- 4/18/2025
As Easter approaches, Paul Coyte and Clive Allen are back with their weekend Premier League predictions for GB News members. With the battle for European spots intensifying and relegation fears looming large, the pair cast their expert eyes over the upcoming fixtures.
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00:00Time for our Premier League predictions then,
00:01our Easter Premier League predictions
00:03with the excellent Clive Allen.
00:05Clive, how was our week, by the way, last week?
00:07It wasn't too bad, was it?
00:09I think we did quite well.
00:10It was okay.
00:11I think there was a few strange results.
00:14And obviously, whenever we go into this Easter period,
00:16the games, intense period of games,
00:19we're on the line now, aren't we?
00:21And I think the fight for the Champions League
00:24and European football come the end of season
00:26could go to the very last kick
00:29and the very last game this season.
00:30It's going to be that close.
00:32Newcastle, well, they've come from nowhere
00:34with an amazing run.
00:35Five Premier League victories back-to-back.
00:38They've gone into third place.
00:39Absolutely.
00:40Well, let's start with the first game then.
00:42And it's Brentford versus Brighton.
00:44So, Brentford drew with Arsenal.
00:47They drew with Chelsea, didn't they?
00:48Whereas Brighton, another one of those funny teams,
00:51they now haven't won in six.
00:52They were looking great.
00:53And now they're looking a little bit wobbly.
00:55So, I'm going to go...
00:57And I don't know whether you...
00:58I'm going to go straight in with a 1-1.
00:59And I know it's going to be an easy prediction
01:02or sitting on the fence,
01:03but I'm just going to go with 1-1 on that one.
01:05What about you?
01:05I think Brighton are feeling the pressure.
01:07I don't think there's any pressure on Brentford.
01:09I think this is going to be a close game,
01:12but I'm going to go Brentford 2, Brighton 1.
01:14Home right.
01:16Well, what about Palace?
01:18One of your old teams.
01:19So, Palace against Bournemouth,
01:20now absolutely murdered.
01:22By the way, before we get into the rest of it,
01:26talking about Crystal Palace,
01:27there's Crystal Palace against Bournemouth,
01:29Eberici as a...
01:30And it's the old Panenka penalty situation.
01:34What do you make on it?
01:35Because we actually saw two, didn't we?
01:36And it was the same with the Bukayo Saka tribe one.
01:39I mean, obviously really made up for it a bit later.
01:43But where do you stand on the Panenka?
01:45They look great if they go in,
01:46but if they don't, they're just embarrassing.
01:48And that was one of the worst policies I've ever seen.
01:50I absolutely agree with you.
01:52The only way it's right is if you score.
01:53If you put it in the back of the net.
01:55If you don't, it's pretty embarrassing
01:57because I just think you're trying to be too clever.
02:01You really are.
02:02If it works, fine.
02:03Because you've taken the penalty kick
02:05and you've scored.
02:06If you don't, I think it's quite embarrassing.
02:09And Eze's one was a poor one
02:11because he didn't even chip it.
02:12He's supposed to chip it over the goalkeeper.
02:14And he rolled it along the floor.
02:16Keeper didn't even move.
02:18It's almost like, wait, if the keeper moves,
02:19and it was like, steppy, steppy, steppy.
02:22And then it was like,
02:23I don't think he even would have made it to the goal
02:25if the keeper hadn't been there.
02:29But I think more importantly, Paul,
02:32two games where they've conceded five Crystal Palace,
02:35which for Oliver Glesner would be a little bit alarming
02:39with the semi-final of the FA Cup coming up.
02:41I saw them play at Man City last week
02:43and they started really well.
02:45I thought, wow, this is a Palace team,
02:48in form, full of confidence.
02:50They're going to beat City.
02:51And then City turned it on
02:53and literally blew them away.
02:55Defensively, they just looked unbalanced.
02:58Palace, they didn't look confident.
02:59And then they've gone to Newcastle
03:00and got beat five in the midweek.
03:02So, you can see some logic in my thinking here.
03:07I'm going to go Crystal Palace, one, Bournemouth, nil.
03:11They're going to keep a clean sheet.
03:13That has to be imperative for Crystal Palace.
03:16Okay.
03:16And Bournemouth feeling the pressure as well.
03:18They're, you know, they've got back to winning ways this week,
03:22but I think they're feeling the pressure
03:24in terms of qualifying for Europe as well.
03:26So, I'm going to go, yeah, Palace, one, Bournemouth, nil.
03:29It's funny, isn't it?
03:30There's a few teams this season.
03:31Bournemouth are one, Palace are one as well,
03:33where it's been a really good run,
03:35then a bad run, and then a decent run.
03:38And it's with Palace as well.
03:40It's like you say, it's not how you start,
03:41it's how you finish.
03:42And it seems like they're finishing
03:44the way they started the season
03:45because they were awful
03:46and then got on this really good run.
03:49And now, like you say, 10 goals in two games
03:51is a bit of a worry,
03:53but it's coming to an end
03:54as far as you're concerned then.
03:55I think they need to, one, have a clean sheet,
03:59be really solid, resilient.
04:01I think it's going to be a close game.
04:03And they're obviously focused.
04:05Their focus is now on the semi-final,
04:06the FA Cup.
04:07Yeah.
04:08Well, I'm going to go with a Palace win as well,
04:10but I'm going to go 2-1.
04:12So, Palace at 11th, 43, Bournemouth at 8th.
04:15See, they just need to get a few wins together
04:18towards the end of the season, Bournemouth.
04:19But, you know, beat Fulham
04:21and then drew with West Ham,
04:22lost to Ipswich, lost to Brentford.
04:23Right.
04:24So, we both agreed then on a Palace win.
04:26Next game then.
04:27Now, I wonder what you think about this one.
04:29Everton against Manchester City.
04:30Everton, they're just moving up
04:32and they're moving up
04:33and it's now 13th on 38 points.
04:35Manchester City, a fifth.
04:38So, they desperately need this Champions League place.
04:41After Palace,
04:43and they're on 55 points.
04:45I am going to go for an Everton win here, Clive.
04:48I don't know whether you agree with me on this,
04:51but above Manchester United and Spurs.
04:53They beat Forrest.
04:54True with Arsenal.
04:56And it's only Liverpool that seem to have beaten them recently.
04:59So, I'm actually going to go for an Everton win 2-1
05:01against Manchester City.
05:02What do you reckon?
05:03I think you're absolutely right.
05:05Everton found consistency under David Moyes.
05:07They've been resilient.
05:08They've won games.
05:10They've been in every game they've played under him.
05:12And I think it's a really tough game for City.
05:15City are in fifth.
05:16And fifth place gets you into the Champions League now.
05:19Yeah.
05:19Because of Arsenal's win and qualification
05:23for the semi-final of the Champions League,
05:25that opens up fifth place for Champions League qualification.
05:28So, they're now in fifth place City.
05:30So, they're in a Champions League position.
05:33I was impressed by them against Palace last weekend.
05:35They were fed.
05:36Kevin Bruyne, the Bruyne, was unbelievable.
05:40Everything that you know he's capable of doing,
05:42he did against Palace.
05:44Assists, goals.
05:45He scored a wonderful free kick.
05:47I just got that little bit of a feeling
05:50that this is Man City closing the season out.
05:54They know what they're going for.
05:55Invariably, it's normally, obviously,
05:57the Premier League title.
05:59Yeah.
05:59But they know they're going for Champions League qualification.
06:02I think it's going to be a really good game.
06:04Really close game.
06:05I'm going to go Everton 1, Manchester City 2.
06:08Right.
06:08Okay.
06:09So, 2-1 in the other direction.
06:10Well, what's going to happen with Manchester City?
06:12Because Kevin De Bruyne, you know,
06:14like you say, he was magnificent.
06:16But then he may go missing in this one.
06:18And he's coming to the end.
06:20We don't know exactly what's going to happen.
06:21What do you think?
06:22Is it going to be Saudi Arabia?
06:24Or is there another move, do you think, in this country?
06:27There's still, you're all sort of out of wages, isn't it, really?
06:30Yeah, possibly.
06:32He obviously knows himself, exactly how he feels physically,
06:37how he can deal with the Premier League.
06:40Maybe it might be the richest of Saudi Arabia.
06:44I have to say...
06:45You don't need them.
06:47I suppose there's no such thing as not having enough money, though,
06:50is there?
06:50I mean, it's always...
06:51No, absolutely.
06:52Yeah, and there's nothing that he hasn't done
06:56playing for Manchester City, winning the Premier League,
06:58winning the Champions League.
06:59He's done everything he can for them.
07:03You know, I think he'll go down as one of their greatest players.
07:08So there's nothing more he can do.
07:10So it should be a really...
07:12I think it'll be a wonderful send-off from City supporters
07:16and the football club for what he's contributed.
07:19Fine.
07:19So 1-2, 2-1 from me.
07:22Next one, West Ham versus Southampton.
07:25Poor old Southampton.
07:25I don't think anybody ever predicts them to get anything out of anything.
07:29They're 10 points.
07:30So they're...
07:30Is it one point?
07:31They're still one point away from Derby.
07:32Is that right?
07:33They need the point, yes.
07:34They need the point.
07:36They're already the earliest team, Rerico.
07:39He said, and that was at Spurs.
07:41So now, I don't know.
07:42What do you have to play for in a situation like that?
07:45What do players think?
07:46Is it themselves?
07:46And then just thinking, I may get a move out of this.
07:49Or it must be the most difficult time.
07:53It is a very difficult time.
07:55I have played in a relegated team and it's pretty awful.
07:59You are, as a professional, trying to show what you're capable of.
08:03Whether it, as you rightly say, could be a move in the summer somewhere else,
08:07stay in the Premier League.
08:09Or, you know, Southampton will already be focusing on rebuilding,
08:13looking at who they're going to keep, who's going,
08:15what they're going to assemble for a challenge in the Championship next season.
08:20The pressure's off.
08:21They're down.
08:22They're done.
08:22I thought they were pretty poor at Spurs a few weeks ago.
08:27Very, very disappointing in the way that, just the way that they played that game,
08:31considering they were going to be relegated had they got beaten.
08:35So, I think today...
08:37Sorry, Clive.
08:38It's not even about the skill of the players or the tactics.
08:41It's just about heart.
08:43And there was...
08:43There didn't even seem to be that, did there?
08:45And that's what you...
08:46No.
08:46All supporters want to see from their side, is to know that they're given 100%.
08:50I mean, I'm going to use every cliche going.
08:52But it's true.
08:53That's what you want to see.
08:54You always forgive players when you see them give everything.
08:57And the fans are all cheering them and support...
09:00I mean, sometimes, you know, you cheer them even if they're not doing well,
09:05but they're trying hard.
09:07But there was nothing there.
09:08And I'm surprised they got the reception they did.
09:09I thought the Southampton supporters were incredible at Spurs.
09:15They really were.
09:16I just didn't quite understand the approach, their mentality, the players' mentality.
09:20They didn't take a chance.
09:22They looked like they were playing scared.
09:25It was like, I'm just going to...
09:27They didn't want to get on the ball.
09:29They tried to defend.
09:30They tried to defend nil-nil, which I just find...
09:33I found incredible.
09:34So, I think West Ham still need...
09:38I know it looks like the bottom three have gone.
09:41But I still think West Ham, who are obviously fourth bottom,
09:44they don't want to finish there.
09:46And this is a chance for them to pick up three valuable points.
09:48I'm going to go West Ham 2, Southampton nil.
09:50I'm the same.
09:51I've got 2-0.
09:52Because West Ham have won since February.
09:53I mean, that's just crazy.
09:55So, yeah, it's the time you want to play Southampton.
09:58So, 2-0.
09:59I absolutely agree with you there.
10:01Right.
10:01Aston Villa are playing Newcastle.
10:03So, Newcastle are on fire.
10:05There's no question about that.
10:07I think...
10:08Is it six on the trot they've won now?
10:09I think it's...
10:10In all competitions, yeah.
10:11That's including the League Cup final.
10:13Five Premier League wins back-to-back.
10:15They are, as you say, Paul, absolutely on fire.
10:18What a brilliant...
10:19Obviously, a magnificent win in the League Cup.
10:21But they've harried that in.
10:23I think the euphoria of that...
10:25I'm sure they've been partying, but they're enjoying themselves.
10:28And they are playing some...
10:29They're playing some scintillating football,
10:31which the Newcastle supporters will be enjoying.
10:35They're still partying, for sure, the Newcastle supporters.
10:37Yeah.
10:38And this is a massive game.
10:40Obviously, Villa off the back of a...
10:42An unbelievable effort in the Champions League against PSG.
10:46Nearly turning it around.
10:49They will want more of Champions League football next season.
10:51So, this, for me, is the game of the week.
10:54It really is.
10:55And Newcastle, let's face it, they could end up runners-up, couldn't they,
10:59the way they're going?
10:59They could go second.
11:01They could certainly get close to Arsenal in second place at the moment.
11:06I think they've leapfrogged Notts Forest.
11:09They're in third as it stands.
11:11They're on this brilliant run.
11:12And I just think they might continue it.
11:14I think the Champions League exploits of Villa will just take a little bit out of them.
11:19I'm going to go Aston Villa one at Newcastle two.
11:22I've gone exactly the same.
11:24Yep.
11:25Two-one Newcastle as well.
11:26I think they're just too good at the moment.
11:28And let's go to Sunday.
11:29So, West London derby, then Fulham against Chelsea.
11:33Fulham, a mixed bag.
11:34There's no question about that.
11:36Chelsea, well, they're a funny old team as well, to be honest with you, aren't they?
11:40Let's be honest.
11:40Ninth, Fulham.
11:41Chelsea are sick.
11:42They are going for that Champions League.
11:44But are they good enough, do you think, to get in the Champions League places, Chelsea?
11:48I think beginning of the season, they showed what they're capable of.
11:52I think their lack of consistency has certainly cost them.
11:56I think there's a few areas of the field that they still need to address Chelsea,
12:00although they brought in so many players.
12:02I think Fulham have done really well.
12:05Michael Silva's done a good job there.
12:07I think this is going to be a really tight West London derby.
12:10And I'm going to go Fulham one, Chelsea one.
12:12I've got the same.
12:14I promise I'm not going to copy it.
12:15I'll go first next time, but I've got one one as well.
12:18No problem.
12:19Ipswich and Arsenal.
12:21Right, Ipswich then are 18th.
12:23Desperately, Ninth.
12:24I mean, they're just clinging on by their fingernails, aren't they?
12:27Yeah.
12:27They're 18th, they're on 21 points.
12:29We know all about Arsenal, of course, and that amazing performance.
12:33There's no question about that.
12:34I mean, talking on a Spurs perspective, you just put your hands up and say you can't argue with what they did.
12:40Two great performances to go over to the Bernabeu and do what they did as well.
12:46You know, are they taking their eye off the ball a little bit now, do you think?
12:51Or does that not exist?
12:53Because it's all about the Champions League.
12:55They're not going to win the title.
12:57It looks like Champions League for next year, whether they win it or not, it's pretty much guaranteed.
13:01So, what do you do if you're playing, if you're Mikel Arteta right now?
13:05Just more of the game?
13:06Well, you're keeping a whole squad alive.
13:09You're keeping everybody fit.
13:11You're resting players.
13:12Obviously, you know, the priority is now going to be that semi-final Champions League semi-final.
13:19A game against PSG, which is, again, what a mouth-watering prospect that is.
13:23But I just think the whole club will be, you know, will be buoyed by the two performances, the result, qualified for that semi-final berth.
13:32I think Ipswich, I'm the Kieran Keller, they've given everything they can.
13:36I really feel that, you know, it's been a monumental effort from them.
13:41And you really can't ask for much more.
13:45They've literally been in every game.
13:47I know Spurs went there and won four.
13:48But not too many teams have beaten them heavily.
13:52They've given everybody a run for their money.
13:54And I think they'll give Arsenal a run for their money in this one.
13:57But I'm going to let you go first.
13:58Okay.
13:59I'm going to give Ipswich a goal.
14:01I am going to give Ipswich a goal.
14:02And I'm going to say 1-2.
14:03I've given Ipswich a goal.
14:051-2 for me.
14:061-2.
14:06Arsenal are just 1-2.
14:08I think it'll be close.
14:09But I think Arsenal will just come through.
14:11I think Mikel Arteta will make a few changes.
14:14He'll give a few fringe players the opportunity.
14:17He'll take one or two out just to manage them going to that semi-final.
14:23But yeah, Ipswich 1, Arsenal 2 for me.
14:26How good is Declan Weiss?
14:28He's £100 million worth.
14:30There's absolutely no doubt about that.
14:32I mean, that's when you get clubs that will spend huge money on one player or anything.
14:38That's one and it's paid off more.
14:41He's worth more than that, isn't he?
14:43Oh, Paul, he's two performances.
14:45He's three kicks in the first leg.
14:47I just thought when you go into the burner bar and you have the presence and confidence
14:53to play in the way that he did, it just shows.
14:57I think it was fantastic recruitment from Arsenal.
15:01They wanted a player of that stature.
15:04They needed a player who had that.
15:06And Declan Weiss has showed it.
15:08And he showed it in the biggest game.
15:09So, yeah, at the moment, one of, if not one of the best midfield players in the world.
15:15Yeah, yeah.
15:16Okay, Manchester United against Wolves.
15:18Right, so Man United then 14th and 38.
15:22It's a bad season for Manchester United.
15:24And 16th, Wolves.
15:27Wolves look like the world.
15:28They've escaped it, but they're having a little run now.
15:30Obviously, they beat Spurs 4-2 at Molyneux last weekend.
15:36And Manchester United, you know, I fancy...
15:39And they got beat by Newcastle.
15:41I fancy Wolves to win this at Old Trafford.
15:45I'm going to be 2-1 Wolves.
15:472-1 Wolves.
15:48I think Wolves has done brilliantly.
15:50A great performance against Spurs, scoring four.
15:53Manchester United, not one in three.
15:56I think that's been the season.
15:58Maybe pick up a result.
15:59Men don't win for two or three games.
16:01A few draws.
16:03Inconsistency.
16:04You just don't know what you're going to get from Man United.
16:06I see them just edging this one.
16:08I think it'll be...
16:09I think it'll be almost a demand of the supporters at Old Trafford that they get a result.
16:16I don't think it'll be easy.
16:18I think Wolves are confident.
16:19They're safe.
16:20They're enjoying themselves.
16:21Difficult game for Man United, but I'm going to go Man U 1, Wolves 0.
16:25OK, so when you say about demand, though, how much are you aware when you're playing of
16:31what the fans are thinking, what they're saying, mood of fans?
16:37Because I imagine fans have the right to react any way they want, but it's never going to
16:44work.
16:45Is it when fans feel maybe tension in the crowd?
16:49Does that affect you?
16:50Are you always aware of that when you're playing?
16:53Yeah, you can feel it.
16:54You can feel how they're feeling in terms of what you're producing.
17:02It's more of a din rather than being clear, but certainly when they are behind you, when
17:08they're cheering, there's no better feeling than that.
17:10But when you know the unrest is there, you can feel that unrest.
17:14It certainly can affect you because there's a pressure.
17:17You're almost even trying that little bit harder, and that makes the whole thing even
17:21worse.
17:24Manchester United, biggest club in the world, or certainly one of, certainly has been the
17:28biggest club in the world for many, many years.
17:31Playing for Man United comes with great expectation and demand, and that is none more so than now
17:38the position they find themselves in.
17:39So, yeah, a difficult time for Amer in the new manager.
17:43So, your thing is, if you're a player and they're thinking, well, you know, we need to sign
17:46some new players if money is available.
17:48If you're a player, is it still going to be the draw for a player to go there or not anymore?
17:56Because players are young as well, and they won't know everything about, I mean, they know
18:01Manchester United, but they won't know everything about the Ferguson history because as the years
18:05go on, the further of that is away.
18:08So, is there a draw still to Manchester United or not anymore?
18:11Perhaps not as there was when United were in their pomp, when they were, you know, when
18:17they were winning the Premier League year after year, qualifying for the Champions League.
18:22I do think there's different markets.
18:24There's players who certainly pitched themselves in the Champions League or European market for
18:30playing European football each year.
18:32The exposure, the finances, everything that that brings.
18:36The Premier League is always a draw.
18:38Well, Manchester United will always be a draw, but I think if you're a player who not necessarily
18:43have ambitions, but you feel that you want to play at the highest level, maybe you're
18:48not, you're looking at, no disrespect, you might be looking at a Chelsea, a Newcastle rather
18:54than Manchester United, which is in years gone by, unthinkable.
18:58It really was.
18:59Yeah.
18:59Yeah.
18:59And wait till you get back.
19:00And then there's got to be a point where they've got to try and build to get back.
19:04And it's not easy.
19:05There's no, no, not easy.
19:06It's all going right, is there?
19:07Right.
19:08Two more games then.
19:09One left on Sunday and one that's on Monday.
19:12Leicester, Liverpool.
19:13So 13 points clear at the top.
19:16It's done and dusted.
19:17They need two, two wins will do it.
19:19But then again, if Arsenal lose, I suppose that's it.
19:21It's done.
19:23Leicester, nil.
19:25Liverpool, three.
19:26And I reckon you are going to say exactly the same.
19:30You're absolutely right.
19:31Yeah.
19:32Spot on.
19:32I can't see Liverpool slipping up.
19:35I think they're going to, I think they're going to canter over the finish line.
19:39Obviously, they've got nothing else to play for.
19:41They haven't got European distractions.
19:44They're just focused on finishing this off.
19:47And what has been an unbelievable season.
19:49Yes, they would have wanted to go further into the Champions League.
19:53Yes, they would have wanted to win the League Cup.
19:56But there's no doubt the Premier League title is the big one.
20:01And I see them comfortably beating Leicester.
20:06Yeah.
20:06Yeah, absolutely.
20:07So finally, then the last game.
20:09And this is Monday.
20:09So here we are.
20:10I'm going to leave you to do the first one.
20:13Because I hate predicting losses.
20:15But we've been right over the last couple of games.
20:1915th Tottenham Hotspur.
20:20Then with 37 points playing Nottingham Forest.
20:23You're in fourth with 57.
20:26It's at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
20:28Monday night, Clive, with your heads up.
20:32Well, yeah, I'm trying to be sensible here.
20:37Forest have lost their last two Premier League games.
20:39They're really coming under pressure in respect of that Champions League qualification.
20:44Everybody was saying it was done.
20:46Liverpool win the title.
20:47Arsenal second.
20:48Forest the third.
20:49And they're going into the Champions League.
20:52Oh, how it's changed.
20:53And how close it's going to be.
20:55I just think Spurs are going to win this one.
20:58And I know you say to me, well, you think Spurs are going to win every game.
21:01I haven't recently, but I do think Spurs will win this one too well.
21:052-1.
21:10How about...
21:11I'll say, I've got 2-1 Forest written down.
21:17As much as it hurts me, I'm just going to say it, put it out there, and then we can leave it there.
21:21Oh, absolutely.
21:23Clive, always a pleasure.
21:24Happy Easter.
21:25Thanks a lot.
21:26And to you.
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