5 Premier League Tips for the Weekend’s Action - 12/3/22

Liverpool will continue their hunt for the quadruple this Saturday lunchtime as they head to the south coast to face Brighton & Hove Albion.

Despite their 12 game-winning run coming to an end following a 1-0 loss to Inter Milan on Wednesday, Jurgen Klopp’s side sealed passage to the Champions League quarter-final.
Last time out in the Premier League, the Reds saw off awkward opponents in West Ham, with Sadio Mane scoring the only goal at Anfield for a team that’s only dropped two points in 2022 so far.

Graham Potter’s Brighton side have begun to slide down the table following four defeats on the bounce. Netting just one goal in these four games as well, Brighton’s Achilles heel of being unable to find the back of the net is costing the Seagulls. Despite their brilliant football, three wins in 22 league games will be worrying for any side.

Brighton got an impressive 2-2 draw at Anfield earlier in the season, but Liverpool will likely have too much for an out-of-form Brighton. With Mo Salah scoring five goals against the South coast side as well, a shot on target for the Egyptian here seems inevitable.

Two inconsistent Champions League-chasing sides face each other as seventh-placed Tottenham Hotspur head to fifth-place Manchester United.

United were well and truly humbled in their own city last Sunday, as Manchester City toyed with them as they thrashed their fierce rivals 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

Problems start at the back for the Red Devils, with the 38 goals they’ve conceded so far the worst they’ve ever done at this stage of a Premier League season. Winning two of their last five home games isn’t good enough for a side of United’s calibre either.

Tottenham’s yo-yo form under Antonio Conte shows no sign of stopping as Spurs continue to be the most unpredictable team in the Premier League.

Spurs’ last two Premier League games have been faultless, scoring nine and conceding zero in 4-0 and 5-0 wins against Leeds and Everton respectively. Harry Kane has seemed to have finally arrived this Premier League season as well, scoring five in his last four league games.

This will be an open game at Old Trafford, with both teams needing a win to boost their top-four hopes. England captain Harry Kane opening the scoring here is a good shout.

Chelsea will look to let their football do the talking as they take on a now impressive Newcastle United.

Thomas Tuchel will be expecting his side to show the form that they did when they eased past Norwich City 3-1 at Carrow Road on Thursday night as Trevoh Chalobah, Mason Mount and Kai Havertz all scored.

Eddie Howe has transformed Newcastle since arriving at St James Park and following a strong January transfer window, the only way is up for the Toon army. Six wins in their last seven, including a 2-1 comeback win against Southampton, means the Geordies are now ten points clear of the relegation zone. Goals are flowing as well, with Newcastle scoring in each of their last nine games and two January signings scored the goals at St Mary’s (Chris Wood and Bruno Guimaraes).

Newcastle will give Chelsea a tough challenge and will likely score, but Eddie Howe’s nine-game unbeaten run could well come to an end at Stamford Bridge.

The definition of a relegation six-pointer takes place at Elland Road on Sunday as Leeds host Norwich City.

‘Marching on together’ is the famous motto at Leeds United but after Jesse Marsch’s first two games in charge, the Whites may be ‘Marsching’ back to the Championship. A spirited performance in a 1-0 defeat away at Leicester City was quickly forgotten after a 3-0 home loss to Aston Villa. Leeds’ xG of 0.22 was the lowest seen by the Yorkshire side in over five years, suggesting their former attacking flair has vanished.

Norwich’s challenge of trying to stay up is getting harder and harder each week and their form shows no signs of turning around. Five defeats in a row for Dean Smith’s side leaves the Canaries five points from safety and whilst these five games have included playing the top three, the 3-1 defeat at home to Brentford means the game at Elland Road might be Norwich’s last chance.

Patrick Bamford is now back for the Whites and after scoring 17 Premier league goals last season, two shots on target for the England international is expected as the league's two worst defences meet.

Arsenal are now in control of their own destiny for Champions League football, as Leicester City visit the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

After Arsenal’s worst-ever start to a Premier League season, Mikel Arteta’s side has formed into a team that looks like they can beat anyone.

A 3-2 away to Watford highlighted a strong mentality that the Gooners have lacked for years, being able to hold back Watford’s fightback as they got their eighth win in ten league games. Bukayo Saka has been one of the shining lights in this impressive form, netting two in his last three including a glorious strike at Vicarage Road.

Leicester City will have their sights on European glory in the Europa Conference League, with a 2-0 win against Rennes putting them in pole position for a European quarter-final. The Foxes are starting to show some form in the Premier League at last as well, following successive wins against Burnley and Leeds.

Arsenal have only lost once at home to Leicester City in the last 49 years. The home side will prevail here, and Bukayo Saka will add to his eight Premier League goals this season.