This Time Next Year - Weekend Preview | 19th & 20th April 2025

This Time Next Year.. Weekend Preview | 19th & 20th April 2025

By Aaron Byrne April 18, 2025 #ThisTimeNextYear

Welcome back new and existing fans of the page. This Easter weekend we have 9 premier league matches to speak about. This will be a shorter version of the normal preview, but will still have the same quality value returning tips.

Brentford vs Brighton

We start at the Brentford Community Stadium where we find two quality football teams, whose form has fallen off a cliff of late. Both sides have only 1 solitary win in their last 5 matches. This is a far cry from their usual output. Which team will buck their recent drop in form?

One thing both sides can usually be counted on is scoring goals. Brentford have the formidable pairing of Wissa and Mbeuno. Brighton are no less potent with the likes of Welbeck and Pedro to bag the goals.

You have to go back a while for either side to actually win this tie. The last year has seen only draws as outcomes. Brighton do tend to get the better of the two if there is a winner. I feel Brentford's recent home form has been terrible enough to give Brighton the edge.

Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth

Next we have another two teams who have been fantastic this season in spells. However, of late both sides have seen goals and points hard to come by.

Palace have a real problem keeping a clean sheet lately, shipping 10 goals in their last two. Bournemouth's recent form isn't much better with only 1 win in 5 matches, perhaps their incredible run has come to an abrupt end.

Even when Bournemouth have struggled this season their new striker has very seldom let them down. He has been a fantastic replacement for Solanke and it's hard to see him not being involved in a goal again this weekend.

Both sides turbulent recent form could definitely have an effect on the quality of attacking intent. The emphasis could definitely lean on " not losing " rather than both teams usual fluid attacking styles. A low scoring draw is a very possible outcome in my opinion, and what I'll be backing.

Everton vs Man City

This match boasts two sides with great matches on their last time out. Everton nicked a very late winner against Forest, arguably one of the best teams this season.

This feat was probably eclipsed by City, who decided in their wisdom to give Palace a two goal start before turning on the old style and dismantling their opponents 5-2. This match usually has one outcome, and that leaves happier fans on the blue side of Manchester rather than Liverpool.

Filling the gigantic shoes of Haaland is next to impossible. Although, Marmoush in his own way has shown he is very adept at filling the void left by the huge Norwegian. At 13/8 the odds are far too big to ignore.

Like I said above, City very often get the better of Everton when the two sides meet. With the champions also finding their shooting boots lately, it's hard to look past anything away victory in the all blue affair.

West Ham vs Southampton

This match has two teams that cannot seemingly buy a win between them. Neither side being able to win once within their last 5 respective matches.

West Ham can be pleased about only two things going into Saturdays match. Firstly, they do tend to get better results when the two teams go head to head. Secondly, although they are not in good form, Southampton are one of the only sides struggling even more.

West Ham have not been great lately, but with strikers returning from injury, and amazing players like Bowen and Kudus to call on, they should be too strong for the Saints.

Bowne and Kudus haven't hit the mark for quite a while. Ferguson and the returning Fullkrug also need to start finding some form. They won't get a better chance than against a side already planning for next season in the championship.

Aston Villa vs Newcastle

We now get to the quality match of Easter Saturday. We have two sides packed with quality, and with those players also performing brilliantly of late. Hopefully this bodes well for the neutrals out there.

Although PSG were just one step above in Villa's hopes for going further in Europe. Closer to home they have been excellent domestically winning their last 4 on the spin.

Newcastle have a trophy in the cabinet; a third place position currently and also are probably the form team in the entire league. The midfield and attacking players are in scintillating form, with the likes of Murphy and Barnes scoring for fun and keeping players like Gordon on the bench.

With the attacking powers both sides possess we hope and tip that both teams will find the back of the net. Hopefully a few times apiece!

Both sides can score bucket loads of goals and this could definitely happen this weekend. But we have also remembered that each team boast an incredible goalkeeper, both number 1s will have to be on form. This is the only reason I'm not looking at a cricket scoreline.

Fulham vs Chelsea

We start on Easter Sunday with a London Derby. The two London sides who recently love winning only their home matches, but on the road are nothing if not inconsistent.

Marco Silva has been incredible since taking over at Fulham. He has taken a side that usually find their way into a relegation dogfight, transorming them into a confident and comfortable mid-table team at worst.

Maresca on the other hand has the thankless task of taking a very overpriced squad. Somehow making them cohesive and effective whilst also keeping the owners happy with what they see.

Both sides can be both happy and angry at how the season has gone thus far. Content with their placings in the Prem table, but also thinking what could have been if they were but a little more consistent throughout.

Fulham have won their last 2 at home. The value for me is them to either win or draw. Chelsea's recent away form means this could be amazing value.

Both teams have very effective attacking players with the ability to score goals. Pair that with two of the weaker goalkeepers in the league and we could see a high scoring affair.

Chelsea have had the monopoly on results in recent history. However, Maresca has yet to get it fully right for me: I feel Fulham will get something this weekend.

Ipswich Town vs Arsenal

Next we have two sides that are feeling world's apart from one another currently. Ipswich are struggling badly, and only the avid home fan will be defiant enough to hope for a miraculous survival story.

The away side have had the best week of their recent history, with an emphatic two leg demolition of the mighty Real Madrid. We all know a fan bragging right about now don't we?

Ipswich have 1 win from their last 5 and 3 times that of losses. Arsenal on the other hand are unbeaten in their last 5 and are probably still on Cloud 9 even 4 days after their night in Spain.

Merino has been incredibly effective as a false 9, with 4 assists and 2 goals in his last 4 matches. This bet being over evens against a poor defence was very surprising and impossible to pass on.

Ipswich have been pretty poor at home of late, losing their last two comfortably. Even if Arteta makes changes, those incoming players will be trying to force their way into a starting lineup against PSG. Arsenal to win is a pretty solid bet this weekend.

Manchester United vs Wolves

Next we have two teams very close in the standings currently, but over the last 5 matches couldn't be further apart in form.

Man United's dreadful form just doesn't seem to ever be coming to an end in the league. With 2 losses in their last 3 and only 1 win in 5, the Red Devil's are not as scary as they once were.

Wolves have been nearly flawless of late, not losing at all in their last 5. They can also be buoyed by a winning streak of 4 in a row. If they keep up this form they will leapfrog this weeks opponents into a higher league position.

Cunha has returned from his ban and this is his second match back. He will undoubtedly have shaken off the cobwebs now so him to score anytime at this price seems ludicrously high.

Historically, United have tended to breeze past Wolves when the sides have met. However, the current form of either side, paired woth the amount of goals both teams are scoring and conceding. This means I can easily see an away win this weekend.

Leicester vs Liverpool

The last match we have this week sees probably the most one sided affair this week. The history between the sides make very poor reading for a Foxes fan, they can barely be seen scoring a goal in the tie let alone getting a point.

Liverpool have won their last four matches between the two at an absolute canter. And recent form for both sides means it has all the signs of a repeat performance.

Diaz has struggled for scoring form this season, but once he gets one there usually are a few goals to follow in the next few matches. He scored in their last match and this means I am on him to score again this week.

Liverpool only need a couple more victories to clinch the title this season. With the team being boosted by new contracts for Salah and Van Dijk this could be a celebratory rout of a result. One more win closer to the title in my estimations.