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Manchester United Win • 2

It doesn't look like Maguire will feature, which is a blow for United, but I just can't see them losing anyway.

I'd expect Eric Bailly to come in and partner Victor Lindelof at the back because of his experience. He will also know a lot about Villarreal because he used to play for them.

They will be weaker without Maguire but I don't think it will matter because they have so many match-winners and they also have a winning mentality too.

My prediction: United to win 2-0. It might be closer than that, but they will be stronger on the bench if they need to make any changes, and they will find a way to win.

Draw • 5.2

Burnley are a strange one. This is the kind of fixture two years ago you would look at and think would be tricky for Liverpool but you look at them now and it is very different.

Arsenal were naive last week against Liverpool in the way they let the full-backs get forward. Sean Dyche won't make that mistake. Burnley have made a good start and don't have the Europa League this season. After losing to Sunderland in the League Cup, Dyche will be looking for a reaction.

West Ham United Win • 1.9

I said at the start of the season Teemu Pukki would do well to get 10 goals but he is on five already!

My great worry about Norwich is defensively, they have conceded eight goals. You get so heavily punished in this league. They will rely on winning enough games and generally those wins come at home. They had chances at Anfield but you just worry about them away from home. If you are not right on it, you get punished.

Newcastle United Win • 2.74

It was a great win for Newcastle at Tottenham and what I would say to Newcastle fans is just support the team. Steve Bruce got a great result at Spurs, get behind him. I have really liked what I have seen of Joelinton and Miguel Almiron. If they get the service they look like they can score goals.

For Watford, it is played three, lost three. I don't think they will win this one but I don't think they will be bottom of the table for too long.

Manchester City Win • 1.114

Brighton have had a good start with a win at Watford and a draw at home to West Ham. They did lose to Southampton but were down to 10 men.

This is a bit like a free hit, but it will be interesting to see how they set up. Graham Potter likes to play out from the back but good luck doing that against Man City.

Leicester City Win • 1.727

Leicester have had a good start to the season. They could, and should, have won against Chelsea. I really like James Maddison - he sees everything around him, he has great vision. He just needs to keep chipping away with goals.

Bournemouth are one of those strange teams. They drew at home to Sheffield United but then won away at Aston Villa. They are sat on four points and that is about what you expect from Bournemouth.

Draw • 3.35

Last weekend's win at Manchester United was an excellent result for Crystal Palace, but then they failed to score against Colchester in the League Cup. But the thing with Roy Hodgson's teams is that if they are not scoring they are still good defensively.

Aston Villa beat Everton last Friday but if I were to do a maths report on their season so far it would be six out of 10. There is room for improvement.

Chelsea Win • 1.39

I loved Chris Wilder's post-match news conference last weekend. He has been like that with his players all the time and I think it is great. As he says, if you don't work hard what is the point?

Chelsea got a good win at Norwich. Tammy Abraham got two goals and that will do him well. I think this is by far Sheffield United's most interesting game in terms of seeing how they set up against one of the big six.

Manchester United Win • 2.02

Manchester United hopefully won't get a penalty in this one!

Southampton winning last week turned them around a bit for the better after a difficult start. Manchester United's problem is going to be against teams that sit in deep and I don't see their midfield having great creativity at the moment.

There is something about United, though. I think they will be up and down all season but I think they will nick this one.

Chelsea Win • 1.33

I feel sorry for West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini. He puts his team out one week and they are are really, really good. They look like a good top-10 side.

And then the next match they look like they have never met each other.

People might question Pellegrini's ability to motivate his players, but it can't be that. He will say the same things every week to get them going, and one week it works and the next week it doesn't.

I just don't get it - but it makes it very hard to predict the Hammers' results, whoever they are playing.

Chelsea have also been inconsistent this season, although not on the same level.

They come into this game on the back of two successive wins and, after being fortunate to beat Cardiff at the weekend, they were far more convincing against Brighton on Wednesday.

Blues boss Maurizio Sarri picked an interesting team against the Seagulls, with Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek both starting, and after a performance like that why would you not start them both again?

If he leaves them on the bench on Monday then straight away the fans are going to be singing: "You don't know what you're doing."

Maybe Sarri is already thinking he won't be in charge beyond the end of the season so it does not matter. It does, though, because if he gets them in the Champions League it will go down as a good season for a new manager, whatever happens after that.

There seems to be a lot going on behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge, so if Sarri can secure a top-four finish then I would say that is a success.

Source: BBC

Draw • 3.28

You look at both of these clubs and everything is very positive at the moment. They have both had very good seasons, both are in the top eight, and both are trying to cap it by reaching the FA Cup final.

At the end of the season, Hornets boss Javier Gracia and Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Sanchez will both get honourable mentions when the awards are handed out.

Nuno, in particular, has impressed me. I know there is an argument that Wolves have got greater resources than Watford, but you have to consider the way they play and the fact they are a little bit more consistent than Watford.

I know Wolves have had a couple of slip-ups where you think their result is strange - like their defeat by Burnley last week.

But Nuno knows that is what happens in the Premier League, and he has never changed the way he plays after a defeat. Instead he keeps on repeating his message to the players.

I think this one is going to be very tight. I would not be surprised if it goes to penalties - but I do think Wolves will edge it.

Source: BBC

Everton Win • 3.06

Arsenal's home form is outstanding which is why they are in the Champions League places, but they are not great on the road - their away record is only the 10th best in the top flight.

This is a big test for the Gunners. Everton have done well of late and they have got the bit between their teeth at the moment.

In the second half of their last home game - a 2-0 win over Chelsea - they looked wired in to what they needed to do.

The Toffees fans will demand the same again and, if the players can produce a repeat performance, I think they will win.

Source: BBC

Manchester City Win • 1.144

Brighton worry me a little bit. I thought they had turned the corner a few weeks ago when they beat Huddersfield and then Crystal Palace at the start of March, but since then they have been well beaten in both their Premier League games against Southampton and Chelsea.

Yes they will raise their game at Wembley, but they are playing a Manchester City side who have found their groove.

City were so comfortable against Cardiff on Wednesday that they did not even have to play particularly well to win, and it could well be a similar story here.

Source: BBC

Newcastle United Win • 2.64

Newcastle played OK in Monday's defeat by Arsenal - looking fairly secure, but not exactly posing much of a threat. It almost felt like they were trying to keep the score down, which isn't unusual for manager Rafael Benitez.

I would expect the Magpies to be a bit more adventurous on Saturday, and I can see then edging this one.

But both of these teams are safe anyway. It would be a massive shock if either of them went down.

Source: BBC

Leicester City Win • 1.65

It is difficult to know what Huddersfield manager Jan Siewert should do now his side have been relegated. Does he think about who might leave in the summer and look at some fringe players for next season? Possibly.

Or could it be a situation where he keeps playing his strongest XI and, now the pressure is off them completely, the Terriers will start to play and suddenly look like a different team.

Whatever Siewert decides, this is a tough game for them. Leicester have won their past three matches under Brendan Rodgers, and with a bit of luck he could easily have won his first game in charge, against Watford, too.

Source: BBC