5 Premier League Tips For This Weekend's Action - 7/5/22

Brighton plays host to Manchester United this weekend in the Red Devils' penultimate Premier League fixture this season.

The hosts sit ninth, and with three wins, a draw, and a loss in their past five are in good form and with Graham Potter’s men being fierce opponents recently and may fancy themselves to deal yet another blow to this Man United side.

At this stage, United look out of contention for the top four, however, look safe for a sixth-place finish. Two wins, a draw, and two losses is respectable from their last five matches, especially considering they have faced Liverpool, Arsenal, and Chelsea during this time.

With wins over Tottenham and Arsenal in recent weeks, Brighton has become somewhat “giant-killers” and we back the Seagulls to continue this and take all three points this weekend, priced at 9/5 to win.

League leaders Manchester City welcome Newcastle United to the Etihad Stadium as the hosts aim to take another step in retaining the title.

Domestically, the Citizens are flying, with four wins from five seeing them maintain the edge on rivals, Liverpool, in the league, however, will be dejected after throwing away a place in the Champions League final in midweek to Real Madrid.

Since Eddie Howe’s appointment, the visitors have been reinvigorated, and before a hard-fought loss to Liverpool, last weekend had won their previous four outings leaving them 10th heading into this one.

The hosts have been clinical recently, scoring 16 times in their last five averaging over three goals a game. As good as Newcastle are at the moment, we expect the Sky Blues to be one step too much for the Magpies, with our tip City to win 3-0, 3-1, or 3-2 at 3/1.

Burnley fans will hope their great escape continues this weekend as they welcome Aston Villa to Turf Moor.

Since Mike Jackson took over from long-term boss Sean Dyche, the Clarets have been reborn, with three wins and a draw in their past four having kept a clean sheet in both home games.

The visitors are in poor form, as despite a win last time out to relegate Norwich City, Steven Gerrard’s men had lost three and drawn once in their previous four, failing to score on three occasions.

Turf Moor is always a tough place to go, but now more than ever this looks like a horrible game for Villa with Burnley scrapping for every point. Given both sides' recent results, we can see the Clarets taking another big three points in this one, with our tip Burnley to win to nil at 4/1.

Arsenal play host to Leeds United this weekend as the Gunners look to solidify their place in the top four.

After losses to Crystal Palace, Brighton, and Southampton, Mikel Arteta’s side looked out of the running for the Champions League places, however, wins over Chelsea, Manchester United, and West Ham in their last three leaves the Gunners two points clear of rivals Tottenham and in pole position to finish fourth.

It’s been a reverse of fortunes for Leeds, as after the appointment of Jesse Marsch saw them pick up some form, they have been dragged back into a relegation battle recently sitting 17th heading into this one.

Across their last 10 combined fixtures, these two have seen 31 goals scored, so we expect an action-packed affair this weekend. With that in mind, our tip for this one is over 2.5 goals at 8/15.

Watford face a short journey across London this weekend as boss Roy Hodgson returns to his former club.

The Hornets are all but relegated, and failure to win this weekend will see them confirmed to return to the Championship next season after losing their last five on the bounce. Hosts Palace are still fighting for a top-half finish this season, however, with two wins, a draw and a loss in their past five are in somewhat patchy form.

Forward Wilfred Zaha has been a standout player for the Eagles this campaign, with his 12 league goals making him the host's top scorer. The Ivorian has been prolific in recent weeks, netting in three of his last five games, and we back Zaha to make the scoresheet again this weekend priced at 5/4 to score anytime.