5 Premier League Tips for this Weekend’s Action - 15/5/22

Fresh from their North London Derby triumph, Tottenham will be looking to take the advantage in the race for the top four, when they face Burnley at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Antonio Conte’s men can go into fourth place and two points clear of Arsenal, with the Gunners not in action until Monday night. Spurs are unbeaten in their last four league games, following the 3-0 win over their North London rivals on Thursday night, after claiming a point away to title-chasing Liverpool last Saturday. Harry Kane bagged a brace in the derby, taking his tally to 15 for the season.

Burnley themselves will be after some points in their battle to avoid the drop. The Clarets went on a good run, with three consecutive wins that saw them climb out the bottom three on goal difference, but were well beaten at home to Aston Villa last weekend with Villa picking up a 3-1 win.

Manchester City can put pressure on Liverpool in the race for the title when they travel to the London Stadium to take on West Ham.

The Hammers’ Champions League hopes have been dashed after just the one win in their last five league games. It leaves David Moyes’ men in seventh, three points behind sixth-placed Manchester United.

There is plenty of attacking prowess that could cause City problems, shown in the 4-0 smashing of Norwich last weekend, but Pep Guardiola’s side are a well-oiled machine that you would feel should outscore the Hammers. City have won their last five in the league, with a whopping 24 goals scored in those matches, with their last four having over 3.5 goals.

Norwich are already down and looking dejected, with a trip to Molineux next on the horizon for Dean Smith’s side.

Wolves are eighth in the table, but aren’t in the best of form, winless in their last five games. They were hammered at home 5-1 by Man City on Wednesday but can bounce back with a win against a Norwich side that are enduring an even worse run at the moment.

The Canaries have lost five games on the bounce, with their relegation having been confirmed for a while now. The 3-0 defeat away to Leicester on Wednesday means they have conceded 15 goals in those games.

Another team looking to boost their survival hopes is Everton, who hosts Brentford at Goodison Park.

A good run of form has helped Frank Lampard’s side climb out of the bottom three, with the Toffees sitting in 16th and two points clear of the drop zone. Everton are unbeaten in their last three, with wins against Leicester and Chelsea before the stalemate with Watford in midweek.

Brentford have been very impressive in their debut campaign in the Premier League, steering clear of a relegation fight and picking up some big results.

After a draw against Spurs and a 3-0 loss to Manchester United, the Bees got back to winning ways with the 3-0 win against Southampton last weekend. With attackers like Ivan Toney, Christian Eriksen, and Bryan Mbuemo all on form, there’s always a chance they will put on a good showing and cause the Everton defence problems, but with a fiery Goodison crowd and Premier League survival on the line, it may not be enough to see off the Toffees.

Watford are another side that will be desperate for the season to end so that they can regroup and look towards building for life in the Championship next season. Leicester will be the visitors at Vicarage Road this weekend.

The Hornets’ relegation was confirmed last week with the 1-0 away defeat to Crystal Palace. It was their sixth defeat in their last seven games.

Leicester cruised to a 3-0 win over Norwich on Wednesday, their first win in their last six games. Jamie Vardy returned to the Foxes’ starting XI in style in midweek, firing in a brace to put Brendan Rodger’s side on course for the win.