Welcome to our 2021-22 Premier League Week 22 Predictions + Stats Preview – which returns after the welcome interruption of the FA Cup 3rd round, and still remains an ambitious project given the current state of play in the Premier League thanks to Covid.
Each week we normally provide a a meandering look into the upcoming round of Premier League football, but unlike most weeks, we’re not actually sure how many of these will be played. So it could be the greatest waste of time in the world, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
We not only provide our predictions for the upcoming Premier League 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. Until Covid ruins football, again.
We’ll throw in the Double Game Week fixtures too.
For now it’s a case of taking what you can get with our Premier League Week 22 Predictions.
2021-22 Premier League Week 22 Predictions – Our Selections
Here are our fearless predictions for the fixtures ahead, and tune in below for all the stats and barely interesting stats that go along with them.
Brighton 1 Crystal Palace 0
Man City 2 Chelsea 0
Wolves 0 Southampton 0
Newcastle 1 Watford 2
Norwich 0 Everton 3
Burnley 2 Leicester 1
Aston Villa 1 Man Utd 1
Liverpool 4 Brentford 0
West Ham 3 Leeds 0
Spurs 2 Arsenal 0
Burnley 1 Watford 2
Brighton 0 Chelsea 0
Leicester 0 Spurs 2
Brentford 2 Man Utd 1
Season Progress – 48% – 92/190 – 20 Correct scores
Last Week – 4 / 8 – 0 Correct scores
Read on for the match by match full preview with stats.
2021-22 Premier League Week 22 – Season Summary
Here are the league table stats in a different way.
Results colour coded. Goals stats. And a look at who each team is getting their points against.
2021-22 Premier League Week 22 – Stats Extra
RESULTS SINCE GW16
Fair to say Covid has been a menace to society since early 2020, and it has certainly knocked football around a bit.
The latest outbreak has seen many Premier League games postponed, often at the last minute.
We did a little digging into the results after the postponement, and the results are reasonably clear – most teams lose in the game after their first postponement.
So below are the results thus far, with a few visuals to show who’s done what since GW16. Of course only one team haven’t been affected, and that team are unbeaten from GW16.
Postponed-Loss (67%)
Arsenal
Aston Villa x 2
Brentford
Brighton (1st game)
Crystal Palace
Everton
Leicester
Liverpool
Norwich
Watford
West Ham
Postponed-Draw (11%)
Man Utd
Spurs
Postponed-Win (22%)
Brighton (2nd game)
Leeds
Southampton
Wolves
2021-22 Premier League Week 22 – Stats Extra
CLEAN SHEETS
Clean sheets, as much as goals scored, wins titles.
So here is a quick look at the Clean Sheets tally and stats for the season so far.
2021-22 Premier League Week 22 – 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.
FRIDAY 8:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Brighton are the only team not to lose against a London side this season. Brighton.
Crystal Palace have won the last two games at Brighton.
Brighton have never lost a top flight midweek game v Crystal Palace.
Brighton have the best points per game record v middle eight teams this season of all teams.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Brighton 1 Crystal Palace 0
SATURDAY 12:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
These teams have alternated winners for the last seven games on a Saturday. Man City won the last Saturday game.
Man City hold a 7-2 advantage in this fixture in January + 2 draws.
Man City are currently on an 11 game winning streak in the Premier League. The next best this season was Liverpool with six wins straight. Five teams are yet to win more than one game in a row.
Man City and Crystal Palace are the only teams to be undefeated at home to big six clubs this season. Chelsea have a decent W2 D1 record v big six sides away this season.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Man City 2 Chelsea 0
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Southampton have a poor recent record v Wolves. Just one win in 12 games going back to 2007. Wolves have seven wins and four draws.
That record improves on a Saturday as Southampton have won six of the last 12 games on Saturday with three draws.
Wolves (W2 D3) are undefeated in their last five home games v Southampton.
Southampton (D4 L1) are yet to beat a middle eight team (at time of match).
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Wolves 0 Southampton 0
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Newcastle (D3 W1) are undefeated against the bottom six sides this season. Watford are W1 D1 L1.
Watford are undefeated in their last five v Newcastle with draws and wins alternating.
Watford have a great record at Newcastle in their last five – W3 D1 L1.
The last 13 matches between these sides has been on a Saturday.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Newcastle 1 Watford 2
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
The last three games at Everton between these sides has finished 2-0 and Norwich have won two of them.
Everton (W3 D1) are yet to lose v bottom six sides. Norwich (D2 L2) are yet to win.
Three team have a minus goal difference v bottom six sides. Norwich, Burnley and Brighton.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Everton 3 Norwich 0
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Burnley have lost just one of their last five at home to Leicester (W3 D1 L1)
Although, Leicester have lost just one of their last 13 v Burnley on Saturday (W8 D4)
Leicester (W3 D3) are undefeated v bottom six sides. Burnley have won 1/7 v middle eight sides.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Burnley 2 Leicester 1
SATURDAY 5:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Aston Villa haven’t beaten Man Utd at home this century. Their last win at home was in 1999 and it’s been L18 D5 since.
Man Utd’s record v Aston Villa in general since 2000 is good too – W34 D7 L2.
However, Aston Villa did win the last clash between these sides.
Man Utd have won all eight fixtures v Aston Villa in January.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Aston Villa 1 Man Utd 1
SUNDAY 2:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Liverpool v Brentford games have averaged six goals per game this century.
Brentford (W3 D1 L2) have won more games on a Sunday this season than Liverpool (W2 D3 L1)
Mo Salah has not played in just seven of the 172 League games for Liverpool since joining. Liverpool’s record in those seven games is W4 D3.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Liverpool 4 Brentford 0
SUNDAY 2:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Including last weekend’s FA Cup win, West Ham have four straight wins over Leeds now. Interestingly the two away wins have been 2-1 and home wins 2-0.
Leeds (W2 D2) are undefeated in league encounters v West Ham on a Sunday.
West Ham are undefeated in five games v bottom six (W4 D1). Leeds have lost all five games v top six opposition and conceded 22 goals in the process.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
West Ham 3 Leeds 0
SUNDAY 4:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
The home side have not lost the last 15 games in this fixture. The least team to do it was Arsenal in March 2014.
That win also makes it one away win in the last 26 games between these sides on a Sunday going back to 1988.
Spurs and Arsenal both have just one win v big six opposition this season, Spurs’ record (W1 D1 L3) is better than Arsenal’s (W1 L5).
Arsenal have lost their only away game to a London side this season. That was Brentford on the first day of the season.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Spurs 2 Arsenal 0
TUESDAY 7:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Burnley are undefeated in their last three v Watford and haven’t conceded.
Burnley (W6 D4 L1) have lost just one midweek game v Watford.
With the assistance of Covid postponements, Watford haven’t won since November 20, and have lost seven in a row in all comps. Ismaila Sarr hasn’r featured since that win.
Burnley (D3 L2) and Norwich are the only two teams yet to beat a bottom six side.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Burnley 1 Watford 2
TUESDAY 8:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Two of the last three games between these sides have ended in a draw.
Chelsea (W4 D3) are undefeated against Brighton in midweek.
Brighton have beaten Chelsea once at home ever. The first match between them in 1933.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Brighton 0 Chelsea 0
WEDNESDAY 7:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
The home side has won the last midweek fixture between these sides, yet lost the previous four.
Spurs (D2 L2) are winless away to the middle eight this season.
Jamie Vardy has missed two games so far this season, and Leicester scored seven goals in those two games.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Leicester 0 Spurs 2
WEDNESDAY 8:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Brentford are undefeated in two games at home against the big six teams that usually wear red kits.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Brentford 2 Man Utd 1
