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.
West Ham are holding all the aces in their Europa Conference League tie with AEK Larnaca following a 2-0 first-leg win in Cyprus. The Hammers will now look to make it 10 straight wins in this competition this term, with just one goal conceded in the last five games.
Liverpool need a miracle to overturn a 5-2 first-leg deficit against Real Madrid but could salvage some pride with a win in Spain. The Whites don’t need to do anything silly if falling behind and may have one eye on Sunday’s El Clasico clash with La Liga leaders Barcelona.
Napoli are in pole position to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time after beating Eintracht 2-0 in Frankfurt. The German outfit will also be without star striker Randal Kolo Muani in the second leg due to suspension and we’re not expecting any drama in Italy.
Manchester United have plenty of room to play with when taking a 4-1 Europa League lead to Real Betis and may be worth opposing on the night. Betis held their own in the first half at Old Trafford and will want to give their supporters something to cheer about in the second leg.
Man City will be a little wary of RB Leipzig but should be strong enough to book a place in the last eight of the Champions League. The Blues have been tested a couple of times in Germany, but prevailed 6-3 when these teams met at Etihad Stadium during last season’s group stage.
Inter Milan will take a 1-0 lead to Porto following a hard-fought first leg of this finely-balanced Champions League tie at the San Siro. The Dragons can take heart from having knocked out Roma and Juventus at this stage in recent years, but we feel the Nerazzurri have the nous to qualify.
Premier League leaders Arsenal have been far from convincing of late and look set to face another tricky test when visiting Fulham. The Gunners had to come from behind to beat the Cottagers at Emirates Stadium earlier this term and will not have things all their own way here either.
Newcastle have had a frustrating time of late but we’re hoping they can grind out a welcome win when entertaining Wolves on Tyneside. Six of the last eight meetings between these teams have ended 1-1, with each side shading a narrow victory during that time.
Liverpool will be all the rage to follow up their incredible victory over Manchester United when visiting Premier League basement dwellers Bournemouth. The Cherries showed in a heart-breaking loss at Arsenal last weekend that they will not go down without a fight, though.
Palace have given Man City more trouble than most teams in recent years and that trend could continue at Selhurst Park. City have only done the double over the Eagles once in the past five seasons and had to come from 2-0 down to win 4-2 at home early on this term.