5 Premier League Tips for the Weekend’s Action - 13/5/23

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Newcastle will be wanting to bounce back from defeat last weekend when they face a struggling Leeds at Elland Road in Saturday’s 12:30pm game.

The Yorkshire outfit look in real trouble at the foot of the table, second-from-bottom and two points from safety. Sam Allardyce has been brought in to try and save the sinking ship, but as the games go by it looks more and more difficult for Leeds who have just three games to find some results. Allardyce was unable to have any real impact in the away clash against Man City, seeing the Whites go six games without a win – losing five of those.

Sunday’s visitors will be out for a response following a 2-0 defeat at home to Arsenal last time out which put an end to their three-game winning run and opened the door for others to catch them in the race for the top four. With Liverpool just three points behind, a win would be crucial for Eddie Howe’s side if they’re to book their place in next season’s Champions League.

The goalscoring duo of Callum Wilson and record-signing Alexander Isak continue to be a threat up front – whether both start, or one comes on off the bench. Isak has had 2+ shots on target in 3 of his last 5 starts, while Wilson has had 3 shots on target in 2 of his last 3 games. The pair have 25 Premier League goals between them this season.

Another team desperate for points to secure their Premier League status is Nottingham Forest. Steve Cooper’s side go to Stamford Bridge this weekend to face a Chelsea side that will be desperate for the season to end.

Frank Lampard’s Blues managed a win away to Bournemouth last weekend to put an end to their four-game losing run in the Premier League. The London outfit are 11th in the table, with a mid-table finish set to be the result of a disastrous season.

Forest need to keep winning to survive the drop, sitting in 16th place with a three-point gap to the bottom three. Their inferior goal difference of -31 means that the Midlands outfit could well fall into the bottom three if those below them can pick up results in the remaining three games. The huge win over 4-3 Southampton on Monday night was a massive lift, pulling Forest out of the bottom three following their second win from their last three games.

The quality that the Chelsea side have on paper means that they will be favourites for this one, but despite Nottingham Forest having the worst away record in the league, Cooper’s side will likely put up a fight against a Blues side that have lost three of their last four home games in the league.

Two sides on the peripherals of European football qualification meet at Villa Park on Saturday, with Aston Villa hosting Tottenham.

Villa have turned it around since Unai Emery’s appointment, seeing them rise to the table and on the brink of challenging for European football. The Villains are currently eighth, three points off the top six. After a good run of form, Emery’s men have slipped up in recent weeks though, with consecutive away defeats at the hands of Man United and then in the West Midlands derby away to Wolves. Villa will be hoping of a return to winning ways this weekend, with their home fans behind them at Villa Park.

Spurs looked to be in with a chance of Champions League qualification not so long ago, but after just one win, one draw, and three defeats in April, the North London outfit have fell away and now a top-four finish looks impossible. Spurs are currently sixth, although have played two games more than Brighton who are two points behind them.

With two attacking sides full of quality on show, there could be plenty of goals on show. There have been over 2.5 goals in five of Spurs’ last six games, showing that they have the firepower up front but also leak a lot of goals at the back.

After putting one foot in the Europa Conference League final on Thursday, West Ham will be full of confidence heading into a Sunday’s clash with Brentford at the Brentford Community Stadium.

The Bees have had another impressive season, currently sat in the top half of the table in 9th place, just seven points away from the top six. Thomas Frank’s men have won two of their last three games, with the narrow 1-0 defeat away to Liverpool last weekend putting an end to a winning run after back-to-back wins over Chelsea and Forest.

David Moyes’ side have managed to climb free of a relegation dogfight and you would think their safety is secured. However, despite a seven-point cushion there is still three games to go, so they aren’t completely out of the woods just yet. The 1-0 win over Manchester United last time out was an enormous result for the Hammers, before a 2-1 Conference League semi-final first-leg win over AZ Alkmaar on Thursday night.

Said Benrahma scored the first for West Ham on Thursday from the penalty spot, making it two in his las two now for the Algerian following the winner he grabbed against United. The winger has looked in top form, and he will be looking to continue that away to his old team this weekend.

In a crucial game at both ends of the table, Manchester City will travel to rocking Goodison Park on Sunday looking to edge closer to the title with win against an Everton side still in danger above the relegation zone.

This game may have been a foregone conclusion to many a few weeks ago, but after an incredible result last weekend that nobody saw coming, Everton will be full of confidence heading into this with their home support rallying behind them. The Toffees are 17th in the table, one place above the bottom three, with just a two-point cushion to Leicester and Leeds below them.

At the other end, City need to keep picking up the points with Arsenal just one point behind, albeit having played a game more than the Cityzens. Pep Guardiola’s side are on a TEN-game winning run in the Premier League, unbeaten since February.

Guardiola’s men will be expected to dominate and create chances, but Sean Dyche’s men showed that they can be ruthless on the counter on Monday with a magnificent 5-1 away win against a strong Brighton side. With City’s high defensive line and a raucous Goodison Park behind them, they could win some corners at the least.

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