The highlight games for the next set of EPL matches are MAN CITY versus ASTON VILLA and LIVERPOOL versus TOTTENHAM. Our feature columnist, John Newsome, previews these and all game week 34 matches with his unique and insightful commentary. You can view all previous analysis from John’s regular column here: English Premier League Predictions For Saturday.
Please note all prices quoted below were correct at the time of publication.
Game Week-34
These Game Week-34 fixtures are the reverse of Game Week-17 which took place over the weekend of the 21st and 22nd of December 2024.
Tuesday 22nd
MAN CITY v ASTON VILLA
20.00 in England
Sky Sports
A quick turnaround for these two teams after playing on Saturday with this fixture brought forward a few days due to the FA Cup Semi-Final taking place over the Game Week-34 weekend.
Man City left it late at Goodison Park to get the win over Everton.
After a goalless 83 minutes, the Superb Youngster Nico O’Reilly scored the opener in the 84th before Mateo Kovacic popped up with a 2nd with time running out to give Pep’s Blues the victory over David’s Toffees by a 2-0 away day score.
Mateo’s goal was a mirror image of the one scored against Crystal Palace last weekend.
Following all of the Game Week-33 results, Man City stay in 5th place with 58 points from the 33 games completed.
It’s the FA Cup Semi-Final against Nottingham Forest next Sunday after this game.
The Top 7 looks the following-
1- Liverpool played 33 points 79
2- Arsenal played 33 points 66
3- Nottingham Forest played 33 points 60
4- Newcastle played 33 points 59
5- Man City played 33 points 58
6- Chelsea played 33 points 57
7- Aston Villa played 33 points 57
So the winners tonight will finish Game Week-34 the highest.
Aston Villa destroyed Newcastle on Saturday, which was probably the surprise result of the weekend.
Goals from Ollie Watkins, Ian Maatsen, a Newcastle Own Goal and one from Andre Onana gave Unai’s Claret and Blues the superb victory from a 4-1 scoreline.
Newcastle did score to equalise Ollie’s opener.
It was a brilliant performance considering that Villa had been knocked out of the Champions League a couple of days earlier and Newcastle had been unbeaten in the previous 6 games in all competitions.
As shown above, Aston Villa sit in 7th place with the same 57 points as Chelsea both having completed 34 games.
It’s now a race to finish in the Top 5, to have another bash at the Champions League next season.
It should be a great game tonight.
At Villa Park back in December, it was the home team that gained the victory with Unai’s Claret and Blues inflicting a defeat on Pep’s Low Flying Blues by a 2-1 scoreline.
Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers with the Villa goals, 1 in each half, before Phil Foden scored a late consolation goal in the 93rd minute.
Betfred offer Man City at slight Odds On 5/6, the Draw at 3/1 and 3/1 for Aston Villa to come away with all 3-points.
Betfred offer 17/2 that Kevin De Bruyne Scores First and 13/8 that Ollie Watkins Scores Anytime.
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Wednesday 23rd
ARSENAL v CRYSTAL PALACE
20.00 in England
Sky Sports
Another fixture brought forward due to Palace’s FA Cup Semi-Final on Saturday.
Arsenal gained the expected victory over Ipswich at Portman Rd on Sunday.
Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli with the 1st-half goals added to an Ipswich player getting sent off, gave Arsenal a comfortable lead at the break.
Leandro added his 2nd and Arsenal’s 3rd before Ethan Nwaneri rounded off the scoring late on giving Mikel’s Young Guns the win from a 4-0 score.
Arsenal remain in 2nd place with 66 points from 33 games completed.
Whilst that is still 13 points adrift of Liverpool at the summit, it did delay the inevitability of Liverpool getting their hands on the Premier League Trophy for another week.
A victory tonight would reduce that gap to 10 points, however, Arsenal would only have 4 games left, with Liverpool having 5, thus allowing Arne’s Slot Machines the chance to confirm the Title Win on Sunday at Anfield, with a victory over the North London Rivals Tottenham.
Crystal Palace were reduced to 10 men against Bournemouth at Selhurst Park on Saturday.
Chris Richards received 2 Yellow Cards and the subsequent Red, with the 2nd coming on the stroke of half-time to leave the Eagles a man-lite for all of the 2nd-half.
It was a back’s against the wall situation that saw Palace hold out and gain a draw from a 0-0 score.
The point gained leaves Crystal Palace in 12th place with 44 points from 33 games completed.
One would probably say that this game against the 2nd best team in the Premier League could see a few players rested and not be prioritised over an FA Cup Semi-Final at Wembley on Saturday.
The Gunners smashed the Eagles at Selhurst Park back in the Game Week-17 encounter with goals from Gabriel Jesus (2), Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Declan Rice giving Mikel Arteta’s Boys the victory over Oliver Glasner’s Men from a 5-1 scoreline.
Ismaila Sarr scored the Palace goal to equalise Gabriel Jesus’s opener before Arsenal scored a further 4.
Betfred offer Arsenal at Odds On 2/5, the Draw at 18/5 and 15/2 for Crystal Palace to come away with all 3-points.
Betfred offer 11/2 that Leandro Trossard Scores First and 5/4 that Arsenal Score in Both Halves.
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Saturday 26th
CHELSEA v EVERTON
12.30 in England
TNT Sport
Chelsea came from a goal behind to score twice late on against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday.
After conceding a 1st-half goal, Tyrique George and Pedro Neto scored to give the Blues the victory over the Cottagers by a 2-1 away day scoreline.
Chelsea had confirmed their place in the Semi-Final of the Europa Conference League last Thursday and will face Djurgarden of Sweden in the last-4 over 2-legs starting on the 1st of May.
A victory in that competition would see automatic qualification into the Europa League, however, Chelsea, currently sitting 6th in the Premier League with the same 57 points as Aston Villa, will want to try and make the Top 5, to gain entry into the Champions League.
The Top 7 looks the following-
1- Liverpool played 33 points 79
2- Arsenal played 33 points 66
3- Nottingham Forest played 33 points 60
4- Newcastle played 33 points 59
5- Man City played 33 points 58
6- Chelsea played 33 points 57
7- Aston Villa played 33 points 57
Everton conceded 2 late goals against Man City at Goodison Park on Saturday, ultimately suffering a defeat by a 2-0 scoreline.
The loss leaves the Toffees in 13th place with the same 38 points as Manchester United and Wolves all with 5 games remaining.
The scorer wasn’t needed when these two teams met at Goodison Park just before Christmas, with neither team finding a goal to both gain a point from a draw by a 0-0 score.
Betfred offer Chelsea at slight Odds On 4/6, the Draw at 3/1 and 9/2 for Everton to come away with all 3-points.
Betfred offer 4/1 that Cole Palmer Scores First and slight Odds On 10/11 that there are Under 2.5 Goals.
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BRIGHTON v WEST HAM
15.00 in England
Brighton played in a very entertaining game against Brentford at the GTech Stadium on Saturday but ultimately came away with nothing, suffering a defeat by a 4-2 scoreline.
Danny Welbeck did score to equalise the Bees opener and take both teams in level at the break, however, Brentford then scored twice, to take the game away from Brighton.
Joao Pedro was then sent off leaving the Seagulls a man-lite with half an hour left.
Kaoru Mitoma did score a 2nd in the 81st minute to give the Travelling Faithful hopes of a comeback, however, that was eventually ended when Brentford scored a 4th in the 95th minute to leave Fabian Hurzeler’s Men with the loss.
That was Brighton’s 3rd defeat in 4 with a draw from the other meaning 1 point gained from a possible 12 on offer.
Brighton sit in 10th place with the same 48 points as Fulham both with 5 games remaining.
Jarrod Bowen scored for the Hammers early in the 2nd-half against Southampton at the London Stadium on Saturday.
Despite taking a lead against the worst team in the Premier League, the Saints scored an equaliser late on to snatch a point from a draw by a 1-1 score.
West Ham sit in 17th place with 36 points from 33 games completed.
There’s no danger of a relegation battle but it has been a disappointing campaign for West Ham with the Bubbles hoping for an improvement next season.
Both teams shared the points from a draw by a 1-1 score when the Seagulls flew up to the London Stadium to take on the Hammers in the pre-Christmas encounter.
After a goalless 1st-half, Mats Wieffer scored for Brighton just after the restart with Mohammed Kudos getting the equaliser for West Ham on the hour mark.
Betfred offer Brighton at Odds On 4/6, the Draw at 16/5 and 4/1 for West Ham to come away with all 3-points.
Betfred offer 11/2 that Danny Welbeck Scores First and 5/2 that Jarrod Bowen Scores Anytime.
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NEWCASTLE v IPSWICH
15.00 in England
A rare 3 PM Saturday Afternoon kick-off for the Toon Army to enjoy with the previous 7 Premier League fixtures all starting on different days and times.
After 5 Premier League wins in succession, Newcastle came unstuck against Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday.
Fabian Schar did score to equalise an early Villa goal to take both teams in level at the break.
Villa then scored 3 times in the 2nd-half to inflict the defeat on Newcastle by a 4-1 scoreline.
Maybe it was just an off day, or maybe the fact that Eddie Howe is still recovering from Pneumonia in hospital has affected the Magpies.
Newcastle stay in 4th place with 59 points from 33 fixtures played.
As mentioned earlier, the Top 7 looks the following-
1- Liverpool played 33 points 79
2- Arsenal played 33 points 66
3- Nottingham Forest played 33 points 60
4- Newcastle played 33 points 59
5- Man City played 33 points 58
6- Chelsea played 33 points 57
7- Aston Villa played 33 points 57
Ipswich suffered the expected defeat against Arsenal at Portman Rd on Sunday.
Two goals conceded in each half saw the Tractor Boys lose against the Gunners by a 4-0 scoreline.
Ipswich were reduced to 10 Men in the 32nd minute when Leif Davis made a horrendous challenge on Bukayo Saka and was shown a straight Red Card.
No argument there.
Ipswich stay in 18th place with 21 points from 33 games played.
Whilst relegation hasn’t been confirmed mathematically, Ipswich’s fate will be sealed today if either a win is not forthcoming or West Ham gain at least a point against Brighton.
If the Hammers do get at least a draw, it’s irrelevant as to whether Ipswich win or not as they can only accrue a maximum of 36 points from the remaining 5 games.
West Ham already have 36 and a far better goal difference, so it’s a matter of when not if, Kieran McKenna and his Tractor Boys are heading back to the Championship.
Unlike Southampton and Leicester, the Ipswich hierarchy have decided to stick with Kieran who does have the experience of getting Ipswich promoted, which is what everyone connected with the Tractor Boys will be wanting next season.
Newcastle smashed Ipswich at Portman Rd in the Game Week-17 affair back in December.
A hat-trick from Alexander Isak and a Jacob Murphy goal gave Eddie’s Magpies the victory over Kieran’s Tractor Boys by a 4-0 away day score.
Betfred offer Newcastle at Odds On 2/9, the Draw at 11/2 and 12/1 for Ipswich to come away with all 3-points.
Betfred offer 3/1 that Alexander Isak Scores First and that slight Odds On 4/6 that Newcastle Score in Both Halves.
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***Premier League Team of the Week***
GOALKEEPER- Daniel Bentley- Wolves
RIGHT-BACK- Santiago Bueno- Wolves
CENTRE-BACK- Dean Huijsen- Bournemouth
CENTRE-BACK- Ruben Dias- Man City
LEFT-BACK- Nico O’Reilly- Man City
MIDFIELDER- Ian Maatsen- Aston Villa
MIDFIELDER- Trent Alexander Arnold- Liverpool
MIDFIELDER- Lesley Ugochukwu- Southampton
FORWARD- Leandro Trossard- Arsenal
FORWARD- Ollie Watkins- Aston Villa
FORWARD- Bryan Mbeumo- Brentford
STAR MAN- Trent Alexander Arnold- Liverpool
***Last Week’s Winning Tips-
Crystal Pal v Bournemouth To Draw- 5/2
Man City To Win- 19/20
Arsenal To Win- 4/9
Liverpool To Win- 1/4
Nottingham Forest To Win- 13/8
Correct Scores-
Tottenham v Nottingham Forest 1-2- 17/2
Correct Tips-
(West Ham v Southampton)
Jarrod Bowen To Score First- 4/1
(Aston Villa v Newcastle)
Ollie Watkins To Score Anytime- 13/10
(Leicester v Liverpool)
Liverpool Win To Nil- Evens 1/1
The following was added-
(The Odds are the same for Ollie Watkins To Score First (9/2) and Alexander Isak To Score Anytime (13/10)
SOUTHAMPTON v FULHAM
15.00 in England
Southampton gained a valuable point from a draw by a 1-1 score against West Ham at the London Stadium on Saturday.
After a goalless 1st-half and conceding a Hammers goal early in the 2nd, Lesley Ugochukwu scored the Saints equaliser in the 94th minute to snatch the point.
That point meant that Southampton now have 11 from 33 games played and although are still the bottom team in the table, now have the same 11 points as Derby County accrued in the 2007/08 campaign, meaning that they won’t be the worst team in the history of the Premier League, just the joint worst team if no other points are gained.
Southampton do have a tough run in, with fixtures against Man City and Arsenal to come, however, also have to face Fulham, Leicester and Everton to try and get that elusive point to make it 12 and keep Derby as the worst of the worst.
Alex Iwobi scored the opener for Fulham against Chelsea at Craven Cottage on Sunday to go in leading at the break.
However, Chelsea scored 2 late goals to inflict a defeat on the Cottagers by a 2-1 scoreline.
That leaves Fulham in 9th place with the same 48 points as Brighton both with 5 games remaining.
Both teams were more excited about the impending visit from the Big Fella in Red than scoring goals, with the pre-Christmas Game Week-17 encounter finishing in a draw by a 0-0 score.
Betfred offer Southampton at 9/2, the Draw at 3/1 and Odds On 4/6 for Fulham to come away with all 3-points.
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WOLVES v LEICESTER
15.00 in England
The David Attenborough Derby.
Wolves left it late against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday with Pablo Sarabia scoring a superb free-kick in the 77th minute to give Vitor Pereira’s Gold and Blacks the victory over Ruben Amorim’s Red Devils by a 1-0 scoreline.
Plus the Portuguese Bragging Rights of doing the Double over Manchester United this season.
Wolves move up to 15th now with the same 38 points as United and Everton all having 5 games remaining.
Leicester’s inevitable relegation was confirmed on Sunday following a narrow defeat against Liverpool at the King Power Stadium.
In a tight affair that saw a 60% Liverpool side take on a 90% Leicester (the %’s are the amount of effort put in by both teams) a single Reds goal scored in the 76th minute gave Liverpool the victory by a 1-0 scoreline.
That leaves Leicester in 19th place with 18 points after 33 games played.
The Manchester Ball Thrower had stated it was a bad move for Ruud Van Nistelrooy but what does one do if a Premier League team come and asks one to be Manager?
One accepts, as the ego is bigger than the logic.
Back in the 1997/98 season, all of Bolton, Barnsley and Crystal Palace, who had been promoted from the Championship the year before, were relegated.
Last season, the 2023/24 campaign, the same happened for Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton who came up at the end of the 2022/23 Championship year.
This will be only the third time in the Premier League history that all 3 teams promoted are heading straight back to the Championship.
Barnsley’s fate was confirmed following a loss against Leicester at the old Filbert St ground.
John Newsome remembers it well, so understands the feelings of the Foxes Faithful today.
Goals from Goncalo Guedes, Rodrigo Gomes and Matheus Cunha, all scored before the half-time cup of tea, gave Wolves the victory over Leicester by a 3-0 scoreline when these two met at the King Power Stadium back in December.
Betfred offer Wolves at Odds On 3/5, the Draw at 3/1 and 5/1 for Leicester to come away with all 3-points.
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Sunday 27th
Happy 60th Birthday Track xxx
John Newsome’s lovely sister Tracy is 60 today!
Unbelievable Jeff!
BOURNEMOUTH v MANCHESTER UNITED
14.00 in England
Sky Sports
Bournemouth gained a point from a draw by a 0-0 score against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday.
Palace had a man sent off on the stroke of half-time which gave the Cherries an advantage for the whole of the 2nd-half.
Unfortunately, Andoni’s Men couldn’t make the extra man count with the game fizzling out into a goalless draw.
The point gained sees Bournemouth sit in 8th place with 49 points from 33 games completed.
Manchester United conceded a late goal against Wolves at Old Trafford on Sunday, to ultimately suffer a home defeat by a 1-0 scoreline.
Whilst it was a loss, United were still basking in the glory of the brilliant performance against Lyon in the 2nd-leg of the Europa League Quarter-Final last Thursday.
After the 1st-leg finished in a draw by a 2-2 score, United scored twice in the 1st-half to take a commanding aggregate lead.
Unfortunately for the Red Devils in attendance and the watching faithful at home, Lyon scored twice to make the score level after 90 minutes.
Added to that, the French team had a man sent off just before the full-time whistle, leaving United with a man advantage going into the 30 minutes of Extra-Time.
That initially proved not to be an advantage with Lyon scoring 2 more to have a 4-2 lead on the night with just 10 minutes remaining.
The Manchester Ball Thrower had seen enough and turned the telly over to the Apprentice (or some other rubbish) to, his words, ‘spend quality time with the wife!’
The lad then missed a superb comeback from United who not only scored 2 goals in the space of 6 minutes to potentially take the tie to a penalty shootout but then scored the winner in the 121st minute to go through to the Semi-Final with a 7-6 aggregate score.
No penalty shootout needed.
The Semi-Final sees United face Athletic Bilbao over 2-legs with the 1st taking place in Spain on the 1st of May.
Bilbao progressed to the Semi, following an easy victory over Rangers.
A side note to that is the winners will face either Tottenham or Bodo/Glimt who are a team from Norway not a character from the Lord of the Rings Franchise.
The Loveable Yank/Scot over in Seattle wasn’t happy about his Teddy Bears being knocked out and commented,
‘Imagine how awful the game would be if it ended up being a Manchester United v Tottenham Europa League Final.’
To which John Newsome replied,
‘Imagine Rangers in the Final, oh, that’s the only thing that Braveheart/Swifty can do now, imagine!’
Old YankScot John Lennon wasn’t happy
Going back to the game against Wolves, Ruben Amorim decided to rest a few, including Bruno Fernandes and brought in a couple of youngsters, those being Tyler Fredricson and Harry Amass.
Harry has featured a couple of times for United this season.
The lad is a Left-Hand sided player who fits into Ruben’s style of play.
Manchester United stay in 14th place with the same 38 points as Everton and Sunday’s opponents Wolves.
It was Bournemouth who got the Christmas presents of 3 points when Andoni Iraola’s Cherries visited Old Trafford in December to face Ruben Amorim’s poor set of Red Devils.
Goals from Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo gave Bournemouth the victory over Manchester United by a 3-0 away day scoreline.
Betfred offer Bournemouth at Odds On 4/6, the Draw at 16/5 and 4/1 for Manchester United to come away with all 3-points.
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LIVERPOOL v TOTTENHAM
16.30 in England
Sky Sports
Liverpool come into this game following a narrow victory over Leicester last Sunday.
Real Madrid-bound Trent Alexander Arnold came off the bench to score the only goal of the game in the 76th minute to give Arne’s Slot Machines the win over Rudd’s Lame Foxes from a 1-0 scoreline.
It was a laboured performance from Liverpool but understandable under the circumstances, with the players knowing the Title is theirs, it’s just a matter of when it can be confirmed.
That could be today with a victory over Tottenham, however, saying that, if Arsenal fail to beat Crystal Palace on Wednesday, then the Premier League Title will be decided off the pitch rather than on it, as Liverpool would have 13 points more than Arsenal who would only have 4 games left.
That said, Arsenal face a Crystal Palace team at the Emirates, who have an FA Cup Semi-Final coming up, so it’s more than likely that Oliver Glasner and his Eagles will be focusing on the Cup game rather than against the Gunners with Palace having nothing to play for in the league.
Either way, it’s Liverpool’s Title and at worst should be confirmed today with a victory over Tottenham, who themselves have a Europa League Semi-Final to prioritise, not a meaningless Premier League game against the Champions Elect.
Tottenham started well and were on the front foot against Nottingham Forest on Monday Night Football, however, Forest did what Forest do and broke away twice to score 2 goals in the 1st-half.
Despite having the majority of possession, there was no real danger from Tottenham in front of the Forest goal until late on when the possession did eventually bear fruit with Richarlison scoring a goal in the 87th minute.
That proved to be just a consolation with Forest holding on for the victory from a 2-1 away day score, as predicted in this EveryTip column last week.
That leaves Tottenham in 16th place with 37 points from 33 games completed.
Tottenham’s sole priority now is to win the Europa League.
After drawing the 1st-leg against Eintracht Frankfurt in North London, Ange’s Spurs gained a victory over in Germany with a single Dominic Solanke goal scored just before half-time, being enough to secure the victory and progress to the Semi-Final.
Tottenham will now face the Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt over 2-legs starting at the Chas and Dave Memorial Stadium on the 1st of May, then in Norway the week after.
There is still the possibility of an All-England Final against Manchester United if both are successful in their respective Semi.
Can anyone remember the score from the pre-Christmas Game Week-17 encounter at the Chas and Dave Memorial Stadium?
Liverpool got the away day victory over Tottenham from, any guesses, a 6-3 score.
The goals going in as follows,
23′ Luis Diaz- (Liverpool 0-1)
36′ Alexis Mac Allister- (Liverpool 0-2)
41′ James Maddison- (Tottenham 1-2)
45+1′ Dominik Szoboszlai- (Liverpool 1-3)
Half-Time Vegan Pizza and Coke Zero.
54′ Mo Salah- (Liverpool 1-4)
61′ Mo Salah- (Liverpool 1-5)
72′ Dejan Kulusevski- (Tottenham 2-5)
83′ Dominic Solanke- (Liverpool 3-5)
85′ Luis Diaz- (Liverpool 3-6)
Full-Time Fish and Chips and a Dubonnet and Cherryade.
Betfred offer Liverpool at Odds On 1/4, the Draw at 11/2 and 10/1 for Tottenham to come away with all 3-points.
Betfred offer 100/30 that Mo Salah Scores First and 7/5 that Liverpool Win To Nil
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Thursday 01st
NOTTINGHAM FOREST v BRENTFORD
19.30 in England
Note the day and start time of this final Game Week-34 encounter.
It takes place on Thursday the 1st of May due to Nottingham Forest’s participation in the FA Cup over the previous weekend.
Nottingham Forest started brilliantly against Tottenham on Monday Night Football.
Elliott Anderson and Chris Wood scored in the 1st-half to give Nuno’s Tricky Trees a lead at the break.
That was Chris’s 19th of the campaign so far.
Although Tottenham had the majority of possession, Forest are renowned for hitting teams on the break, doing exactly that for the remainder of the game.
However, eventually, the constant pressure from the home team resulted in Forest conceding a late goal.
Luckily for the Travelling Tricky Trees, their team held on for the victory from a 2-1 scoreline.
The Top 7 looks the following-
1- Liverpool played 33 points 79
2- Arsenal played 33 points 66
3- Nottingham Forest played 33 points 60
4- Newcastle played 33 points 59
5- Man City played 33 points 58
6- Chelsea played 33 points 57
7- Aston Villa played 33 points 57
It’s the FA Cup Semi-Final against Man City on Sunday before this Premier League fixture.
Brentford gained a brilliant home victory over Brighton at the GTech Stadium on Saturday.
Bryan Mbeumo scored twice, 1 in each half, with Yoane Wissa and Christian Norgaard adding 3 and 4 to give the Bees the win from a 4-2 scoreline.
The Seagulls scored when it was 1-0 and 3-1.
Brighton did have a player sent off on the hour mark when the score was 3-1.
The Bees will have had 11 days off to prepare for this fixture at the City Ground.
Brentford sit in 11th place with 46 points from 33 games completed.
Forest gained the away day victory over Brentford at the GTech Stadium in the pre-Christmas affair.
Goals from Ola Aina and Anthony Elanga, 1 in each half, gave Nuno’s Tricky Trees the win over Thomas’s Bees by a 2-0 scoreline.
Betfred offer Nottingham Forest at 23/20, the Draw at 5/2 and 21/10 for Brentford to come away with all 3-points.
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The Scottish Premier League had the weekend off with Celtic playing in the Scottish Cup, progressing to the Final following a victory over St Johnstone (who?)
Celtic will face Aberdeen in that Final taking place at Hampden Park on May 24th.
Rangers were knocked out of the Europa League last Thursday, suffering a 2nd-leg defeat against Athletic Bilbao over in Spain by a 2-0 score.
The 1st-leg ended goalless giving the Teddy Bears a slight glimmer of hope of gaining a victory in the Basque Country and progressing to the Semi-Final.
That didn’t materialise and the dream of ‘losing’ against Manchester United in the Semi is over.
To reiterate the placings at the Top of the Pub League, Celtic have 81 points and will be confirmed as Champions with at least a point against Dundee United (who?) on Saturday, regardless of what the Rangers result is against St Mirren (who?) on the same day.
Celtic kick off at 12.30 with Rangers’ start time being at 15.00, so it’s more than likely that Celtic will be officially crowned the Scottish Premier League Champions before Rangers take to the field.
The Loveable YankScot over in Seattle, is philosophical about the goings on in the Pub League and at Ibrox hoping the impending takeover of the club will improve performances on the pitch.
‘He’s Celtic, United but Brendan has decided that the Green Part of Glasgow is the place to be!’
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