Gonzalo Higuain inspires Chelsea, Wolves keep on winning and Manchester City and Liverpool march on: Premier League predictions

A look at the weekend's action with Cardiff City, Crystal Palace and Manchester United also backed for victories

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  Tottenham Hotspur 2 Newcastle United 0. Saturday, 4.30pm UAE time. Newcastle produced one of the shock results of the season on Tuesday night in defeating champions Manchester City. Tottenham also showed good resole in coming from behind to beat Watford and with Son Heung-min, pictured, back among the goals after his return from the Asian Cup they should prevail here. EPA

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  Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Watford 0. Saturday, 7pm. Brighton have proven to be stronger on home turf then away and Chris Hughton's, pictured, side should get at least a point against a Watford team keen to bounce back from their last-gasp loss to Tottenham. Action Images via Reuters

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  Burnley 2 Southampton 1. Saturday, 7pm. Two sides who have moved themselves away from the bottom three in recent weeks. Chris Wood, pictured, has been great of late for Burnley and he can be the difference maker again for them. EPA

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  Chelsea 2 Huddersfield Town 0. Saturday, 7pm. Chelsea's season is threatening to implode with successive losses in the league. So luckily they face a team in even worse form then them in bottom side Huddersfield. New forward Gonzalo Higuain, pictured, will hope to get off the mark with his first Premier League goal here. Getty

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  Crystal Palace 1 Fulham 0. Saturday, 7pm. Palace may be without the suspended Wilfried Zaha, but with Andros Townsend, pictured, in fine form, Palace should prevail here in this London derby. Reuters

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  Everton 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Saturday, 7pm. Everton have been horribly inconsistent of late and Wolves have won their last two league games. With Raul Jimenez, pictured, finding his goal touch against West Ham, he will fancy his chances of adding to that against Everton's fragile backline. Action Images via Reuters

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  Cardiff City 2 Bournemouth 1. Saturday, 9.30pm. This is likely to be an emotional night in Wales as Cardiff play at home for the first time since new signing Emiliano Sala's plane disappeared in the English channel. Cardiff have done well on home turf and Neil Warnock, pictured, can inspire his players to a welcome three points during what remains a tough time for the club. Reuters

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  Leicester City 1 Manchester United 3. Sunday, 6.05pm. Leicester have proved troublesome to top sides this season. Just ask Manchester City and Liverpool. But United are flying, despite the 2-2 draw with Burnley, and in Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial, pictured, they should be too good for Claude Puel's men. Action Images via Reuters

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  Manchester City 3 Arsenal 0. Sunday, 8.30pm. City have won their past four matches with Arsenal and this should be a fifth as they look to bounce back from the shock loss to Newcastle. With Sergio Aguero, pictured, in good nick it should be three points for City. Reuters

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  West Ham United 0 Liverpool 2. Tuesday, 12.00am. Liverpool put in one of their poorest performances of the season as they drew 1-1 with Leicester on Wednesday and how Jurgen Klopp, pictured, and his players bounced back could define if the league leaders are going on to win a first league title since 1990. West Ham have lost their last three games in a row in all competitions and another loss is coming here. Getty

The first Premier League of February takes place this weekend with important action at the top and the bottom of the table on the horizon.

Tottenham Hotspur kick things off on Saturday at 4.30pm UAE time as they look to keep their title hopes alive with a home win over Newcastle United.

There are five games at 7pm which is highlighted by Chelsea trying to get back to winning ways against basement side Huddersfield Town after losing 4-0 to Bournemouth in midweek.

Cardiff City play their first home game since Emiliano Sala's plane disappeared as they play host to Bournemouth at 9.30pm.

First off on Sunday is Leicester City v Manchester United at 6.05pm, with United still unbeaten under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Champions Manchester City will look to get their title bid back on track when they are at home to Arsenal at 8.30pm.

Finally, on Tuesday morning at 12am UAE time it is leaders Liverpool in action at West Ham United.

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.