The Premier League fixtures continue to roll in thick and fast, with less than 48 hours separating GW20 from GW21.
The proceedings get underway at Goodison Park as the Toons look to break their comical winless streak.
Elsewhere, the Blades remain in Manchester as they prepare to meet the Blue side of town, Arsenal hope to compound Man U’s misery at the Emirates and Thomas Tuchel attempts to break his PL duck against Burnley.
Our VAR Virtuoso has shared his thoughts across all 10 Game Week 21 fixtures and provided his best betting plays along the way!
The Toons travel to Goodison Park staring down the barrel of six straight league defeats.
Alternatively, the Toffees have lost just once over their last eight fixtures and are within touching distance of the top four, despite having two matches in-hand.
Ancelotti has all of his weapons fit and ready to strike, which doesn’t bode well for the soon to be unemployed Steve Bruce.
The last four league fixtures between this pair have gone Over 2.5 Goals and I’m backing that trend to continue here.
Sheffield fly into this contest off the back of upsetting City’s rivals United, although the result should be attributed with Man U’s lacklustre approach to the contest.
Sitting back against the Citizens will prove more problematic for the Blades here, with Pep’s side possessing the ability to breakdown deep lying defences.
City can claim their eighth straight league win and move four points clear atop of the table here, an opportunity I can’t see them dropping.
West Brom take on Fulham in the doomsday derby.
Both sides have just two wins for the season, leaving them labouring in 18th and 19th position on the table.
Four of the last five contests between this pair have seen the points split, three of those fixtures finished 1-1.
Neither side can afford to lose this one, as such I’ll be backing a dull draw here.
Wolverhampton head to Selhurst Part in search for their first win in eight league starts.
Similarly, Crystal have struggled to put away the W’s, with just one victory across their past 13 PL fixtures.
Both outfits have struggled holding out their opponents, the Wolves managing one clean sheet across their last 13 starts, while the Eagles have two from 19!
I’m not comfortable backing either side on current form, though both teams to score looks to hold some value at just under evens.
Arsenal look to continue their march up the table when they play host to Man United at the Emirates on Sunday morning (AEST).
The Gunners can complete the league double over United for the first time since the 2006/07 season, after seeing off the Red Devils 1-0 in GW6.
United are out to bounce back from a surprise mid-week defeat to the bottom of the table Blades.
Though, Ole’s side has responded well to defeats, winning all three fixtures following an ‘L’ this season.
Additionally, United remain the only undefeated side on the road, winning eight of their 10 away fixtures this season (2D).
This will be the Gunners first contest against a top 10 side this calendar year, it will be interesting to see if their young stars can rise to the occasion.
11th meets 10th as both Southampton and Aston Villa attempt to bounce back from GW20 defeats.
Both outfits have dropped down from the top six following a recent run of poor showings, Villa twice giving up a lead to Burnley, while the Saints failed to convert their chances against the Gunners in GW20.
Three of the previous four match ups between this pair have seen 4+ Goals scored, and with neither side struggling to find their the back of the net this season I’ll be backing another goalfest here.
Thomas Tuchel is out to claim his first Premier League victory when the Blues welcome an in-form Burnley squad to the Bridge.
The ex-PSG manager didn’t waste anytime stamping his authority at Chelsea, bringing in three veterans in Azpilicueta, Jorginho and Giroud to his starting 11 at the expense of youngsters Abraham, James and Mount, although in the end it was to no avail as his side played out a 0-0 draw against the struggling Wolves.
Meanwhile, Burnley secured their first back-to-back victories of the season, seeing off both Liverpool and Villa!
Despite the Blues recent woes, they possess the pure talent and strike power to unsettle any outfit, and with a fresh face at the wheel I believe they could go on to have a massive second half of this season.
Leceister are currently sitting third on the league table and justifiably head into this fixture as odds on favourites.
Worryingly though, the Foxes looked to be without Vardy, Ndidi and possibly Jonny Evans through injury. Ndidi will be especially missed as the CDM allowed the creative players around him to flourish during Leceister’s recent run of results.
Leeds are coming into this fixture off the back of a commanding performance against the Toons, scoring twice at St James Park to secure their 5th win on the road this season.
The last three fixtures between this pair have seen an average of 4.67 goals scored, and with key defensive players missing I can see this one turning into another shootout.
Liverpool have rediscovered their scoring form, putting three past Lloris in an empathic victory over the Spurs.
West Ham are out to secure their seventh straight win across all competitions, and fifth straight in the PL since the turn of the new year.
Despite a host of injuries, Liverpool look to be playing with renewed self belief and will fancy their chances against a side who they’re unbeaten against since 2016 (7W, 4D)
Game Week 21 wraps up on Monday morning (AEST) when Tottenham travel South to take on Brighton at Amex Stadium.
The Spurs squad will have no doubt felt the full wrath of Jose Mourinho following their disastrous display against the Reds in GW20.
Brighton have been neither here or there of late, and are yet to claim a home victory this season.
Despite missing a few key players for this clash, Tottenham are huge overs in the H2H market and should bounce back with a win here.