@Footy_Tipster gives his best bets and predictions ahead of a huge round of fixtures across the Premier League..

Premier League Predictions & Tips

Newcastle United v West Ham United - Saturday, 12.30pm

Newcastle United welcome West Ham United to St James’ Park on Saturday afternoon, as we enter the business end of the Premier League season. 

The Magpies are currently midtable as we enter game week 30, after managing to secure Champions League football last season, Newcastle have had a disappointing season this time around and any hope of Champions League football next season looks very unlikely, given they are currently sixteen points off the top four. 

European football isn’t completely out of the question for Newcastle though, they are well in the mix for any Europa League or Europa Conference league places, a win here would put them just one point behind West Ham United in seventh place, with the bonus of game in hand over the hammers.

After hitting a rough patch, West Ham look to be back on track and are still capable of getting themselves European football again for next season. As mentioned, the Hammers are currently seventh and they’re currently unbeaten in their last four league games, they’ve also had a win against Freiburg recently as well.

Newcastle are coming off the back of two away defeats to Chelsea and Manchester City but managed to secure three points in their last home game against Wolves, they’ve seen both teams score in 50% of their home Premier League games this season, whilst West Ham games on the road tend to see both teams score more frequently, with a 71% rate. I think we’ll see both teams score here as well, given eight of the last nine competitive games between the two have produced the BTTS.

AFC Bournemouth v Everton - Saturday, 3pm

Bournemouth welcome relegation battlers Everton to the south coast on Saturday in the Premier League. 

Bournemouth will be fairly happy with their season so far, before a ball was kicked in the Premier League this season, many people thought the Cherries would find themselves in a relegation battle at this stage, but they are currently thirteenth in the table on 35 points and after Nottingham Forest were deducted 4 points just before the international break, they’ve now got a 14-point cushion from the drop, they will take that.

On the other hand, Everton are well and truly in a relegation scrap having been deducted 6 points themselves earlier in the campaign. The toffees are currently sixteenth in the table, just 4 points from the drop.

Usually when you see teams struggling towards the bottom, you look at their back line as they tend to be conceding goals for fun, that’s not the case with this Everton side, they’ve got the fourth best defensive record in the league, they’ve conceded less than Aston Villa and Tottenham who sit fourth and fifth respectively. Their problems come at the other end of the pitch, they’ve only scored 29 goals in their 28 league games so far, only Sheffield United have scored less. 

This fixture tends to see the home side take the victory, with eight of the last ten fixtures going in the home sides favour on the day, I think we’ll see the same here.

Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace - Saturday, 3pm

Nottingham Forest fans will be out in force once again at the City Ground when they welcome Crystal Palace on Saturday, as the Reds enter the business end of the season in the bottom three, following their 4-point deduction.

Forest are just one point from safety, they enter this game winless in their last five games across all competitions, four of which have ended in defeat. Despite filing an appeal regarding their points deduction, the Reds need to put together some wins if they have any hope of survival, a win here could give them that extra bit of confidence and momentum they need.

Crystal Palace enter game week 30 in fourteenth on 29 points, they have to be careful themselves given they are only 8 points from safety, granted it’s quite a big margin at this stage but the last thing they’ll want is to become involved in a relegation battle. Life on the road hasn’t been great for the Eagles this season, they’ve lost five of their last six away games, two of their three wins away from home this season have come against those in the relegation zone, maybe something they can take confidence from when they head to the City Ground.

The last three games between these two sides in the Premier League have produced under three goals, including a goal-less draw in October, I don’t expect many goals here but a draw wouldn’t surprise me, 1-1.

Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town - Saturday, 3pm

Tottenham head into this game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against Luton with a little bit of frustration and another point to prove. 

Spurs made a real statement away at fellow top four challengers Aston Villa, when they came away from Villa Park 4-0 winners, which gave them a real advantage in terms of gaining that fourth spot and securing Champions League football for next season. Unfortunately for them, they followed that result up with a poor performance away to London rivals Fulham just before the international break, not ideal for Ange Postecoglou’s side. 

Luton Town might have been hoping the punishment for Nottingham Forest would be more in terms of points deducted, that could still happen yet but they won’t be wanting to rely on that and they’ll want to get themselves out of this relegation battle with their own performances. They head to London in seventeenth place, just one point above Forest but they’ll feel like their performances deserve me. In their 29 games this season, they’ve score 42 goals but their defence has been the Hatters issue, they’ve only managed two clean sheets so far whilst conceding 60 goals.

Spurs have seen twelve of their fourteen (86%) Premier League home games this season produce both teams to score on the day, whilst Luton have seen the same outcome in eleven of their fourteen games on the road (79%), I think we’ll see another impressive attacking display from the Hatters but I expect Spurs to get the three points.

Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Saturday, 5.30pm

Aston Villa will welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to Villa Park in a Midlands derby on Saturday evening. 

Villa have had a brilliant season so far, if somebody said at the start of the season they’d be challenging for a European spot, you probably would have agreed but I don’t think many people expected that European competition to be the Champions League, that’s where they find themselves with just nine games to play, impressive. 

Wolves have been another surprise package this season, before a ball had been kicked in August, The Wanderers were amongst the teams expected to be involved in a relegation battle, with many bookmakers pricing them at just 7/2 to head down to the Championship. Gary O’Neil must take credit for leading Wolves to within the top half of the table, he’s impressed many this season, including those at Manchester United, if this week’s rumours are to be believed. 

Every game from now until the end of the season will feel like a cup final for Villa, these really are must win games as teams below them try to keep the pressure on. The Villans are three points above Tottenham Hotspur and nine points above Manchester United, both of which have a game in hand. 

Wolves also need to keep winning if they want to be involved in a European competition next season, they are just 3 points behind West Ham who occupy seventh spot in the Premier League, a win here for the away side could see them overtake the Hammers.

Aston Villa have seen three or more goals in eleven of their fourteen home league games this season (79%), whilst Wolves have also seen this occur in ten of their fourteen away games in the league (71%) – Expecting the same here with Villa taking all three points. 

Brentford v Manchester United - Saturday, 8pm

The Premier League have scheduled this fixture between Brentford and Manchester United at the later time of 8pm on Saturday evening. 

Brentford head into this fixture winless in six, a defeat away to relegation contenders Burnley wasn’t great for Thomas Frank’s men right before the international break. The defeat at Turf Moor kept the Bees in fifteenth place, they are now just five points off the drop and they might find themselves constantly looking over their shoulder until the end of the season, unless they can put together some much needed wins. 

Manchester United went into the international break knowing they will face Coventry City in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, after coming from behind twice at Old Trafford to beat Liverpool 4-3 in extra time, in what could only be described as an FA Cup classic, a game we’ll be talking about for years to come.

The FA Cup is the only trophy up for grabs for the Red Devils but a win here could put them back into contention for those important European placers. Manchester United will know it’s looking likely that the Premier League will get five Champions League spaces for next season, at the moment they are nine points off Aston Villa in fourth, although Villa have played a game more and just 6 points behind Spurs in fifth, they’ve still got a chance.

Manchester United have won four of the last five games against Brentford, I think United will get the job done in London but it won’t be easy and I expect the Bees to get themselves a goal.

Liverpool v Brighton and Hove Albion - Sunday, 2pm

Liverpool will have the chance to put themselves at the top of the Premier League for at least a couple of hours on Sunday, as they welcome Brighton to Anfield in the early kick off. 

The Reds will be hoping to pile the pressure on Manchester City and Arsenal who meet later on Sunday afternoon, the home side had put together an unbeaten run in their last nine games before that thrilling FA Cup game at Old Trafford. 

After fourteen league games at Anfield, Liverpool still hold the best home record in the Premier League, the Reds are unbeaten on Merseyside, having won eleven and drawn three, a win here would see Jurgen Klopp claim his 300th competitive victory as the Liverpool manager. 

Brighton currently occupy eighth place in the Premier League and head to Liverpool hoping to keep their European dreams for next season alive, the Seagulls are unbeaten in their last two games including their Europa League second leg fixture against AS Roma, although a 1-0 victory wasn’t enough to advance into the next round.

Liverpool have conceded at least once in nine of their fourteen home games (64%), whilst Brighton have scored in ten of their fourteen games on the road in the league, Liverpool haven’t beaten the Seagulls in their last four attempts and they’ve drawn their last two at Anfield with 3-3 and 2-2 scorelines. I think Liverpool will get the job done here though, I think their attacking quality will be too much.

Manchester City v Arsenal - Sunday, 4.30pm

There’s no doubt that the game of the weekend in the Premier League comes from the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, where third place Manchester City welcome table toppers Arsenal in a mouth-watering fixture.

Manchester City will be hoping they can achieve back-to-back trebles come May, they’ll have to fight off Liverpool and Sunday’s opponents Arsenal in the Premier League if they are to do so. We’ve got a three-horse race for the title this season, this game is the last time that any of the three will face each other in the league, a win here for either side could be vital. 

Man City are unbeaten in their last twenty-two games since their 1-0 defeat at Villa Park, they tend to time their run of form to perfection and it looks like they might have done it again. The Citizens will also take great confidence from the fact they haven’t lost in East Manchester in their last 38 competitive games. 

Arsenal top the Premier League after their twenty-eight games thanks to their +46 goal difference, they hold the joint best away record in the league with Man City, although the Gunners just top it on goal difference again. You’d think Arsenal would be happy with a draw here, just one point separates the top three teams but I’m sure Mikel Arteta will want to get one over Pep Guardiola and extend that gap to City to four points.

Arsenal haven’t won at the Etihad since 2015, City have won the last eight against the Gunners in Manchester, it’s a tough game to call but I think Man City’s incredible home record will play a big part here, I think they’ll just edge it over the 90 minutes.


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