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Saturday’s Premier League predictions
- Aston Villa to win & both teams to score – 15/8 with bet365
- Crystal Palace to beat Brentford – 5/4 with Betfred
- Rodri to score any time vs Sheffield United – 4/1 with BetMGM
- Draw in Wolves vs Everton – 49/20 with Unibet
- The fourfold pays over 82/1 with bet365
The 20th gameweek of the Premier League season starts in one year and finishes in the next as the top flight bids farewell to 2023.
For teams like Chelsea, who kick off the latest round of fixtures at Luton on Saturday lunchtime, the end of 2023 can’t come soon enough.
But for Manchester City, they’ll be bidding a fond goodbye to their treble-winning year when they host Sheffield United in their final game of 2023.
City’s match is one of four 3pm kick-offs on Saturday afternoon and we’ve focused on those games for this week’s Premier League predictions, coming up with a tip for each one.
Our four selections can be combined to make an accumulator that pays 82/1 with bet365.
Aston Villa vs Burnley predictions
Aston Villa’s title odds on football betting sites have taken a hit over the festive period, dropping points at home to Sheffield United before their Boxing Day capitulation against Manchester United.
That makes the visit of struggling Burnley a must-win game and the Villans showed enough in the opening 45 minutes at Old Trafford to suggest they can make it 16 wins from the last 17 home league games.
Opponents Burnley give up far too many chances to think they can hold out at Villa Park with the Clarets having been powerless to stop Liverpool opening them up consistently in their 2-0 home defeat to the Reds on Boxing Day.
This could be a good opportunity for Ollie Watkins to end his recent goal drought and Villa may need him to score more than one if given they can’t keep the backdoor closed at the moment.
Burnley have scored in three of their last four Premier League away games – a massive improvement on their previous goalscoring efforts on the road – and they may cause some alarm by finding the back of the net, albeit in a losing effort.
Aston Villa vs Burnley tip: Aston Villa to win & both teams to score – 15/8 with bet365
Crystal Palace vs Brentford predictions
A win for either Crystal Palace or Brentford would be a huge way to end the year given their recent struggles.
Palace are winless in eight in the league with boss Roy Hodgson coming under mounting pressure, while Brentford have lost six of their last seven matches, losing 4-1 at home to Wolves last time out.
History suggests both sides will be left disappointed with the previous five meetings in a draw, but the Eagles may just have the talent to edge out the Bees on this occasion.
Michael Olise has shone since his return from injury, scoring his third of the season at Chelsea, while Eberechi Eze completed his first 90 minutes since November in the same game.
Those two excellent attacking talents have only played two full games for the Eagles this season and could make a big difference now they are back together.
Brentford won’t have any of the players back from their lengthy injury list for this game, according to boss Thomas Frank, and they’ve looked far more off it than Palace lately with the hosts falling victim to a number of late goals.
Crystal Palace vs Brentford Tip: Crystal Palace to win – 5/4 with Betfred
Manchester City vs Sheffield United predictions
Manchester City could move within two points off the Premier League summit with a win on Saturday if they can justify the quotes on betting apps of 1/10 to beat Sheffield United, who are 33/1 for the upset.
The Citizens showed their championship credentials to come from behind and beat Everton 3-1 on Wednesday – only their second league win in the last seven games.
Meanwhile, bottom side Sheffield United have now taken one point from their last three games after a significant home defeat to Luton on Boxing Day and it could be a case of damage limitation for Chris Wilder’s side at the Etihad Stadium.
With the Blades sitting back, it could be a City shooting gallery and Rodri is an interesting option to score any time at 4/1 with BetMGM.
The defensive midfielder has four goals to his name this season – as many as he got in the entirety of the previous campaign – and scored in the reverse fixture at Sheffield United.
The Spain international is averaging 2.1 shots per game in the Premier League, the fourth highest average amongst City players, and yet his price to score amongst the Premier League odds is much larger than some of his fellow City midfielders.
In game where City could potentially run up the score, Rodri may end up on the scoresheet.
Manchester City vs Sheffield United tip: Rodri to score any time – 4/1 with BetMGM
Wolves vs Everton predictions
Wolves are chasing a third successive Premier League win after recent victories over Chelsea and Brentford at the expense of an Everton side trying to avoid suffering three defeats on the bounce.
The Toffees may have been beaten by Tottenham and Manchester City in their last two games but have acquitted themselves well in both matches, while their away record is largely excellent so should pose a threat at Molineux.
But the news that midfield duo Idrissa Gueye and Abdoulaye Doucoure could both be missing is a blow to Everton’s chances of victory and these two evenly matched sides could cancel each other out.
Were it not for Everton’s points deduction, there would be only a point between these two in the table, and there's little between the pair in the match odds for this game on betting sites.
Games between Wolves and Everton tend to be tight with last season’s clash at Molineux ending all square, while six other games either side of that draw have been decided by a one-goal margin.
With little to separate the teams on paper and the potential for some tired legs at the end of the busy festive period, the draw at 49/20 with Unibet completes our Premier League predictions.
Wolves vs Everton Tip: Draw – 49/20 with Unibet
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Last Updated: 14th March 2024, 07:22 AM
