Chelsea too good for Arsenal as Liverpool march on and Solskjaer gets win No 7 with Manchester United: Premier League predictions

A look at the weekend fixtures in England with Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United also predicted to prevail

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Leicester City 1. Saturday, 4.30pm. Wolves may have been well beaten by Manchester City on Monday but they have been on a good run of late and Nuno Espirito Santo's, pictured, side should have too much for inconsistent Leicester. Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

Bournemouth 1 West Ham United 3. Saturday, 7pm. Bournemouth are on their first major dip of the season with just four points from their past seven games. West Ham are tricky opponents, and even though Marko Arnautovic, pictured, has been linked with a move away, they should still have too much for the struggling home side. EPA

Southampton 2 Everton 2. Saturday, 7pm. Both sides won last weekend and will look to build on those respective successes here. Shane Long, pictured, scored his first goal of the season for the Saints, but even if he can repeat that feat on Saturday it will be not enough for all the points against Everton. Reuters

Liverpool 3 Crystal Palace 0. Saturday, 7pm. The leaders are reportedly heading to Dubai for a mid-season break after this game. They will do so on a high as the trio of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, pictured, and Roberto Firmino will prove too hot for Palace to handle. Action Images via Reuters

Manchester United 3 Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Saturday, 7pm. United have been galvanised by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's, pictured, appointment and this will be a seventh win in a row, in all competitions, under the Norwegian. EPA

Newcastle United 1 Cardiff City 0. Saturday, 7pm. Winning in the FA Cup in midweek will have lifted Newcastle's morale. They have struggled for goals of late, with just four coming from their past six games, but Salomon Rondon, pictured, could be the difference maker against fellow strugglers Cardiff. EPA

Watford 1 Burnley 1. Saturday, 7pm. Sean Dyche returns to his former side needing a result. Chris Wood, pictured, is in good form and he can earn them an important point against a Watford side who have lost only one of their past seven league games. Getty

Arsenal 1 Chelsea 2. Saturday, 9.30pm. A big match in the fight for the fourth Uefa Champions League spot. Arsenal's form has dipped of late and Chelsea, although they still rely heavily on Eden Hazard, pictured, are the stronger package at present and can prevail here. Reuters

Huddersfield Town 0 Manchester City 5. Sunday, 5.30pm. This could be ugly for Huddersfield. They are managerless and cast adrift in the relegation zone so the last thing they need is to face a City side who have already scored 21 goals, in just four games, this year. Another big win awaits Pep Guardiola, pictured, and his team. Getty

Fulham 0 Tottenham Hotspur 2. Sunday, 8pm. They may be without the injured Harry Kane and Song Heung-min, who is on Asian Cup duty, but Spurs will triumph here, although they will hope Fernando Llorente, pictured, will step up in the lone striker role. Reuters

Another hectic weekend of Premier League action is upon us.

Wolverhampton Wanderers against Leicester City kicks off the action at 4.30pm UAE time on Saturday.

That is followed by six games being played at 7pm, with league leaders Liverpool playing host to Crystal Palace in that time.

Fourth-placed Chelsea visit fifth-placed Arsenal at 9.30pm in the biggest game of the weekend.

On Sunday, Manchester City visit struggling Huddersfield Town at 5.30pm, before Fulham lost Tottenham Hotspur at 8pm in a London derby.

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.

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