Premier League 21/22: Matchday twenty five 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)

Man Utd v Southampton -Saturday 12th February (12:30pm)

Joe Richardson

The early kick-off could well be a cracker with Southampton buoyant following their memorable success at Tottenham on Wednesday night. Buoyant however is far from a word one can describe Manchester United at the minute. They are disjointed, lack an identity and Ralf Rangnick already has some serious questions to answer. This game is tricky to call. It will take a big effort for Saints to produce the same level of performance they did against Tottenham. Even still, that could well be good enough for a point.

Prediction: 2-2

Harry Reynolds

Southampton were more than fair value for their 3-2 win at Spurs in the week, and arguably should’ve been out of sight by half time. It will be interesting to see if they can repeat that performance, because if they can I think they’ll beat a horribly boring United team. Ralf Rangnick has been worse than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in my opinion, but I think the home crowd will know they desperately need three points and just inspire their team to victory.

Prediction: 2-1

Chris Stott: 1-1

Chris Coughlin: 2-1

Ryan Kirk: 1-1

Brentford v Crystal Palace - Saturday 12th February (3pm)

Chris Coughlin

It wasn't that long ago that I thought Brentford would be absolutely fine and would pretty comfortable going into February. A disastrous run of form, however, has seen them dragged right back into the mix with the Bees having lost nine of their last 11 games in all competitions. In a similar way, Palace are somehow only two points above Brentford and would be feeling an awful lot better about themselves had Zaha not been guilty of one of the worst Premier League penalties of all time against Norwich. I think Thomas Frank's team are starting to feel the heat of the relegation battle so I can see Palace taking advantage of that.

Prediction: 1-2

Chris Stott: 1-1

Harry Reynolds: 1-1

Joe Richardson: 1-1

Ryan Kirk: 1-2

Everton v Leeds - Saturday 12th February (3pm)

Harry Reynolds:

If Everton don’t win this game, they are in serious trouble. They could be left behind with the teams below them before long, and a win here would drag Leeds into it, much like Newcastle did to the Blues on Tuesday. In hindsight that was a much more difficult game than I gave Newcastle credit for; the crowd were brilliant from the first minute and inspired their team to victory. Everton lost more players to injury, and Leeds have lost plenty themselves this season. I think this will be a free-flowing attacking game, but I’m not sure the sides will be separated.

Prediction: 2-2

Chris Stott: 2-1

Joe Richardson: 3-1

Chris Coughlin: 1-2

Ryan Kirk: 1-1

Watford v Brighton - Saturday 12th February (3pm)

Chris Coughlin

Can Roy save Watford? The Hornets have failed to score in four of their last five Premier League games and, even with 16 games to go, they can't afford for that record to continue much longer. As for Brighton, I think their situation is rather remarkable especially when you consider they've lost the least games out of anyone outside the top three yet have only won six games. Graham Potter's side rightly get plaudits but obviously need to work on finishing teams off. I think they'll do that here.

Prediction: 0-2

Chris Stott: 1-1

Harry Reynolds: 0-1

Joe Richardson: 0-0

Ryan Kirk: 1-1

Norwich v Man City - Saturday 12th February (5:30pm)

Harry Reynolds

The Canaries are on a brilliant run at the moment, but I can’t see that continuing against Man City. If Norwich can get anything from this it would be a miraculous result, City are probably the best team in europe at the moment and this should really be another easy victory for them, although I think they’ll get more of a test than they did at the start of the season.

Prediction: 0-2

Chris Stott

How can anyone go against Manchester City at the moment? They're unstoppable and you almost feel that it's a forgone conclusion every time they step out onto the pitch. Norwich have improved recently without doubt and several in this squad have experience of upsetting City before in 2019 in one of the great shocks in the top-flight, arguably of all time. Nevertheless, I'm going for a comfortable City win

Prediction: 0-3

Joe Richardson: 0-2

Chris Coughlin: 0-3

Ryan Kirk: 0-2

Burnley v Liverpool - Sunday 13th February (2pm)

Ryan Kirk

I remember when Burnley beat Liverpool 2-0 early in Klopp's reign in 2016. Two first goals were enough for the Clarets and, despite Liverpool having 80% of the possession and 26 shots, the Reds just couldn't find a breakthrough. It's been much better for Jurgen Klopp's side at Turf Moor since then but they must still be wary of a Burnley team who are battling hard at the bottom. Yes, Sean Dyche's side are bottom with just one win so far but only Brighton have drawn more than his team's 11 matches this season, so they are difficult to beat despite their position, Nevertheless, Liverpool are heavy favourites and I don't expect them to come undone here.

Prediction: 0-2

Chris Stott: 0-2

Harry Reynolds: 0-2

Joe Richardson: 0-3

Chris Coughlin: 0-2

Newcastle v Aston Villa - Sunday 13th February (2pm)

Chris Stott

I can see this being a brilliant game, I really that. St James' Park was rocking on Tuesday in Newcastle's win over Everton and you see they've undoubtedly improved as a team with their array of new signings with Bruno Guimaraes still to come into the mix. As for Villa, that first half against Leeds was wild at both ends. Jacob Ramsey looks like a brilliant talent and Phillippe Coutinho has been revived under Steven Gerrard but they were woeful defensively, Tyrone Mings in particular. I can't pick a winner but I can see goals galore.

Prediction: 2-2

Harry Reynolds: 2-1

Joe Richardson: 2-2

Chris Coughlin: 2-2

Ryan Kirk: 1-1

Spurs v Wolves - Sunday 13th February (2pm)

Harry Reynolds

Both of these teams had poor results in the week. Wolves lost ground on the battle for Europe with a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal, while Spurs twice surrendered a lead before losing to Southampton. I think Spurs’ extra firepower will see them through here, because Wolves just aren’t a massive threat in an attacking sense.

Prediction: 1-0

Chris Stott: 1-0

Joe Richardson: 2-1

Chris Coughlin: 1-0

Ryan Kirk: 1-0

Leicester v West Ham - Sunday 13th February (4:30pm)

Joe Richardson

I really like Brendan Rodgers and I think the job he’s done at Leicester has been terrific. But this season, league results have been nowhere near good enough. Now they are out of the FA Cup, it is only the Europa League that’s keeping their season alive. They will have their work cut out to keep West Ham and specifically Jarrod Bowen quiet who is in the form of his life.

Prediction: 1-3

Chris Stott: 0-1

Harry Reynolds: 0-1

Chris Coughlin: 1-2

Ryan Kirk: 2-2