The Premier League returns to give football fans a slice of normality after the huge World Cup in Qatar, and so our 2022-23 Premier League Week 17 Predictions and stats preview returns as well.
Each week we provide a meandering look into the upcoming round of Premier League football, with not only our predictions for the upcoming Premier League fixtures, but offer up a wide range of H2H and in-season stats and barely interesting facts.
There’s so much to go through we can barely contain it to just one long page. But here it is.
2022-23 Boxing Day Premier League Week 17 Predictions
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.
Brentford 1 Spurs 1
Crystal Palace 1 Fulham 2
Everton 0 Wolves 0
Southampton 1 Brighton 0
Leicester 1 Newcastle 2
Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 1
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0
Chelsea 2 Bournemouth 0
Man Utd 2 Nottingham Forest 1
Leeds 1 Man City 3
22-23 Season Record – 49% – 71/144 – 14 Correct scores
Read on for the match by match full preview and stats.
2022-23 English Premier League Week 17 – Quick Stats
PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON RESULTS SUMMARY
PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON RESULTS FORM
2022-23 Premier League Form Ratings…….
For no good reason we have come up with our own form rating system for the Premier League this season. Using performance based stats, with a bias towards recent fixtures, we have a score out of 100% for current form status.
2022-23 Premier League Week 17 Predictions – Match by Match H2H 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.
Note: For Midweek Stats we class midweek as Monday to Thursday.
BOXING DAY 12:30PM – BRENTFORD v SPURS
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Brentford 1 Spurs 1
- The last two games played at Brentford between these sides have ended 0-0.
- Spurs’ record v London teams away thsi season is D2 L1. Brentford’s home record to London clubs is D1 L1.
- Brentford are W1 D1 L1 @ Home to big six clubs. Spurs are W5 D3 L1 v middle eight teams (at time of fixture)
BOXING DAY 3:00PM CRYSTAL PALACE v FULHAM
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Crystal Palace 1 Fulham 2
- Crystal Palace (D1 L2) and Fulham (L3) haven’t beaten fellow London teams this year home or away respectively.
- Fulham are lead the H2H v Crystal Palace on a Monday three wins to one and one draw. Fulham are also unbeaten in December v Crystal Palace too.
BOXING DAY 3:00PM EVERTON v WOLVES
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Everton 0 Wolves 0
- Everton have two wins from two v bottom six sides this season. Wolves’ record is W1 D1 L2.
- Everton (W3 D1) have never lost @ Home to Wolves on a Monday. And Everton hold a 6-1 win record v Wolves @ Home to Wolves in December, but the latest game was in 1972.
BOXING DAY 3:00PM SOUTHAMPTON v BRIGHTON
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Southampton 1 Brighton 0
- Southampton have lost just one of their last 14 home games v Brighton (W9 D4 L1) , and are on a run of six games unbeaten too (W4 D2).
- Southampton also have a good record on a Monday v Brighton – W3 D1 L1.
- Brighton (W3 D1) are unbeaten against bottom six sides.
BOXING DAY 3:00PM LEICESTER v NEWCASTLE
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Leicester 1 Newcastle 2
- Newcastle have lost fewer league games this season than Man City.
- There have been 15 goals scored in the last three league matches between these sides at Leicester.
- The only Boxing Day clash between the sides was in 2003 and ended 1-1.
BOXING DAY 5:30PM ASTON VILLA v LIVERPOOL
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 1
- The only Boxing Day clash between these sides was in 2001 and Liverpool won 2-1.
- Aston Villa’s record against big six clubs this season is W1 D1 L2. Liverpool are winless (D1 L1) v middle eight sides away.
BOXING DAY 8:00PM ARSENAL v WEST HAM
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0
- Arsenal have won all five matches v London sides this season. West Ham are W1 D1 L2
- Going back to 2007, Arsenal have lost just two of their last 29 games v West Ham.
- Arsenal have won seven straight at home v West Ham.
TUE 27th DEC 5:30PM CHELSEA v BOURNEMOUTH
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Chelsea 2 Bournemouth 0
- Chelsea are just 13th for goals scored this season. Bournemouth have scored one goal more.
- Bournemouth have lost all four games to big six sides this season.
- But Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last three league games v Chelsea (W2 D1)
TUE 27th DEC 8:00PM MAN UTD v NOTTINGHAM FOREST
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Man Utd 2 Nottingham Forest 1
- Man Utd have won six straight v Nottingham Forest and four straight at home.
- These teams have met on Boxing Day (or next two days) six times over the years and Man Utd have won all six.
- Man Utd have two wins from two v bottom six sides.
WED 28th DEC 8:00pm LEEDS v MAN CITY
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Leeds 1 Man City 3
- Leeds have a solid W2 L2 record v big six sides this season. Man City have a W3 D1 record away to bottom six sides.
- Man City won last season’s fixtures v Leeds by a combined 11-0.
