West Ham and Southampton are both in the bottom three but the Hammers look a percentage pick in this Premier League relegation battle. The Hammers have been rock-solid at home since the turn of the year and will be determined to prevail here prior to a tough run of fixtures.
Chelsea are only above Aston Villa on goal difference in the Premier League table and are hard to trust as short-priced favourites. While Graham Potter is under constant pressure to improve results, Unai Emery has settled in nicely at Villa and is earning plenty of plaudits.
Thomas Tuchel’s arrival can give Bayern Munich a crucial lift ahead of Saturday’s crunch Der Klassiker clash with Borussia Dortmund. FC Hollywood are a point behind their great rivals in the Bundesliga table but have a great head-to-head record in this fixture.
Wales made a very promising start to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign when drawing away to Croatia and are hot favourites to see off Latvia. The Dragons are up to 19 in the world rankings, whereas their opponents are way down at 129, so this should be a routine win.
Northern Ireland will be keen to build on a solid 2-0 success in San Marino when hosting Finland in their second Euro 2024 qualifier. The visitors kicked off their campaign with a 3-1 defeat in Denmark, when repeatedly struggling to cope with crosses into the box.
Republic of Ireland face a daunting start to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign when entertaining World Cup finalists France. Les Bleus have already got off to a flyer in Group B by thrashing Netherlands 4-0 and last lost to the Irish in 1981, winning four of the last five meetings.
Scotland will be going all out to kick off their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a convincing victory when entertaining Cyprus. The Scots follow up this game by hosting Group A favourites Spain, before then facing Norway and Georgia in a June double-header.
The big two in Euro 2024 qualifying Group B clash in Paris and we reckon Netherlands can pick up a positive result against hosts France. Les Bleus have been hampered by some key injuries on top of some significant international retirements, making them worth taking on.
Northern Ireland have been handed the chance to get off to a flying start in Euro 2024 qualifying Group H when visiting San Marino. With Denmark, Finland, Slovenia and Kazakhstan also in this pool, Michael O’Neill’s men can’t afford to slip up in Serravalle.
Ajax can leapfrog Feyenoord at the top of the Eredivisie table with a win in Amsterdam on Sunday and should be the fresher team. The visitors enjoyed a fantastic victory in the Europa League on Thursday but a hectic schedule could count against them on the domestic front.
Chelsea seem to be steadily getting their mojo back and should prove too strong for Everton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening. The Toffees have also improved of late since the arrival of Sean Dyche but their overall away form is still a major concern.
Arsenal can pick themselves up from crashing out of the Europa League to beat Crystal Palace and move eight points clear at the Premier League summit. The Eagles have struggled badly since the turn of the year, prompting the shock dismissal of manager Patrick Vieira.
Newcastle are odds-on favourites to win at Nottingham Forest in Friday’s clash but recent stats do not back up that assessment. The Magpies have gone four top-flight road trips without a win, while Forest are unbeaten in nine games at the City Ground in this division.
Arsenal were given a tough work-out when drawing 2-2 with Sporting in Lisbon but will hope to come good in the return fixture. The Gunners have a great Europa League record in recent years and won all three group-stage games at Emirates Stadium this season.