Premier Predictions (Week 31)

Week 31 starts on Saturday, (Week 30 still going on)
5 Games on Saturday, 4 on Sunday, 1 on Monday
Euro games follow next week for Villa, Arsenal, Tottenham, Man U and Chelsea.

Manchester derby on Sunday, Villa Forest Euro place battle on Saturday.
Ipswich need to beat Wolves to stay in with a slight chance of staying up?

Everton v Arsenal
Crystal Palace v Brighton
Ipswich v Wolves
West Ham v Bournemouth
Aston Villa v Nottm Forest
*
Brentford v Chelsea
Fulham v Liverpool
Tottenham v Southampton
Man Utd v Man City
*
Leicester v Newcastle

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 30)

Midweek Premier League fixtures this week
3 games on Tuesday, 6 on Wednesday, 1 on Thursday

Title and relegation just about over, so just the battle for the European places still up for grabs.
Mersey derby, a bit more jeopardy than might be expected with Everton on an unbeaten run.

Arsenal v Fulham
Wolves v West Ham
Nottm Forest v Man Utd
*
Bournemouth v Ipswich
Brighton v Aston Villa
Man City v Leicester
Newcastle v Brentford
Southampton v Crystal Palace
Liverpool v Everton
*
Chelsea v Tottenham

Good Luck All  😀

FA Cup Predictions 2025 (Quarter Finals)

At least this year they have given the Quarter finals their own weekend, instead of mixing it with Premier league fixtures.
2 matches on Saturday, 2 on Sunday

Cup Info
4 teams have never won the Cup (Crystal Palace, Fulham and Brighton have lost finals)
Bournemouth have never gone past the Quarter Finals

Preston (1889, 1959) and Nottm Forest (1898, 1959) have 2 wins each
Aston Villa (1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957) and Man City (1904, 1934, 1956, 1969, 2011, 2019, 2023) have 7 wins each

Only Man City have won it in my lifetime 🤯

Usual Rule - Scores at full time (90+ minutes) only not including extra time and penalties.

Fulham v Crystal Palace
Brighton v Nottm Forest
Preston v Aston Villa
Bournemouth v Man City


Good Luck All  😀

Tables Updates

Here we go with a full info predictions table

+ the current NBTF FPL and TFF top 10's

 

Premier Predictions (Week 29)

One more set of fixtures before another International break.
I've included the League Cup final due to postponed fixtures (as I always do) 😉
So that's 5 games on Saturday, and 4 on Sunday.

Good European week so far Madrid derby was superb, shame VAR got involved in the penalties at the end.

5 of 6 English clubs through + Rangers, although none of them look like favourites to win.

London derbies on Sunday at Arsenal and Fulham
Relegation battles at Southampton and Leicester
West Ham face David Moyes 🙄
Cup final might be closer than expected if Liverpool are still shell shocked, and Newcastle get the decisions again?

Everton v West Ham
Ipswich v Nottm Forest
Man City v Brighton
Southampton v Wolves
Bournemouth v Brentford
*
Arsenal v Chelsea
Fulham v Tottenham
Liverpool v Newcastle (LCF) (90 minute score only)
Leicester v Man Utd

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 28)

Week 28 Starts on Saturday at 12:30
6 games on Saturday, 3 on Sunday, and West Ham get a Monday game again.

In the middle of European games, good away wins for Arsenal and Villa, the PSG v Allison game was pretty good as well. The others all playing at 5:45 tonight.
At the bottom the two near relegated teams go to Liverpool and Chelsea, Ipswich might have some hope now that Wolves have lost star man Cunha.
In the battle for 2nd to 5th Arsenal go to Man Utd so should win, Forest 3rd v Man City 4th is a tough call.
With just 6 points covering 3rd to 10th at least that keeps the entertainment going.


Nottm Forest v Man City
Brighton v Fulham
Crystal Palace v Ipswich
Liverpool v Southampton
Brentford v Aston Villa
Wolves v Everton
*
Chelsea v Leicester
Tottenham v Bournemouth
Man Utd v Arsenal
West Ham v Newcastle

Good Luck All  😀

FA Cup Predictions 2025 (5th Round)

Crammed in the middle of League and Europe is the FA Cup 5th Round
Spread over 4 days again? 1 game Friday, 4 on Saturday, 2 on Sunday, 1 on Monday
Tough draw for the Championship teams, only Preston getting a home tie.
Usual Rule - Scores at full time (90+ minutes) only not including extra time and penalties.

Aston Villa v Cardiff
Crystal Palace v Millwall
Preston v Burnley
Bournemouth v Wolves
Man City v Plymouth
Newcastle v Brighton
Man Utd v Fulham
Nottm Forest v Ipswich

Good Luck All  😀

 

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As Google won't let me post a comment, even if I use anonymous?

Here's my predictions, as it appears I can still update the actual post

Aston Villa v Cardiff 3-0
Crystal Palace v Millwall 3-1
Preston v Burnley 0-1
Bournemouth v Wolves 3-2
Man City v Plymouth 5-0
Newcastle v Brighton 1-2
Man Utd v Fulham 0-2
Nottm Forest v Ipswich 2-1

 

Apologies if anyone else is having the same problem 😕

Premier Predictions (Week 27)

Week 27 Midweek games
4 games Tuesday, 5 games Wednesday, 1 game Thursday

Looks like most things are sorted now, Liverpool need a Newcastle style meltdown to lose the title now.
Bottom 3 look very unlikely to survive.
So just the European spots up for grabs with probably 10 teams still in with a shout.
Chelsea have Southampton and Leicester up next so might get back into it.

Brighton v Bournemouth
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
Wolves v Fulham
Chelsea v Southampton
Brentford v Everton
Man Utd v Ipswich
Nottm Forest v Arsenal
Tottenham v Man City
Liverpool v Newcastle
West Ham v Leicester

Good Luck All  😀

With FA Cup and Europe coming up some teams get a week off (11 days for West Ham), with next Premier league fixtures not till the 8th March.

This amused me 😁

Premier Predictions (Week 26)

This congested season rolls on.
Week 26 has 1 game on Friday, 7 games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday
(Week 27 is midweek from Tuesday, new post for that)

The big game would usually be Man City v Liverpool, but this season it's not looking so vital.
At the bottom Southampton are down, so 2 from Leicester, Ipswich or Wolves? would like Ipswich to stay up but think Wolves will.
West Ham still need a few points, unlikely this week.

Leicester v Brentford
Everton v Man Utd
Arsenal v West Ham
Bournemouth v Wolves
Fulham v Crystal Palace
Ipswich v Tottenham
Southampton v Brighton
Aston Villa v Chelsea
Newcastle v Nottm Forest
Man City v Liverpool

Good Luck All  😀

Bio and Paulo need a win to tighten it up even more 😉

Premier Predictions (Week 25)

An extended week this time, with Liverpool playing 3 times due to re-arranged games.
It all starts on Wednesday 12th at 19:30
1 Game Wednesday (12th), 1 game Friday, 7 games Saturday, 2 games Sunday, 1 game Wednesday (19th)
So Liverpool have the chance to go 15 points clear with only 12 games left, or if it all goes wrong (FA Cup style) might only be 6 points ahead and Arsenal would have 2 games in hand?
Arsenal should win at Leicester, Tough game for Forest, Chelsea go to Brighton hoping not to lose to them twice in a week.
Man City face Newcastle in the middle of 2 Real Madrid games.
Relegation battle at Tottenham, bottom 4 unlikely to get any points this week.


Everton v Liverpool
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Brighton v Chelsea
*
Leicester v Arsenal
Aston Villa v Ipswich
Fulham v Nottm Forest
Man City v Newcastle
Southampton v Bournemouth
West Ham v Brentford
Crystal Palace v Everton
*
Liverpool v Wolves
Tottenham v Man Utd
*
Aston Villa v Liverpool

Good Luck All  😀

FA Cup Predictions 2025 (4th Round)

Back to the FA Cup this week  🏆
1 Game Friday, 10 on Saturday, 3 on Sunday, 1 on Monday, 1 on Tuesday 🙄

4 all Premier league clashes and a few possible shocks?
Orient will fancy their chances against Man City 😁
Maybe Birmingham, Doncaster, Wigan, Leicester, Blackburn or Coventry?

Usual Rule - Scores at full time (90+ minutes) only not including extra time and penalties.

Man Utd v Leicester
Leeds v Millwall
Leyton Orient v Man City
Coventry v Ipswich
Everton v Bournemouth
Preston v Wycombe
Southampton v Burnley
Stoke v Cardiff
Wigan v Fulham
Birmingham v Newcastle
Brighton v Chelsea
Blackburn v Wolves
Plymouth v Liverpool
Aston Villa v Tottenham
Doncaster v Crystal Palace
Exeter v Nottm Forest

Good Luck All (or probably just Paulo)  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 24)

6 Games on Saturday, 3 on Sunday, 1 on Monday

Possibly Liverpool's hardest game of the season if Bournemouth play the way they have recently?
Arsenal v Man City recently a top of the table clash, but neither team in top form.
Monday West Ham go to Chelsea, I would like to think we had a chance but the referees usually decide we don't 🙄
Some big games in the relegation fight at Everton and Ipswich

(* The re-arranged Mersey derby is officially a Week 24 game, but as it's not till the 12th February I'm going to tag it onto the Week 25 predictions *)

Nottm Forest v Brighton
Bournemouth v Liverpool
Everton v Leicester
Ipswich v Southampton
Newcastle v Fulham
Wolves v Aston Villa
*
Brentford v Tottenham
Man Utd v Crystal Palace
Arsenal v Man City
Chelsea v West Ham

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 23)

Some good European games this week, 15 goals in the two I watched 😊

Prem back on Saturday with 6 games, plus 4 on Sunday

Liverpool should extend their lead at home to Ipswich, Forest have a tricky game away at Bournemouth who were brilliant last week.
4th play 5th but you never know what you'll get from Chelsea or Man City.
Tottenham and Leicester have only one point between them in the last 12 games.
West Ham? will Potter stick with the 'Allardyce style' 5-5-0 formation? only hope is Villa play as bad as they did on Tuesday and rest all their best players for Europe.

Bournemouth v Nottm Forest
Brighton v Everton
Liverpool v Ipswich
Southampton v Newcastle
Wolves v Arsenal
Man City v Chelsea
*
Crystal Palace v Brentford
Tottenham v Leicester
Aston Villa v West Ham
Fulham v Man Utd

Good Luck All  😀

 

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Premier Predictions (Week 22)

Short break then straight into Week 22
5 Games Saturday, 4 on Sunday, and one on Monday

In-form Newcastle face in-form Bournemouth
Liverpool go to Brentford, so goals guaranteed?
Arsenal face Villa, both with an eye on midweek Euro games

Newcastle v Bournemouth
Brentford v Liverpool
Leicester v Fulham
West Ham v Crystal Palace
Arsenal v Aston Villa
*
Everton v Tottenham
Man Utd v Brighton
Nottm Forest v Southampton
Ipswich v Man City
*
Chelsea v Wolves

 
Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 21)

Midweek Premier League
4 Games on Tuesday, 4 on Wednesday, 2 on Thursday

Some pretty hard to call fixtures this week?  🤔
Liverpool go to their only in-form challengers Forest
Will Everton get a Moyes bounce? Will Potter magic overcome Death eater Silva?
North London Derby, Arsenal beaten by Man U's 10 men vs Tottenham who beat the mighty Tamworth.
As they are all on BT Sport I'll be watching wall to wall football this week. 😀

Brentford v Man City
Chelsea v Bournemouth
West Ham v Fulham
Nottm Forest v Liverpool
Everton v Aston Villa
Leicester v Crystal Palace
Newcastle v Wolves
Arsenal v Tottenham
Ipswich v Brighton
Man Utd v Southampton

Good Luck All  😀

FA Cup Predictions 2025 (3rd Round)

FA Cup Predictions 2025 (3rd Round)      🏆   ⚽   🏆

Here we go with Season no.10 of the NBTF FA Cup predictions Competition.
All welcome, just me and Paulo last year so the more the merrier.

Rules - 3 points for a correct score, 1 point for a correct result.
Scores at full time (90+ minutes) only (not including extra time and penalties).

Round 3 x 32 games, Round 4 x 16 games etc, So a total of 63 games.
As far as I know only the Semi's and Final clash with Premier league weekends.
Winner will be whoever scores the most at the end.

Two all P/L games as West Ham get drawn away to Villa (sigh 🙄) and Man Utd travel to Arsenal.
While Chelsea at home to Morecambe, Man City home to Salford, Liverpool home to Accrington Stanley (who are they?), Tottenham away to Tamworth (hoping for a shock there 😁).
Other non-leaguers Dagenham go to Millwall (potential for trouble?).

 

Here are the games (Copy & Paste advised),
3 on Thursday, 2 on Friday, 19 Saturday, 7 Sunday and 1 Monday.

(Thursday)
Sheff Utd v Cardiff
Everton v Peterborough
Fulham v Watford
(Friday)
Wycombe v Portsmouth
Aston Villa v West Ham
(Saturday)
Birmingham v Lincoln
Bristol City v Wolves
Middlesbrough v Blackburn
Liverpool v Accrington Stanley
Bournemouth v West Brom
Brentford v Plymouth
Chelsea v Morecambe
Exeter v Oxford Utd
Leicester v QPR
Norwich v Brighton
Nottm Forest v Luton
Preston v Charlton
Reading v Burnley
Sunderland v Stoke
Leeds v Harrogate
Man City v Salford
Coventry v Sheff Wed
Leyton Orient v Derby
Mansfield v Wigan
(Sunday)
Hull v Doncaster
Tamworth v Tottenham
Arsenal v Man Utd
Crystal Palace v Stockport
Ipswich v Bristol Rovers
Newcastle v Bromley
Southampton v Swansea
(Monday)
Millwall v Dagenham

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 20)

Happy New Year  😀

Half the season gone, into the 2nd half
7 games on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and the Nuno derby on Monday

Liverpool Man Utd used to be a big game, but it looks like the easiest one to predict this week, just how many goals? Although it was 0-0 last season after a 7-0 the year before.
Again I fear the worst for West Ham, although there will never be a better time to play Man City.
Arsenal go to Brighton who are the current draw specialists.
Bottom teams (apart from Leicester) are all improving so no easy games.

Tottenham v Newcastle
Aston Villa v Leicester
Bournemouth v Everton
Crystal Palace v Chelsea
Man City v West Ham
Southampton v Brentford
Brighton v Arsenal
*
Fulham v Ipswich
Liverpool v Man Utd
*
Wolves v Nottm Forest

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Weeks 18 and 19)

Merry Christmas Everybody  🎄  🎅  🔔  🍷  🍺  🎄

Here's a double Christmas post as all these are played in the week after Christmas, and you might have other things on your mind :)

Things looking good for Liverpool with 3 easy games coming up (although I hope West Ham can pull off a shock?).
Man City would normally have 3 easy games coming up, but that was then.
Shame Russell Martin has gone, hope they play the same way this week.
No doubt a few shock results coming up.

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Week 18 (Thursday 26th and Friday 27th)
8 games Thursday, 2 games Friday

Man City v Everton
Bournemouth v Crystal Palace
Chelsea v Fulham
Newcastle v Aston Villa
Nottm Forest v Tottenham
Southampton v West Ham
Wolves v Man Utd
Liverpool v Leicester
*
Brighton v Brentford
Arsenal v Ipswich

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Week 19 (Sunday 29th to Wednesday 1st January)
6 games Sunday, 3 games Monday, and one game on Wednesday for some reason?

Leicester v Man City
Crystal Palace v Southampton
Everton v Nottm Forest
Fulham v Bournemouth
Tottenham v Wolves
West Ham v Liverpool
*
Aston Villa v Brighton
Ipswich v Chelsea
Man Utd v Newcastle
*
Brentford v Arsenal

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Good Luck All   😀

Premier Predictions (Week 17)

5 Games Saturday, 5 Games on Sunday
Before the Christmas rush.

A lot of fixtures which could go either way?
Fulham probably the only safe bet.
West Ham did manage a win over Brighton last season for the first time in many years, but not feeling confident.
Man City's woes to continue?
Brentford's impressive home form against shock team Forest.
Crystal Palace's return to form against Arsenal.
Liverpool going to Tottenham who are totally unpredictable.
Chelsea against the 11 man defence?

Aston Villa v Man City
Brentford v Nottm Forest
Ipswich v Newcastle
West Ham v Brighton
Crystal Palace v Arsenal

Everton v Chelsea
Fulham v Southampton
Leicester v Wolves
Man Utd v Bournemouth
Tottenham v Liverpool

Good Luck All  😀

Premier Predictions (Week 16)

Week 16
5 Games on Saturday, 4 on Sunday, 1 on Monday

Top 5 all at home, all should expect a win?
Manchester derby might be interesting given City's current form.

Chelsea on form, Brentford rubbish away but they have won their last 3 games at the Bridge?
Big game at the bottom between Wolves and Ipswich.
Southampton have a chance of some points at home to Tottenham.

West Ham play Monday again, 

Bournemouth should be favourites but the Hammers have won 4 and drawn 3 of the last 7 meetings.

Also we have a great Monday night record with 12 wins in 15 in the 2020's

Arsenal v Everton
Liverpool v Fulham
Newcastle v Leicester
Wolves v Ipswich
Nottm Forest v Aston Villa
*
Brighton v Crystal Palace
Man City v Man Utd
Chelsea v Brentford
Southampton v Tottenham
*
Bournemouth v West Ham

Good Luck All  😀