Premier League: Predictions for all seven games on Saturday

There are seven games on the Premier League card this Saturday, with the action kicking off with Chelsea’s trip to West Ham at 12.30pm.

Leaders Arsenal will look to extend their advantage at the top when they host Brentford among five games at 3pm, which includes the A23 derby between Crystal Palace and Brighton.

Tottenham will be hoping to build on their customary home victory over the champions at Leicester, promoted sides Fulham and Nottingham Forest do battle at Craven Cottage and strugglers Southampton and Wolves square off at St Mary’s.

The day’s top-flight action ends with Newcastle’s bid to return to third place in the table with a victory at Bournemouth in the 5.30pm kick-off.

Here are our expert writers’ top selections for each of those fixtures.

West Ham vs Chelsea (Saturday, 12.30pm)

Both teams are struggling for fluency, with West Ham short of confidence and Graham Potter justifiably citing the lack of cohesion between his newly introduced players after Chelsea’s 0-0 draw against Fulham.

Given the constant changes in Potter’s available XI, it is understandable that his frontline looks disjointed and that his focus has been on shoring up a makeshift defence.

Therefore, it is little surprise that eight of Chelsea’s last nine Premier League matches have ended with two goals or fewer, so under 2.5 goals makes a sensible Bet Builder addition.

West Ham have also been struggling for goals, notching just 18 in 21 league games this term, and with both managers looking to rebuild confidence by keeping things tight, expect a low-scoring encounter.

Back ‘no’ in ‘both teams to score?’ – available at 10/11 with LiveScore Bet.

Arsenal vs Brentford (Saturday, 3pm)

A 3-0 defeat in the reverse fixture in September was the result of one of Brentford’s worst performances of the campaign but even then the scoreline flattered Arsenal.

Thomas Frank’s men have improved in the final third since then, netting twice or more in seven of their last eight league games, and given Arsenal have conceded in seven of nine league home games this term, adding over 0.5 Brentford goals to Bet Builder selections looks a decent play.

However, on each of the seven occasions they have conceded at home, the Gunners have still outscored their visitors so this could be another high-scoring home win.

Back Arsenal to win and both teams to score at 19/10 with LiveScore Bet.

Crystal Palace vs Brighton (Saturday, 3pm)

Brighton have nothing to fear in terms of form, fitness or history when they head to Selhurst Park and a free-scoring Seagulls side with a midfield bolstered by the returns of Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo should outclass their out-of-form rivals.

Palace look devoid of confidence after a run of four defeats and two draws in six games in all competitions and they are further undermined by the likely absence of key men Wilfried Zaha and Joachim Andersen.

Back Brighton to win, available at evens with LiveScore Bet.

Fulham vs Nottingham Forest (Saturday, 3pm)

A victory at rock-bottom Southampton remains Forest’s only away win this season and Steve Cooper’s men have failed to even score in any of their seven away trips to teams outside the bottom three.

Given Fulham’s impressive form against teams outside the top five, that makes backing under 0.5 Forest goals an appealing option for Bet Builder selections.

However, the best bet is to simply back the hosts at only a shade of odds-on, as the Cottagers look to make it 10 wins in 16 matches against teams outside the top five.

Back Fulham to win at 10/11 with LiveScore Bet.

Leicester vs Tottenham (Saturday, 3pm)

This would have been chalked up as an easy away win for Spurs a few weeks ago, but Leicester have come from behind to take points in each of their last two league games — something they had not done until the 2-2 draw with Brighton.

Harry Kane may get his customary goal against them, for which he is 19/20 anytime with LiveScore Bet, but Brendan Rodgers’ side have growing belief and will cause enough trouble at the other end to score a couple themselves.

A game with at least four strikes seems highly possible given the two clubs’ recent records.

Back over 3.5 goals in the game at 15/8 with LiveScore Bet.

Southampton vs Wolves (Saturday, 3pm)

The pressure is well and truly on Nathan Jones after last weekend’s dismal showing at Brentford and his post-match comments suggest he is going to make drastic changes.

It all contrasts with the feeling of progress being made by Julen Lopetegui in Wolverhampton as the Spaniard brings his side to a stadium where they usually take all three points.

Wolves were great against Liverpool last week, defending their 2-0 lead tigerishly before executing a classic fast-break to get a third goal.

The January signings are settling in well and another hard-working display like the one they produced at Molineux last week will be enough to beat the suffering Saints.

Back Wolves to win at 31/20 with LiveScore Bet.

Bournemouth vs Newcastle (Saturday, 5.30pm)

The Magpies have been consistent on their travels, taking points from nine of their ten away trips so far this season. Bournemouth, on the other hand, have lost more times than they have won on the South Coast.

Bournemouth were less than ten minutes away from earning a win at home to Nottingham Forest in their last home date and it took a late strike from Kaoru Mitoma to deny them a dogged point at Brighton a week ago, but that is becoming the story of their season.

Gary O’Neil’s nearly men look set to come up just short of stopping Newcastle’s bandwagon this weekend too with the visitors able to secure all three points after a closely-fought affair.

Back Newcastle to win by one goal at 21/10 with LiveScore Bet.