Premier League Matchweek 7 Preview and Prediction
Our expert has made his picks for the upcoming round of matches as the early part of the season sees the league table begin to take shape, with Liverpool in first place but just two points separating the top five.
Matchday 7 will see all the matches crammed into a busy weekend before the next international break, with seven on Saturday and three on Sunday.
Arsenal and Man City will be hopeful of recording home wins over Southampton and Fulham respectively, while leaders Liverpool have a testing trip to Crystal Palace.
Aston Villa will play Manchester United on Sunday in a huge match for under-pressure Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag, while Cole Palmer will hope to continue his fine form as Chelsea host Nottingham Forest.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United Prediction: Premier League Match Preview
Manchester United are in desperate need of a win when they take on Aston Villa on Sunday, with the pressure piled on Erik ten Hag after last week’s sorry 3-0 loss at home to Tottenham.
United have lost three of their six Premier League fixtures this season, winning just twice – against Southampton and Fulham – while they have lost their last two home matches in the top flight by an aggregate score of 6-0, versus Liverpool and Spurs.
Their tally of seven points is their joint-fewest after six games of any Premier League season (two wins, one draw, three losses), having made identical starts under David Moyes in 2013-14 and Ole Gunnar Solskjær in 2020-21.
They now face another of the league’s top teams when they take on Villa, who are fresh from their midweek UEFA Champions League triumph over Bayern Munich and unbeaten in their last four league matches, winning three and drawing one.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United Head-to-Head
Despite the hosts coming into this as favourites, it is worth noting that Man Utd have a great record against the Villans.
United have won 40 Premier League games against Villa, with only the Red Devils themselves beating an opponent more often in the competition’s history (41 versus Everton).
Villa have won just one of their last 25 Premier League home games against United (eight draws, 16 losses), with that victory coming in Emery’s first game in charge of the club in November 2022 (3-1).
PREDICTION: HOME WIN OR DRAW @1.41
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool: AWAY WIN @1.50
Manchester City vs Fulham: OVER 2.5 @1.41
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest: HOME WIN @1.50
Arsenal vs Southampton FC: OVER 2.5 @ 1.36
GERMAN BUNDESLIGA:
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Holstein: OVER 2.5 @1.20
Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund: OVER 1.5 @1.22
1. Heidenheim vs RB Leipzig: 2 DNB @1.30
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich: OVER 2.5 @1.34
LALIGA:
Real Madrid vs Villarreal: OVER 2.5 @1.31
Girona vs Athletic Bilbao: OVER 1.5 @1.29
Deportivo Alaves vs FC Barcelona: 2 DNB @1.24
Real Sociedad vs Atletico Madrid: UNDER 3.5 @1.22
