Premier League 21/22: Matchday twenty seven predictions

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 (For the games that still stand this weekend)

Leicester v Leeds Utd - Saturday 5th March (12:30pm)

Chris Coughlin

So a new era begins at Leeds United. Jesse Marsch takes over from Marcelo Bielsa with the task of steering Leeds to safety. He'd had an interesting CV in recent years, creating a name for himself at Red Bull Salzburg before getting sacked a matter of months into his reign at RB Leipzig this season. It will be tough for anyone to solve Leeds' defensive difficulties overnight, however, and Leicester will be confident shape after that good win against Burnley in midweek. I'm looking forward to this game but it could be a tough introduction to English football for Marsch.

Prediction: 2-1

Chris Stott: 2-1

Ryan Kirk: 1-0

Harry Reynolds: 1-0

Joe Richardson: 1-1

Aston Villa v Southampton - Saturday 5th March (3pm)

Harry Reynolds

Villa’s win against a Brighton team who are seemingly falling apart papers over some of the cracks at the club. They’ve not been brilliant to watch and have had some really poor defeats against the likes of Watford and Newcastle, and Southampton will provide an even sterner test here. The Saints are in the form of their lives at the moment and I think they’ll win this.

Prediction: 1-2

Chris Stott: 1-1

Chris Coughlin: 2-3

Ryan Kirk: 1-1

Joe Richardson: 2-3

Burnley v Chelsea - Saturday 5th March (3pm)

Chris Stott

How do you begin to sum up Chelsea's week? Three disallowed goals before losing the Carabao Cup final on penalties following by a struggling win at Luton just hours after Roman Abramovich confirmed he was selling the club. It's a lot to take in even just looking on from the outside. I'm expecting them to get the better of Burnley, however, who haven't really made the most of their games in hand in recent weeks. They've still got a lot to do at the bottom.

Prediction: 1-3

Chris Coughlin: 0-2

Ryan Kirk: 1-2

Harry Reynolds: 0-1

Joe Richardson: 0-1

Newcastle v Brighton - Saturday 5th March (3pm)

Ryan Kirk

You have to say fair play to Eddie Howe. He's done a great job over the last month or so to drag Newcastle out of the relegation zone and last week's win at Brentford was absolutely pivotal. I don't what's happened at Brighton though because it's a bit early for players to be on the beach. Losing 3-0 to Burnley was a surprise as was the 2-0 loss to Villa given the form of both the visiting sides. I think the Magpies can continue to fly here.

Prediction: 2-1

Chris Stott: 2-0

Chris Coughlin: 1-0

Harry Reynolds: 2-0

Joe Richardson: 2-0

Norwich v Brentford - Saturday 5th March (3pm)

Harry Reynolds:

If Brentford lose to Norwich and then Burnley, I think they’re as good as down. They’re falling down the league and have played more games than any of the teams around them, which is a shame because they looked so good at the start of the season. Norwich have sort of travelled in the opposite record, starting horrendously and showing some signs of life under Dean Smith, although the damage was probably done before he arrived. I do think they’ll win this though, as it’s impossible to back Brentford at the moment.

Prediction: 2-1

Chris Stott: 1-1

Chris Coughlin: 1-0

Ryan Kirk: 0-0

Joe Richardson: 2-1

Wolves v Crystal Palace - Saturday 5th March (3pm)

Joe Richardson:

I've gone on record to say I really like Wolves this season and that hasn't changed despite recent defeats. I love their defensive solidarity to complement the attacking quality they have. I don't think they'll make top four but they still have a good chance of European football. Palace are continuing to struggle but that win against Watford a week-and-a-half ago was crucial in giving them a little bit of breathing room to the bottom three. I'll go for Wolves.

Prediction: 2-0

Chris Stott: 1-0

Chris Coughlin: 1-0

Ryan Kirk: 2-1

Harry Reynolds: 1-0

Liverpool v West Ham Utd - Saturday 5th March (5:30pm)

Chris Coughlin

West Ham are one of just two teams to beat Liverpool in any competition so far this season. It was a superb counter-attacking display from the Hammers at the London Stadium while they also made the most of an off day for Liverpool at set pieces. The Reds are really in the mood at the moment, however, having secured one trophy already and being in the hunt for more. I'm backing them to get revenge.

Prediction: 2-0

Chris Stott: 2-1

Ryan Kirk: 3-1

Harry Reynolds: 3-0

Joe Richardson: 3-1

Watford v Arsenal - Sunday 6th March (2pm)

Ryan Kirk

In a way, I think this has been a frustrating week for Mikel Arteta. After that dramatic win over Wolves, they surely wanted to get back out there as soon as possible but had no game due to Liverpool's triumphant involvement in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. If they were to pick a first game back, however, it wouldn't be too far from Watford. They did very well to get a point at Old Trafford last week but wow, they survived many, many scares. The Gunners to get a routine win for me.

Prediction: 0-2

Chris Stott: 0-1

Chris Coughlin: 0-2

Harry Reynolds: 0-1

Joe Richardson: 0-2

Man City v Man Utd - Sunday 6th March (4:30pm)

Joe Richardson

I wondered if City would have a wobble after their 3-2 defeat to Spurs but it was appear they've managed to avoid it. They were lucky at Everton but probably deserved it in the end but the win at Peterborough was as routine as you can get. United, meanwhile, in a word are boring under Rangnick. I don't sense what their style is or what they've meant to be doing. It's also funny when you see United's recent record at the Etihad, they've won four of their last five games there. I'm really don't think there's a chance of that happening this time.

Prediction: 3-0

Chris Stott: 2-2

Chris Coughlin: 2-0

Ryan Kirk: 2-1

Harry Reynolds: 2-0

Tottenham v Everton - Monday 7th March (8pm)

Harry Reynolds

Everton could find themselves in the bottom three by the time they kick off, albeit with plenty of games in hand on their rivals, but this is still a huge game. Spurs have struggled against the weaker teams in the league of late, and Frank Lampard could very well frustrate the home side as he did against Man City. That performance provides a good platform for Everton for the rest of the season, but they’ve only beaten Spurs once in the league since 2012 so it’s hard to predict anything other than a win for Antonio Conte’s side.

Prediction: 2-0

Chris Stott: 0-1

Chris Coughlin: 2-0

Ryan Kirk: 2-1

Joe Richardson: 2-1