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English Premier League predictions, fixtures and results: 2 – 4 May 2023

A mini midweek round of English Premier League fixtures sees the heat cranked up on the big guns competing at the top of the table between Tuesday and Thursday.

Four EPL matches take place with a huge amount riding on each, building towards the visit of Manchester United to Brighton on Thursday night.

It’s a contest the Red Devils could really do without losing in order to avoid any late hiccups in their bid for a top four finish, after a determined Old Trafford performance saw them beat in-form Aston Villa last weekend.

A win for the Seagulls would hoist them above both Villa and Tottenham, into sixth place and still with at least a game in hand on those around them as a remarkable campaign builds to a head.

Arsenal have a golden opportunity to return to the top of the Premier League table, at least temporarily, as they host sorry Chelsea in Tuesday evening’s London derby.

The Gunners have stalled at just the wrong time in the title race, picking up just three points in four winless matches.

It means Mikel Arteta’s men have given up pole position going into the last month of EPL action, albeit with the battle still very much on at the sharp end.

What Frank Lampard and his miserable visitors would give for such high stakes.

The Blues are an incomprehensible six points adrift of even the top half of the standings thanks to a horror sequence of results, leaving them level on points with Bournemouth and beneath Roy Hodgson’s resurgent Crystal Palace.

Wednesday brings two more bumper fixtures in the north west of England.

Manchester City are out to continue their majestic form when they welcome West Ham to the Etihad Stadium.

Pep Guardiola’s side were made to work hard for their win at Fulham last weekend, but it’s been an otherwise seamless reeling in of Arsenal at the top, with City hunting for back-to-back EPL titles.

A home win would have consequences for the Hammers, too, who are looking over their shoulders once again thanks to back-to-back defeats.

David Moyes’ charges will have just four fixtures remaining after their trip to the reigning champions, while also having to juggle Europa Conference League semi-final commitments with their five-point gap to the bottom three.

Down the M62 at Anfield, there’s an opportunity for Liverpool to strengthen their grip on fifth place when they tackle Fulham.

The Reds know victory will also put the wind up arch-rivals Manchester United, leaving Jurgen Klopp’s side four points behind Erik ten Hag and Co if they can make it five in a row.

The away side are one of few with little to play for at this stage of an absorbing, marathon Premier League season.

A dip in form since the turn of the year has seen the unlikely charge for continental qualification fizzle out for Marco Silva and his side, who nevertheless sit pretty enough in tenth place coming into the midweek EPL action.

English Premier League predictions for 2 – 4 May

Prediction methodology explainedThe 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.

Arsenal v Chelsea

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

Liverpool v Fulham

Result predictionLiverpool to win
Over/Under predictionover 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictionLiverpool / Liverpool to win
Team to Score predictionboth teams
Anytime Goalscorer predictionMohamed Salah(Liverpool)
Diogo Jota(Liverpool)

Manchester City v West Ham United

Result predictionManchester City to win
Over/Under predictionover 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictionManchester City / Manchester City to win
Team to Score predictionboth teams
Anytime Goalscorer predictionK. De Bruyne(Manchester City)
E. Haaland(Manchester City)
J. Álvarez(Manchester City)
M. Antonio(West Ham United)

Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United

Result predictionBrighton & Hove Albion to win
Over/Under predictionover 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictionBrighton & Hove Albion / Brighton & Hove Albion to win
Team to Score predictionboth teams
Anytime Goalscorer predictionD. Welbeck(Brighton & Hove Albion)
P. Groß(Brighton & Hove Albion)
D. Undav(Brighton & Hove Albion)

AFC Bournemouth v Chelsea

Result predictionAFC Bournemouth to win
Over/Under predictionunder 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictionAFC Bournemouth / AFC Bournemouth to win
Team to Score predictionAFC Bournemouth
Anytime Goalscorer predictionn/a

Manchester City v Leeds United

Result predictionManchester City to win
Over/Under predictionover 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictionManchester City / Manchester City to win
Team to Score predictionboth teams
Anytime Goalscorer predictionK. De Bruyne(Manchester City)
E. Haaland(Manchester City)
J. Álvarez(Manchester City)
L. Sinisterra(Leeds United)

Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace

Result predictionTottenham Hotspur to win
Over/Under predictionover 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictiondraw / Tottenham Hotspur to win
Team to Score predictionboth teams
Anytime Goalscorer predictionSon Heung-Min(Tottenham Hotspur)
H. Kane(Tottenham Hotspur)
E. Eze(Crystal Palace)

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa

Result predictiondraw
Over/Under predictionunder 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictionWolverhampton Wanderers / draw
Team to Score predictionboth teams
Anytime Goalscorer predictionO. Watkins(Aston Villa)

Liverpool v Brentford

Result predictionLiverpool to win
Over/Under predictionover 2.5 goals
HT / FT predictionLiverpool / Liverpool to win
Team to Score predictionboth teams
Anytime Goalscorer predictionMohamed Salah(Liverpool)
Diogo Jota(Liverpool)
I. Toney(Brentford)