Premier League

Man City have lost on their last four visits to Tottenham but are tipped to buck that trend in Sunday’s Premier League clash. The Blues recently produced a second-half blitz when beating Spurs 4-2 at Etihad Stadium and the London outfit may still be scarred by that experience.

Nottingham Forest have shown real improvement throughout their first Premier League campaign in over 20 years and can edge out Leeds. The Reds are unbeaten in their last six top-flight fixtures at the City Ground, including wins over Liverpool, Crystal Palace and Leicester.

Newcastle reached the Carabao Cup final in midweek and will be in good spirits as their focus returns to securing a top-four finish in the Premier League. The Magpies are now one win away from ending their trophy drought after a 2-1 victory over Southampton completed a 3-1 aggregate success.

There was little between Wolves and Liverpool in two FA Cup clashes recently and another close encounter is on the cards in the Premier League. Wanderers are fighting for top-flight survival and are again fancied to test a Reds outfit which is struggling to find top form.

There seems nothing fluky about Brighton’s surge up to sixth place in the Premier League and they are hard to oppose when hosting Bournemouth. Albion have been playing great football and scoring goals for fun, while the Cherries have been heading rapidly towards relegation trouble.

Manchester United have won 12 straight home games in all competitions and can extend that sequence when entertaining Crystal Palace. The Eagles have not been easy to break down on the road this term, but also don’t score many goals in Premier League away matches.

Southampton will hope to make up for their Carabao Cup disappointment by easing their relegation fears when they go to Brentford on Saturday. Saints missed out on a trip to Wembley after losing 3-1 on aggregate to Newcastle and have played three cup ties since they were last in Premier League action.

Aston Villa have made great progress under Unai Emery and are backed to complete a hat-trick of Premier League wins by beating Leicester. The Foxes enjoyed a welcome FA Cup success at Walsall over the weekend but have gone five top-flight fixtures without tasting victory.

Chelsea face a quick rematch with Fulham after recently losing to their west London neighbours for the first time since 2006. The Blues had won seven straight head-to-head meetings before that 2-1 Craven Cottage defeat and will be keen to see normal service resumed here.

Sean Dyche is set to begin his Everton reign with a high-profile clash against Premier League leaders Arsenal at Goodison Park. The Toffees have a great record in this fixture, posting three wins and a draw from the last four head-to-head meetings on Merseyside.