Chelsea vs. Everton (Saturday, 12.30pm)
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Chelsea will look to strengthen their position in the race for the Premier League's top five when they welcome Everton to Stamford Bridge in Saturday's early kickoff.
Under-fire manager Enzo Maresca was bailed out by two late goals away to Fulham last week, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, but that has done little to ease the pressure on the Chelsea boss, who will be suspended from the touchline this weekend.
We say: Chelsea 1-0 Everton
No matter what state Chelsea are in, one thing always seems certain, and it is that Everton will not win at the Bridge, and this could be the 30th successive game without defeat for the hosts against the Toffees if they claim a result.
Everton's season is fizzling out slightly, while Chelsea still have it all to play for, so they will be the favourites, but they can expect a scrappy affair, as 12 of the visitors' 16 away games in the Premier League this season have produced two goals or fewer.
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Brighton vs. West Ham (Saturday, 3.00pm)
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Two Premier League teams bidding to bounce back form disappointing results last time out do battle at the Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon as Brighton & Hove Albion play host to West Ham United.
The Hammers rescued a point in a 1-1 draw with the Seagulls in the reverse fixture at the London Stadium in December when Mohammed Kudus cancelled out an opener from Mats Wieffer.
We say: Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 West Ham United
Neither side are entering this weekend's contest in high spirits and a similarly tight affair to the reverse fixture could be on the cards. However, we are backing European hopefuls Brighton to bounce back, even without the presence of a few key players, against a West Ham outfit playing merely for pride at this stage of the season.
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Newcastle vs. Ipswich (Saturday, 3.00pm)
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Ipswich Town's brief return to the big time could officially come to an end on Saturday afternoon, when they face the daunting prospect of a trip to St James' Park to square off with Newcastle United.
The Tractor Boys must succeed and hope that results elsewhere go their way to keep their wafer-thin survival hopes alive, whereas the hosts - who will now welcome Eddie Howe back to the dugout
- are in the thick of an unpredictable fight for Champions League football.
We say: Newcastle United 4-0 Ipswich Town
Having had a full week off from competitive action, expect Newcastle to return to their merciless best on Saturday as they put an end to this year's Premier League relegation dogfight, which in truth has not been much of a dogfight at all.
Battling a host of missing players and without a Premier League clean sheet in 2025, the visitors will go down with a whimper as Newcastle enhance their Champions League credentials.
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Southampton vs. Fulham (Saturday, 3.00pm)
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European-chasing Fulham will endeavour to boost their top-eight hopes when they travel to St Mary's to take on already-relegated Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
Neither team could be separated when they played out a goalless stalemate in the reverse fixture at Craven Cottage four months ago.
We say: Southampton 0-2 Fulham
Southampton will unsurprisingly enter Saturday's fixture as underdogs and firm favourites Fulham, who have scored in six of their last seven PL matches, will hope to have the clinical touch in front of goal that they lacked in the reverse fixture.
None of Fulham's last 13 league games have ended as a draw (W6 L7) and we expect this run to continue as Silva's men should have enough to get the better of a frail Saints backline this time around.
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Wolves vs. Leicester (Saturday, 3.00pm)
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Little but personal pride is at stake at Molineux on Saturday afternoon, when Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City pit their wits against one another in the Premier League.
Vitor Pereira's men are home and hosed, whereas the Foxes are preparing for life back in the Championship and are simply waiting for the final whistle to blow on a sorry season.
We say: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Leicester City
A clash between two sides with nothing major to play for normally leads to one of two outcomes; a dull, low-scoring affair or an all-action thriller where the shackles come off.
However, Wolves are still playing for the momentous achievement of finishing above Spurs and Man United, and Pereira's in-form men have our vote to make light work of crisis club Leicester.
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