Game week 26 of the Premier arrives this weekend, with the race for European qualification spots beginning to heat up!
The action gets underway with Newcastle gunning for their fourth straight league victory when they travel to the capital and take on the Hammers.
Elsewhere, Chelsea returns from their triumphant FIFA Club World Cup campaign to face-off against the Eagles.
While Man City welcomes the freefalling Spurs to the Emptyhad Stadium for what should be an easy 3-points following their midweek UCL exploits.
We’ve previewed all 10 Game Week 26 Premier League fixtures and provided our best betting plays below!
The new-look Toons are looking to real off their fourth win on the trot, and in doing so climb further away from the dreaded drop-zone.
Standing in their way is a Hammers squad desperate to realise their dream of European football, with a win here catapulting the Londoners to fourth place in the league.
Newcastle has leaned heavily on their new summer arrivals, especially Kieran Trippier who has scored twice from dead-ball situations across his last two league appearances.
Unfortunately, Trippier is set for a spell on the sidelines through injury, severely hampering the Toons’ chances for sustained success.
Both teams have scored in four of the pair’s last five meetings, a feat I’m backing to be repeated here, with either side a chance to take home the W.
Arsenal are another side hot on the heels of United in 4th.
The Gunners have won three of their previous five league outings at an aggregate of 11-3, leaving themselves just four points behind the Red Devils with three games in hand.
They’ll be confident in collecting all three points against Brentford here, who have fallen to four straight PL defeats, conceding 10 goals across the trip!
The Bees foolishly used up all their sting at the start of the season and I can’t see them bothering the scorekeeper here.
Stevie G and the Villans have been blessed with a weekend kickabout against the English Championship side in waiting, Watford.
The Hornets continue to prove themselves as the league’s laughing stocks, putting up next to no fight during their last appearance against the Seagulls.
Roy Hodgson managed sides have rarely been known for their scoring exploits, which comes as a concern for the visitors who have failed to find the back of the net across their last four league starts!
I’m backing the Villans to score 2+ goals against the Hornets for the fifth straight game at Villa Park and claiming all three points in doing so.
Brighton plays host to Burnley in a match that has literally nothing to offer the neutral fan.
Burnley sits dead last on g the League Table, with just one win on the season and 11 draws.
The Seagulls are the only side to record more draws than the Clarets this campaign, with 12, eight of which were salvaged from losing positions.
Four of the last five meetings between this pair at Amex Stadium have resulted in a draw, two of which were scoreless.
I’m tipping this fixture to have a 10-second highlight reel, with a point to be awarded to each side.
The Blues are set to play their first PL fixture since January when they line up against the Eagles at Selhurst Park.
Chelsea has knocked off Crystal Palace in the pair last eight straight league meetings, outscoring their London rivals 22-6 across the trip!
Palace are winless over their last five league fixtures (3D,2L), most recently failing to pick up more than one point off league strugglers Norwich and Brentford.
Nine of the last ten meetings between this pair has seen over 1.5 goals scored.
I’ll be backing a few more goals to fly in here, with the Blues’ forward line to be responsible for most of the damage.
Liverpool are looking to build on a seven-game winning streak across all competitions when they welcome the Canaries to Anfield.
Norwich’s run of four straight games without defeat (3W,1D) came to an abrupt end last weekend, losing out to the Citizens 4-0, a similar fate is sure to await them here.
The Reds have knocked 3+ goals past the Canaries in nine of the pairs’ last 11 games, ultimately outscoring the championship yo-yoers 38-11 across the trip.
I’m backing Klopp’s men to remain in the hunt for the PL title with another convincing home performance here.
The Saints play host to the Toffees in what should be an intriguing encounter from a neutrals perspective.
Everton claimed their first league win under Frank Lampard last weekend, downing Leeds in a convincing 3-0 display.
While, Southampton has taken points away from City, Tottenham, and United across their last three fixtures, cracking into the top half of the table for the first time this season.
The Saints are undefeated at home since September 2021 and deservedly head into this fixture as $2 favourites.
The match of the round arrives early Sunday morning (AEST) when Man City plays host to the Spurs.
Tottenham has won three of the last four PL contests against the reigning champs (1L), though a league double feels like a pipedream on the balance of current form.
City are playing like Pep’s 2008/09 Barcelona side at the minute, dispatching teams with relative ease.
The Citizens have won 12 of their last 13 games across all comps (1D), outscoring their opponents 42-7 across the trip!
Alternatively, the Spurs are staring down the barrel of their fourth straight league defeat, while losing sight of the top four.
Tottenham last tasted victory at the Ethihad in 2016, losing six of their eight matches there since (2D).
I’m backing City to take control of this fixture early and ultimately see out an easy victory.
Long-standing rivals Leeds and Manchester United are set to duke it out at Elland Road this Sunday night.
The Whites are looking to claim just their second PL victory over the Red Devils across the pair’s last 17 fixtures (5D, 10L), though the current form suggests that United’s dominance should continue.
Man U’s squad is perfectly designed to dismantle sides like Leeds who like to take the game on, with pace all over the pitch I can see Rangnik’s side having success on the break here.
United put five goals past Leeds during the opening game of the season and I’m expecting another goal-fest to materialise here.
the game week 26 action wraps up at Molineux Stadium, as the Wolves play host to the Foxes.
The last five league fixtures between this pair have seen under 1.5 goals scored, with three of those games finishing tied at 0-0!
In fact, under 1.5 goals have been scored in 13 of Wolverhampton’s 23 fixtures this season, five more times than the next stingiest side, Brighton (8).
The Wolves will feel confident in holding out an underperforming Leicester outfit at home, as such I’ll be backing another goal baren fixture.