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Man Utd v Newcastle: Back Magpies to take at least a point
Man Utd v Newcastle
Friday 26 December, 12:30
Live on Sky Sports
The Opta Stat:
Manchester United have failed to win any of their seven Premier League games since the 2022-23 campaign without Bruno Fernandes in the starting lineup, losing six of those (D1). The Red Devils have netted just four goals across those matches.
Bruno Guimarães has won more fouls than any other Premier League player in 2025 (80), winning 2+ fouls in each of his last four games.
Back Newcastle Double Chance and Guimaraes to be fouled 2+ times
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Nottm Forest v Man City: Back Pep's men to win to nil
Nottm Forest v Man City
Saturday 27 December, 12:30
Live on TNT
The Opta Stat:
Manchester City have won each of their last three Premier League games by a 3-0 scoreline, last winning more consecutively without conceding in February 2021 (6).
Betfair Bet: Back Man City to win to nil @ 15/82.88
Arsenal v Brighton: Back Gunners to shutout Seagulls
Nottm Forest v Man City
Saturday 27 December, 15:00
The Opta Stat:
All three of Arsenal's Premier League home wins against Brighton have been by a 2-0 scoreline (October 2017, May 2021, December 2023), failing to win any of their five against them at the Emirates in which they've conceded (D2 L3).
Brighton have failed to score in their last two Premier League matches, one of only two sides who failed to score on MD16 and MD17, along with Everton.
Betfair Bet: Back Arsenal win to nil @ 7/52.40
Brentford v Bournemouth: Back Bees for second half sting
Brentford v Bournemouth
Saturday 27 December, 15:00
The Opta Stat:
Bournemouth have picked up just four points in their last eight Premier League matches (D4 L4), last enduring a longer winless streak between May and October 2023 (13 games). Since the start of November, only Burnley (1) and Wolves (0) have picked up fewer points than the Cherries (4).
Brentford have failed to score in the first half of each of their last five Premier League matches, last having a longer run without a first half goal in January/February 2022 (seven). 64.4% of the xG they've accumulated has been in the second half (15.7/24.2), with only West Ham (65%) and Burnley (64.6%) having a higher share.
Back Draw/Brentford
Burnley v Everton: Back draw as Toffees miss Ndiaye
Burnley v Everton
Saturday 27 December, 15:00
The Opta Stat:
Since the start of last season, Everton average just a point per game across their 10 Premier League matches without Iliman Ndiaye in the starting lineup (W2 D4 L4), compared to 1.4 in those he has started (P45 W16 D14 L15). The Senegalese forward has also scored each of the Toffees last three league goals against newly promoted opposition.
Betfair Bet: Back the Draw @ 9/43.25
Liverpool v Wolves: Back Frenchman to strike in Reds win
Liverpool v Wolves
Saturday 27 December, 15:00
The Opta Stat:
Hugo Ekitike has scored in each of his last three league appearances (5 goals) and could be the first Liverpool player other than Mohamed Salah to score in four consecutive outings in the Premier League since Sadio Mané in February 2019.
Betfair Bet: Liverpool -1 and Ekitike to score @ 1/12.00
West Ham v Fulham: Back another blow for Hammers
West Ham v Fulham
Saturday 27 December, 15:00
The Opta Stat:
Fulham have won their last two away Premier League matches, as many as in their previous 12 combined (W2 D1 L9). The Cottagers last won three in a row in January/February this year. West Ham have lost 10 home league matches in 2025 - it's only the third time they've lost 10+ games at home in a year, along with 1931 (10) and 1967 (11).
Betfair Bet: Back Fulham @ 13/82.63
Chelsea v Aston Villa: Back more Morgan Rogers magic
Chelsea v Aston Villa
Saturday 27 December, 17:30
Live on Sky Sports
The Opta Stat:
Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers has been directly involved in more Premier League goals than any other English player across the opening 17 matchdays this season (10 - 7 goals, 3 assists); he could the third Villan to net 2+ goals in three consecutive appearances in the competition after Dean Saunders (1992) and Dion Dublin (1998).
Betfair Bet: Back Rogers to score or assist @ 9/52.80
Sunderland v Leeds: Back Black Cats keeper against in-form Whites
Sunderland v Leeds
Sunday 28 December, 14:00
Live on Sky Sports
The Opta Stat:
Robin Roefs has saved 77.3% of the shots on target he's faced in the Premier League this term. Of goalkeepers with 10+ appearances in a single season in the competition for Sunderland, Vito Mannone in 2013-14 (77.4%) is the only player on record (since 2005-06) with a higher save percentage than Roefs this term.
Betfair Bet: Back Sunderland GK to make 4+ saves @ 17/102.70
Crystal Palace v Tottenham: Back Mateta to make his mark again
Crystal Palace v Tottenham
Sunday 28 December, 16:30
Live on Sky Sports
The Opta Stat:
When facing opponents starting the day above them in the table, Tottenham have only won one of their last 19 London derbies away from home in the Premier League (D6 L12), with that lone victory coming against Brentford in February this year (2-0).
Jean-Philippe Mateta has scored 23 goals across his last 31 Premier League starts at Selhurst Park, while he scored the game's only goal in this exact fixture last season: a 1-0 win for Crystal Palace in October
2024.
Back Palace and Mateta to score