Chelsea beat Manchester United, Arsenal defeated and Fulham win again: Premier League predictions

A look ahead to this weekend's 36th round of games in the Premier League with plenty still at stake

Liverpool 5 Huddersfield Town 0, Friday, 11pm UAE time. Liverpool must win to keep the pressure on Manchester City. Already relegated Huddersfield Town are unlikely to be much of a threat and Mohamed Salah, pictured, fresh from his few days in New York and his teammates should have a comfortable win here. Action Images via Reuters

Tottenham Hotspur 2 West Ham United 0, Saturday, 3.30pm. Tottenham will have one eye on the Uefa Champions League but Mauricio Pochettino, pictured, should still have the strength of resources to maintain his side’s 100 per cent record at their new stadium. EPA

Crystal Palace 1 Everton 2, Saturday, 6pm. Both sides had impressive results last weekend but Everton are the more consistent of the two. Marco Silva’s, pictured, side have overcome a mid-season dip and can continue their push for seventh place here. Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Fulham 2 Cardiff City 1, Saturday, 6pm. This is must win for Cardiff if they are to beat the drop. But with the pressure off, having already been consigned to relegation, Fulham are playing some good stuff and with Aleksandar Mitrovic, pictured, in good form they can win again to make it three in a row. PA via AP

Southampton 2 Bournemouth 0, Saturday, 6pm. Bournemouth have largely struggled in the second half of the season and this feels like three points for the hosts, with Shane Long, pictured, looking to build on his fastest-ever Premier League strike on Tuesday. Action Images via Reuters

Watford 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Saturday, 6pm. Three weeks ago Watford came from two down to beat Wolves 3-2 in the FA Cup semi-final. Wolves will be desperate for revenge, but despite the high motivation for players such as Raul Jimenez, pictured, they will have to settle for a point. Getty

Brighton and Hove Albion 0 Newcastle United 2, Saturday, 8.30pm. Brighton’s form has completely fallen away and playing a confident Newcastle, who have no pressure, is not a good scenario. Ayoze Perez, pictured, to have another fruitful day for Newcastle. Getty

Leicester City 2 Arsenal 1, Sunday, 3pm. Arsenal’s away form has been poor for much of the season. Given Leicester’s improvement under Brendan Rodgers and the goals of Jamie Vardy, pictured, this could be another loss on the road for Unai Emery. Getty

Burnley 0 Manchester City 2, Sunday, 5.05pm. Turf Moor can be a tough away day for sides, City did not win there in the league last season as they were held to a draw. But Pep Guardiola, pictured, is on a roll and his side can take a step closer to retaining the Premier League here. Reuters

Manchester United 1 Chelsea 2, Sunday, 7.30pm. Two months can be a long time in football. In February it was United who won at Chelsea to knock them out of the FA Cup. But Chelsea now have the momentum and with Eden Hazard, pictured, in great form they can avenge that loss here to boost their top-four hopes. Reuters

Three weeks remaining of the Premier League and we still do not know who will be champions, who will fill out the final two spots in the top four, and who will join Fulham and Huddersfield Town in being relegated to the Championship for 2019/20.

Some of those scenarios should become clearer this weekend.

The action starts on Friday at 11pm UAE time as Liverpool can regain top spot, at least for 48 hours, if they beat Huddersfield at Anfield.

Saturday's schedule starts with Tottenham Hotspur knowing a win over West Ham United at 3.30pm could be enough, if other results go their way, to seal a top-four finish.

There are four 6pm games, with 18th-placed Cardiff's must-win game at Fulham the standout, before at 8.30pm it is Brighton and Hove Albion at home to Newcastle United.

Sunday begins with Leicester City v Arsenal at 3pm, before champions Manchester City, depending on what Liverpool do on Friday, can go back top, or extend their lead, with three points at Burnley at 5.05pm.

Then the action concludes with Manchester United v Chelsea at 7.30pm.

Ahead of this round of fixtures, sports editor Graham Caygill has made his predictions and explained his reasoning in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows, or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.