PL Games - 13th, 14th & 15th December

[Mike Oxsaw]

Saturday, 13 December 2025 15:00
Chelsea v Everton
Venue: Stamford Bridge
League Positions: 4 v 12
Current Forms: 17 v 36
League positions & current forms in opposition. I think home advantage will tell.
Prediction: Home Win
 
Saturday, 13 December 2025 15:00
Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion
Venue: Anfield
League Positions: 9 v 6
Current Forms: 18 v 21
As in the above game, league positions & current forms in opposition. Liverpool, however will..., OK, should, be buoyed by their victory in Europe this week.
Prediction: Home Win
 
Saturday, 13 December 2025 17:30
Burnley v Fulham
Venue: Turf Moor
League Positions: 19 v 15
Current Forms: 0 v 15
Battle of the anti-giants, this one. All stats point to an easy Fulham win, but since when have stats ever kicked a pig's bladder around the park? Home advantage should tell, but,
Prediction: Draw
 
Saturday, 13 December 2025 20:00
Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Venue: Emirates Stadium
League Positions: 1 v 20
Current Forms: 22 v 0
If ever a team in dire need of some points chose a game to avoid this weekend, then this would be that game. Arsenal will be buzzing and if they are wearing their scoring boots could go on a rampage.
Prediction: Home Win
 
Sunday, 14 December 2025 14:00
Crystal Palace v Manchester City
Venue: Selhurst Park
League Positions: 7 v 2
Current Forms: 34 v 39
City, off the back of an excellent result in Europe, will be looking to carry that away form into this game. Palace will certainly stretch their defence with their style of play, but, I believe, City will prevail.
Prediction: Away Win
 
Sunday, 14 December 2025 14:00
Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur
Venue: City Ground
League Positions: 17 v 10
Current Forms: 21 v 20
With almost identical current forms and both teams having won in Europe this week, this is quite a difficult one to call. A little voice inside my head says, amongst many other things, Spurs will bag the points, but I'm not getting of this fence for nobody.
Prediction: Draw
 
Sunday, 14 December 2025 14:00
Sunderland v Newcastle United
Venue: Stadium of Light
League Positions: 8 v 11
Current Forms: 14 v 34
Well! I recall the days when such a game used to be an absolute banger, every time (and guaranteed to be the first shown on Match of the Day). Only 3 places separate these two in the table, but the Bar Code's current form on the back of their European performance this week should be enough.
Prediction: Away Win
 
Sunday, 14 December 2025 14:00
West Ham United v Aston Villa
Venue: The London Stadium
League Positions: 18 v 3
Current Forms: 14 v 45
Ahh! You know we want to, and not just to honour the memory of the great Sir Bill. Villa, though, are absolutely roaring; away win in Europe and maximum score on current form (over the last 5 games). Sadly, with all the love and emotion that the crowd can deliver, this will not be our day. Football is a hard mistress.
Prediction: Away Win
 
Sunday, 14 December 2025 16:30
Brentford v Leeds United
Venue: Brentford Community Stadium
League Positions: 14 v 16
Current Forms: 12 v 17
Not sure I can be that bothered now, after what I wrote about our game, but, stats are similar, league positions similar. High probability of a draw but I'm playing the home advantage card.
Prediction: Home Win
 
Monday, 15 December 2025 20:00
Manchester United v A. F. C. Bournemouth
Venue: Old Trafford
League Positions: 5 v 13
Current Forms: 29 v 7
The Red Devils, to my immense chagrin, seem to have found their mojo, while Bournemouth still seem to be searching for theirs. The media will rejoice, even if no one who actually matters (me) does.
Prediction: Home Win
 

 

[Massive Attack]

By at least giving it a go their goal difference hasn't been worse than us against the same opposition losing by 1 goal instead of losing by 3 which we did. Unfortunate not to quite hang on for the draw like you say as well.

[goose]

Forest were unlucky not to get something.

[Massive Attack]

I was comparing it to Forests approach coming close to a result and scoring whereas we failed to score once. That Nuno effect.

[fraser]

It's not the one isolated game against better Teams though, it's the cumulative games against these better Teams that he's struggled to get much from which I touched on earlier. And now they've managed to score and equalise which we failed to achieve in the last game against them.

But you said conceding early against City was the Nuno Effect, it isn't as quite a few have done it. 

[Massive Attack]

It's not the one isolated game against better Teams though, it's the cumulative games against these better Teams that he's struggled to get much from which I touched on earlier. And now they've managed to score and equalise which we failed to achieve in the last game against them.

[fraser]

I see Forest are currently managing to hang on in there keeping City level at Half Time. We rolled over within the first 5 minutes against them. The Nuno Effect.

Yeah we're the only team to concede early against them

[Massive Attack]

I see Forest are currently managing to hang on in there keeping City level at Half Time. We rolled over within the first 5 minutes against them. The Nuno Effect.

[boleyn8420]

The difference is a 1-0 WIN, remember those, and a clean sheet something we cannot do.

[Mad Ferret]

Two poor sides.

[Beef&Tomato]

Can see Spurs being dragged down there. 

[Sweep]

We've got Fulham and Wolves as the only teams we've yet to play - Forest have Villa and Man City.

[Sir Alf]

Fulham winning not a good result really ? Probably needed a draw. 45 mins left though so hopefully Forest wake up

[Mad Ferret]

Fulham v Forest - both pretty poor so far.

Fancy us to smash Fulham.

[Sweep]

Fulham v Forest - both pretty poor so far.

[Massive Attack]

Genuine title contenders. Thought it since they recently beat Arsenal which was the statement win for them to actually try having a good go at it now. The sickening part of it though boys and girls? Look at where they and us were after match week 5 after we just sacked Potter..

[Tomshardware]

Rogers will get the headlines rightly so but John Mcginn is the steel in that Villa side.

[Fauxstralian]

At least Morgan Rodgers doesn’t just score those goals against us

[fraser]

No nothing cunts

*know 

You know nothing cսnt 

[Sweep]

 Im “clutching at straws” of course but they’re form over the last 6-10 games is even worse than us and only better than Wolvesand Burnley!!  Although I agree their squad is better than ours Im just hoping youre wrong onsideman and they unexpectedly fall into the equation but seeing their 8 points ahead its looking a long shot to say the least

 

 

I'm looking at Spurs. Their next 4 

Liverpool a
Palace h
Sunderland h
Bournemouth a

[Massive Attack]

 Im “clutching at straws” of course but they’re form over the last 6-10 games is even worse than us and only better than Wolvesand Burnley!!  Although I agree their squad is better than ours Im just hoping youre wrong onsideman and they unexpectedly fall into the equation but seeing their 8 points ahead its looking a long shot to say the least

Not under their manager, not a chance. And they'll do it by having a proper go against anyone. They currently remind me a lot of how we used to play back in 2000.

[pdcwhu]

No nothing cunts

[pdcwhu]

You have more posts on the Mancunts game than ours,fuck off

[Sir Alf]

 Im “clutching at straws” of course but they’re form over the last 6-10 games is even worse than us and only better than Wolvesand Burnley!!  Although I agree their squad is better than ours Im just hoping youre wrong onsideman and they unexpectedly fall into the equation but seeing their 8 points ahead its looking a long shot to say the least

[Fauxstralian]

That was fun
Bournemouth had the best two late chances & decent saves

[Massive Attack]

Took me back to the Harry and Bradford days. Excellent game of entertainment and high drama. That's the kind of Football I've longed missed.