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 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.
Arsenal v Chelsea
Result prediction | Arsenal to win |
Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
HT / FT prediction | Arsenal / Arsenal to win |
Team to Score prediction | Arsenal |
Anytime Goalscorer prediction | Gabriel Jesus(Arsenal) B. Saka(Arsenal) |
Liverpool v Fulham
Result prediction | Liverpool to win |
Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
HT / FT prediction | Liverpool / Liverpool to win |
Team to Score prediction | both teams |
Anytime Goalscorer prediction | Mohamed Salah(Liverpool) Diogo Jota(Liverpool) |
Manchester City v West Ham United
Result prediction | Manchester City to win |
Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
HT / FT prediction | Manchester City / Manchester City to win |
Team to Score prediction | both teams |
Anytime Goalscorer prediction | K. De Bruyne(Manchester City) E. Haaland(Manchester City) J. Álvarez(Manchester City) M. Antonio(West Ham United) |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United
Result prediction | Brighton & Hove Albion to win |
Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
HT / FT prediction | Brighton & Hove Albion / Brighton & Hove Albion to win |
Team to Score prediction | both teams |
Anytime Goalscorer prediction | D. Welbeck(Brighton & Hove Albion) P. Groß(Brighton & Hove Albion) D. Undav(Brighton & Hove Albion) |
AFC Bournemouth v Chelsea
Result prediction | AFC Bournemouth to win |
Over/Under prediction | under 2.5 goals |
HT / FT prediction | AFC Bournemouth / AFC Bournemouth to win |
Team to Score prediction | AFC Bournemouth |
Anytime Goalscorer prediction | n/a |
Manchester City v Leeds United
Result prediction | Manchester City to win |
Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
HT / FT prediction | Manchester City / Manchester City to win |
Team to Score prediction | both teams |
Anytime Goalscorer prediction | K. De Bruyne(Manchester City) E. Haaland(Manchester City) J. Álvarez(Manchester City) L. Sinisterra(Leeds United) |
Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace
Result prediction | Tottenham Hotspur to win |
Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
HT / FT prediction | draw / Tottenham Hotspur to win |
Team to Score prediction | both teams |
Anytime Goalscorer prediction | Son Heung-Min(Tottenham Hotspur) H. Kane(Tottenham Hotspur) E. Eze(Crystal Palace) |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa
Result prediction | draw |
Over/Under prediction | under 2.5 goals |
HT / FT prediction | Wolverhampton Wanderers / draw |
Team to Score prediction | both teams |
Anytime Goalscorer prediction | O. Watkins(Aston Villa) |
Liverpool v Brentford
Result prediction | Liverpool to win |
Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
HT / FT prediction | Liverpool / Liverpool to win |
Team to Score prediction | both teams |
Anytime Goalscorer prediction | Mohamed Salah(Liverpool) Diogo Jota(Liverpool) I. Toney(Brentford) |