It’s time for the English Premier League run-in to hit the final straight, with another massive weekend of fixtures.
Time is running out in the battles at the top and bottom of the EPL table, with a whole host of crunch matches coming between Saturday and a bonus Bank Holiday Monday for the coronation of King Charles III.
But there’s another crown up for grabs, too, as Manchester City and Arsenal continue their very own royal rumble at the summit.
City have first strike at extending their one-point lead when they tackle lowly Leeds at the Etihad Stadium.
Pep Guardiola’s men are in imperious form in their back-to-back title bid but their task has been made all the more intriguing, with veteran escapologist Sam Allardyce installed at the last minute in an attempt to keep the visitors in the top flight for another season.
The Gunners finally turned around a rotten run of results when they sealed an imposing midweek London derby win.
But they now face an almighty task away to Newcastle at a raucous St James’ Park, with Eddie Howe’s Toon Army eyeing up not just Uefa Champions League qualification but a third-placed Premier League finish.
Manchester United missed their chance to leapfrog the Tynesiders when they lost in dramatic fashion on Thursday.
They play at the London Stadium in Sunday’s other fixture, with old boss David Moyes and his West Ham side lying in wait with points still needed to avoid relegation.
Any further slip ups from the Red Devils will fling open the door for Liverpool to complete an astonishing late-season turnaround to gatecrash the top four party at the expense of their bitter rivals.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds can’t stop winning as they go into Saturday’s late EPL kick off against Brentford at a rejuvenated Anfield.
Tumbling Tottenham are in danger of missing out on continental competition altogether, as they go into a London derby with Crystal Palace.
They showed some fight at Liverpool last weekend at least in a 4-3 defeat, but only having shipped yet another three early goals as their sorry slide goes on.
Speaking of which, there could be yet more humiliation for free-spending Chelsea when they play away to Bournemouth.
Frank Lampard has done nothing to inspire the Blues since parachuting in as interim boss, with four league defeat in a row leaving them level on points with their hosts in the bottom half of the standings and with their top flight safety, ridiculously, not yet mathematically confirmed.
There’s even a West Midlands derby to round off Saturday’s action, as Wolves welcome Aston Villa to Molineux.
Both have enjoyed improved second halves of the campaign under new, Spanish management, with Villa rocketing into European contention under Unai Emery while ex-Spain and Real Madrid chief Julen Lopetegui has just about steered the Black Country club to safety.
Monday sees matters turn not just to Westminster Abbey, but to a clutch of teams for whom the crown is slipping.
Southampton go to Nottingham Forest for the late kick off knowing only a win will do if they are to stand any chance of a last ditch survival miracle.
It would also leave their City Ground hosts in deep peril, as they also start a crucial weekend the wrong side of the dotted line.
The unthinkable is also becoming very much thinkable for Everton, who can’t buy a win and sit 19th in the table with the clock ticking down and a horrible trip to Brighton in prospect.
Roberto de Zerbi watched his Seagulls make it three victories from four when their 99th-minute penalty pinched a massive three points from Manchester United on Thursday, leaving them firmly in the European mix.
Leicester have gone unbeaten in three to squeeze out of the relegation zone but also have a tricky assignment as they go to Fulham.
That said, the Craven Cottage club have lost three on the spin and are looking like ending a promising campaign with a whimper in west London.
English Premier League predictions for 6 – 8 May
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 | E. Haaland(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) |
Newcastle United v Arsenal
| Result prediction | Newcastle United to win |
| Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | draw / Newcastle United to win |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | C. Wilson(Newcastle United) J. Murphy(Newcastle United) Joelinton(Newcastle United) A. Isak(Newcastle United) M. Ødegaard(Arsenal) Gabriel Jesus(Arsenal) |
West Ham United v Manchester United
| Result prediction | West Ham United to win |
| Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | West Ham United / West Ham United to win |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | M. Antonio(West Ham United) |
Fulham v Leicester City
| Result prediction | draw |
| Over/Under prediction | under 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | draw / draw |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | J. Vardy(Leicester City) |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Everton
| 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) |
Nottingham Forest v Southampton
| Result prediction | draw |
| Over/Under prediction | under 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | draw / draw |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | n/a |