This season, the team's predictions will be available in weekly articles and they'll be in competition with a league too!
Read our pundits predictions below
Arsenal v Manchester Utd - Sat 23rd April (12:30pm)
Joe Richardson
Football is quite bizarre. Having looked to have blown the top four with three consecutive defeats, Arsenal are right back in contention following their victory at Stamford Bridge. They now come into this crucial clash with Manchester United buoyant, which is the least that can be said for the visitors after their pathetic showing at Liverpool. When it comes to my prediction for this game, I refer you back to my opening sentence. You can’t trust either of these teams and it may pay to side with the team under the least pressure, which is probably United.
Prediction: 1-2
Harry Reynolds
It was a massive win for Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday after three straight defeats, and they arguably couldn’t pick a better opponent this weekend. Ralf Rangnick has been way out of his depth, and the performances are getting worse not better. Erik ten Hag has a huge job on his hands this summer, and it probably won’t be helped by playing in the UEFA Conference League.
Prediction: 2-0
Chris Stott: 2-1
Chris Coughlin: 2-1
Ryan Kirk: 2-1
Leicester v Aston Villa - Sat 23rd April (3pm)
Harry Reynolds
There’s been very little talk about what a horrendous job Steven Gerrard is doing at Villa. They’re only eight points above the drop and still have to play Burnley twice, they could very easily get sucked into it if they continue to lose games. Leicester’s minds will probably be on their European semi-final next week but I still think they’ll win this, even after throwing victory away in stoppage time at Everton.
Prediction: 1-0
Chris Stott: 1-1
Chris Coughlin: 1-1
Ryan Kirk: 1-1
Joe Richardson: 2-0
Manchester City v Watford - Sat 23rd April (3pm)
Ryan Kirk:
I can see this game being over before it's even begun. Manchester City look to be the ones who can deny Liverpool the "quadruple" and they're still in a great position to do so with a very kind fixture list to end the season. It's difficult to see where they'll drop points and I can't for the life of me see it happening here. Watford are very poor and as good as down. It's a matter of how many...isn't it?
Prediction: 4-0
Chris Stott: 4-0
Chris Coughlin: 4-0
Harry Reynolds: 3-0
Joe Richardson: 4-1
Norwich v Newcastle - Sat 23rd April (3pm)
Ryan Kirk
Newcastle have done brilliantly to all but secure their safety and you have to give Eddie Howe a lot of credit for that. He's come in at a difficult time, had a good January transfer window and it's paying off big time. Norwich, meanwhile, should have won at Old Trafford but they conceded three very unavoidable goals which they just don't seem to be able to learn from. Dean Smith says they have a must-win mentality for every game but it's too little too late for the Canaries for me.
Prediction: 1-1
Chris Stott: 1-2
Chris Coughlin: 0-2
Harry Reynolds: 0-2
Joe Richardson: 1-2
Brentford v Tottenham - Sat 23rd April (5:30pm)
Joe Richardson
There have been plenty of crackers at the Brentford Community Stadium this season and this has all the makings of another. I have been so impressed by how the Bees have turned their form around over the last month, winning 5 of their last 6. It’s brilliant that Christian Eriksen is playing such a starring role and it will be fascinating to see how he fares against his former employers. I certainly didn’t see Spurs’ defeat to Brighton coming with the run they had been on. Now they have a real fight on again with Arsenal and can ill afford another slip up.
Prediction: 2-2
Chris Stott: 1-1
Chris Coughlin: 2-3
Ryan Kirk: 1-1
Harry Reynolds: 1-2
Brighton v Southampton - Sun 24th April (2pm)
Chris Stott
Two teams with just pride left to play for. It's games like this where I want to see teams almost disregard tactics and just go for it because what have you got to lose? Saying that, many of Brighton's games in particular this season have flattered to deceive so let's go for a low scoring affair.
Prediction: 1-0
Chris Coughlin: 1-1
Ryan Kirk: 1-1
Harry Reynolds: 1-0
Joe Richardson: 1-1
Burnley v Wolves - Sun 24th April (2pm)
Joe Richardson
It was a huge result for Burnley on Thursday, a performance that epitomised them at their best under the now departed Sean Dyche. It remains to be seen whether the club will be made to pay for that bizarre decision, but the players will be well up for the fight. You feel they will want to stay up not just for themselves and the club but for Dyche as well. Wolves come here after a couple of poor results, which you can forgive them of after such an impressive campaign. They will be a much tougher nut to crack than Southampton and I could see both sides cancelling each other out.
Prediction: 0-0
Chris Stott: 1-0
Chris Coughlin: 1-0
Ryan Kirk: 2-1
Harry Reynolds: 1-0
Chelsea v West Ham - Sun 24th April (2pm)
Chris Coughlin
To say I didn't see Chelsea's defeat to Arsenal coming is an understatement, especially given the Gunners' form. It's a strange time for the Blues at the minute - They're through to the FA Cup final but got dumped out of the Champions League despite an heroic performances before the shambles at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. I think they'll win here, however, with West Ham down to just one fit senior centre-back (Craig Dawson) and with more than one eye on the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against EIntracht Frankfurt on Thursday.
Prediction: 2-0
Chris Stott: 2-2
Ryan Kirk: 2-2
Harry Reynolds: 2-1
Joe Richardson: 2-2
Liverpool v Everton - Sun 24th April (2pm)
Harry Reynolds
Liverpool are simply miles better than Everton, and this will more than likely be another painful experience at Anfield for the Blues. I’d genuinely be surprised if Jurgen Klopp’s side didn’t win every possible trophy this season, and I can’t see them dropping points for the rest of this season. Everton will probably start this game in the bottom three, but this is still effectively a free hit with no expectations on them getting a result. The only hope is that Liverpool don’t take them seriously, but I don’t see that happening.
Prediction: 3-0
Chris Stott: 3-0
Chris Coughlin: 3-0
Ryan Kirk: 3-0
Joe Richardson: 4-0
Crystal Palace v Leeds - Mon 25th April (8pm)
Chris Coughlin
I was speaking to some Leeds fans earlier this week and this is actually a massive game for them. There's a feeling that Leeds aren't totally out of the woods just yet with games against Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea to come after this trip to Selhurst Park. Palace haven't been themselves recently and they might be plodding towards the end of the campaign. Leeds need at least a point from this.
Prediction: 1-1
Chris Stott: 1-1
Ryan Kirk: 1-1
Harry Reynolds: 1-1
Joe Richardson: 2-0
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