The festive fun never stops in the English Premier League, with some monster clashes lighting up a full midweek round of fixtures across the country.
Six EPL Wednesday night games are highlighted by the contest between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford.
‘Fallen giants’ might be pushing it, but the heavyweight pair sit seventh and tenth in the Premier League table coming into this one, with a head-scratching 11 league losses between them this season.
Thursday sees two more high drama fixtures to round off the programme, not least the London derby between Tottenham and West Ham.
It’s the Hammers who make the short trip across Hackney Marshes to go up against Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs, who are buoyed by their stirring performance against the reigning champions at the weekend.
Newcastle are in hot pursuit of the north London club in banging on the door of the top four.
Eddie Howe’s men are on Merseyside to go toe-to-toe with Everton, who returned to winning ways last time out despite being dumped back in the relegation zone following a hefty points deduction for financial fair play irregularities.
Manchester City have a tough assignment as they look to end a sequence of three draws on the spin, in which they have coughed up winning positions each time.
Aston Villa are in outstanding home form under Unai Emery and lie just a point behind Pep Guardiola’s maestros, making for what could well be the tie of the round on Wednesday night.
Liverpool also feature on Wednesday, with a trip to crisis club Sheffield United.
The Reds and their combustible boss Jurgen Klopp may still be calming down from their frenetic, 4-3 Anfield victory last weekend, while the Blades are in managerial turmoil and rock bottom in the standings.
League leaders Arsenal can keep themselves out of reach of Klopp and Co if they can do the business at Luton in one of Tuesday’s two EPL fixtures.
The Gunners have won three on the bounce but will take nothing for granted as they make the short drive north to the Hatters’ notorious Kenilworth Road ground.
Any slip up from the hosts could be punished by relegation rivals Burnley, who go to Wolves fresh from their battering of Sheffield United on Saturday.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, there’s the Moneyball derby between Brighton and Brentford at the Amex Stadium.
Both retain strong top half aspirations once again, with the Seagulls adapting well to combine domestic duties with their European football adventures.
Fulham must make an instant comeback following their Anfield heartache, as they welcome Nottingham Forest to west London.
A win for either team would help lift them away from any lingering thoughts of the relegation trapdoor.
Crystal Palace and Bournemouth will feel much the same way ahead of their Selhurst Park match.
English Premier League predictions for 5 – 7 December
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley
Result prediction draw
Over/Under prediction over 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction draw / draw
Team to Score prediction both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction n/a
Luton Town v Arsenal
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 E. Nketiah(Arsenal)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Brentford
Result prediction draw
Over/Under prediction over 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction Brighton & Hove Albion / draw
Team to Score prediction both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction João Pedro(Brighton & Hove Albion)
Fulham v Nottingham Forest
Result prediction Fulham to win
Over/Under prediction over 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction draw / Fulham to win
Team to Score prediction both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction n/a
Sheffield United v Liverpool
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)
T. Alexander-Arnold(Liverpool)
Crystal Palace v AFC Bournemouth
Result prediction draw
Over/Under prediction over 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction draw / draw
Team to Score prediction both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction O. Édouard(Crystal Palace)
D. Solanke(AFC Bournemouth)
Aston Villa v Manchester City
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 O. Watkins(Aston Villa)
E. Haaland(Manchester City)
P. Foden(Manchester City)
Manchester United v Chelsea
Result prediction Chelsea to win
Over/Under prediction over 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction Chelsea / Chelsea to win
Team to Score prediction both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction R. Sterling(Chelsea)
N. Jackson(Chelsea)
Everton v Newcastle United
Result prediction Newcastle United to win
Over/Under prediction under 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction draw / Newcastle United to win
Team to Score prediction both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction A. Gordon(Newcastle United)
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United
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 Son Heung-Min(Tottenham Hotspur)
Crystal Palace v Liverpool
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 O. Édouard(Crystal Palace)
Mohamed Salah(Liverpool)
T. Alexander-Arnold(Liverpool)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Burnley
Result prediction draw
Over/Under prediction over 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction Brighton & Hove Albion / draw
Team to Score prediction both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction João Pedro(Brighton & Hove Albion)
Manchester United v AFC Bournemouth
Result prediction AFC Bournemouth to win
Over/Under prediction over 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction AFC Bournemouth / AFC Bournemouth to win
Team to Score prediction both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction D. Solanke(AFC Bournemouth)
Sheffield United v Brentford
Result prediction Brentford to win
Over/Under prediction under 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction draw / Brentford to win
Team to Score prediction both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction n/a
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest
Result prediction Wolverhampton Wanderers to win
Over/Under prediction over 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction draw / Wolverhampton Wanderers to win
Team to Score prediction both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction n/a
Aston Villa v Arsenal
Result prediction draw
Over/Under prediction over 2.5 goals
HT / FT prediction Aston Villa / draw
Team to Score prediction both teams
Anytime Goalscorer prediction O. Watkins(Aston Villa)
E. Nketiah(Arsenal)