts current leaders Manchester United, and on May 8, when title chasers outsiders Chelsea will get a tough trip to the Red Devils. These title deciders can be estimated as very entertaining five-star games and punters will definitely place large amounts of money while betting on these crucial matches.