Premier League: Matchday 35 Tips & Predictions
The Premier League season is nearing its conclusion and the drama ramps up a notch for this weekend’s games.
Title chasers Liverpool face a dreaded 12.30pm Saturday kick off at West Ham, while Sunday’s games include Arsenal taking on rivals Tottenham and Manchester City visiting Nottingham Forest, who are battling relegation.
There are a number of other intriguing clashes across Saturday and Sunday and we have picked out the best bets for the weekend’s Premier League action.
Tip 1 – Crystal Palace draw no bet v Fulham @ 33/20
Crystal Palace have come on leaps and bounds under new manager Oliver Glasner and could pick up another big result against Fulham on Saturday.
The Eagles have beaten Liverpool 1-0 and West Ham 5-2 in recent outings and they face a home team with little to play for outside of a potential top half finish.
Even that looks a long shot for the Cottagers considering they have played more games than the majority of teams around them.
Marco Silva’s side have struggled in recent weeks, losing three of their last four matches.
Fulham have won just two of their last seven games and have been victorious in just one of the last eight head-to-heads between these teams in the league.
Take the stalemate out of the equation and side with Palace in the draw no bet market.
Tip 2 – Aston Villa to beat Chelsea @ 6/5
Chelsea put in a dismal performance against Arsenal in midweek, losing 5-0 to their London rivals, and they look unlikely to get much out of their clash with Aston Villa.
The Villans have regained the advantage in the race for the top four after back-to-back wins and they also picked up a big result when squeezing past Lille on penalties to reach the Europa Conference League semi-finals.
They got the better of the Blues in the reverse fixture and should be able to do so again, particularly if Cole Palmer remains absent.
Tip 3 – Bournemouth to beat Brighton @ 5/4
Bournemouth have been rock solid at home recently and they could take advantage of the poor-travelling Brighton in this one.
Albion have lost four and drawn two of their last six road trips and take on a Cherries side that have won three of their last four home matches.
Take the hosts to win this one.
Tip 4 – Over 3.5 goals in Tottenham v Arsenal @ 11/10
Three of the last five North London derbies have gone over 3.5 goals and a repeat of that looks likely in this crucial game.
Spurs could go a long way to denying their rivals the title with a win, while defeat for the hosts would be a major blow to their hopes of securing Champions League football next season.
Ange Postecoglou’s open style means that games involving Tottenham tend to be high-scoring and this looks likely to be much the same.