EPL 2024/25 Preview & Betting Tips: Matchday 36

Just three weeks remain in the Premier League season, but there is still plenty yet to be decided when it comes to who will qualify for the European leagues at the end of the season. Just four points separate Manchester City in 3rd from Aston Villa in 7th, and with just three Champions League spots to be shared among those five teams there is plenty to play for over the coming weeks. Two of those teams play each other on Sunday evening when Newcastle hosts Chelsea, while the last game of the round will see Liverpool host Arsenal in a top-of-the-table clash, and below you can check out our EPL tips and predictions for those games and the rest set to take place over the course of Matchweek 36.

Last week was a good one for Manchester City, with a win for them and draws for a couple of nearby teams helping them climb up to 3rd spot. With one game and a significant goal differential separating them from 6th, they can just about secure a Champions League spot with a win this weekend, and with Southampton awaiting them they will feel very confident in their ability to do just that.

Southampton’s miserable season is coming to a miserable end, as last weekend they suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of just about the only team in the league that they look moderately capable of beating in Leicester City. That took their record to a paltry 2-5-28, and as they have been for many months they are just waiting to be punted back to the Championship. With Manchester City keen to secure their spot in the top five this weekend, most EPL predictions have this pegged as another hefty loss to the home team to kick off Matchweek 36.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Manchester City -1.5	$1.60
	Manchester City/Manchester City half-time/full-time	$1.70
	Manchester City -2.5	$2.50

Predicted Lineups

Southampton

• GK A. Ramsdale
• DC Jan Bednarek
• DC J. Stephens
• DC T. Harwood-Bellis
• ML Ryan Manning
• MC Lesley Ugochukwu
• MC Flynn Downes
• MR K. Walker-Peters
• AMC Mateus Fernandes
• AMC K. Sulemana
• FW Paul Onuachu

Manchester City

• GK Ederson
• DL N. O'Reilly
• DC J. Gvardiol
• DC Ruben Dias
• DR Matheus Nunes
• MC Nico Gonzalez
• MC I. Gundogan
• MC B. Silva
• FWL Jeremy Doku
• FWR O. Marmoush
• FW K. De Bruyne

Fulham tumbled three spots down the standings last weekend courtesy of a 1-0 loss to Aston Villa, not that it matters all that much. After giving themselves an outside chance of sneaking into the top five when they beat Liverpool a few weeks ago they have lost three of four games, their solitary victory coming when they beat Southampton by a goal. They now have little left to play for but pride over the remaining few weeks of the season; though their opposition this weekend finds themselves in a similar situation.

Everton’s relatively disappointing season continued last weekend when they failed to beat the relegation-bound Ipswich Town, letting them back into the game after opening up a 2-0 lead. Their eyes will be firmly fixed on next week’s game against Southampton, which will be their last at Goodison Park, though with Fulham also not having that much to play for this could be a lacklustre affair. The home team should probably win, but it would be no surprise to see this one end in a draw, and with some Victorian bookmakers offering over $3.50, that result looks like good value.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Draw	$3.55
	Everton +1.5	$1.30
	Both teams to score – Yes	$1.85

Predicted Lineups

Fulham

• GK Bernd Leno
• DL A. Robinson
• DC J. Andersen
• DC C. Bassey
• DR Kenny Tete
• DMC Sasa Lukic
• DMC Sander Berge
• AML Alex Iwobi
• AMC E. Smith Rowe
• AMR Harry Wilson
• FW Raul Jimenez

Everton

• GK J. Pickford
• DL V. Mykolenko
• DC J. Branthwaite
• DC Jake O'Brien
• DR N. Patterson
• DMC I. Gueye
• DMC James Garner
• AML I. Ndiaye
• AMC A. Doucoure
• AMR D. McNeil
• FW Beto

The Wolves’ surprising six-game winning streak came to an expected end last weekend when they faced a substantially more difficult opponent than what they had been. They were certainly not disgraced against Manchester City though, conceding the solitary goal of what was a relatively defensive game. They also have nothing left to play for over the past couple of weeks, but given they were on the brink of relegation a few weeks ago they will be comfortable with the 13th position that they currently occupy.

Brighton, meanwhile, will be a little more disappointed even though they are a couple of spots further up in 10th. They were one of the in-form teams in the league just a few weeks ago and looked like making a genuine play at the top five, but they have hit an indifferent patch of form over the past month or so and have now won just one of their last seven games. They were solid last weekend against a superior outfit in Newcastle, holding them to a 1-1 draw, but may have to once again settle for splitting the points in Wolverhampton.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Draw	$3.55
	Both teams to score – Yes	$1.55
	Over 2.5 goals	$1.72

Predicted Lineups

Wolverhampton

• GK Jose Sa
• DC Toti Gomes
• DC Matt Doherty
• DC E. Agbadou
• ML R. Ait-Nouri
• MC Joao Gomes
• MC Andre
• MR N. Semedo
• AMC M. Munetsi
• AMC J. Bellegarde
• FW Matheus Cunha

Brighton and Hove Albion

• GK B. Verbruggen
• DL P. Estupinan
• DC Lewis Dunk
• DC J. van Hecke
• DR Mats Wieffer
• DMC J. Hinshelwood
• DMC Carlos Baleba
• AML S. Adingra
• AMC Matt O'Riley
• AMR Y. Minteh
• FW D. Welbeck

This is not exactly a game that will get neutrals overly excited, though given the form of Brentford’s offence (and Ipswich Town’s defence) we could at least be in for a few goals. Ipswich Town did well to secure a draw against Everton last weekend, fighting back from 2-0 down, though that made it five games in a row in which they have conceded multiple goals and nine conceded in their last three.

Brentford, meanwhile, put four of their own on the board against Manchester United, the second time in three weeks they’ve done that and giving them a total of 10 goals in their past three matches. They’ve now won three on the trot and haven’t lost in over a month, and while that won’t ultimately mean anything it will at least mean that they will end the season on a high. Given both of these teams’ form, It would be a surprise if Brentford don’t score multiple goals in this one against a pretty lacklustre defence, and them putting a few goals on the board and securing a big win looks like one of the better EPL tips of the weekend.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Brentford to win	$1.60
	Over 3.5 goals	$2.35
	Brentford to score 3 goals or more	$2.60

Predicted Lineups

Ipswich Town

• GK Alex Palmer
• DL J. Greaves
• DC L. Woolfenden
• DC Dara O'Shea
• DR A. Tuanzebe
• DMC Sam Morsy
• DMC Jack Taylor
• AML Julio Enciso
• AMC C. Chaplin
• AMR O. Hutchinson
• FW Liam Delap

Brentford

• GK Mark Flekken
• DL Rico Henry
• DC N. Collins
• DC S. van den Berg
• DR M. Kayode
• DMC Y. Yarmolyuk
• DMC C. Norgaard
• AML Kevin Schade
• AMC M. Damsgaard
• AMR Bryan Mbeumo
• FW Yoane Wissa

Bournemouth are just too far back to compete for a European league spot over the remaining few weeks of the season, but they are at least finishing the season with a flourish. Since their disappointing loss to Ipswich Town over a month ago they have not lost a game, and last weekend’s 2-1 defeat of Arsenal – which saw them score twice in ten minutes to take the lead after being 1-0 down – was one of their best performances of the season. They will pose a significant challenge for their opponents this weekend, but there is a whole lot on the line for Aston Villa.

Villa’s 1-0 win over Fulham wasn’t enough to move them up from 7th, but they are just one point behind Nottingham Forest in 6th and three points back from Chelsea and Newcastle. A Champions League spot is still well within their grasp, and with Tottenham and Manchester United to come after this game, they could easily win their last three and potentially make their way into the top five as a result. This will be a hard-fought game and Bournemouth won’t make life easy for the visitors, but Viilla have been playing really well, and with a lot on the line, can secure a pivotal win at significantly better than even money odds with both Aussie and international betting sites like Bet365.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Aston Villa to win	$2.65
	Aston Villa/draw double chance	$1.58
	Under 2.5 goals	$2.30

Predicted Lineups

Bournemouth

• GK K. Arrizabalaga
• DL Milos Kerkez
• DC Dean Huijsen
• DC I. Zabarnyi
• DR J. Araujo
• DMC Lewis Cook
• DMC Tyler Adams
• AML A. Semenyo
• AMC J. Kluivert
• AMR M. Tavernier
• FW Evanilson

Aston Villa

• GK E. Martinez
• DL Lucas Digne
• DC Pau Torres
• DC Ezri Konsa
• DR Matty Cash
• DMC B. Kamara
• DMC Y. Tielemans
• AML M. Rogers
• AMC M. Asensio
• AMR John McGinn
• FW O. Watkins

This is the biggest game of the weekend, one which is both of enormous significance for these teams and others around them, and which should be played at a very high level. Newcastle and Chelsea occupy spots 4 and 5 in the standings, but with things so tight in that part of the ladder, the result of this game will go a long way to determine which teams qualify for the Champions League come season’s end. Newcastle enters the game on the back of a disappointing draw against Brighton which took their record over the last three weeks to 1-1-1-, but their form at St. James Park has been brilliant. They’ve won their last five Premier League games there and their last three by a cumulative score of 12-1, though none of those opposition were of the quality of Chelsea.

And the visitors come into this game in great form on the back of three wins on the trot, the latest of which was a pivotal 3-1 defeat of the recently crowned champions in Liverpool. Obviously Liverpool has already secured top spot, but that was still just their third loss of the season and a really impressive showing with a lot on the line by Chelsea. This is a huge, huge game and will be played at a very high intensity, but St. James Park will be absolutely rocking and with a 12th man in the form of 50,000 Newcastle fans, the home side can earn the most important three points of their season.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Newcastle to win	$2.15
	Both teams to score – Yes	$1.45
	Newcastle 2-1 correct score	$8.00

Predicted Lineups

Newcastle

• GK Nick Pope
• DL V. Livramento
• DC Dan Burn
• DC Fabian Schar
• DR K. Trippier
• MC Bruno Guimaraes
• MC Joe Willock
• MC S. Tonali
• FWL H. Barnes
• FWR Jacob Murphy
• FW A. Isak

Chelsea

• GK R. Sanchez
• DL M. Cucurella
• DC T. Chalobah
• DC Levi Colwill
• DR M. Caicedo
• DMC E. Fernandez
• DMC Romeo Lavia
• AML Noni Madueke
• AMC Cole Palmer
• AMR Pedro Neto
• FW N. Jackson

Manchester United’s Premier League season has been the worst in the club’s history and it’s now been nearly two months since they won in it, but their attention will be firmly on the second leg of their Europa League semi-final on Friday. Having won the first leg 3-0 on the road they will be qualifying for the final barring a disaster, but regardless, the second leg is just a couple of days before this game against West Ham and certainly won’t help their chances.

Not that West Ham is going much better. They have not won a game since way back in February, though they have drawn every second game since then and all their losses have been by just a solitary goal. Both will no doubt be keen to break those winless streaks, but it’s hard to imagine either of these sides winning this game with any sort of ease. This one could be destined for a draw to keep both of them searching for an elusive first win in a long time.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Draw	$3.60
	Under 2.5 goals	$2.02
	0-0 correct score	$12.00

Predicted Lineups

Manchester United

• GK A. Bayindir
• DC Leny Yoro
• DC T. Fredricson
• DC Luke Shaw
• ML Harry Amass
• MC M. Ugarte
• MC K. Mainoo
• MR Amad Diallo
• AMC Mason Mount
• AMC C. Eriksen
• FW C. Obi-Martin

West Ham

• GK A. Areola
• DC A. Cresswell
• DC J. Todibo
• DC Max Kilman
• ML Emerson
• MC Tomas Soucek
• MC L. Paqueta
• MR A. Wan-Bissaka
• AMC Jarrod Bowen
• AMC M. Kudus
• FW N. Fullkrug

Of all the teams fighting for European league spots, Nottingham Forest is clearly the most out of form. They have won just one of their last five games and last weekend drew with Crystal Palace in a disappointing result, and are now two points back from Newcastle and Chelsea in 4th and 5th. But all is not lost just yet. They get a terrific chance to pull one of those teams – who obviously cannot both win given they are playing one another – back and potentially move into the top five with a win over one of the worst teams in the league in Leicester City.

Leicester City’s season has been a grim one and their last few months in particular have been hard viewing, with only a couple of games out of their last 12 yielding a goal. Last weekend, however, was one of them, as they managed to find the back of the net twice against the only team below them on the standings in Southampton to secure a 2-0 win. But with relegation long ago assured, that will likely be their last win of the season, and Nottingham Forest should surely have no issue picking up a comfortable and vitally important win in this one.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Under 2.5 goals	$2.15
	Leicester City to score 0 goals	$1.95
	Nottingham Forest 2-0 correct score	$6.20

Predicted Lineups

Nottingham Forest

• GK Matz Sels
• DL N. Williams
• DC N. Milenkovic
• DC Murillo
• DR Ola Aina
• DMC Ryan Yates
• DMC N. Dominguez
• AML E. Anderson
• AMC M. Gibbs-White
• AMR A. Elanga
• FW Chris Wood

Leicester City

• GK J. Stolarczyk
• DL Luke Thomas
• DC Wout Faes
• DC Conor Coady
• DR James Justin
• DMC W. Ndidi
• DMC Oliver Skipp
• AML B. El Khannouss
• AMC Jordan Ayew
• AMR K. McAteer
• FW Jamie Vardy

Tottenham has a big week ahead of them, and not because of this game. In what has been a thoroughly disappointing season, the solitary positive has been their Europa League run, and having secured a 3-1 win in the first leg they have an opportunity to advance to the final on Friday morning against. They’ll play that leg in Norway before scooting back to the UK to play in Tottenham three days later, so their preparation for this game won’t exactly be ideal.

Their opponents will be trying to win their first game since early April, though having picked up three draws in a row and the last two against top six teams, the form of Crystal Palace is not all that bad. They are firmly locked away in 12th, five points back from 11th and five points clear of 13th, and like Tottenham have little to play for over the remainder of the Premier League season but pride. This is not a game to get particularly excited about, and it may well end in a stalemate.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Draw	$3.60
	Under 3.5 goals	$1.58
	1-1 correct score	$7.00

Predicted Lineups

Tottenham

• GK G. Vicario
• DL Djed Spence
• DC Kevin Danso
• DC Ben Davies
• DR Archie Gray
• MC Y. Bissouma
• MC D. Kulusevski
• MC Pape Sarr
• FWL Mathys Tel
• FWR W. Odobert
• FW Richarlison

Crystal Palace

• GK D. Henderson
• DC C. Richards
• DC M. Lacroix
• DC Marc Guehi
• ML T. Mitchell
• MC Will Hughes
• MC Adam Wharton
• MR Daniel Munoz
• AMC Eberechi Eze
• AMC Ismaila Sarr
• FW J. Mateta

Arguably the best game of the round is saved for last, with a top-of-the-table clash between Liverpool and Arsenal concluding the Matchweek 36 proceedings. Of course, this game doesn’t have the repercussions of some others, in particular the Newcastle vs Chelsea game, but there will still be plenty of interest in what should be a spicy clash between these two long-time rivals. Liverpool have, of course, staved off the 2nd placed Arsenal to secure this year’s title already, and they will be keen to put some salt in the wound (and avoid an unusual second consecutive loss) at Anfield.

Arsenal, meanwhile, will be eager to knock off the team which has all season stood in their way of a title, and after last week’s disappointing loss to Bournemouth have some added motivation for this game. Three points clear of Man City in 3rd, they should be safe in the top five, but if they lose this weekend they could feasibly be only a game clear of teams in 4th, 5th and 6th after this game. Their Champions League spot would likely still be safe in that case, though they would no doubt rather not risk it. Unfortunately, they may not have a choice. Liverpool has a 14-2-1 record at home this season, and in a high-quality game can avoid losing their second straight game, and instead resign the Gunners to that fate.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Liverpool to win	$2.15
	Over 2.5 goals	$1..77
	Liverpool/draw double chance	$1.30

Predicted Lineups

Liverpool

• GK Alisson
• DL K. Tsimikas
• DC J. Quansah
• DC V. van Dijk
• DR T. Alexander-Arnold
• DMC Curtis Jones
• DMC Wataru Endo
• AML Cody Gakpo
• AMC H. Elliott
• AMR M. Salah
• FW Diogo Jota

Arsenal

• GK David Raya
• DL M. Lewis-Skelly
• DC Jakub Kiwior
• DC W. Saliba
• DR Ben White
• MC T. Partey
• MC Mikel Merino
• MC Declan Rice
• FWL G. Martinelli
• FWR Bukayo Saka
• FW L. Trossard

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