Premier League weekend returns with some mouth-watering clashes after the European competition midweek. Some heavyweight encounters await us with Liverpool and Everton locking horns in the Merseyside derby, Chelsea hosting the Red Devils at Stamford Bridge and the big game between Man City and Arsenal that could have a huge bearing on the title-race.
Here, we present our previews and predictions for all matches of Gameweek 33 of the 2025/26 Premier League season.
The Bees need to find a win at home if they want to secure European qualification next season. A win for Fulham could catapult them into the top half of the table, with a chance at European places themselves. It’s really tight in the middle of the league table and a win or a loss could change positions massively.
Brentford is on a five games unbeaten run but four of those are draws. Last weekend, they conceded a late goal against Everton to drop two points after having played so well. As for Fulham, they had a tough fixture away at Anfield which they lost. Fulham’s recent form has been really poor as they only have two wins from their last five, having lost two and drawn one.
Brentford also has a couple of key players injured and doubtful for this fixture with Aaron Hickey, Rico Henry, Jordan Henderson, Vitaly Janelt, Fabio Carvalho and Joshua Dasilva on the sidelines. Fulham will miss Kenny Tete, Harrison Reed and Kevin for this game.
Looking at their recent form, Brentford are the slight favourites for this game. However, their defence has been vulnerable and the Cottagers do possess some really great attacking players. However, Fulham’s form away from home has been questionable and all things considered, this could result in another draw for the Bees.
Score Prediction: Brentford 2–2 Fulham
A shock win at Old Trafford last gameweek has helped Leeds pull away from the bottom three while Wolves are all but relegated when the season ends.
Leeds United got the better of United in the Roses Derby and have finally found the three points after two defeats and two draws in their last five. As for their opponents, Wolves have two wins, two defeats and a draw from their last five. Their most recent result being a 4-0 hammering by West Ham last weekend.
Leeds United could miss Joe Rodon, Anton Stach, Ao Tanaka and Daniel James for this encounter while Wolves will be without Sam Johnstone, Matt Doherty and Enso González with Yerson Mosquera suspended.
Wolves really don’t have much to play for but they could certainly spoil Leeds’ party and hence the Whites have to be wary of the Wolves’ threat. However, the win against Man United will have given Leeds the impetus they need for the last few games of the season and therefore, we believe the hosts will take the three points from this game.
Score Prediction: Leeds United 2–0 Wolves
The Magpies need to return to winning ways after two straight defeats in the league and sitting in 14th place – a huge downfall for them after Champions League qualification last season. As for the Cherries, they will go into this game with renewed confidence after beating league leaders Arsenal at the Emirates.
Bournemouth are now unbeaten in their last five with four draws and a win. Newcastle suffered a defeat to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, again highlighting their poor record on the road this season. The Geordies have two wins and three defeats from their last five.
The hosts will miss Emil Krafth, Fabian Sch?r, Bruno Guimarães due to injuries with Joelinton suspended. Bournemouth will be without Matai Akinmboni, Julio Soler, Justin Kluivert and Lewis Cook as they are out with injuries.
With the news that Bournemouth head-coach Andoni Iraola will be leaving at the end of the season, the South Coast side will be looking to finish on a high. Last season, they came away with a big win at St. James’ Park and considering that the Tyneside team would be missing two of their midfield trio, this could be another difficult game for the hosts. Considering recent form and results, Bournemouth could definitely come away with a close win in this game as well.
Score Prediction: Newcastle 1–2 Bournemouth
This is a must-win game for Spurs as they are now sitting in the drop zone with four losses and a draw in their last five.
Even a new managerial appointment in the form of Roberto de Zerbi did nothing to improve Spurs’ form or result as they lost away to Sunderland at the weekend.
A team of this calibre shouldn’t be sitting in the relegation zone and even though injuries have been a mitigating factor, Spurs just haven’t been good enough. As for their opponents, Brighton have found a rich vein of form having lost only one game out of their last five and having won the other four games, sitting in ninth place with only a two- point gap to sixth-placed Chelsea.
Injuries haven’t helped Spurs at all with key players out, some even for the long-term. For this game, Spurs will miss Mohammed Kudus, Guglielmo Vicario, Ben Davies, Cristian Romero, Rodrigo Bentancur, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison and Wilson Odobert. The Seagulls will miss Adam Webster and Stefanos Tzimas due to injury with Lewis Dunk suspended.
With so many injuries and their abysmal form, we don’t see Spurs getting a win in this one as Brighton are playing really well and the Spurs defence won’t be able to cope with their firepower upfront. Even though Spurs would be desperate for a win, we believe Brighton will continue their winning run and end up grabbing the three points at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, piling more misery on the Lilywhites.
Score Prediction: Spurs 1–3 Brighton
Chelsea has a tough run of fixtures, facing the two Manchester sides back-to-back and need to win this one if they don’t want to fall behind in the race for Top 5.
As for United, they played almost after a month last weekend and yet ended up losing to Leeds United and now only have a three-point gap to Liverpool in fifth. Chelsea’s form has majorly digressed as they have now suffered three back-to-back defeats and only have one win from their last five league games. United in comparison have a slightly better run of form with two wins, a draw and two defeats. At the weekend, Chelsea lost to Manchester City, playing terribly in the second half after having controlled City in the first half.
Injury-wise Chelsea will be without Levi Colwill, Reese James, Trevoh Chalobah, Jamie Gittens and Filip Jörgensen while Manchester United will miss the services of Matthijs de Ligt, Kobbie Mainoo and Patrick Dorgu with Lisandro Martinez being suspended for this fixture.
Both teams like to play attacking football and hence this could either be an entertaining end-to-end affair with both attacking lineups going hell for leather or it could be a tight game where whoever scores the first goal will like to hold on to the lead considering how valuable the three points could be. Very difficult to call but we believe this will be a very tight game that could end in a draw.
Score Prediction: Chelsea 1–1 Man United
High with confidence of making it to the Europa League semi-finals, Forest would be looking to increase the gap with the bottom three by getting the three points against Burnley.
Forest have improved their form lately with three draws, a win and a loss in their last five league games. They have also done well in the Europa League which could give them a much-needed boost for the end of the season. As for Burnley, they are also primed to go down in the Championship and have four losses and a draw from their last five.
Counting the injuries on both ends, Forest will be without John Victor, Nicoló Savona and Willy Boly due to injuries while Burnley have a long list of injured personnel. Axel Tuanzebe, Connor Roberts, Jordan Beyer, Hannibal Mejbri, Josh Cullen and Zeki Amdouni are all out on the sidelines, some even with long-term injuries.
Forest have had decent results at home in recent weeks and even though they have played midweek, they are the favourites to win this game as the Clarets have been decimated by injuries and have been demotivated and at the end of poor results. Our prediction for this game would be a comfortable win for the Tricky Trees.
Score Prediction: Forest 2–0 Burnley
Having progressed to the semi-finals of the Europa League midweek with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Bologna, the Villans would be buzzing to secure Champions League football next season with a win this weekend. However, the Black Cats aren’t really pushovers and could prove to be a very difficult opponent.
Villa have lost a bit of momentum over the past few months, having dropped down to fourth place after having a huge gap sitting in third place in January. Villa has three losses, a win and a draw from their last five. Sunderland had lost their way after a brilliant start to the season midway and have just looked like coming back into their own in recent weeks. The Wearside club has three wins, a draw and a defeat from their last five and secured an important win against Spurs at the weekend.
Injury-wise, Villa has two players out with Boubacar Kamara and Alysson Edward being doubtful for this game while Sunderland has a fair few out with Simon Moore, Daniel Ballard, Bertrand Traoré, Jocelin Ta Bi, Nilson Angulo and Romaine Mundle all unavailable for this game.
Considering the fact that Villa played midweek and might have tired legs while Sunderland would have a fully rested team, this could be a tricky affair for Villa. Difficult to call as Sunderland is a very competitive team who don’t give in too easily and play with a solid defensive structure, we believe this could be a game where both teams share the spoils.
Score Prediction: Villa 1–1 Sunderland
After the disappointment of being knocked out of Europe midweek against Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool will now focus on securing Top 5 places and need to win away in the Merseyside derby to get within shouting distance.
To add insult to injury, the Reds also endured a long-term injury to their star striker Hugo Ekitike who is destined to be out for about nine months having sustained an unfortunate Achilles Tendon injury. However, they did win their game at the weekend to keep themselves in the hunt for Champions League football next season. As for the Toffees, they grabbed a late point against Brentford to stay in eighth place and have been in decent form with three wins, a draw and a defeat in their last five.
From an injury viewpoint, the Merseyside Blues haven’t been as unfortunate than their Reds counterpart. Everton will miss Charly Alcaraz and Jack Grealish for this game while Liverpool has several key players out for the long-term. Alisson Becker, Hugo Ekitike, Conor Bradley, Geovanni Leoni, Stefan Bajcetic and Wataru Endo are all unavailable with Joe Gomez doubtful for this derby game.
Liverpool haven’t had too many great results away in the Derby as these are temperamental games where players lose their cool and have resulted in more feisty encounters ending in draws too often. They would definitely want to wipe out the disappointment of midweek with a massive away win but Everton’s recent form suggests otherwise. We believe this would be another one of those nervy encounters that could end in a draw.
Score Prediction: Everton 2–2 Liverpool
Probably the most defining game and a potential title-decider, this is undoubtedly going to be the most-watched game of this weekend.
From being comfortable at the top of the table, the Gunners are now nervously edging closer to the business end of the season and not looking like their dominating self. They have qualified for the Champions League semi-finals but their performances over the two legs against Sporting CP were anything but convincing as they got through 1-0 on aggregate and failed to score at home. In addition, they have endured dismal few weeks, losing the Carabao Cup final, being knocked out of the FA Cup by the Saints and losing to Bournemouth at home last weekend. Another concerning factor is their inability to score goals. Even though the Bournemouth loss was their first loss after four league wins, Arsenal seemed to have lost some of their momentum. In contrast, City may have just found their mojo, winning silverware in the form of Carabao Cup, thrashing Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-final and beating Chelsea away at the weekend. City are unbeaten in their last five with three wins and two draws.
Injury-wise, City will be without John Stones, Joško Gvardiol, Nico O’Reilly and Rúben Dias while Arsenal will miss a host of players with Mikel Merino and Noni Madueke out injured while Bukayo Saka, Riccardo Calafiori, Martin Ødegaard and Jurriën Timber are doubtful for this game.
City have more riding on this game as even a draw could be detrimental to their title chances while Arsenal could live with a draw as they still have a six-point gap. However, going to the Etihad with a defensive mindset hasn’t proven to be a great tactic as City thrive on more possession and have some incredible attacking talent that could hurt the Gunners. If we look at their recent performances and the fact that City are playing at home, we believe this could be another defeat for Arsenal and get City closer to the league leaders, making the title-race more exciting.
Score Prediction: Man City 2–1 Arsenal
The Eagles are another team that had a successful European game midweek as even though they lost away to Fiorentina narrowly, they went through to the UEFA Conference League semi-finals 4-2 on aggregate. As for their opponents, West Ham had a great result at the weekend as they climbed out of the bottom three for the first time in a long while with a 4-0 hammering of Wolves.
Palace have definitely shown an improvement in their form as they have three wins, a draw and a solitary defeat in their last five and currently lie in 13th place. The Hammers have also shown a marked improvement as they have two wins, a draw and two defeats from their last five. Palace only has one disadvantage in this fixture in terms of having played midweek while the visitors had a week’s rest.
From an injury-view point, Palace will have Cheick Doucouré, Edward Nketiah and Evann Guessand out unavailable while West Ham will only miss Lukasz Fabianski with a back injury.
Palace has a decent home record and by no means would this be an easy fixture for West Ham but having played midweek, Palace will have few tired legs. The good thing though is that they don’t have too many injuries and could rotate players. Difficult to call this one but we believe this could be another tight affair that could result in honours even for both teams.
Score Prediction: Palace 1–1 West Ham
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