The final knockings of the 2022/23 Premier League season are upon us and fates up and down the table are starting to be sealed.
Gameweek 36 has more crucial fixtures in the title race, with sides jostling to finish in European spots and clubs frantically looking to push away from the relegation scrap.
Manchester City will look to add to their lead over Arsenal when they visit Everton, with the Gunners playing Brighton later on Sunday.
Here’s 90min‘s predictions for the upcoming weekend of action.
There’s narrative galore at Elland Road in the weekend’s first fixture as Sam Allardyce leads Leeds against former club Newcastle.
United were beaten in Allardyce’s first game at Manchester City and are running out of games to escape the drop, Newcastle, on the other hand, can take a giant leap towards Champions League qualification with all three points.
They were limp and nullified in the defeat to Arsenal but should manage to leave Yorkshire with a win and one over their old manager.
Prediction: Leeds 1-2 Newcastle
Southampton’s situation looks pretty dire right now. They have to beat Fulham at St Mary’s to be in with a chance of staying up, but even then it’s a case of delaying the inevitable.
The Saints are primed for a return to the Championship and their fate could be sealed by a Fulham side with little to play for. The Cottagers did, however, show little mercy to fellow strugglers Leicester in their most recent outing.
Prediction: Southampton 1-2 Fulham
It still seems ridiculous Chelsea started the season with Thomas Tuchel and ended it with Frank Lampard, the German’s predecessor at Stamford Bridge. Graham Potter was even at Stamford Bridge, if you can think that far back.
The Blues are scrapping for a top half finish but face a Nottingham Forest side full of zip and vigour looking to push away from the bottom three. Wins over Brighton and Southampton have lifted Steve Cooper’s side up to 16th.
Prediction: Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa’s renaissance under Unai Emery has stalled slightly with losses to Manchester United and Wolves of late but have the perfect opportunity to get back on the horse when they host Tottenham at Villa Park.
Spurs did end a run of four games without a win by…
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