This weekend’s Premier League preview
The action starts on Friday 15th December as Nottingham Forest take on Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs put an end to their bad form as they scored four goals against Newcastle. Spurs will go level on points with fourth placed Manchester City if they achieve three points against Nottingham Forest. Spurs last away win was against Crystal Palace in October. Forest’s last home win was on 5th of November against Aston Villa. Score prediction 0-2
AFC Bournemouth host Luton Town at the Vitality Stadium. Bournemouth have been fantastic lately especially in scoring three goals to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford. Bournemouth are 14th in the Premier League table but are 10 points ahead of 18th Luton. Luton’s last good result away was in October a draw against Nottingham Forest. Luton will look to the creativity of Ross Barkley and pace of Andros Townsend to create chances on the counter attack. Score prediction 1-1
Manchester City host Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium. Man City’s poor results came to an end with a come from behind win against Luton. Erling Haaland is back training with Man City and has a chance of been available for Saturday’s game against Palace. The last time Palace won at the Etihad Stadium was in October 2021. Palace’s last away win was against Burnley in November. Score prediction 3-0
Newcastle host Fulham at ST James Park. Fulham are in great goal scoring form with scoring 13 in the last three games. Raul Jimenez has only scored four Premier League goals this season. It’s been a bad week for Newcastle with losing to Everton, Spurs and AC Milan. The lack of clean sheets is due to Newcastle been without number one goalkeeper Nick Pope. Eddie Howe needs a win as the pressure is on him at the moment. Score prediction 1-1
Chelsea host Sheffield United at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea’s improved run came to an end with two away defeats against Man United and Everton. Mauricio Pochettino’s first season hasn’t been great regarding results as Chelsea are currently 12th in the table. Chris Wilder got his first win as Sheffield United manager against Brentford. The last time Sheffield United won at Stamford Bridge was in 1992. Score prediction 1-0
Burnley face Everton at 5:30 on Saturday. Sean Dyche has done an incredible job with Everton as they have won three games in a row. Only for a 10 point deduction Everton would be in the top half of the Premier League. It would be great if Dyche gets a good reception at Turf Moor because he done a fantastic job when he was in charge of Burnley. Burnley got an impressive draw in their last away game against Brighton. Burnley’s achievement this season will be avoiding relegation. Score prediction 1-2
Arsenal host Brighton & Hove Albion at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal are currently in second position after losing their last Premier League game to Aston Villa. Arsenal rested their best players against PSV due to been already qualified. Brighton have won at the Emirates both in 2022 and 2023. Brighton’s last away Premier League win was against Nottingham Forest on 25th of November. Arsenal are unbeaten at the Emirates Stadium in 2023/2024 Premier League which includes wins against Manchester United and Manchester City. Score prediction 2-2
Brentford welcome Aston Villa at the Gtec Stadium. Aston Villa are only two points off Liverpool at the top of the table after home wins against Arsenal and Man City. Villa’s last away win was against Spurs on 26th of November. Brentford’s last home win was against West Ham on 4th of November. Bryan Mbeumo has filled in well as main striker as he has scored seven goals in 2023/2024 Premier League. Score prediction 1-2
West Ham United host Wolverhampton Wanders at the London Stadium. The last two games have been mixed for West Ham with a away win against Spurs followed by losing five nil to Fulham. West Ham’s last home Premier League win was against Nottingham Forest on 12th of November. Wolves last away Premier League win was against Bournemouth in October. Wolves will be fresher due to West Ham playing Europa League game on Thursday. Score prediction 1-2
Liverpool host Manchester United at Anfield. In March 2023 Liverpool scored seven goals against Manchester United at Anfield. The last time Man United won at Anfield was in January 2016. It’s has been a bad week with losing three nil to Bournemouth and finishing bottom of their Champions League group. Liverpool went top of the Premier League last weekend after a come from behind win against Crystal Palace. Man United currently have a bad combination with conceding plenty of goals and struggling to score. Score prediction 3-1
Sunday is a massive day in the context of the Premier League season especially with Arsenal taking on Brighton at the Emirates Stadium. Anfield is a massive test for Erik Ten Hag because his job is on the line especially if it’s a repeat of last season. As a Man United fan I’m not looking forward to Anfield due to plenty of injuries and been without Bruno Fernandes. My predictions is two away wins, a draw and a home win for Liverpool.
Hope you enjoy this weekend’s Premier League action.