• West Ham United v Crystal Palace: West Ham can count themselves unlucky not to have beat Tottenham on the road on Sunday but they should be able to get a win at home to Palace. Their dynamic striker force of Diafra Sakho and Enner Valencia, plus the emergence of midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate, has made them an impressive outfit. PREDICTION: West Ham, 2-0. (Photo: Clive Mason / Getty Images)
    West Ham United v Crystal Palace: West Ham can count themselves unlucky not to have beat Tottenham on the road on Sunday but they should be able to get a win at home to Palace. Their dynamic striker force of Diafra Sakho and Enner Valencia, plus the emergence of midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate, has made them an impressive outfit. PREDICTION: West Ham, 2-0. (Photo: Clive Mason / Getty Images)
  • Burnley v Swansea City: This could be a big weekend for Burnley, with relegation rivals Leicester and QPR not playing. They have the firepower in Danny Ings and Co to trouble Swansea, but it is hard to see them not conceding. PREDICTION: Draw, 1-1. (Photo: Dave Thompson / Getty Images)
    Burnley v Swansea City: This could be a big weekend for Burnley, with relegation rivals Leicester and QPR not playing. They have the firepower in Danny Ings and Co to trouble Swansea, but it is hard to see them not conceding. PREDICTION: Draw, 1-1. (Photo: Dave Thompson / Getty Images)
  • Newcastle United v Aston Villa: Villa have lost six in a row, Newcastle are coming off the back off a 5-0 drubbing at Manchester City. There’s not much to get excited about here for the neutral. PREDICTION: Draw, 0-0. (Photo: Carl Recine / Reuters)
    Newcastle United v Aston Villa: Villa have lost six in a row, Newcastle are coming off the back off a 5-0 drubbing at Manchester City. There’s not much to get excited about here for the neutral. PREDICTION: Draw, 0-0. (Photo: Carl Recine / Reuters)
  • Stoke City v Hull City: Steve Bruce’s Hull have won their last two games, showing enough quality to suggest they will avoid relegation this season, but a trip to a ground where Arsenal and Manchester United have failed to win is unlikely to give them even a point. PREDICTION: Stoke, 1-0. (Photo: Matthew Lewis / Getty Images)
    Stoke City v Hull City: Steve Bruce’s Hull have won their last two games, showing enough quality to suggest they will avoid relegation this season, but a trip to a ground where Arsenal and Manchester United have failed to win is unlikely to give them even a point. PREDICTION: Stoke, 1-0. (Photo: Matthew Lewis / Getty Images)
  • West Bromwich Albion v Southampton: Southampton are having a bit of a wobble, having lost two of their last four, but defensively they are the best in the league, having only conceded 19. Ryan Bertrand returns at left-back after suspension and West Brom will be lucky to find the net. PREDICTION: Draw, 0-0. (Photo: Alex Livesey / Getty Images)
    West Bromwich Albion v Southampton: Southampton are having a bit of a wobble, having lost two of their last four, but defensively they are the best in the league, having only conceded 19. Ryan Bertrand returns at left-back after suspension and West Brom will be lucky to find the net. PREDICTION: Draw, 0-0. (Photo: Alex Livesey / Getty Images)
  • Liverpool v Manchester City: City lost this fixture last season having come back from two goals down and seeming like the most likely team to score. Sunday’s match comes at a pivotal time for both sides. Liverpool are just outside the top four while City can close the gap at the top to two points, with Chelsea playing in the League Cup final. I think there will be goals again, especially with Daniel Sturridge and Sergio Aguero starting. PREDICTION: Draw, 2-2. (Photo: Matt Dunham / AP)
    Liverpool v Manchester City: City lost this fixture last season having come back from two goals down and seeming like the most likely team to score. Sunday’s match comes at a pivotal time for both sides. Liverpool are just outside the top four while City can close the gap at the top to two points, with Chelsea playing in the League Cup final. I think there will be goals again, especially with Daniel Sturridge and Sergio Aguero starting. PREDICTION: Draw, 2-2. (Photo: Matt Dunham / AP)
  • Arsenal v Everton: Arsenal have been in brilliant form, winning 10 of their 12 matches before the midweek Champions League defeat to Monaco. That is a huge setback and the visit of Everton seems like one of those classic matches where Arsenal traditionally drop points. Mesut Ozil is woefully off form and if Arsene Wegner starts him again, three points may be elusive. PREDICTION: Draw, 1-1. (Photo: Eddie Keogh / Reuters)
    Arsenal v Everton: Arsenal have been in brilliant form, winning 10 of their 12 matches before the midweek Champions League defeat to Monaco. That is a huge setback and the visit of Everton seems like one of those classic matches where Arsenal traditionally drop points. Mesut Ozil is woefully off form and if Arsene Wegner starts him again, three points may be elusive. PREDICTION: Draw, 1-1. (Photo: Eddie Keogh / Reuters)
  • Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur: The first piece of silverware in the English football season is on the line at Wembley Stadium. Spurs battered Chelsea, winning 5-3 in their last meeting in the league, but that won’t have much bearing on this tie. Thursday night’s trip to Italy for a Europa League tie is a burden for Spurs. On a neutral ground, Chelsea will have too much quality. Harry Kane to score, Chelsea win. LEAGUE CUP FINAL PREDICTION: Chelsea, 2-1.
    Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur: The first piece of silverware in the English football season is on the line at Wembley Stadium. Spurs battered Chelsea, winning 5-3 in their last meeting in the league, but that won’t have much bearing on this tie. Thursday night’s trip to Italy for a Europa League tie is a burden for Spurs. On a neutral ground, Chelsea will have too much quality. Harry Kane to score, Chelsea win. LEAGUE CUP FINAL PREDICTION: Chelsea, 2-1.

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Manchester United rediscover touch; Chelsea lift League Cup – The National’s EPL predictions

Thomas Woods

February 26, 2015

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The National's Deputy Sports Editor Thomas Woods makes his Premier League predictions for Gameweek 27, including a special extra prediction for Sunday's League Cup final between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. Click the arrows above to scroll through the picks.

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