Football Predictions – Matchday 20

Happy 2016!

We’re now at halfway point in the season, and it’s been possibly the most bizarre football season in Premier League history. There’s always the odd shock, sometimes teams big teams fall for a few games and small teams have a good run at the start of the season, but that usually fades away after 5 or 6 games. Not this season, which see’s Chelsea sitting in 14th place at the half way stage after running away with the league last May, and Leicester City, who were facing relegation for almost the entire season last time round, sitting in 2nd place on the same points as leaders Arsenal; You also have to credit teams like Crystal Palace who lie in 5th place, ahead of clubs like Man Utd and Liverpool, and Watford who were promoted last season who find themselves a deserved 9th.

Games are now coming thick and fast, with all teams involved this weekend, FA Cup next weekend, then a bit of a double header resuming on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th before the next weekend’s games. Here’s my predictions for this weekend.

Saturday 2nd January 2016

West Ham 0 – 1 Liverpool
Arsenal 2 – 0 Newcastle
Leicester 3 – 2 Bournemouth
Man Utd 1 – 0 Swansea
Norwich 1 – 1 Southampton
Sunderland 1 – 1 Aston Villa
West Brom 1 – 2 Stoke
Watford 1 – 2 Man City

Sunday 3rd January 2016

Crystal Palace 2 – 1 Chelsea
Everton 2 – 2 Spurs