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EPL featured matches – Gameweek 21
EPL predictions: Brentford vs Manchester City [14th January, 19:30 GMT]
Brentford ended a four-match winless run with a 5-0 thrashing of bottom side Southampton in their last match. That continued a sequence in which the Bees have been prolific scorers in all of their recent EPL wins. Brentford have won six of their previous seventeen league matches and have scored a stunning 25 goals across those six victories.
This season, Brentford started with seven wins and a draw from their opening eight home matches but have since lost to Nottingham Forest and Arsenal.
Best bets: Brentford – Manchester City | EPL
- Manchester City to Win + Both Teams to Score @2.58
- Manchester City to Win from Behind @7.70
- Draw at Half Time @2.61
Following a run of one win in thirteen matches, which even had Pep Guardiola questioning his own abilities, Manchester City have now won their last two league matches. Have the Cityzens finally turned the corner and put that bad run behind them? Erling Haaland scored in both of those recent victories, after a run of just one goal in his previous seven EPL matches.
City won this fixture 3-1 last season. Brentford scored the opening goal before a Phil Foden hat-trick settled the match in the away team’s favour.
EPL Latest Odds: Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool [14th January, 20:00 GMT]
Even the most ardent Forest fan couldn’t have expected the Tricky Trees to be challenging for the title at this stage of the season, but if they defeat Liverpool at the City Ground on Tuesday evening, they will be within three points of the Reds at the top of the table.
Nuno Espírito Santo’s team have won their last six league matches and have kept a clean sheet in the last four of those victories.
Premier League odds selection: Nottingham Forest – Liverpool | EPL
- Liverpool to Win by One Goal @3.55
- Liverpool to Win + Both Teams to Score @2.98
- Score at Half Time: Liverpool 1-0 @3.74
Despite extending their unbeaten run to 15 matches, Liverpool will have been disappointed to have only taken a point from a 2-2 draw at home to struggling Manchester United. Mo Salah was again on the scoresheet for Arne Slot’s side, meaning the Egyptian has now scored in 11 of Liverpool’s 12 previous EPL matches. Salah has scored 18 goals and claimed 13 assists from the Reds’ opening 19 league matches this season.
Liverpool have only lost one match in the Premier League this season—a 1-0 home defeat against Nottingham Forest in the reverse fixture in mid-September. Previous matches between these sides at the City Ground have been close affairs, with the last victory by more than one goal for either side played over 40 years ago. 15 matches have been played between these sides at Forest’s home ground since then!
PL Betting Tips: Arsenal vs Tottenham [15th January, 20:00 GMT]
Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw on the south coast by Brighton in their last EPL match, which was the fourth drawn match in a current unbeaten run of 10 matches for the Gunners. Without the injured Bukayo Saka and the ill Kai Havertz, Arsenal struggled to make chances against Brighton, although the equalising goal from their opponents came from a disputed penalty kick. The Gunners have since lost at home to Newcastle in the League Cup.
Selected bets: Arsenal – Tottenham | EPL
- Arsenal to Win to Nil @2.69
- Half with 2nd Goal for Arsenal – Second Half @2.19
- Under 3 Match Goals (two-way market) @2.55
Since their astonishing 4-0 win against Manchester City at the Etihad towards the end of November, it has been pretty much a downhill spiral for Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs side. They have lost five of their eight Premier League matches since then, with their only victory coming against a hapless Southampton. They are currently in 12th position in the league—12 points behind the top four places.
Tottenham still have a horrendous injury list, with goalkeeper Vicario out since November, whilst defenders Ben Davies, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie all remain sidelined.
Arsenal have held the upper hand over their north London rivals in league matches at the Emirates in recent years, with the last away victory back in 2010. In the 14 matches since then, Arsenal have won nine times, and five matches have been drawn.
Premier League score predictions – Gameweek 21 (14th – 16th January)
These are our correct score predictions for the Premier League this week:
Brentford 1-2 Manchester City
West Ham 1-1 Fulham
Chelsea 2-0 Bournemouth
Nottingham Forest 1-2 Liverpool
Everton 0-1 Aston Villa
Leicester 1-2 Crystal Palace
Newcastle 2-1 Wolves
Arsenal 2-0 Tottenham
Ipswich Town 1-1 Brighton
Manchester United 3-0 Southampton
English Premier League 2024/25 season preview
Follow Marathonbet’s football predictions on the English Premier League, which is regarded by many as the best league in the world. After a thrilling campaign last season, in which Manchester City claimed another EPL title and their sixth in the last seven years, we analyse the teams competing for honours in the 2024/25 season.
Manchester City and Arsenal fought tooth and nail in an intense battle for the title last season, with the destiny of the trophy only decided on the final day. The same teams occupy the top two positions in the outright betting market for this year’s title. Below, we’ll review the main contenders to become champions of the Premier League, to win the fight for the European places and to avoid relegation to the Championship. Are you ready?
With the transfer window now closed, did your team make some good signings for the 2024/25 Premier League season?
Who are the favourites to win the Premier League 2024/25?
It’s no surprise to see Manchester City favourites to add another Premier League title to their growing collection. They start the season at odds of 1.90 to win a fifth successive title. The Citizens have added 20-year-old Brazilian Savio to their squad, with the exciting winger expected to challenge Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish for a place in the City starting lineup. With Erling Haaland winning the Golden Boot in each of his first two seasons, scoring 63 times in 66 games in the process, City will never be short of goals as long as the Norwegian avoids any injuries. Fan favourite İlkay Gündoğan has returned to the Etihad after spending a season with Barcelona, whilst Julián Álvarez, who proved such an able back-up when Haaland was injured last season, has now moved to Atlético Madrid.
Arsenal have finished runners-up in the last two seasons; however, on both occasions they looked likely winners for large parts of each season. Ultimately, they fell short by five points in 2022/23 and by two points in 2023/24, despite winning 16 of their last 18 fixtures. Goalkeeper David Raya kept 15 clean sheets last season to win the Premier League Golden Glove, and the Gunners have since made his loan move permanent for the start of the new season. Defender Riccardo Calafiori has joined from Bologna for €42m, in order to bolster an already strong-looking Arsenal defence. In a fast-moving deal at the end of the transfer window, out-of-favour Raheem Sterling joined on loan from Chelsea, whilst Eddie Nketiah left for Crystal Palace on the same day.
A Premier League without Jürgen Klopp is a strange feeling, and he will certainly be missed by fans of many teams. It is now the responsibility of Arne Slot to lead the men from Anfield, as the Dutchman takes his first managerial role outside his home nation. Liverpool were very quiet in the transfer window, with the new manager just adding the experience of Federico Chiesa from Juventus to his squad for this season. However, Liverpool remain well-stocked with quality attacking players. It was too many draws that ultimately saw the Reds drop away from their title challenge last season, with 10 of their 38 matches ending all square.
The big spending at Chelsea didn’t translate into a title push, although a good run towards the end of the season resulted in them finishing in sixth place and earning a spot in the Europa Conference League. That wasn’t good enough to save Mauricio Pochettino his manager’s role, with Enzo Maresca taking over the reins after leading Leicester to promotion last season. The Italian becomes the fifth permanent Chelsea manager in the last five years. They have added defender Tosin Adarabioyo to their ranks, who arrives on a free transfer after his contract at Fulham expired. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has also moved with his manager after being a pivotal part of the Leicester championship-winning side. With no let-up in their incomings, Portuguese international Pedro Neto has also joined from Wolves for a fee in the region of £54m, and João Félix returns for his second spell at Stamford Bridge. Heading in the other direction, Conor Gallagher has left for Atlético Madrid, and Raheem Sterling has joined Arsenal on loan. In their final deadline-day deal, Jadon Sancho joined the Blues on loan from Manchester United.
Premier League top 4 predictions 2024/25
Aston Villa completed their business in the early part of the transfer window, as they prepare to build on last season’s fourth place, which earned them a place in the Champions League and their first venture into the elite European club competition since 1983. The Villans added Amadou Onana from Everton for €50m and Ian Maatsen from Chelsea for €37.5m, as well as the experience of Ross Barkley, whose stint at Luton last season showed he still has plenty to offer.
Erik ten Hag seemed to spend all last season with his job under pressure, as Manchester United underperformed for large parts of the campaign. They ended the season in eighth place, 31 points behind local rivals Man City, and with a negative goal difference. However, there was one bright spot as the Red Devils beat City 2-1 in the FA Cup final. They have added 18-year-old Leny Yoro to their defensive ranks, whilst Dutch forward Joshua Zirkzee has joined from Bologna. Since those signings, United have also added Noussair Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt from Bayern Munich to their ranks. Defensive midfielder Manuel Ugarte has joined from PSG for a fee reportedly in excess of €40m, whilst Scott McTominay has moved to Napoli.
Tottenham were leading last season’s Premier League after the first 10 matches; however, four defeats from their following five matches saw Ange Postecoglou’s side spend the remainder of the season hovering around fourth and fifth places. They have added promising youngster Archie Gray from Leeds to their ranks, as well as extending the loan of Timo Werner from RB Leipzig for a further season. Spurs have also spent big by bringing in Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke for an initial fee of £55m, after the English striker scored 19 Premier League goals last season.
Newcastle couldn’t match their success from the previous season, with the eventual seventh-place finish meaning they miss out on European football altogether for the forthcoming season. That followed a group stage exit in last year’s Champions League, where they were unable to progress after being drawn in the ‘group of death’. Lewis Hall made his move to the north-east permanent after spending most of last season on loan to the Magpies, but with concerns about their spending in regard to financial fair play, there weren’t the big signings we’ve come to expect from recent seasons.
Premier League teams predicted to finish mid-table 2024/25
David Moyes was very much a ‘marmite’ manager at West Ham, either loved or disliked by the supporters, with few fans seemingly not having an opinion. Although his last two Premier League campaigns with the Hammers were disappointing, he did lead them to a Europa Conference League final and Europa League semi-final. Ex-Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui will now take over the reins at the East-London club, and his first job will be to work on the defence, as West Ham conceded more goals than any other side excluding the relegated teams. The arrival of Max Kilman is the first step in trying to achieve that, whilst Aaron Wan-Bissaka has also joined from Manchester United. West Ham are also strengthening in attacking positions, with the addition of Luis Guilherme (from Palmeiras), Crysencio Summerville (from Leeds) and German striker Niclas Füllkrug from Borussia Dortmund. On transfer deadline day, Carlos Soler also joined the Hammers from PSG.
Brighton are another side starting the 2024/25 season with a new manager. With Roberto De Zerbi heading to Marseille, the Seagulls surprised many with their appointment of 31-year-old Fabian Hürzeler. The German becomes the youngest permanent head coach in Premier League history after leading St Pauli to promotion to the Bundesliga last season. There are already some interesting new arrivals, including Ghanian winger Yankuba Minteh and defensive midfielder Mats Wieffer. They have also signed Georginio Rutter from Leeds, as well as midfielder Matt O’Riley from Celtic. They completed their incomings with the signing of the versatile Ferdi Kadıoğlu from Fenerbahçe.
Oliver Glasner took over from the experienced Roy Hodgson as Crystal Palace manager in February, and they finished the season with six wins from seven. That equalled Crystal Palace’s highest ever Premier League points tally of 49. However, the Eagles will have to overcome the loss of Michael Olise, who formed a fantastic partnership with Eberechi Eze, to Bayern Munich, although Palace will be glad the young Englishman remained at Selhurst Park. Another significant loss is defender Joachim Andersen, an ever-present in Palace’s league side last season, who has made the short journey to Fulham. Notable incomings to date include Daichi Kamada, Chadi Riad and Ismaïla Sarr. Glasner has also brought in centre-back Maxence Lacroix, who he managed when at Wolfsburg, as well as striker Eddie Nketiah from Arsenal.
Everton looked like they were in danger of losing their Premier League status after being deducted eight points last season, but they recovered well to reach safety with some ease in the end. They will need to plug the hole left by the departure of Amadou Onana, although attacking midfielder Iliman Ndiaye has joined from Marseille. Ndiaye is no stranger to English football having spent four seasons at Sheffield United, albeit with some of that in the Championship. The Toffees have also added Armando Broja, on loan from Chelsea, to their attacking options.
In his first season as Wolves manager, Gary O’Neil saw his side finish in 14th place. Since regaining their top-flight status in 2018 and finishing seventh in the subsequent two seasons, Wolves have then finished between 10th and 14th in each of the last four campaigns. Unless there are any significant incomings, it would seem the side from the West Midlands are destined for another season around the lower parts of the table without ever looking like relegation material. However, the loss of winger Pedro Neto to Chelsea will be a big blow. Wolves made some late moves on the final day of the transfer window, signing goalkeeper Sam Johnstone from Crystal Palace and Brazilian midfielder Andre from Fluminense, whilst also bringing in Carlos Forbs on loan from Ajax.
O’Neil’s previous club, Bournemouth, also exceeded expectations in finishing around the mid-table mark, gaining their best-ever Premier league total of 48 points. Manager Andoni Iraola was named on a five-man shortlist for the EPL manager of the season award, alongside the managers of the top-four teams, indicating how well he has done on the south coast. The Cherries have already added to their attacking options with the signings of Daniel Jebbison and Luis Sinisterra, although the departure of Dominic Solanke leaves big hole to fill. Evanilson has since joined from Porto to bolster their attacking ranks. Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has also joined on loan from Chelsea.
Predictions for Premier League relegation 2024/25
Fulham avoided their recent sequence of a promotion followed by an immediate relegation with a 10th-place finish in 2022/23. They followed that by finishing thirteenth last season, a reasonable effort considering they lost prolific goalscorer Aleksandar Mitrović to Saudi side Al Hilal. However, they will start the season minus João Palhinha, who has moved to Bayern Munich. The Portuguese has been crucial to the Fulham side over the last two seasons, and he is sure to be a big miss, as will Tosin Adarabioyo, who has made the short move across West London to Chelsea. Fulham have signed Emile Smith Rowe for a club-record initial fee of €27m, and the further additions of two Scandinavians, Dane Joachim Anderson and Norwegian Sander Berge, could see Fulham have enough to just stay above the relegation places. Promising Arsenal youngster Reiss Nelson has also joined on loan.
Brentford successfully negotiated their third successive season since becoming a top-flight side, but in finishing sixteenth, it was their worst placing to date. They had to do without star striker Ivan Toney for the majority of the season due to his suspension, and he has now moved to Saudi side Al-Ahli. Manager Thomas Frank brought in Brazilian striker Igor Thiago in anticipation of Toney leaving, but he was injured in pre-season and is unlikely to return until the end of 2024. Thiago scored 18 goals for Club Brugge last season during a run in which he found the net in 11 out of 12 matches. Also moving to the Bees is Fábio Carvalho, who returns to London after starting his professional career at Fulham.
In both of their two seasons since returning to the top-flight, Nottingham Forest have been involved in relegation scraps. Last season, they ended one place above the relegated sides despite receiving a four-point deduction. They made wholesale changes to their squad over the last couple of seasons, and if they can avoid a similar upheaval, maybe their supporters won’t be in for such a nail-biting end to the season. The Tricky Trees have already completed the signing of midfielder Elliot Anderson from Newcastle for €35m, whilst Alex Moreno has joined from Aston Villa on a season-long loan. Manager Nuno Espírito Santo did not stop there, with centre-back Morato signing from Benfica and midfielder James-Ward-Prowse arriving from West Ham on loan.
Leicester City survived a run of one win in six matches from mid-February to take top spot in the Championship by a solitary point. However, they will be mindful that last season all the three promoted sides went straight back down again, and it may be a struggle for the Foxes to avoid a similar fate. As well as losing both their manager Enzo Maresca and playmaker Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Chelsea, the threat of a large incoming points-deduction has been mooted for some time. Should that come to pass, new manager Steve Cooper will have an almost impossible task to keep his side in the top-flight. They have added Oliver Skipp from Tottenham, as well as the attacking pair of Jordan Ayew (permanent) and Odsonne Edouard (loan) from Crystal Palace.
Ipswich Town have returned to the Premier League after a 22-year absence following successive promotions from League One and the Championship. In Kieran McKenna, the Tractor Boys have one of the hottest managerial prospects, and the 38-year-old turned down advances from Chelsea and Brighton at the end of last season to remain at the helm in East Anglia. Of the three promoted teams, it may be Ipswich who can find a way to retain their top-flight status, with their undoubted team-spirit being a crucial factor. The initial signings for McKenna since gaining promotion were youngsters who plied their trade in the Championship last season, but he has since added Ben Johnson, who left West Ham at the end of his contract, as well as taking Kalvin Phillips on loan from Manchester City. Sam Szmodics (from Blackburn) and Chiedozie Ogbene (from Luton Town) have been brought in to augment the attacking threat.
After defeating Leeds in the playoff final, Southampton regained their Premier League status at the first attempt, despite a stuttering end to the league season. Russell Martin is another young manager with a bright future ahead of him, and he will be looking to add to his impressive credentials with a successful first season as a top-flight manager. The additions to their squad so far have been quite conservative, and considering that, out of the top-nine Championship finishers last season, only Norwich conceded more goals, Southampton will have their work cut out to avoid an instant relegation. However, the permanent signing of goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale from Arsenal should strengthen their defensive line. The Saints will also hope the addition of Ben Brereton Díaz will bring them some much-needed firepower, along with the permanent signing of winger Ryan Fraser, who spent all of last season on loan at St Mary’s.
Predicted EPL table 2024/25
All football fans have an opinion on where teams will finish in the final standings. Here is our view of how we think the Premier League table will look like at the end of the season. Which teams do you think will do better or worse than we have predicted?
Predicted 2024/25 Premier League table:
- Manchester City
- Liverpool
- Arsenal
- Chelsea
- Aston Villa
- Manchester United
- Tottenham
- West Ham
- Everton
- Newcastle
- Brighton
- Wolves
- Bournemouth
- Crystal Palace
- Nottingham Forest
- Ipswich Town
- Fulham
- Brentford
- Southampton
- Leicester City
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The odds quoted were correct as of 09:15 GMT on Monday, 12th August, but are subject to fluctuation thereafter.
