Welcome to our 2021-22 Premier League Week 23 Predictions + Stats Preview a stat filled, barely interesting look at the upcoming weekend of Premier League.
Each week we normally provide a a meandering look into the upcoming round of Premier League football, but 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.
For now it’s a case of taking what you can get with our Premier League Week 23 Predictions.
2021-22 Premier League Week 23 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.
Watford 3 Norwich 0
Everton 2 Aston Villa 1
Leeds 1 Newcastle 1
Man Utd 2 West Ham 1
Brentford 1 Wolves 0
Southampton 0 Man City 4
Leicester 1 Brighton 1
Arsenal 3 Burnley 0
Crystal Palace 1 Liverpool 3
Chelsea 1 Spurs 1
Season Progress – 48% – 97/201 – 20 Correct scores
Last Week – 5 / 11 – 0 Correct scores
Read on for the match by match full preview with stats.
2021-22 Premier League Week 23 – 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 23 – 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?
Both teams broke a six game losing streak last weekend.
Norwich have won just three leagues games this season, but two managers were fired after a Norwich win. One was the Norwich manager, the other Rafa Benitez this week.
Watford are on a five game winning streak v Norwich.
Watford (W3 D3 L1) have lost only once on a Friday to Norwich.
Watford (D1) and Norwich (D2 L1) have yet to win a game v bottom six at home or away respectively.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Watford 3 Norwich 0
SATURDAY 12:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last five v Everton (W3 D2)
Aston Villa won the last game at Everton last season. Prior to that it was one win in the last 15 there.
Aston Villa have won 2/2 v bottom six teams this season. Only Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool have 100% records.
Watford join Newcastle, Watford and Burnley as the only teams to not win since Covid affected football from GW16.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Everton 2 Aston Villa 1
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Leeds are unbeaten in their last four v Newcastle (W2 D2)
Leeds won their last game v Newcastle at home, but before that it was a run of L4 D1.
Newcastle have won the last three games at Leeds on a Saturday, scoring 10 goals in those three games. And it’s four in a row on Saturday home or away.
Newcastle are unbeaten v bottom six sides – at time of match (D4 W1)
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Leeds 1 Newcastle 1
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Man Utd have won three straight v West Ham.
Man Utd (W9 D2 L1) have lost just one Saturday game v West Ham of the last 12 matches.
It’s even more lop sided on a Saturday at home for Man Utd. Their record for the last 19 games is W16 D2 L1.
West Ham have lost both their away games to big six clubs.
Man Utd (W5 D1 L1) have a decent record v London clubs this season.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Man Utd 2 West Ham 1
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Only Norwich have averaged fewer shots per game than Wolves. Brentford and Wolves are second and third worst for Key Passes per game.
Wolves are in the bottom six for expected goals this season, the only team in the bottom six for xG and not be in the bottom six overall. They are third worst from November 1.
Brentford have won just one of their nine Saturday games this season. Wolves are W5 D2 L5.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Brentford 1 Wolves 0
SATURDAY 5:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Southampton have kept Man City to just one win and one goal in their last two visits to Southampton.
Man City (W5 D1) are unbeaten in their last six Saturday games v Southampton.
Southampton’s record v big six clubs this season is D3 L3, but one of those draws was v Man City.
Both Man City’s losses this season have come v middle eight teams.
Man City’s expected goals since November 1 is better than 13 other team’s expected goals for the season.
Man City have also scored eight more goals than the bottom three combined this season.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Southampton 0 Man City 4
SUNDAY 2:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Brighton have won every fifth game at Leicester for the last 10 matches. So Brighton are due.
Only the top three have lost fewer games than Brighton this season.
The home side has won both Sunday clashes in this fixture.
Brighton are 2/2 for away matches against the middle eight.
Brighton are also three wins from three matches on a Sunday. They are the only 100% team on a Sunday, Chelsea the only other undefeated side.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Leicester 1 Brighton 1
SUNDAY 2:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Burnley ended a nine games losing streak at Arsenal last season.
Burnley are undefeated in the last two games v Arsenal on a Sunday too. Arsenal scored in neither.
Burnley have lost their only Sunday game this season.
Arsenal are 7/7 v bottom six sides.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Arsenal 3 Burnley 0
SUNDAY 2:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Liverpool (W4 D4 L1) have a good record v London clubs this season.
Crystal Palace have won their home game at home to the big six teams.
Liverpool are on a nine game winning streak v Crystal Palace.
It is seven wins in a row at Crystal Palace for Liverpool.
Crystal Palace actually lead Liverpool in Sunday H2H – five wins to two and two draws.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Crystal Palace 1 Liverpool 3
SUNDAY 4:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Chelsea are on a run of eight games undefeated (one draw) v Spurs.
Spurs have a W4 L4 record v London sides this year. Chelsea’s record is W5 L1.
Chelsea have lost once in the last 11 Sunday games v Spurs (W6 D4 L1)
Only two team are unbeaten since Antonio Conte arrived at Spurs – Man City and Spurs. And they have conceded the second fewest goals, behind Wolves.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Chelsea 1 Spurs 1
