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Saturday's Premier League 3pm predictions

Bournemouth vs Liverpool predictions

No team has taken more points from their last ten Premier League games than Bournemouth or Liverpool, who have both amassed 22 points in that time.

The Cherries have overcome an injury crisis to put together a 12-game unbeaten run and they have scored nine goals in beating fellow European hopefuls Newcastle and Nottingham Forest in their last two matches.

Liverpool, meanwhile, remain the side that everyone has to catch at the top, and with Arsenal facing Manchester City on Sunday, Arne Slot's league leaders can open up a nine-point gap on the Gunners with victory at the Vitality Stadium.

Strong second-half performances have been a recurring theme for both sides this season. Liverpool have netted a league-high 31 goals after the break while the Cherries are not far behind them with 27.

Bournemouth's injury issues means Andoni Iraola will struggle to match Slot's options off the bench and there is a real possibility that the game will open up as players begin to tire in the second stanza.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool team news

Bournemouth: Enes Unal, Evanilson, Marco Senesi, Julian Araujo, James Hill and Julio Soler are out but Alex Scott, Adam Smith and Luis Sinisterra could return.
Liverpool: Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez and Joe Gomez face late fitness tests and Curtis Jones is expected to miss out.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool predicted line-ups

Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Cook, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Christie, Adams; Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo; Ouattara
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Diaz

Bournemouth vs Liverpool key stat

These two have scored 58 combined second-half goals this season, compared to 37 in the first half.

Best bet for Bournemouth vs Liverpool:

Second half to be higher scoring
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Verdict by Joe Casey

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Everton vs Leicester predictions

Everton have won two of their three games since David Moyes’s return to Goodison Park and the Toffees can make it three victories on the spin against Leicester.

The Foxes picked up a crucial win at injury-hit Tottenham last weekend, but they had lost their previous seven league outings and have conceded 49 times in 23 games.

Everton are just one place above the Midlanders but they have let in 21 goals fewer and only Liverpool and Nottingham Forest have kept more clean sheets this term than the Toffees' eight.

Scoring goals has been a slight issue – only Southampton have scored fewer than Everton's haul of 19 – but they have looked sharper under Moyes and put three past Spurs in their last home outing.

A replication of that performance should be more than enough to see off a Foxes side who have lost seven of their 11 away games in the Premier League.

Everton vs Leicester team news

Everton: Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Armando Broja, Tim Iroegbunam, Seamus Coleman, Dwight McNeil, Youssef Chermiti and Orel Mangala are out. 
Leicester: Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen is set to return but the game will come too soon for Ricardo Pereira, Abdul Fatawu and Wilfred Ndidi.

Everton vs Leicester predicted line-ups

Everton (4-5-1): Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Lindstrom, Gueye, Garner, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Beto
Leicester (4-2-3-1): Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Winks, Soumare; Ayew, El Khannouss, Decordova-Reid; Vardy

Everton vs Leicester key stat

Leicester have won just one of their last eight Premier League meetings with Everton.

Best bet for Everton vs Leicester:

Everton to beat Leicester
1pt 4-5 general

Verdict by Joe Casey

Ipswich vs Southampton predictions

A 6-0 defeat to Manchester City and a 4-1 loss at Liverpool are typical of the results promoted teams are prone to suffer in the Premier League, but Ipswich should be able to draw a line through those heavy defeats to get past bottom-of-the-table Southampton.

It has been predictably tough for the Tractor Boys after successive promotions and they have won just once at Portman Road – a memorable 2-0 success last month over Chelsea. But a visit from the Saints is a great chance for Town to boost their survival bid.

It is difficult to see how Southampton will save themselves as they have lost nine of their last ten games and are on course to become one of the worst teams in Premier League history.

The sorry Saints have amassed just six points from 23 league fixtures and have conceded 14 goals in their last four top-flight matches on the road.

A positive home performance is expected – it is a game Ipswich simply have to win – and even better news on the injury front may not save Southampton from further disappointment.

Ipswich vs Southampton team news

Ipswich: Hopes are high that Leif Davis can play after illness but Chiedozie Ogbene, Conor Chaplin, Wes Burns and Sammy Szmodics have been ruled out. However, Jens Cajuste is expected to return.
Southampton: Ross Stewart remains out but Tyler Dibling, Aaron Ramsdale and Kamaldeen Sulemana are available. New signings Welington and Albert Gronbaek are in contention while Jack Stephens may return, but this game comes too soon for Nathan Wood-Gordon and Ryan Fraser.

Ipswich vs Southampton predicted line-ups

Ipswich (4-2-3-1): Walton; Tuanzebe, O'Shea, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Phillips; Hutchinson, Enciso, Philogene; Delap
Southampton (3-4-1-2): Ramsdale; Bree, Bednarek, Harwood-Bellis; Sugawara, Aribo, Ugochukwu, Walker-Peters; Fernandes; Armstrong, Onuachu

Ipswich vs Southampton key stat

Southampton have taken one point from their last ten matches.

Best bet for Ipswich vs Southampton:

Ipswich
2pts Evs Betfair

Verdict by Ian Wilkerson

Newcastle vs Fulham predictions

Newcastle suffered a surprise 4-1 defeat to Bournemouth in their last home game, but a trip to Southampton was just the ticket for them to get back in the groove and they can build on that by getting over the line against Fulham.

Eddie Howe has found the right recipe at St James' Park this season and his side look in with a good shout of finishing in the top four, aided in no small part by prolific striker Alexander Isak, who has hit top gear after a frustrating start to his time in the North East and trails only Mo Salah and Erling Haaland in the race for the Golden Boot with 17 goals.

Saturday's clash with Fulham should be a high-scoring affair as the Cottagers can usually be relied upon to find the net on the road and were unfortunate to suffer a 1-0 loss at home to Manchester United on Monday.

Marco Silva's team have scored twice in each of their last four away league games and should make their mark on Tyneside. But Newcastle are taken to head into the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final against Arsenal having claimed a seventh home win of the season.

Newcastle vs Fulham team news

Newcastle: Callum Wilson has returned to training but is unlikely to be risked while Jamaal Lascelles and Harvey Barnes remain sidelined for the Magpies.
Fulham: The game is likely to come too early for Reiss Nelson, while Kenny Tete and Harry Wilson are out.

Newcastle vs Fulham predicted line-ups

Newcastle (4-3-3): Dubravka; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Gordon
Fulham (4-2-3-1): Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Lukic, Berge; Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez

Newcastle vs Fulham key stat

Fulham have found the net in their last ten away league matches.

Best bet for Newcastle vs Fulham:

Newcastle & both teams to score
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Verdict by Ian Wilkerson

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