The English Premier League puts all the focus on the capital city this weekend, as the battle for top six places hots up among three London rivals.
With top three Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea among those in FA Cup quarter-final action, the spotlight falls on those making up the best of the rest in what is becoming an enthralling tussle.
Arsenal have the first strike at solidifying their top four credentials when they contest Saturday’s only EPL fixture away to Aston Villa.
The Gunners failed to win for the first time in six Premier League games on Wednesday as they fell to an Emirates Stadium defeat against Liverpool.
And it’s Reds legend Steven Gerrard who plots their downfall again as Villa boss.
Gerrard’s men are pushing for a top half finish in his first season in charge, while Mikel Arteta’s visitors will go four points clear of Manchester United in fifth if they can snaffle all three points.
Sunday sees the other two of the London trio go head-to-head in a derby with so much more than pride resting on it.
It’s West Ham’s turn to make the short trip across Hackney Marshes to do battle with Tottenham.
Only goal difference separates the pair in sixth and seventh position, with the Hammers on top albeit having played a match more than their hosts this weekend.
It means a win for either would propel them above United and possibly even level with Arsenal, should they be beaten in Birmingham.
And don’t discount Wolves either, who have the chance to sneak up into sixth on Friday night when they host Leeds at Molineux.
Bruno Lage’s side had been flagging in the second half of an impressive campaign but have hit back with successive victories to reinvigorate their continental push.
The Yorkshire side are desperate for the same impact from new coach Jesse Marsch following his arrival after the sacking of Marcelo Bielsa.
He stopped a rotten run of results at the second time of asking last weekend, as Elland Road roared a sigh of relief at a nervy win over bottom side Norwich.
Also pulling away from relegation trauma are Brentford, in their bid to secure a second season of Premier League football.
They’ve won two on the spin and would join Sunday afternoon’s hosts Leicester on 33 points if they can come away from the King Power Stadium with victory.
English Premier League predictions for 18 – 20 March
Prediction methodology explained: The expected win percentage is based off publicly available odds. For example, if a team’s odds are 2.30, the expected chance of winning is 43%. If the odds are 1.62 the expected chance of winning is 62% and so on. These are accurate at the time of writing but are subject to change. Where there is no value listed, the odds were not available at the time of writing.
Chance of winning (%) | Usual win % with these odds | |
Wolves | 47 | 42 |
Leeds | 31 | 15 |
Chance of winning (%) | Usual win % with these odds | |
Aston Villa | 32 | 44 |
Arsenal | 43 | 32 |
Chance of winning (%) | Usual win % with these odds | |
Leicester | 50 | 56 |
Brentford | 27 | 29 |
Chance of winning (%) | Usual win % with these odds | |
Tottenham | 55 | 50 |
West Ham | 25 | 20 |