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GAME BY GAME PREVIEW
Here’s our match by match review and our own Premier League Predictions Week 35. With loads of stats as below. But keep in mind the following…
Match H2H are for the League fixtures only, because who knows what teams play in cups these days.
Our barely interesting facts are just that, barely interesting. But takes in all competitions and cups. Or whatever suits the stat.
Premier League Week 35 Predictions
NORWICH v WEST HAM
Saturday 12:30pm UK
MATCH STATS
OVERALL LEAGUE RECORD – West Ham 17 Draw 16 Norwich 14
We Say:
Norwich 0 West Ham 2
Why Norwich can win
Despite having a poor record against West Ham in general, there were quite a few draws, and so when you look at the H2H for Norwich at home West Ham have won just once in 22 matches.’
Excluding cups, West Ham’s last win at Norwich in the league was 1973, which is closer to the second last time London held the Olympics in 1948 than 2012.
Why West Ham can win.
Norwich have lost all five games since the resumption and have scored just one goal. West Ham’s record is 1-1-3 with five goals scored.
Norwich have the worst home record in the league with 15 points from 17 matches at Carrow Road. But they have won two of their last six at home. West Ham haven’t won any of their last eight on the road. This would make them the qual second worst team on the road. Norwich are the worst.
Norwich have won just one of their last 12 clashes against West Ham H/A.
Barely Interesting Stat:
If Norwich win on Saturday, the H2H league record would be 33-11-11-11.
WATFORD v NEWCASTLE
Saturday 12:30pm UK
MATCH STATS
OVERALL LEAGUE RECORD – Newcastle 13 Draw 12 Watford 10
We Say:
Watford 1 Newcastle 2
Why Watford can win
Newcastle have won just one of their last nine games at Watford.
Newcastle have yet to beat Watford in the Premier League era at Watford in five attempts. In those five games the score has either been 1-1 or 2-1.
Newcastle have conceded the equal most goals away from home this season.
Why Newcastle can win.
Newcastle have won their last two away games against teams in the bottom half of the table.
Barely Interesting Stat:
Draw (8/17) is the most common result in the H@H for these teams at Watford. Wins are six for Watford and three to Newcastle.
There’s a pattern to Watford’s last home games – (most recent first) WLDWLD
LIVERPOOL v BURNLEY
Saturday 3:00pm UK
MATCH STATS
OVERALL LEAGUE RECORD – Liverpool 38 Burnley 27 Draw 20
We Say:
Liverpool 5 Burnley 0
Why Liverpool can win
Liverpool haven’t lost a home game since April 2017.
Burnley haven’t won any of the last 12 at Liverpool – 10 wins 2 draws.
Burnley didn’t score goal at Liverpool between 2017 and 1975, a run of 8 games.
Both home and away, Burnley have won one in H2H 16 matches on a Saturday.
Liverpool concede less than a goal a game at home, Burnley score less than a goal per game away.
Why Burnley can win.
Burnley have won two in a row on the road, with clean sheets.
Barely Interesting Stat:
Liverpool are only ahead 24-22 for Saturday games in the league.
SHEFFIELD UNITED v CHELSEA
Saturday 5:30pm UK
MATCH STATS
OVERALL LEAGUE RECORD – Chelsea 33 Sheffield Utd 26 Draw 16
We Say:
Sheffield Utd 1 Chelsea 3
Why Sheffield Utd can win
Sheffield Utd are slightly ahead based on results against kits colour. The Blades have an average of 1.14 points v blue sides. Chelsea averages 1.09 against red based kits.
Why Chelsea can win.
Chelsea have conceded just 16 goals at home in 17 games.
Barely Interesting Stat:
Chelsea are ahead by just 27-24 for league games on a Saturday.
Sheffield Utd won the first three Premier League matches between these sides. Chelsea then won the next three. The last game was a draw.
BRIGHTON v MANCHESTER CITY
Saturday 8:00pm UK
MATCH STATS
OVERALL LEAGUE RECORD – Man City 12 Draw 4 Brighton 3
We Say:
Brighton 1 Man City 3
Why Brighton can win
Brighton are averaging 2.0 point per games against sides with Airlines as sponsors. Although that is likely because Arsenal can’t beat them.
Why Man City can win.
Man City are scoring for fun.
Man City have won six in a row v Brighton.
Brighton last beat Man City in 1989, in the second division.
Barely Interesting Stat:
Strangely, Man City have only averaged 1.29 against sides with bird mascots.
WOLVES v EVERTON
Sunday 12:00pm UK
MATCH STATS
OVERALL LEAGUE RECORD – Everton 58 Wolves 42 Draw 25
We Say:
Everton 0 Wolves 0
Why Wolves can win
Wolves average a solid 2.0 points per game against the middle 8 sides.
Why Everton can win.
Everton’s record of 1.2 average points v midlands is slightly better than Wolves’ 1.13 average points v north west sides.
Wolves have never beaten Everton in the league on a Sunday (two games)
Barely Interesting Stat:
Five of the last nine games between these sides at Wolves have ended in a draw – two wins a piece for either side.
Everton have failed to score in every second match v Wolves for the last 10 meetings. The last match Everton scored two, so a big 0 coming this time surely.
ASTON VILLA v CRYSTAL PALACE
Sunday 2:15pm UK
MATCH STATS
OVERALL LEAGUE RECORD – Aston Villa 12 Crystal Palace 11 Draw 10
We Say:
Aston Villa 2 Crystal Palace 0
Why Aston Villa can win
There have been three clashes on Sunday for Villa and Palace, Crystal Palace haven’t won any of them.
Crystal Palace have won just three of 23 games between these sides at Aston Villa.
Aston Villa average 1.09 goals at home this season, but it is still better than Crystal Palace’s 0.94.
Why Crystal Palace can win.
Aston Villa have won just 4/15 of the H2H clashes.
Crystal Palace have conceded fewer goals on the road than Villa have at home.
Aston Villa have scored just 0.44 v London sides this season.
Crystal Palace have scored 2.4 average points against sides with claret kits this season, while Aston Villa have just 0.82 against teams with striped kits.
Barely Interesting Stat:
The last time a league game was played between these two sides on the weekend was 2004 and Aston Villa won 3-1.
SPURS v ARSENAL
Sunday 4:30pm UK
MATCH STATS
OVERALL LEAGUE RECORD -Arsenal 66 Spurs 52 Draw 47
We Say:
Spurs 1 Arsenal 1
Why Spurs can win
Spurs are undefeated at home to teams in the middle eight when they have met. Arsenal is only 1.2 points per game away to the same.
Spurs have lost just once in the past ten matches at home on a Sunday v Arsenal – five wins and four draws.
Spurs are slightly ahead this season for average points v London clubs – 1.50 v 1.38.
Why Arsenal can win.
Spurs have won just once in the last seven H2H clashes on a Sunday in the league.
Arsenal have only failed to score in two of the 13 matches at Tottenham on a Sunday.
Barely Interesting Stat:
The away side last won this fixture in 2014, 12 games ago.
BOURNEMOUTH v LEICESTER
Sunday 7:00pm UK
MATCH STATS
OVERALL LEAGUE RECORD – Leicester 7 Bournemouth 5 Draw 5
We Say:
Bournemouth 0 Leicester 4
Why Bournemouth can win
Leicester have never beaten Bournemouth in Bournemouth in the Premier League in four attempts – 2 losses and 2 draws.
Leicester haven’t won any of their last six away matches – and the pattern is (most recent first) DLDLDL. You have to drop down to the bottom five for a worse record.
Why Leicester can win.
Leicester have already beaten a south coast team away this season by 9-0.
Bournemouth have the equal worst streak of no wins at home – four with Aston Villa.
Leicester have conceded the second fewest goals away from home this season – 17 in 17 games – which is three behind Liverpool. Bournemouth have scored just 18 goals at home this season.
Leicester average two points per game v South Coast sides – Bournemouth just one point per game v Midlands teams.
Leicester average 2.5 points per game v striped kits.
Barely Interesting Stat:
These teams have only met once on a Sunday, and that ended in a 1-1 draw.
MANCHESTER UTD v SOUTHAMPTON
Monday 8:00pm UK
MATCH STATS
OVERALL LEAGUE RECORD – Man Utd 53 Draw 27 Southampton 25
We Say:
Man Utd 2 Southampton 1
Why Man Utd can win
Southampton have won just once in 15 midweek league clashes with Man Utd. The last win was in 1931.
Man Utd have won two of the last three games at home to Southampton by 3-2.
Why Southampton can win.
Southampton sit equal third in the last six away form, behind Wolves and Burnley.
Only Chelsea have scored more away goals in their last six away games.
Barely Interesting Stat:
The Saints haven’t beaten Man Utd since 2016, with eight games in between. That win was the second in two years of games at Old Trafford.
Four of the last six matches have ended in draws.
Both teams are averaging one point per game against teams with red in their kits.
