The English Premier League continues its charge towards the finish line this weekend, with eight fixtures across the country.
Manchester City, Manchester United and Brighton are on FA Cup semi-final duty at Wembley Stadium, leaving room for their fellow European qualification chasers to make a mark as the run-in intensifies.
It’s Arsenal who can restore a seven-point advantage at the top of the table with City otherwise occupied.
They have first swing at the EPL weekend in a Friday night fixture that is top versus bottom, with Southampton the visitors to the Emirates Stadium and facing the prospect of being cut adrift before sinking down to the Championship.
Liverpool have it all to do in their belated battle to break into the top six, with Nottingham Forest making the trip to Anfield on Saturday afternoon.
Jurgen Klopp’s side produced a 6-1 thrashing on Monday night, as fans of the Reds strap in for a big finish.
A top four showdown awaits on Sunday meanwhile, with Newcastle playing host to Tottenham at St James’ Park.
Both had their unbeaten Premier League runs brought to a halt by defeat last time out, leaving the pair scrambling for a late tilt at the top three.
Bournemouth and West Ham are two of the most improved struggling teams going into their Sunday meeting at the Vitality Stadium.
Both have won three of their last four in an incredible blast off from the relegation zone, just in time for possible salvation.
For every winner there’s a loser and that is looking increasingly like 2016 EPL champions Leicester, whose sacking of boss Brendan Rodgers has improved precisely nothing in their quest to remain in the top flight.
Wolves are the visitors to the King Power Stadium off the back of two wins on the spin, leaving the Foxes to scratch around the bins if they are to stand any chance of avoiding second tier football next season.
Everton are another big name in peril, as they make the trip to Selhurst Park to tackle Crystal Palace.
Sean Dyche’s men are four without a win, leaving them outside the relegation zone on goal difference along coming into the weekend, while veteran Roy Hodgson has sparked a sparkling revival for the Eagles, who have won three in a row to pull well clear of trouble.
Hovering nervously above the Toffees are Leeds, who found themselves on the wrong side of Liverpool’s ire in the Monday night football earlier this week.
They kick off the Premier League action on Saturday lunchtime with a trip south to Fulham, who did the business against Everton to end their own European-busting losing streak last weekend.
Back in the sunlit uplands there’s an intriguing contest between Brentford and Aston Villa, with the visitors to west London having outstripped their hosts in the ‘underdog of the season’ stakes, rocketing into top four contention just at the right time under coach Unai Emery.
English Premier League predictions for 21 – 23 April
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 Southampton
| Result prediction | Arsenal to win |
| Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | Arsenal / Arsenal to win |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | Gabriel Jesus(Arsenal) |
Fulham v Leeds United
| Result prediction | Leeds United to win |
| Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | draw / Leeds United to win |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | J. Harrison(Leeds United) |
Brentford v Aston Villa
| Result prediction | Aston Villa to win |
| Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | Brentford / Aston Villa to win |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | I. Toney(Brentford) O. Watkins(Aston Villa) |
Crystal Palace v Everton
| Result prediction | draw |
| Over/Under prediction | under 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | Everton / draw |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | n/a |
Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 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 | n/a |
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
| 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) C. Gakpo(Liverpool) D. Núñez(Liverpool) |
AFC Bournemouth v West Ham United
| Result prediction | draw |
| Over/Under prediction | under 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | West Ham United / draw |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | n/a |
Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur
| Result prediction | draw |
| Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | Tottenham Hotspur / draw |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | C. Wilson(Newcastle United) Joelinton(Newcastle United) A. Isak(Newcastle United) Son Heung-Min(Tottenham Hotspur) H. Kane(Tottenham Hotspur) |