We are treated to another fantastic weekend of Premier League Football, with 10 juicy fixtures set to be played out.
Match of the round comes courtesy of the Manchester Derby, with the Sky Blues entering the contest as red-hot favourites.
Elsewhere, Liverpool looks to remain top of the pile with a win over Forest, Tottenham meets Crystal Palace in a London Derby and the Gunners take aim at Sheffield United.
Gameweek 27 gets underway with a London Derby between Brentford and Chelsea.
The Bees are enduring a horrid spell of form, losing five of their last six league fixtures (1W), while shipping 15 goals across the trip.
While the Blues were better by Liverpool’s youth squad in the League Cup Final, Poch’s side has shown real signs of improvement.
Brentford may have won their last two fixtures against the Blues, but the Bees are in real strife at the moment and are in danger of getting dragged into the relegation scrap.
We move from one London derby to another, as Tottenham prepares to host Crystal Palace.
Spurs will enter this fixture relatively fresh after their GW26 fixture was postponed due to their opponents’ involvement in the League Cup.
They’ll take on a Palace outfit coming off the back of their first league win in four starts, thanks to a 3-0 victory over a 10-man Burnley side.
Tottenham has won the last four meetings between this pair, and their last eight home league fixtures against the Eagles.
I’m backing Ange’s side to claim all three competition points in what should be a high-scoring affair.
Brighton search for their first Premier League victory over Fulham on their eighth attempt when they travel to Craven Cottage this weekend.
The Cottagers will be brimming with confidence here, following a 2-1 win at Old Trafford last weekend, a victory snatched in the dying moments.
Unsurprisingly, the Seagulls have been one of the better sides to watch in recent weeks, with four of their last six games seeing over 3.5 goals scored, three of which hit over 4.5 total goals!
I’m staying away from the H2H market in this one, instead, backing the overs!
Ninth placed Wolverhampton looks to separate themselves from tenth placed Newcastle and the bottom half of the table with a strong performance at St. James Park.
Wolves have lost just twice across their last 12 games in all comps (8W, 2D), and are unbeaten in their last six away fixtures (4W,2D).
Meanwhile, the Toon have failed to win in their last four home fixtures (2D,2W), conceding 12 times across the trip.
Everything is starting to come together for the Wolves and I am backing them to spring an upset on the road here.
The Toffees are crawling their way to Premier League survival one point at a time.
Everton has drawn five of their last six EPL matches, with five of those games also seeing under 2.5 total goals scored.
Meanwhile, the Hammers have drawn four of their last nine games across all comps (1W,4L).
I can see the pragmatic approach taken by both sides turning this contest into a dreary affair, with no likely winners.
After claiming the League Cup last weekend and playing in the FA Cup midweek, the Reds return their sights to the Premier League, where they hope to extend their slim lead atop of the standings.
Both Teams have scored in the last five PL fixtures featuring Liverpool, with the Reds winning four of those contests.
Both teams have scored in 11 of Nottingham’s last 13 games across all comps, a testament to their offensive capabilities, and a slight on their defensive ones.
I’m backing the Reds to get the job done on the road, but not without conceding.
Villa eye off three straight league victories, while Luton search for their first in five games when the pair meet at Kenilworth Rd.
Villa walked to a comfortable 3-1 victory over the Hatters in the reverse fixture, and are unbeaten on the road in five games across all comps (3W,2D).
Luton has conceded nine goals across their last three league games (3L), and their defense will need addressing if they desire a result against a side with the fourth-highest ‘Goals For’ tally in the EPL.
I’m backing the visitors to prevail in a high-scoring contest.
Two struggling clubs are set to collide when Burnley plays host to Bournemouth.
The Cherries are winless across their last seven PL fixtures (3D,4L), though they managed to find the back of the net in six of those games.
Similarly, the Clarets are winless in their last nine games across all comps (2D,7L) and hold the worst home record in the league (1W,2D,10).
I’m taking Bournemouth to win, not in a vote of confidence for the Cherries, but more of a total lack of faith in Burnley.
This might be the closest thing to a forgone conclusion that we’ve seen in the Manchester Derby in a long time.
United enters this fixture off the back of an embarrassing home defeat to Fulham last week, conceding an injury-time stinker to go down 2-1.
Meanwhile, the Sky Blues have gone 18 games without defeat across all comps (16W,2D), most recently seeing off Luton 6-2 in the FA Cup.
Earling Haaland cashed in midweek, netting five times against the Hatters, and will be looking to repeat last season’s hattrick performance against the Red Devils.
There is little to no value to be had in the H2H market here, instead, I’ll be backing the league’s top goalscorer to bag a brace.
If Man City over Man U was a forgone conclusion, then Arsenal against Sheffield United is nothing short of a dead certainty.
The Gunners are the form team in the comp this calendar year, winning six league games on the bounce, and outscoring their opponents 25-3 across the trip!
Conversely, the Blades have been blunter then a cover of “You’re Beautiful”, losing four of their last five league games (1W), failing to score in three of those fixtures.
I have Arsenal winning this one by 3+ goals.