Former Chelsea player and football pundit Chris Sutton has offered his predictions for the upcoming mid-week Premier League fixtures, which run from Tuesday through Thursday. His forecasts, provided to BBC Sport, cover a full round of matches with implications across the league table.
Sutton expects Tuesday’s games to produce decisive results. He predicts Everton will defeat Burnley 2-0, while Bournemouth will edge out Brentford 2-1. His Wednesday selections include a narrow 1-0 win for Leeds United over Sunderland in the Championship, and a Premier League clash where he believes Wolves will lose 1-2 to Liverpool. He also forecasts Brighton to be beaten 1-2 by Arsenal and a comfortable 2-0 victory for Manchester City at home to Nottingham Forest. Fulham, according to Sutton, will overcome West Ham United 2-1.
For Thursday’s slate, Sutton anticipates a 1-1 draw between Aston Villa and Chelsea. He also predicts a high-scoring 2-2 stalemate for Newcastle United against Manchester United and a 2-1 win for Tottenham Hotspur over Crystal Palace.
These predictions come as teams navigate congested schedules in the season’s final stretch. Matches involving title contenders like Arsenal and Manchester City, as well as those battling for European places or fighting relegation, carry significant weight. Sutton’s full set of forecasts provides a talking point ahead of the mid-week action across the Premier League and the wider English football calendar.
