Manchester United, Spurs and Liverpool taste New Year victory: Premier League predictions

Top-flight clubs look for winning start to 2021 in latest round of fixtures

FRIDAY - Everton v West Ham (9.30pm kick-off UAE): Carlo Ancelotti's side appear to have recovered from their mini-slump following a superb start to the season. Four wins on the spin have put them back in the top four, the last being a 1-0 win over Sheffield United United courtesy of Gylfi Sigurdsson's strike. The Hammers are proving draw specialists at the moment with three matches in their last five finishing all square. Everton to maintain their win-streak here. Prediction: Everton 2 West Ham 1. Getty

Gareth Cox

Jan 01, 2021

A New Year is underway with no let up in the Premier League fixture schedule.

Everton's home game against West Ham kicks off proceedings on Friday, followed by Manchester United against Aston Villa at Old Trafford.

Saturday sees Tottenham take on Leeds and Crystal Palace entertain Sheffield United in the capital. Brighton face Wolves on the south coast while the action then switches to the Midlands as West Bromwich Albion host Arsenal.

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Sunday starts with Burnley versus Fulham, Covid-19 permitting, followed by Newcastle's clash with Leicester at St James' Park, while Chelsea and Manchester City contest the match of the day in London.

The latest round of fixtures ends with Southampton versus Liverpool at St Mary's Stadium on Monday before focus shifts to the League Cup semi-finals, followed by next weekend's FA Cup third round ties.

Ahead of the next round of fixtures, check out the predictions in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.