There are some heavy duty fixtures as the English Premier League continues with a full round of matches this weekend, with all eyes on a blockbuster Sunday.
Chelsea and Manchester United collide for a top four scramble at Stamford Bridge, as new Blues boss Thomas Tuchel looks to close the gap on the second-placed visitors and extend his unbeaten run in the hotseat.
Leicester are poised to leap on any slip ups from the Red Devils and will have the first swing at making second spot their own when they go up against Arsenal at the King Power Stadium in a lunchtime kick off.
Liverpool will have to wait until the late game for a chance to resuscitate their moribund Premier League title defence, with rock bottom Sheffield United their hosts.
There’s also a London derby to be had on Sunday lunchtime between Crystal Palace and Fulham at Selhurst Park, while Burnley are also down in the capital to face Jose Mourinho’s out-of-sorts Tottenham.
Manchester City are romping towards recapturing the EPL title and have won a record-breaking 13 in a row in the league.
Pep Guardiola’s men host this season’s surprise package West Ham in the Saturday lunchtime kick off at the Etihad Stadium, with City ten points clear before a ball is kicked.
West Brom are at home to Brighton in a relegation six-pointer on Saturday, while imperiled Newcastle tackle a Wolves side that have returned to form of late.
Leeds and Aston Villa, meanwhile, meet at Elland Road in a battle for top half supremacy.
The Monday night EPL game sees Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton go up against a Southampton side that are in freefall despite the best efforts of charismatic boss Ralph Hasenhuttl.
English Premier League predictions for 27 February – 1 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.
