Score Predictor tips for Matchweek 23: Stats and facts ahead of Manchester City v Liverpool
MANCHESTER CITY v Liverpool headlines Matchweek 23 but Score Predictor users have four other fixtures to decipher before Sunday’s main event.
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Arsenal v West Ham
The Hammers won at the Emirates last season but the likelihood of a repeat this time around is slim to none.
The Gunners haven’t lost in the league since November 2nd and their last two meetings with West Ham (at the London Stadium) yielded emphatic wins: 6-0 and 5-2.
Even accounting for injured absentees in the forward line, Mikel Arteta’s side should have enough to overpower Graham Potter’s troops, who have lost to Chelsea and Brentford this month.
Arsenal are the only top-flight team yet to taste defeat on home soil this campaign.
Our Prediction: 2-0 to Arsenal
Ipswich v Tottenham
The Tractors Boys’ 2-1 victory in North London back in November is arguably the high point of their entire season.
However, Kieran McKenna’s boys look increasingly resigned to relegation having mustered just 17 points from 25 games to date.
Only Southampton have allowed their opponents more xG than Ipswich this term.
As for Spurs, this month’s low-scoring wins and clean sheets against Brentford and Manchester United were uncharacteristic of the Ange Postecoglou era but warmly received by fans.
Their injury list isn’t as lengthy as it was a fortnight ago and while there’s still plenty of room for improvement, Saturday’s trip to Portman Road represents a golden chance to register three consecutive league wins for the first time in 2024/25.
Ipswich average just nine shots per 90 minutes this season, the lowest rate in the league.
Our Prediction: 2-1 to Spurs
Aston Villa v Chelsea
The Villains have made good progress in the Champions League and FA Cup but Wednesday night’s draw against Liverpool means they’ve now gone five leagues games without a win.
In that time they’ve lost to Wolves and drawn to West Ham and Ipswich – three of the current bottom five in the table.
It’s a similar story for Cole Palmer and company, who have celebrated just two wins in their last nine league games in a run that stretches back before Christmas.
Saturday’s 5:30pm kick-off is very much a meeting of two teams in search of better domestic form.
Clean sheets have been few and far between for both sides of late.
Our Prediction: 2-2 draw
Newcastle v Nottingham Forest
Last season’s game at St James’ Park was notable for the fact it featured a Chris Wood hat-trick.
And that was before the big New Zealander tapped into the clinical form he’s displayed throughout the current campaign.
Defeat to Fulham last time out brought Nuno Espirito Santo’s side back down to Earth after their 7-0 triumph over Brighton but Forest are still very much in Dreamland, nestled between Arsenal and Manchester City in third.
The Magpies are making waves in the domestic cups this season but defeat at the Etihad last weekend was their third loss in their last four league fixtures.
Newcastle away is usually a daunting prospect but only Liverpool and Arsenal have earned more points than Forest on the road this season.
A tough one to call.
Our Prediction: 1-1 draw
Manchester City v Liverpool
This match-up has produced some of the most entertaining games of the modern era but rarely have Pep Guardiola’s side looked as vulnerable as they do at present.
City produced a meek display in Madrid on Wednesday night and were soundly beaten by Arsenal at the start of the month, an indication that they are not equipped to resist top teams at this moment in time.
Arne Slot’s side may have dropped points to Everton and Villa – not forgetting a shock elimination from the FA Cup at the hands of Plymouth – but they remain clear favourites to lift the Premier League trophy come May.
Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool the win at Anfield back in early December and in the Egyptian superstar, Sunday’s visitors have a cheat code.
Salah is five goals clear of Erling Haaland (an availability doubt for this weekend) and five assists ahead of Antonee Robinson and Bukayo Saka as the outright leader in both metrics.
The 32-year-old is on course for his best ever season in terms of pure goal involvements – and that’s a high bar to clear.
Our Prediction: 3-1 to Liverpool
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