5 Premier League Tips For This Weekend's Action - 16/4/22

Saturday’s early kick-off in the Premier League sees an in-form Tottenham looking to consolidate their place in the top four when Brighton travels to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The hosts can make it five wins in a row in the league, with the good run of results seeing them jump into the top four and in the driving seat in terms of the race for Champions League football.

Brighton go into the weekend’s clash on the back of a huge win last time out, seeing off the other North London club away from home. The 2-1 win against Arsenal came out of the blue, being the Seagull’s only win in their last eight games – in which time Brighton have lost six of those.

The key to Spurs’ great form that has seen them take control of the race for the top four is undoubtedly the devastating front three of Heung Min-Son, Harry Kane, and Dejan Kulusevski.

The latter has been very impressive since his move from Juventus in January and got the second goal in Spurs’ 4-0 away win at Aston Villa last weekend, taking his tally to three goals and six assists in his 11 PL appearances so far.

Two teams that are struggling for form meet at St Mary’s on Saturday, when Southampton and Arsenal lock horns.

The Saints will be looking for a response following the humiliating 6-0 home defeat to Chelsea last weekend. It means Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side have now gone six games without a win in all competitions, losing four of their last five in the league.

Arsenal have slipped up in recent weeks which has seen their position in the race for the top four-stall. The Gunners are now fifth, three points behind Spurs. Mikel Arteta’s side have a game in hand but have an inferior goal difference to their North London rivals, meaning they need to win to stay in with a chance of Champions League football.

Watford are running out of time at the bottom of the table and things could be worse after Brentford’s visit to Vicarage Road on Saturday.

The Hornets are starting to look doomed as the weeks go by, sitting second-from-bottom and six points from safety. Roy Hodgson’s side have lost four of their last five, including the devastating 3-0 home defeat to Leeds last Saturday.

Brentford have been impressive in their first season in the Premier League, with Thomas Frank’s men looking safe in mid-table. The Bees have won four of their last five, seeing off West Ham last Sunday.

After a big win in the Netherlands on Thursday seeing them earn a place in the Europa Conference League semi-finals, Leicester make the trip to St James’ Park to face Newcastle.

You would think the Magpies are safe from the drop now, with a ten-point cushion separating Newcastle from the bottom three. Eddie Howe’s side managed to take all three points against Wolves last weekend with the 1-0 home win.

Leicester have been in good form in the league, winning three of their last five, seeing them firmly in ninth place. After a historic win in midweek in Europe, it could be a high-scoring affair on Sunday between two sides with plenty of attacking quality.

Things are looking desperate for Burnley, who will travel to West Ham to Sunday without a manager following the termination of Sean Dyche’s contract.

Spirits will be high at the London Stadium, after the Hammers booked their place in the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday after seeing off Lyon 3-0 in France. David Moyes’ side are still fighting for a European spot in the league as well, sitting in sixth place, six points behind Spurs in fourth and just three behind fifth-placed Arsenal.

Jarrod Bowen has enjoyed an incredible season for West Ham this season and added the third for the Hammers in Thursday’s triumph, taking his tally to 15 goals in all competitions this season – along with 11 assists. The England winger will be confident of adding to that tally on Sunday against a struggling, managerless Burnley side that are in the relegation zone – four points from safety – after five defeats in their last six games.