English Premier League predictions, fixtures and results: 18 – 20 January 2025

Leaders Liverpool at Brentford; Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea all at home in English Premier League this weekend.

There’s no let up in the English Premier League this weekend, with a full set of fixtures following hot on the heels of an action-packed midweek programme.

Leaders Liverpool will be top of the EPL come the end of the weekend no matter what, thanks to their four-point cushion and a game in hand to boot.

Arne Slot’s side go to Brentford on Saturday, with the hosts threatening to finally come into consistent form having collected an impressive four points from their last six.

The Reds’ winning run was curtailed on Tuesday night, but they remain hot title favourites having seamlessly moved on from the legendary charge of Jurgen Klopp.

Arsenal remain the closest challengers and are flying high after their North London Derby success in the week.

Mikel Arteta pits his Gunners against dangerous Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium, as former boss Unai Emery returns on a mission to nudge his Villans back up towards the Uefa Champions League qualification places.

The Premier League’s in-form team kicks off the weekend in the lunchtime match, as Newcastle face the challenge of Bournemouth.

It’s the longest trip of the season for the Cherries, who arrive at St James’ Park in fine fettle themselves, sitting just four points beneath their fourth-placed hosts.

Monday night football sees Chelsea, meanwhile, attempt to stop an alarming rot that has seen them tumble out of title contention.

They welcome Wolves to Stamford Bridge, with the visitors’ initial resurgence under new coach Vitor Pereira quelled by back-to-back 3-0 defeats.

Elsewhere on Sunday, it’s another home gig for Manchester United, who do battle with Brighton at Old Trafford.

Both ended their long winless runs in midweek and the Red Devils in particular are desperate to piece together a positive sequence to drag themselves out of the bottom half.

Manchester City have finally regathered their composure, too, with four unbeaten games following the abject capitulation of their title defence.

Pep Guardiola’s men go to Ipswich, who are fighting for their top flight lives at Portman Road after their back-to-back promotions under boss Kieran McKenna.

A fascinating contest at Goodison Park sees Everton try to jump-start their old/new era under returning veteran boss David Moyes at the second attempt against bewildering Tottenham.

Coach Ange Postecoglou is in hot water thanks to Spurs’ latest defeat in their rival clash with Arsenal, with his side 14th in the EPL and just seven points better off than their hosts, despite having a goal difference better than any club outside the top five.

It was Nottingham Forest who held pacesetters Liverpool to a City Ground draw on Tuesday.

They’re on home turf again on Sunday with on paper their most straightforward assignment of the campaign, against rock bottom Southampton who are heading straight back to the Championship without a whimper.

Saturday also sees a second home game on the spin for new West Ham coach Graham Potter – and it’s also a second London derby as Crystal Palace visit the former Olympic Stadium.

Potter saw his Hammers edge out Fulham on Tuesday, while Palace secured a crucial win at Leicester to pull away from relegation trouble.

It’s a straight swap on the fixture front, then, as Fulham now go to Leicester deep in the mire and unable to pick up so much as a point despite the appointment of Ruud van Nistelrooy.

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Newcastle United v AFC Bournemouth

Result predictionNewcastle United to win
Over/Under predictionover 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictionNewcastle United / Newcastle United to win
Team to Score predictionboth teams
Anytime Goalscorer predictionA. Isak(Newcastle United)
A. Gordon(Newcastle United)

Brentford v Liverpool

Result predictionLiverpool to win
Over/Under predictionover 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictionLiverpool / Liverpool to win
Team to Score predictionboth teams
Anytime Goalscorer predictionY. Wissa(Brentford)
B. Mbeumo(Brentford)
Mohamed Salah(Liverpool)
C. Gakpo(Liverpool)
L. Díaz(Liverpool)

Leicester City v Fulham

Result predictionFulham to win
Over/Under predictionunder 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictiondraw / Fulham to win
Team to Score predictionFulham
Anytime Goalscorer predictionR. Jiménez(Fulham)
H. Wilson(Fulham)

West Ham United v Crystal Palace

Result predictiondraw
Over/Under predictionunder 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictiondraw / draw
Team to Score predictionboth teams
Anytime Goalscorer predictionn/a

Arsenal v Aston Villa

Result predictionArsenal to win
Over/Under predictionover 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictionArsenal / Arsenal to win
Team to Score predictionboth teams
Anytime Goalscorer predictionGabriel Jesus(Arsenal)

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur

Result predictionTottenham Hotspur to win
Over/Under predictionunder 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictionTottenham Hotspur / Tottenham Hotspur to win
Team to Score predictionTottenham Hotspur
Anytime Goalscorer predictionD. Solanke(Tottenham Hotspur)

Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion

Result predictiondraw
Over/Under predictionunder 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictiondraw / draw
Team to Score predictionboth teams
Anytime Goalscorer predictionA. Diallo(Manchester United)

Nottingham Forest v Southampton

Result predictionNottingham Forest to win
Over/Under predictionunder 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictionNottingham Forest / Nottingham Forest to win
Team to Score predictionNottingham Forest
Anytime Goalscorer predictionC. Wood(Nottingham Forest)

Ipswich Town v Manchester City

Result predictionManchester City to win
Over/Under predictionover 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictiondraw / Manchester City to win
Team to Score predictionboth teams
Anytime Goalscorer predictionE. Haaland(Manchester City)
P. Foden(Manchester City)

Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Result predictiondraw
Over/Under predictionunder 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictiondraw / draw
Team to Score predictionboth teams
Anytime Goalscorer predictionC. Palmer(Chelsea)