Strap yourself in, we’re about to be treated to 18 Premier League fixtures across the next ten days, with the title race, top four, and relegation battle all potentially settled come next Friday!
The action gets underway at Villa Park as the Reds attempt to stay in touch with league leaders City.
Elsewhere, Tottenham and Arsenal are set to play out one of the most pivotal North London Derbies in recent history, with both outfits vying for UCL qualification.
We’ve previewed every EPL fixture across the next ten days, providing our best betting plays below!
The Reds head to Villa Park sitting three points behind league leaders City, with just three games to play.
Aston Villa were 7-2 victors in this fixture last season, with Ollie Watkins bagging his first and only Premier League hat-trick.
Liverpool will look to initiate another high-scoring affair here (ideally in their favour this time though), currently sitting four behind Man City’s Goal Difference, a stat which could very well decide the title.
The Reds have scored the most goals away from home this season, and I’m backing them to knock a few more on their way to securing a valuable three competition points.
It’s panic stations at Leeds, as the historically challenged club falls perilously close to relegation.
They’ll face a Chelsea side who has one eye on their FA Cup Final against Liverpool this weekend, and who have also failed to win across their last three league starts (2D,1L).
There’s no doubt that Tuchel will field a weakened side in this fixture, saving his big guns for the Reds and this should provide Leeds with the perfect platform to choke the life out of this game.
Buoyed by a hostile home crowd, the Whites can make life extremely difficult for this out of sorts Blues outfit.
Although I’m not brave enough to back Leeds in the H2H market, there’s money to be made taking on the unders.
Norwich’s Premier League farewell tour continues on Thursday morning (AEST) when they travel to the King Power Stadium to take on the Foxes.
Leicester’s form has been far from impressive of late, with their last PL win coming a month back (2D,3L), dropping points to relegation-threatened Everton twice during that spell.
Fortunately, they are coming up against a side who have long since thrown in the towel.
Norwich has failed to score a goal across their last three PL appearances while conceding nine times across the trip.
No other side has trailed at both halftime and full-time more frequently than the Canaries this season (18), while their 10 goals on the road is also a league low!
I’m backing the Foxes to salvage an ounce of respect before the seasons out, with a comfortable win against the ghost of Norwich.
Speaking of cast teams, relegated Watford plays host to revitalised Everton at Vicarage Rd.
The Toffees looked down and out a month ago before climbing out of the drop zone thanks to three wins in five games (1D,1L).
The Hornets have lost six league fixtures on the trot, and outscored 15-3 across the trip!
I’m backing the Toffees to all but secure their survival with three points here, boosting the odds by combining the H2H market with a shot on target via Richarlison, a feat the Brazilian has achieved in each of his last five games.
Get ready for a Molineux massacre, City are coming to town.
Following their heartbreaking UCL exit last week, City came out and demolished Newcastle 5-0 in the league, giving themselves a three point buffer over Liverpool in the title race.
The Sky Blues haven’t looked like dropping points of late, winning their last four league games, scoring 17 goals while conceding just once across the trip.
Four of City’s last five games have seen over 3.5 goals scored, a trend I’m backing to continue here at the expense of Wolves keeper Jose Sa.
The Spurs host the Gunners in the 191st North London Derby.
With just four points separating Arsenal in 4th and Tottenham in 5th, this fixture will be detrimental in deciding the race for 2022/23 UCL qualification!
The Gunners have won four league games on the trot, though they have conceded in each of those fixtures, with their last clean sheet coming back in game week 28!
Alternatively, the Spurs have only won one of their previous four fixtures (2D,1L), though they’ll be buoyed off the back of a title-altering 1-1 draw against the Reds last time out, becoming the first to take a point away from Anfield since October 2021!
The home side has traditionally dominated this fixture, with Arsenal claiming the last league away win between this pair back in 2014!
I’m backing the hosts to keep the top four race alive, claiming the W in a high-scoring affair.
Tottenham has a two-day turnaround between their triumphant North London Derby and their contest against relegation-threatened Burnley.
The Clarets claimed a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture earlier this season, though they are yet to win on the road to the Spurs in nine attempts across all comps (1D,8L)!
Tottenham has won its last two home fixtures against the Clarets at an aggregate of 9-0, with Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min combining for eight goal involvements (4G,4A)!
I’m backing the Spurs to have another field day here, with Kane and Son doing the bulk of the damage.
Norwich extended their incredible run of scoreless games to four last time out, going down 3-0 to an out-of-form Leicester outfit, conceding their 12th unanswered goal!
The Canaries have long thrown in the towel, they have failed to score in their last two fixtures against the Wolves and I can’t see them hitting the back of the net here.
Back Wolves to win to nil.
Ason Villa and Crystal Palace take to the pitch both looking to secure a top ten finish this season.
The Eagles head into this fixture off the back of a three-game unbeaten run (2W,1D), although all three contests were against sides 15th or lower.
Alternatively, the Villans’ three-game unbeaten run ended midweek, narrowly going down to the Reds in a match where they created plenty of scoring chances.
Villa has won their last three home fixtures against Palace to nil, I’m backing them to sneak into the top ten here, be it for a couple of hours.
This Leeds side seems desperate to make their way back to the Championship next season, with two red cards across their last two games helping them to zero competition points.
The Whites have scored just once across their last four games while conceding nine across the trip (1D,3L).
Meanwhile, the Seagulls have taken flight, Graham Potter’s side has only been bettered by Man City across their last seven league fixtures, seeing off Arsenal, Tottenham, Wolverhampton and most recently downing Man U 4-0!
$2.50 for Brighton is an absolute steal here, they are head and shoulders above Championship caliber Leeds.
Manchester City are out of control!
The Citizens have turned the pain from their UCL elimination into fuel and they’re setting the league alight, winning their last five fixtures by 3+ goals, scoring 5+ goals in three of those games!
The Sky Blues hold a dominant record against the Irons, winning 10 of the pairs’ last 12 league meetings (2D), kicking 4+ goals in five of those matches!
I’m backing Pep’s side to put their foot to the floor here and cover a -2 goal handicap with ease!
Read the Norwich preview and rinse and repeat for the Hornets!
The return of Jamie Vardy midweek inspired a change of fortunes for the Foxes, who absolutely rinsed the Canaries 3-0.
Vardy will be looking to build on his midweek brace with a few more goals against the equally pathetic Hornets, a side who has only taken one point against a top ten side this season (1D,17L)!
Just under $2 is daylight robbery for the Foxes in the H2H market, a price which I imagine will firm in before kickoff.
Brentford head to Goodison Park to take on a born against Toffees side.
Everton looked down and out only a month back, before securing 11 from a possible 18 competition points, lifting themselves two spots clear of the drop!
That begin said, their most recent showing against the Hornets was one to forget, the pair played out a dull 0-0 draw, with chances coming few and far between.
meanwhile, Brentford bounces into this fixture off the back of handing the Saints a 3-0 defeat, in turn securing their fourth win in seven starts (1D,1L).
The Bees won the reverse fixture against the Toffees 1-0, with Ivan Toney bagging one of his 12 PL goals this season.
I haven’t taken much action on the roughies this round, but this is one worth having a crack at.
The bookies have all jumped aboard the Everton survival train, leaving Brentford as clear overs in the H2H here.
The Gunners will attempt to rebound to winning ways when they take on the Toons at St. James Park.
Newcastle are looking to break a two-game losing streak of their own, following tough defeats to league leaders Man City and Liverpool, prior to that, the Toons had amassed four straight wins and were looking likely for a top-half finish.
Arsenal had their own four-game streak ended by Tottenham on Friday morning (AEST), a red card to Rob Holding opening the flood gates for Kane and Son to do their thing.
With a top-four place in the balance, all the pressure will be lying squarely on the Gunners’ shoulders, and that pressure will be compounded by a raucous Toon Army!
I’m backing Newcastle to play a major part in this season’s top four race by pinching at least one point off the Gunners here.
The Reds’ quadruple hopes are still well and truly alive!
Man City’s surprise 2-2 draw to West Ham has given Liverpool a chance to take the 2021/22 title race to the final day of the league, with a win taking Klopp’s side within two points of their Sky Blue rivals.
The Reds have won eight of their last nine league fixtures against the Saints (1L), outscoring their opponents 23-3 across the trip!
Mo Salah is set to miss this match via injury, though there is still plenty of firepower up top for the Reds, with Mane (15) and Jota (15) finding the back of the net at a frequent clip.
I’m backing Liverpool to keep their season alive, with both fit strikers filling their plates in an absolute goal feast!
Everton can secure their Premier League survival with a win at home to the Eagles here.
Alternatively, Crystal Palace will need the W if they harbor any top 10 ambitions this season, currently sitting three points behind Brighton in 10th.
Palace stroll into this fixture off the back of a four-game unbeaten run in the league (2W,2D), conceding just two goals across the trip.
Meanwhile, the Toffees enter this match off the back of a disappointing defeat to Brentford, which saw them relinquish the lead not once, but twice, while receiving two red cards for good measure.
Thanks to a Connor Gallagher brace, the Eagles won the reverse fixture against the Toffee’s 3-1 in game week 16.
Crystal Palace has been a far better side than Everton throughout the whole season, and while the Toffees have more on the line here, I can easily see them imploding against this talented Eagles unit.
Similar to the fixture above, Burnley are scrapping it out for PL survival while Villa are bidding for a top ten finish to the season.
These sides faced off 10 days ago, with Aston Villa claiming a comfortable 3-1 win on the road, leaving Burnley on the precipice of relegation.
The Clarets have only won two of their 18 fixtures on the road this season (7D,9L), one of such victories was against the already relegated Watford.
Given the home ground advantage, Villa will be looking to improve on their 3-1 result over Burnley last time out, and at an even $2, they represent exceptional value to do just that!
The last of the rescheduled games arrives on Friday morning (AEST) when Chelsea plays host to Leicester.
The Blues’ place in the top four was secured earlier in the week when the Gunners failed to get past the Toons, leaving Tuchel’s side with no real motivation to see off the season.
Regardless of motivation, Chelsea has only managed to win one of their previous four home fixtures, with off-field dramas starting to take their toll on the side’s performances.
Meanwhile, Leicester can secure a top 10 finish for the fifth consecutive season should they claim a win at the Bridge here.
The Foxes have won their last two league fixtures, coinciding with the return of club legend Jamie Vardy to full fitness, the nippy striker has scored four goals across his last two starts.
Following 120 minutes of grueling football in their FA Cup defeat to Liverpool over the weekend, I can’t see many Blues players lifting themselves up for this fixture, as such I am more than happy to jump on the Foxes at what looks to be rediculous overs in the H2H market!