Brighton vs Leicester - Brighton to win
Brighton & Hove Albion are unbeaten in the last four meetings between the two sides, and the Seagulls have won three of their previous five home league matches, with victories against Chelsea (3-0), Bournemouth (2-1) and Fulham (2-1).
Leicester City have suffered five defeats from their last five matches.Ruud van Nistelrooy’s men were beaten 3-0 by Newcastle United on Monday night. The Foxes had suffered further losses to Manchester City (2-0), Manchester United (3-0), Chelsea (1-0) and West Ham United (2-0) in the run-up to their defeat to Newcastle.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton - Forest to win
Nottingham Forest’s recent 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa has been the only slight blip for Nuno Espirito Santo and his resurgent Nottingham Forest side. Prior to that defeat, Nottingham Forest had won their last five matches across all competitions, which includes victories against Manchester City (1-0) and Manchester United (1-0) and their FA Cup victory on penalties (3- 4p) against Brighton & Hove Albion.
The Toffees have drawn five of their previous six league games, with four scorelines ending in a 1-1 draw against Arsenal, West Ham, Everton and Brentford. The remaining draw ended in a 2-2 home stalemate against Manchester United.
Southampton vs Aston Villa - Aston Villa to win
Southampton are winless in their last eight matches, with defeats to the likes of Wolverhampton Wanderers (2-1), Liverpool (3-1) and Chelsea (4-0). The Saints have gone 12 games without a clean sheet and have conceded first in six of their previous eight games.
Prior to the defeat to PSG, Unai Emery’s men had beaten Nottingham Forest 2-1 thanks to goals by Morgan Rogers and Donyell Malen, on top of further wins against Brighton & Hove Albion (3-0), Preston North End (3-0) and Club Brugge (3-0). Aston Villa have won the last four meetings between the two teams.
Arsenal vs Brentford - Arsenal to win
The Gunners have a solid home record this campaign, as they have won ten, drawn four and lost just one of their 15 league matches at the Emirates Stadium, while scoring 30 goals and conceding just 12. Arsenal are coming into this game having won three of their last five in all competitions.
On top of this, Brentford have won just five of 15 away matches, accumulating 17 points from 15 games away from the Gtech Community Stadium. The Bees have only won once in their last five Premier League matches, suffering two defeats against Newcastle United (2-1) and Aston Villa (0-1).
QPR vs Bristol City - Bristol City to win
QPR’s win against Oxford United (1-3) in midweek was the home side’s first win in eight league matches. QPR have suffered five defeats in their last eight league games, with notable defeats against Portsmouth (2-1), Middlesbrough (2-1) and Stoke City (3-1).
Bristol City are coming into this game with only one loss in their previous 10 league matches. The Robins have picked up six points from their last two games and have recorded notable victories against West Brom (2-1), Watford (2-1) and Norwich City (2-1) in their last five matches.
Portsmouth vs Derby County - Portsmouth to win
Portsmouth have an excellent home record, with only one loss in their last five home matches to Plymouth Argyle (1-2). Pompey have recorded four victories in their last five home games, beating the likes of Blackburn Rovers (1-0), Leeds United (1-0) and QPR (2-1).
Derby County have been poor away from home, despite their upturn in form under John Eustace. The Rams have lost four of their previous five games away from home, following their 1-0 defeat to Swansea City in their last league game.
Cambridge United vs Charlton Athletic - Charlton to win
Cambridge United are without a win at home in their last four home games, with two draws and two defeats to Stevenage (0-1) and Peterborough United (0-1). The home side are also winless against Charlton Athletic in the last eight meetings between the two sides.
Charlton Athletic are unbeaten in their last three league games, following a draw against Lincoln City (2-2) and two victories against Mansfield Town (1-2) and Huddersfield Town (4-0). The Addicks have also only lost once in their last five league games away from home.
Monaco vs Marseille - Monaco to win
Monaco have won their last five home matches in Ligue 1 and have only lost once in their last five league games in general. Monaco have recorded notable victories against OGC Nice (2-1), Reims (3-0) and Nantes (7-1) in their last three home matches.
Marseille have lost three of their previous five league games and are without a clean sheet in their last four matches. Marseille have suffered defeats against Reims (3-1), PSG (3-1) and RC Lens (0-1) and the visitors are also without a clean sheet in their last six matches against AS Monaco.
