Premier League 2024/25 predictions: Gameweek 16

How will Manchester City and Manchester United react when they face each other in this season’s first Manchester derby after last weekend’s disappointing results? Man City drew 2-2 against Crystal Palace away, while Man United fell to a 3-2 home defeat to Nottingham Forest.

Will Chelsea continue their winning spree this weekend after last weekend’s entertaining 4-3 win over Tottenham away from home? Arsenal dropped two points on the road following their 1-1 draw at Fulham. 

This week’s Premier League gameweek 16 predictions were made based on data, expert knowledge, and current form.

Premier League 2024/25 Gameweek 16 Predictions: 14/12/24 - 16/12/24

Arsenal to bounce back to winning ways: Arsenal vs Everton

• Date: 14/12/2024
• Kick-off: 16:00
• Everton are in poor form and they have little to no chance of salvaging a point in London.

Arsenal need to show a response following last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Fulham and their game against Everton is exactly what Mikel Arteta and his boys would want. The Toffees are in dreadful form (three wins in 14 matches), and have a very bad record (four defeats in their last five meetings) against Gunners, who are pushing for the title.

Arsenal vs Everton prediction: Home team to win

Wolves and Ipswich Town to delight fans with goals: Wolves vs Ipswich Town

• Date: 14/12/2024
• Kick-off: 16:00
• Matches involving Wolves commonly produce many goals, and we expect this encounter to follow suit.

Ipswich Town may be fond of limiting teams from scoring many goals, but Wolves’ last ten matches suggest this encounter might be a good advert for football. Nine of the Wanderers’ last ten matches ended with at least three goals, so we think this tie may follow suit.

Wolves vs Ipswich Town prediction: Over 2.5 goals

Newcastle United to return to winning ways after last weekend’s setback: Newcastle United vs Leicester City

• Date: 14/12/2024
• Kick-off: 16:00
• Leicester City may be unbeaten under a new coach, but that can change at St. James’ Park because Newcastle Utd are eager to show a response to last weekend’s defeat to Brentford.

Newcastle United succumbed to a 4-2 defeat on the road to Brentford, and they are anxious to hand Leicester City a share of that defeat when both teams meet this weekend. The Foxes may have gone unbeaten in their last two games, but the Magpies are a difficult side to control when they play in front of their fans, which suggests Ruud van Nistelrooy’s honeymoon ended last weekend against Brighton.

Newcastle United vs Leicester City prediction: Home team to win

Liverpool to continue their winning spree: Liverpool vs Fulham

• Date: 14/12/2024
• Kick-off: 16:00
• Fulham may have held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw last time out, but they struggle to repeat such a decent display as visitors.

Liverpool didn’t take part in last weekend’s round due to bad weather in Everton. They are to continue from where they left off, and considering they have only lost once this season, the Reds are expected to take all three points and extend the gap at the top of the standings.

Liverpool vs Fulham prediction: Home team to win

Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa to struggle in the final third: Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa

• Date: 14/12/2024
• Kick-off: 18:30
• Aston Villa’s away matches rarely produce many goals, and we think this encounter may lack goals as well.

Nottingham Forest secured a huge win last weekend when they beat Manchester United 3-2 at Old Trafford. They will want to maintain that momentum, as that is the natural thing to do after a big win, but Villa are aware of this and will try to manage the game, knowing that they will be short of energy following their involvement in the Champions League.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa prediction: Under 3.5 goals

Brighton and Crystal Palace to exchange goals: Brighton vs Crystal Palace

• Date: 15/12/2024
• Kick-off: 15:00
• Both teams scored and conceded goals in the last round, and we think they can exchange goals in this encounter.

Brighton conceded two late goals against Leicester City last weekend, as their struggles to keep clean sheets continue. Crystal Palace scored twice against Manchester City, and will push to maintain that momentum against Brighton. Expecting both teams to get on the scoreboard isn’t a stretch.

Brighton vs Crystal Palace prediction: Both teams to score - yes

Manchester City and Manchester United to exchange goals at Etihad: Man City vs Man United

• Date: 15/12/2024
• Kick-off: 17:30
• Both teams are inconsistent, and when two struggling teams meet, they tend to exchange goals.

Manchester City have struggled to keep clean sheets this season, as Manchester United are scoring goals now following the departure of Erik ten Hag. Because both teams are inconsistent, we think it is safer to expect them to get on the scoreboard, something both Manchester clubs have been doing regularly lately.

Manchester City vs Manchester United prediction: Both teams to score - yes

Southampton and Tottenham to entertain fans with goals: Southampton vs Tottenham

• Date: 15/12/2024
• Kick-off: 20:00
• The Saints find it easy to get on the scoreboard against top teams, and we think they can do the same against Spurs.

Tottenham lost a two-goal lead against Chelsea last weekend, and they are expected to show a response to that. While they are eager to put the defeat from last weekend behind them, they still have issues at the back, which almost every team has scored against them. They conceded twice against Ipswich Town and four against Chelsea, while Southampton scored twice against Liverpool and once against Chelsea. There’s a pattern here. We wouldn’t be expecting much if we anticipated goals on both ends from this encounter.

Southampton vs Tottenham prediction: Both teams to score - yes

Chelsea and Brentford to display their attacking prowess: Chelsea vs Brentford

• Date: 15/12/2024
• Kick-off: 20:00
• Both teams scored four goals each last weekend, and we can only expect them to repeat the same high-intensity football at Stamford Bridge this weekend.

Matches involving either team regularly produce many goals, and we think the upcoming encounter can follow suit. Four of Chelsea’s last five matches ended with over 2.5 goals, and the same for Brentford.

Chelsea vs Brentford prediction: Over 2.5 goals

Bournemouth and West Ham United to exchange goals: Bournemouth vs West Ham

• Date: 16/12/2024
• Kick-off: 21:00
• Monday night football commonly produces many goals, just as we witnessed last Monday.

Bournemouth and West Ham will look to showcase their attacking mastery after a long rest. West Ham beat Wolves 3-1 last Monday, while Bournemouth came from a goal down to beat Ipswich Town 2-1 away. Both teams are fond of entertaining their fans with goals, and we wouldn’t be expecting much if we anticipate at least three goals to be scored in the upcoming encounter.

Bournemouth vs West Ham prediction: Over 2.5 goals