Charlie Nicholas’ Premier League score predictions – 1st November

We continue our look at what Sky Sports pundit Charlie Nicholas has predicted…

SHEFFIELD UTD v BURNLEY

The score Charlie Nicholas has predicted for this game is: 0-1

He said on Sky Sports’ website: “What bones can you pick out of this? I thought Burnley would beat Chelsea, but Chris Wood was injured and Ashley Barnes missed a header at 1-0 but these things happen. Sheffield United beat Arsenal and drew with West Ham, so what can we expect?

“Sheffield United have not tasted defeat in three Premier League matches, with 45 per cent of players backing them to beat Burnley in Saturday’s Super 6 round. What score do you think it will finish, with £250k up for grabs?”

 

WEST HAM v NEWCASTLE

The score Charlie Nicholas has predicted for this game is: 2-1

He said on Sky Sports’ website: “I watched the West Ham game last week. Robert Snodgrass was very good in particular, Andriy Yarmolenko was a bit off with his final ball, and Sebastien Haller didn’t get the service he should have got, although I do like him. There is always the tendency at home that West Ham become a bit tense, but they should be burying these teams.

“Against Sheffield United they battered them for 20 minutes and never really made anything, while they scored the first goal but never held on.

“I think Steve Bruce has done a fabulous job at Newcastle. He doesn’t have two up front to play and he loves playing with two strikers. Everything he has had to build, he has done so from the back, so they have to go back to front, but Newcastle’s away record is good – they will frustrate them but West Ham will just edge it.”

 

WATFORD v CHELSEA

The score Charlie Nicholas has predicted for this game is: 2-2

He said on Sky Sports’ website: “I have to hold my hands up and say ‘wow’ at Chelsea. A batch of youngsters are playing superbly and the balance is spot on, even without N’Golo Kante. If Tammy Abraham doesn’t score, you have Christian Pulisic, then you have Callum Hudson-Odoi and Willian back in decent form too. They are really good to watch – the Roman Abramovich vision has been waiting to get to this sort of style.

“They have won the Premier League a number of times as well as the Champions League, but this is a whole new experience for them. I said it had the potential to be a roller coaster at Burnley, but they keep rolling teams over. How can you go against Chelsea at the moment, just because of the way they go about their business?

“By all accounts, Watford sounded like they were great for the first 20 and awful for the last 70 minutes against Bournemouth. Abdoulaye Doucoure and Gerard Deulofeu must get into these games. I keep getting the Chelsea games wrong, but if I go for them here, I may end up regretting it again, but my, they are good to watch.”

 

CRYSTAL PALACE v LEICESTER

The score Charlie Nicholas has predicted for this game is: 1-1

He said on Sky Sports’ website: “These are two teams that deserve compliments for different reasons. Leicester were clinical, ruthless and purposeful against Southampton. On the flip side, the Sokratis Papastathopoulos goal should have stood but Crystal Palace earned a great point at Arsenal.

“Crystal Palace are a better team away, but Leicester have a confidence about them and they have every chance of the top four. All of the surrounding teams are having wobbles and Leicester just go about their business.

“Roy Hodgson will still be more cautious than he is away from home. Hodgson was like Rodgers when he was younger, tactical and technical, but he will adapt his side to play against Leicester, and I think they will cancel each other out for this reason.”

 

EVERTON v TOTTENHAM

The score Charlie Nicholas has predicted for this game is: 2-1

He said on Sky Sports’ website: “This is the game. There is no doubt that Marco Silva is under the most extreme pressure and the only reason he is hanging on is because of his home record. Mauricio Pochettino can take another hit as they are in the Champions League.

They did not play too badly at Liverpool, but the Tottenham issues are in defence and going forward. Does he have the right balance? Does Dele Alli deserve to be in the team? Why is Lucas Moura not playing? Christian Eriksen is a passenger at the moment, so he doesn’t belong in the team. There is too much confusion at Tottenham. The manager is not the problem but there is something within.

“They have not signed players on longer-term contracts, like Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen. Danny Rose is an accident waiting to happen, while Serge Aurier has been a disaster. It will be an open game and Silva will pick an attacking team here. It is so hard to predict what will happen to either of these sides.”

 

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