Game Week 27 is shaping as a defining weekend in the Premier League title race and top-four battle, and the Offside Oracle has broken down every fixture with his best bets and Same Game Multi plays.
Chelsea look to break into the top four with a win over the Clarets at home this weekend.
The Blues are unbeaten across their last five league fixtures (4W,1D), and enter this game off the back of a 4-0 FA Cup victory over Hull.
Meanwhile, Burnley won their last Premier League fixture on the road to Crystal Palace, breaking a 16-game winless streak dating back to October 2025 (5D,11L).
The Clarets’ defense has been leaky on the road, with an average of 3.69 goals scored during their away fixtures.
I’m taking Chelsea to lead at the end of both halves, over 2.5 total goals scored, and Cole Palmer to have two shots on target.
The Birds face the Bees, as Brighton heads to London to take on a red-hot Brentford outfit.
The Seagulls are in all sorts of strife at the minute, winless in six games across all competitions (2D,4L), staring down the barrel of four straight defeats, and sitting just four points clear of Nottingham Forest in 17th place.
Alternatively, Brentford are unbeaten in four (3W,1D), have won six of their last nine games in all competitions (1D,2L), and are sitting just five points adrift of the top four!
Let’s jump on the Bees to continue their winning ways, taking the even money on offer for a home victory.
With Arsenal’s recent struggles, Villa’s premiership dreams are remain alive!
Villa Park reputation as a fortress seems to be quickly fading, with the Villans tasting defeat in three of their last five home games across all competitions, a run preceded by 11 straight victories.
Meanwhile, Leeds have only managed one league victory on the road this season (5D,7L), Wolves (0W) the only side to manage fewer.
Villa has been strong against the lowly league sides this season, winning all eight fixtures against the teams currently placed 14th or lower on the table.
I’m backing Villa to win, combined with over 1.5 goals.
Fulham
Both West Hm and Bournemouth enter this fixture in decent form.
The Hammers have lost once across their last seven games in all comps (5W,1D), and are now just 3 points adrift from Nottingham Forest and safety.
Meanwhile, the Cherries are unbeaten in six league games (4W,2D), and are sniffing around European qualification positions.
I like the value on offer for the away side here.
There’s blood in the water and Pep is circling.
The Citizens are just 5 points behind league leaders Arsenal with a game in hand.
The Sky Blues are unbeaten across their last 12 home fixtures in all comps (10W,2D), have won their last six while outscoring their opponents 22-2 across the trip, including a 3-1 victory over the Magpies in the EFL Cup semi.
Incredibly, Man City have won 12 straight home fixtures against Newcastle in all competitions, keeping seven clean sheets over the pair’s last eight games at the Etihad.
I’m taking Man City to win by multiple goals.
Forest set out to complete an unlikely double over the Reds when he pair meet at the City Ground this weekend.
The Tricky Trees are unbeaten at home across their last four games in all comps (1W,3D), dating back to an inspiring 0-0 draw against the Gunners in mid-january.
Meanwhile, Liverpool have lost just once across their last nine away fixtures in all comps (5W,3D).
I’m taking the Reds to win in the road here, combined with a goal involvement from Dominik Szoboszlai, who has 7 G/As across his last 8 starts.
The Black Cats host the Cottagers in a mid-table showdown!
Both Sunderland and Fulham have endured a poor spell of league form, the Black Cats have lost three of their last four fixtures (1W), including their first home league defeat of the season against the Reds, while the Cottagers have lost four of their last five games.
Over 2.5 goals have been scored in eight of Fulham’s last nine games in all competitions, with both teams scoring in seven of those fixtures.
I’m taking the juice on offer with the overs.
Get set for an absolute stinker at Selhurst Park.
The Eagles are winless at home across nine games in all comps (4D,5L), with their manager seemingly throwing all his toys out of the cot following a lack of investment from the board.
Meanwhile, the Wolves have shown life of late, losing just three of their last 11 fixtures in all comps (3W,5D), including a massive 202 draw against the Gunners in the mid-week.
That being said, the Wolves are still the only side yet to win on the road this season, although an away win against Grimsby in the FA Cup might lift their hopes of a win here.
At least the Wolves are having a crack, that’s more than I can say for Crystal Palace at the minute.
Let’s jump on an upset here.
The Spurs could do the funniest thing in this title race, but they won’t because they are in fact, the Spurs.
Arsenal’s title tilt is under immense pressure following a poor run of form which has seen them drop points in five of their last seven league fixtures (2W,4D,1L).
Meanwhile, Tottenham are winless in the league across this calendar year (4D,4L), culminating in the dismissal of head coach Thomas Frank, and the appointment of interim coach, Igor Tudor.
The Gunners record in this fixture is strong, going unbeaten in the last seven North London Derbies (6W,1D), and winning their last three visits to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
I’m backing the Gunners to bounce back to winning ways combined with the overs to salute.
Game Week 27 comes to a close on Tuesday morning (AEST), when the Toffees play host to Man United.
The Red Devils enter this fixture on a nine-game unbeaten run in the league (5W,4D), dating back to before Christmas!
Meanwhile, Everton’s five game unbeaten run in the league (2W,3D) came to an end last week, after they threw away a one-goal advantage against the Cherries, ultimately losing 2-1 at home.
Both teams have scored in seven of Everton’s last eight fixtures in all comps, while the same can be said of seven of Man U’s last nine games.
I’m backing both sides to find the back of the net, combined with the overs to salute, and Bryan Mbeumo to have a shot on target.