English Premier League 2024/25 Matchweek 27 – Betting tips & Predictions

Liverpool’s win over Manchester City and Arsenal’s loss to West Ham have all-but confirmed that Arne Slot’s side will win the Premier League this season. But that doesn’t mean there’s not loads to play for! EPL Matchweek 27 features a huge top-three clash between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest and a big matchup between struggling giants Tottenham and Man City.

To help you get ready for these big matches, we have EPL betting tips and predictions for every Matchweek 27 fixture. See below.

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American Express Stadium, 6:30 AM, Wednesday, February 26

Brighton have won three straight matches since losing 7-0 to Nottingham Forest in Matchweek 24. Those results have put the Seagulls just two points out of fifth place, which is where Bournemouth currently sit in the table.

This will be a big test for both the Cherries and the Seagulls. Brighton won the last meeting back in November, but our money is on Bournemouth this time.

Brighton have won just one of their last five home matches in the Premier League. They also aren’t as deep as they look on paper. Whenever Fabian Hurzeler has experimented with his starting eleven, it usually hasn’t ended well.

Bournemouth, on the other hand, are a well-oiled machine. They have lost just two of their last 16 matches across all competitions. Yes, one of those losses was last week to Wolves, but we think they will bounce back strongly here.

Brighton vs. Bournemouth Prediction: 1-2

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Double Chance 2 - Bournemouth To WIN or DRAW	$1.72
	Total Goals By Brighton - UNDER 1.5	$1.88
	OVER 2.5 Goals	$1.58

Predicted Lineups

Brighton: Verbruggen; Veltman, van Hecke, Webster; Estupinan; Adingra, Baleba, Hinshelwood, Mitoma; Rutter, Pedro

Bournemouth: Arrizabalaga; Cook, Hill, Huijsen, Kerkez; Christie, Adams; Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo; Ouattara

Selhurst Park, 6:30 AM, Wednesday, February 26

Aston Villa pulled off a comeback victory against Chelsea on Saturday to keep their top-four dreams alive. As impressive as that result was, this could be a difficult match for the Villains.

Palace have had a mixed run of things at home recently (two losses in their last two home matches), but they have an identity and know how to cause problems for bigger sides.

Villa have won just one of their last five league matches and have consistently struggled playing midweek matches this season. When you add in Villa’s injuries in midfield (Onana & Kamara), it’s not hard to bet against them here.

Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa Prediction: 1-1

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Aston Villa Goals Range - Between 1 & 2 Inclusive	$1.60
	Draw No Bet - Palace	$1.76
	Both Teams To Score - YES	$1.70

Predicted Lineups

Palace: Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Chilwell; Sarr, Mateta, Kamada

Villa: Martinez; Garcia, Konsa, Mings, Digne; McGinn, Tielemans; Bailey, Asensio, Ramsey; Watkins

Molineux Stadium, 6:30 AM, Wednesday, February 26

Fulham suffered a 2-0 defeat to London rivals Crystal Palace on Saturday. Normally you would want to play a relegation candidate after such a loss, but Wolves aren’t just any relegation candidate.

Vítor Pereira’s team are now five points out of the relegation zone after beating Bournemouth on the weekend. They also previously beat Fulham 4-1 at Craven Cottage earlier this season.

Given this history, we expect Fulham boss Marco Silva to try to slow the games down and make things ugly. Wolves need the points, but not enough to open up themselves for Raul Jimenez to punish them. We’re going for a draw here.

Wolves vs. Fulham Prediction: 1-1

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Double Chance 1 - Wolves To WIN or DRAW	$1.52
	Draw No Bet - Wolves	$2.02
	Both Teams To Score - YES	$1.72

Predicted Lineups

Wolves: Sa; Doherty, Bueno, Toti; Semedo, J. Gomes, Andre, Sarabia; Bellegarde, Guedes, Cunha

Fulham: Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Lukic, Berge; Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez

Stamford Bridge, 7:15 AM, Wednesday, February 26

Chelsea are in a bit of a slump right now, but betting against Southampton has been one of the safest bets in the Premier League this season. The question here isn’t whether the Blues will win, but by how much. Our EPL predictions say it will be a big margin.

Enzo Maresca’s side put five goals past Saints in their first meeting this year. Southampton have conceded in all but two of their 26 Premier League matches this season. They gave up four to Brighton on Saturday and have conceded three or more goals in six of their last seven EPL matches.

The betting sites have made Chelsea just 1.5-goal favourites because of their poor form. We think that is very generous. If the Blues don’t win by 2+ goals, we will be stunned.

Chelsea vs. Southampton Prediction: 4-1

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Chelsea -1.5	$1.58
	OVER 3.5 Goals	$1.73
	Both Teams To Score - YES	$1.65

Predicted Lineups

Chelsea: Jörgensen; Gusto, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Dewsbury-Hall, Caicedo; Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Nkunku

Southampton: Ramsdale; Aribo, Bree, Bella-Kotchap; Walker-Peters, Ugochukwu, Fernandes, Smallbone, Sugawara; Onuachu, Sulemana

Gtech Community Stadium, 6:30 AM, Thursday, February 27

David Moyes nearly pulled off a victory with Everton against his old side Manchester United on the weekend. The Toffees had all three points in their hands before Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte scored two rapid-fire goals in the second half. Despite the draw, Everton are still sure to stay up this season.

Brentford, meanwhile, took care of business in a 4-0 win over Leicester City. The Bees have now won back-to-back matches. It will be interesting to see how they cope with a congested fixture schedule, especially since Christian Nørgaard is out injured.

The reverse fixture between these two was a 0-0 draw at Goodison. It’s cliche to pick something similar this time, but that’s what we’re going for.

All but one of the last five matches between these two teams have had less than 2.5 goals. Moyes isn’t as defensive as Sean Dyche, but we don’t expect him to roll out the red carpet for the Bees, so we can’t see a lot of goals here.

Brentford vs. Everton Prediction: 0-1

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	UNDER 2.5 Goals	$1.87
	Total Goals by Brentford - UNDER 1.5	$1.72
	Draw No Bet - Everton	$1.55

Predicted Lineups

Brentford: Flekken; Ajer, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter; Yarmolyuk, Janelt; Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade; Wissa

Everton: Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Gueye, Garner; Lindstrom, Alcaraz, Harrison; Beto

Old Trafford, 6:30 AM, Thursday, February 27

While Manchester United were able to salvage a draw against Everton in Matchweek 26, they are a bad team. This match will tell us just how bad they are truly.

Following their 4-1 loss to Tottenham, Ipswich Town have now lost five of their last six Premier League matches. They haven’t won away from home since mid-December. If Man Utd don’t win this, we’re going to have to start really talking about Ruben Amorim’s job security.

It’s possible Man Utd won't win though. They drew against the Tractor Boys back in November and have really struggled to convert their chances under Amorim.

Despite our gut instincts, we’re taking Man Utd to win. We think they will just barely get the job done on Wednesday.

Manchester United vs. Ipswich Town Prediction: 2-1

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Ipswich Town +1.5	$1.55
	OVER 2.5 Goals	$1.68
	Both Teams To Score - YES	$1.78

Predicted Lineups

Man Utd: Onana; Mazraoui, Maguire, De Ligt; Dalot, Fernandes, Ugarte, Dorgu; Zirkzee, Hojlund, Garnacho

Ipswich: Palmer; Godfrey, O’Shea, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Philogene, Hutchinson, Clarke; Delap

The City Ground, 6:30 AM, Thursday, February 27

If there was ever a title race this season, we can confidently say that it’s now over. Both Nottingham Forest and Arsenal –the two teams who had a small chance of catching Liverpool– suffered defeats last weekend.

Forest lost to Newcastle in a thrilling 4-3 match where they almost pulled off a last-minute comeback. Arsenal, meanwhile, looked absolutely dreadful in a 1-0 loss to West Ham where they went down to 10-men.

Arsenal’s biggest problem in that match (besides being down a man) was their struggles converting their chances. They took 20 shots, and just two were on target. They have coped a lot worse without Kai Havertz than we expected them to.

Given that Forest have the best defence in the league, we expect them to struggle again this week.

Nottingham Forest vs. Arsenal Prediction: 2-0

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Double Chance 1 - Forest To WIN or DRAW	$1.88
	Both Teams To Score - NO	$1.82
	UNDER 2.5 Goals	$1.70

Predicted Lineups

Forest: Sels; Aina, Murillo, Milenkovic, Williams; Yates, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood

Arsenal: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Nwaneri, Merino, Trossard

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 6:30 AM, Thursday, February 27

We’re always hesitant to bet against Pep Guardiola, but it’s clear the wheels have completely fallen off at Manchester City. Without Erling Haaland –who will miss this match with injury– the Sky Blues looked like a Championship side against Real Madrid and Liverpool in their last two fixtures.

They conceded five goals in those matches from just 2.5 xG. They created less than one expected goal against Liverpool.

Tottenham haven’t shed the “crisis club” label just yet either, but they are better than City right now. Spurs have won two matches in a row and their back line and attack are as healthy as they have been in months.

The betting sites like City, but we’re going for Tottenham here.

Tottenham vs. Manchester City Prediction: 3-2

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Draw No Bet - Tottenham	$2.50
	Total Goals by Man City - UNDER 2.5	$1.48
	OVER 3.5 Goals	$1.85

Predicted Lineups

Tottenham: Vicario; Porro, Gray, Danso, Spence; Maddison, Bergvall, Bentancur; Kulusevski, Tel, Son

Man City: Ederson; Lewis, Khusanov, Ake, Gvardiol; Gonzalez, De Bruyne; Savio, Foden, Doku; Marmoush

Anfield, 7:15 AM, Thursday, February 27

Liverpool strengthened their grip on the Premier League title in Matchweek 26 with a dominating 2-0 win over Man City. The Reds are now 8 points ahead of Arsenal in second. They have lost just one league game this season.

Newcastle shouldn’t feel hopeless about this fixture though. The last time these two played was also a midweek fixture, where the Magpies scored three against Liverpool in a 3-3 draw.

Both of the last two matches between these teams had a combined score of six goals. We don’t see six happening again this time, but there should be lots of goals here.

Slot should rotate his side or stick with an unchanged eleven. Either way, that gives Newcastle a slightly better chance. Additionally, four of the last five games between these two have had over 2.5 goals.

Liverpool vs. Newcastle: 3-1

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Newcastle Goals Range - Between 1 & 2 Inclusive	$1.63
	OVER 3.5 Goals	$2.00
	Both Teams To Score - YES	$1.52

Predicted Lineups

Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Gakpo

Newcastle: Pope; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Willock; Murphy, Isak, Gordon

London Stadium, 7:00 AM, Friday, February 28

West Ham’s 1-0 win over Arsenal saw the Hammers jump up to 16th in the table. They have 30 points and are safe from relegation, but Graham Potter still has a lot of work to do. To be blunt, his side have gotten very lucky in their results so far.

They are out-performing their xG and will probably regress at some point. Thankfully for Potter and Co, they won’t need a lot of luck to beat Leicester City.

The Foxes are terrible right now. They lost 4-0 to Brentford on Saturday and Ruud Van Nistelrooy has reportedly fallen out with multiple members of the squad. We’ll be surprised if he makes it to the end of the season.

West Ham vs. Leicester Prediction: 2-1

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	OVER 2.5 Goals	$1.70
	Both Teams To Score - YES	$1.66
	West Ham To WIN	$1.63

Predicted Lineups

West Ham: Areola; Cresswell, Kilman, Todibo; Wan-Bissaka, Alvarez, Ward-Prowse, Soucek, Scarles; Bowen, Kudus

Leicester: Hermansen; Coulibaly, Faes, Okoli, Kristiansen; Ndidi, Soumare; Mavididi, El Khannouss, Ayew; Vardy

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