A new season is here and we can’t wait for it to all kick off, and as ever our 2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 1 + Stats Preview returns for another season.
We not only provide our predictions for the upcoming GW1 fixtures, but offer up a wide range of H2H and in-season stats and barely interesting facts.
Enough to keep one busy for a while anyway.
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2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 1 – Our Selections
Here are our fearless predictions for the fixtures ahead, and tune in below for all the stats and barely interesting stats.
Brentford 1 Arsenal 1
Man Utd 2 Leeds 1
Burnley 0 Brighton 1
Chelsea 2 Crystal Palace 1
Everton 0 Southampton 0
Leicester 2 Wolves 0
Watford 0 Aston Villa 1
Norwich 0 Liverpool 3
Newcastle 0 West Ham 2
Spurs 0 Man City 2
The detailed Match by Match reports with H2H records, season stats and barely interesting facts.
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Premier League – 2020-21 Season Summary
For those who may have missed it, this is how the Premier League ended up last season.
2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 1 – Match by Match Stats Previews
Our big, beautiful full visual preview of each game is below.
More stats than you could probably ever want or need, for now.
We are currently running last season’s stats, but will of course update as the season progresses.
BRENTFORD v ARSENAL
Yellow visuals for 20-21 Season records are for home side. Blue is for away side.
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
These teams have met on a Friday once before. In 1938 and Brentford won 2-0.
No team lost fewer games against London sides last season than Arsenal. Their record ended up W6 D3 L1.
Would you believe that Brentford’s record v London sides last season in the Championship was almost the same – W5 D4 L1
Arsenal (W4 D2) were one of four teams to not lose a game v promoted sides last season – Man Utd (W3 D3) West Ham (W5 D1) and Leeds (W4 only team with 100% record)
PREDICTION
Brentford 1 Arsenal 1
MANCHESTER UTD v LEEDS UTD
Yellow visuals for 20-21 Season records are for home side. Blue is for away side.
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Man Utd are on an unbeaten run of five games v Leeds who last won in 2002 and have won just once in the last 15 meetings.
Leeds last won at Old Trafford in 1981 – their record is L10 D6 since.
Only Southampton conceded more goals against the big six teams away last season than Leeds’ 21 in six games. The Saints did concede nine in one game at Old Trafford. Although Leeds did concede six at the same ground.
PREDICTION
Man Utd 2 Leeds 1
BURNLEY v BRIGHTON
Yellow visuals for 20-21 Season records are for home side. Blue is for away side.
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
The home side has scored exactly one goal in the last five matches. The home sides have only won one of the last ten matches too.
Burnley are unbeaten is seven Saturday clashes v Brighton.
Brighton and Burnley were the equal best defensive teams v bottom six sides last season. They were also in the bottom five for goals scored v bottom six.
PREDICTION
Burnley 0 Brighton 1
CHELSEA v CRYSTAL PALACE
Yellow visuals for 20-21 Season records are for home side. Blue is for away side.
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Chelsea have won seven games in a row v Crystal Palace.
Crystal Palace won just once against London opposition last season. Only Brighton and the relegated sides had an equally bad record or worse. Chelsea conceded the fewest goals v London sides.
Chelsea have won just one of five games between these sides in August.
PREDICTION
Chelsea 2 Crystal Palace 1
EVERTON v SOUTHAMPTON
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
If you look at the table for home form from January 1 last season, Everton would have been in the bottom three.
If you look at the table for all games from January 1 last season, Southampton would be dead last.
Everton haven’t lost to Southampton at home since 1997, 17 games ago. (W11 D6)
The record is even worse for Southampton at Everton on a Saturday….no wins since 1974 and 22 losses and 6 draws.
Everton have won six in a row v Southampton in August. The Saints only win in seven matches was in 1951.
PREDICTION
Everton 0 Southampton 0
LEICESTER CITY v WOLVES
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
The last three games between these sides have been 0-0 draws.
Leicester haven’t lost to Wolves at home on a Saturday since 1960. It has been W14 D4 since.
Wolves lost all five games v top six sides away last season. That is, top six at time of match.
PREDICTION
Leicester 2 Wolves 0
WATFORD v ASTON VILLA
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Aston Villa lost just once v promoted sides last season (W4 D1 L1)
Watford have scored three goals in five of the ten home games v Aston Villa.
Watford have never lost at home to Aston Villa on a Saturday.
These sides have only met in August once before – Aston Villa won 1-0 away.
PREDICTION
Watford 0 Aston Villa 1
NORWICH CITY v LIVERPOOL
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Liverpool are unbeaten in 14 games v Norwich. The Canaries last win was in 1994. They have scored four or more goals six times in that run.
Liverpool have won seven in a row at Norwich. They have scored 22 goals in that time.
Liverpool won just two of six last season v promoted sides (W2 D3 L1)
Liverpool have scored five goals exactly in three of the last four matches on a Saturday.
PREDICTION
Norwich 0 Liverpool 3
NEWCASTLE UTD v WEST HAM UTD
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Newcastle are unbeaten v West Ham in their last four games (W3 D1)
West Ham haven’t beaten Newcastle in August for six games.
West Ham lost just once against teams from the middle eight last season. Only the two Manchester clubs scored more goals too.
Newcastle won just two of their games against the middle eight last season.
PREDICTION
Newcastle 0 West Ham 2
TOTTENHAM v MANCHESTER CITY
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Man City haven’t won or scored in their last three visits to Tottenham.
City have only won 2/7 for games v Spurs at Spurs on a Sunday.
Southampton scored as many goals v big six teams last season as Man City. Aston Villa, Leeds and Everton scored more.
Check out our first round record stats below, at the top is Man City who haven’t lost an opening round fixture for the past ten seasons. In that run they have won five in a row that have been played away and haven’t conceded a goal in those away games. Their overall for and against is 27-3. Only Southampton and Sunderland have scored opening day goals against Man City.
PREDICTION
Spurs 0 Man City 2
2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 1 Stats Extra
2020-21 RESULTS BREAKDOWN V BIG SIX TEAMS
FIRST ROUND FIXTURE RESULTS LAST TEN SEASONS
