Chris Sutton‘s Premier League and Carabao Cup Final score predictions have been revealed and as always he’s joined by a guest.
The BBC pundit replaced Mark Lawrenson in trying to correctly pick the correct scores for every game against a variety of guests.
Nottingham born Chris Sutton played as a striker for the likes of Norwich, Blackburn, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham, Aston Villa, Wroxham and England, before managing Lincoln City.
For this week, he takes on Amari Bacchus and Genesis Lynea. AI predictions are also generated using Microsoft Copilot Chat.
BOURNEMOUTH v MAN UTD
Bournemouth have got an excellent record against Manchester United, who haven’t beaten them home or away in any of their past five attempts.
United do look like a different team under Michael Carrick, and they have got some momentum as well as a Champions League spot in their sights.
But while Bournemouth used to be a team who I always fancied to score, and could be quite open, recently they have become a lot tighter at the back.
The Cherries have drawn their past four games, with three of those matches ending goalless, and the other one finishing 1-1.
They have now drawn 14 of their 30 league games this season – including a 4-4 thriller when these sides met at Old Trafford in December – and this smells of another draw to me.
Sutton’s prediction: 1-1
Amari’s prediction: United have picked up a bit. 1-3
Genesis’ prediction: Another draw for Bournemouth. 1-1
AI’s prediction: 1-2
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BRIGHTON v LIVERPOOL
Brighton have hit a bit of form but how do you know what to expect from Liverpool at the moment? They are so up and down – will they turn up this week?
Liverpool’s standout player this season has been Dominik Szoboszlai, and they are probably looking to him to do something special again here.
I’ve mentioned before how Brighton fans are not having Fabian Hurzeler, so this run of good results as manager – they have won three of their past four games – has come at a good time.
I was at Anfield in December when Liverpool won 2-0 and Brighton should have got something out of that game. This time, Brighton will beat them.
Sutton’s prediction: 2-1
Amari’s prediction: Brighton are one of those teams that can surprise you. I just have a feeling they are going to win this. 2-1
Genesis’ prediction: Brighton might take the lead but I think Liverpool will bring it back. 1-2
AI’s prediction: 1-2
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FULHAM v BURNLEY
Fair play to Clarets boss Scott Parker. His side are going to go down, but they have remained competitive over the past few weeks and shown they are capable of getting something in matches whether they are home or away.
I don’t see them getting anything here, however. Fulham’s form is patchy but I’ve seen enough of them this season to know they are a good team on their day, when they click.
Marco Silva’s side are a team I always seem to get wrong when I make my predictions but if they play the way they can, they will win.
Sutton’s prediction: 2-0
Amari’s prediction: Fulham are another team who are very up and down. After watching them against Forest last week, I think they are going to pick up again. 2-0
Genesis’ prediction: Fulham will be too strong. 2-0
AI’s prediction: 2-0
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EVERTON v CHELSEA
I was at Chelsea’s defeat by Newcastle last weekend and they did not offer enough in the final third.
I also need to mention their pre-match huddle before that game too. Deary me. I like Blues boss Liam Rosenior but what was he talking about when he said his players were there to “respect the ball”?
It’s nonsense. What are they going to respect next, the corner flag?
As for this game, well it will be close. Everton pushed Arsenal all the way last time out, but couldn’t quite hang on.
I think this has turned into a big game for Rosenior’s future now, because he needs a strong end to the season in the Premier League to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Chelsea have got some quality players, of course, and I am also still not sure about Everton at their new ground, even though they beat Burnley in their previous home game.
I want to be brave here, and pick a winner because I am expecting both teams to go for it… but instead I am going to go for a draw.
Sutton’s prediction: 1-1
Amari’s prediction: I was watching Everton against Arsenal, hoping they would hold on, but they didn’t quite manage it. Chelsea have had a bad week but they will bounce back here. 1-3
Genesis’ prediction: Chelsea will score, but Everton will take the win. 3-1
AI’s prediction: 1-2
LEEDS v BRENTFORD
The way Brentford will set up is almost tailor-made to face Leeds, really, to hit them on the counter-attack.
Keith Andrews’s side are pushing for Europe and they will be annoyed they let a 2-0 lead slip in their 2-2 draw with Wolves on Monday.
There could be some nervy moments for the home fans when the Bees break forward, but I am still going to back Leeds to get the job done at Elland Road.
Sutton’s prediction: 2-1
Amari’s prediction: This is a big game for Spurs too! On a good day, Brentford play very well… and I think this is going to be one of their good days. 0-3
Genesis’ prediction: Leeds are the underdogs here, right? I love an underdog, and I think they will get a draw. 1-1
AI’s prediction: 1-1
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NEWCASTLE v SUNDERLAND
I was at Nou Camp on Wednesday and although the wheels came off spectacularly in the second half, the story of the tie is that for one-and-a-half legs, Newcastle competed really well against Barcelona.
Even so, that defeat leaves Magpies boss Eddie Howe in a similar situation to Liam Rosenior at Chelsea, where it is important that he is has a strong end to the Premier League season to silence all his doubters.
I still think we have seen enough from Newcastle over the course of this campaign for Howe’s job to be safe.
The glaring thing for me against Barca came after the game, watching their unused substitutes doing their running drills.
Two of the subs were their big summer attacking signings, Yoane Wissa and Nick Woltemade. The fact they had a huge European tie and neither got on the pitch summed up their impact this season.
So, I have massive sympathy for Howe about that, and how much losing top scorer Alexander Isak last summer has affected his team.
This is a massive game for Newcastle, because they have got to pick themselves up and go again, against their biggest rivals.
If they lose this too, you know people are going to hit Howe with that stick that he is is not the right man to take the club forward.
They lost at Stadium of Light before Christmas, when Woltemade scored an own goal, so they simply cannot let the Black Cats do the double over them.
Sunderland’s form has dropped off in the past few weeks and it does look like they are fizzling out, but the question is whether Newcastle can find the energy to see them off. I think they will.
Sutton’s prediction: 2-0
Amari’s prediction: There will be some goals in this one! 2-2
Genesis’ prediction: This will be spicy! I’m giving it to Newcastle. 2-1
AI’s prediction: 2-1
ASTON VILLA v WEST HAM
Aston Villa have lost their past three Premier League games, while West Ham are showing plenty of resilience and have been picking up points.
Morgan Rogers scored a couple of crackers when Villa fought back to beat the Hammers earlier in the season, and this is going to be just as close.
Villa boss Unai Emery is cutting a frustrated figure at the moment with their loss of form, but they are still in fourth place.
They are going to get back on track at some point and, if they can keep Jarrod Bowen quiet, then I see them edging this one at home.
Sutton’s prediction: 2-1
Amari’s prediction: West Ham have improved but Villa being at home gives me a bit more confidence in them. 1-0
Genesis’ prediction: I feel like these two teams play each other a lot, but that might just be my warped mind! 2-1
AI’s prediction: 1-1
TOTTENHAM v NOTTINGHAM FOREST
People have been panning Tottenham boss Igor Tudor but they will look upon him in a different light if his side win this game.
Maybe he just needs to identify the opposition’s threat a little bit better than he does opposing managers – that clip of him mistaking someone else for Arne Slot at Anfield last week did make me chuckle.
Nottingham Forest’s issue is that they don’t score enough goals, and that lack of attacking threat might just cost them here.
I know I keep mentioning it, but Forest manager Vitor Pereira has still not won a Premier League game all season, after 12 attempts with Wolves and Forest.
I don’t think he will win this week, either, although this is going to be an extremely tight game.
Spurs’ first aim will be to avoid any calamities like their red card against Crystal Palace in their previous home league game.
They have a few injuries, but they still have a fair bit of quality in their team.
Tottenham also have a bit of positivity and momentum after Wednesday’s home win over Atletico Madrid, even though it wasn’t enough to turn around their Champions League tie. Now they need to build on that.
Sutton’s prediction: 1-0
Amari’s prediction: If we play like we did against Liverpool and we get some players back from injury too, then we can do this. Forest have got some good players but we just need to get a result, it doesn’t matter how. 3-2
Amari on why he supports Spurs, and his favourite players: It’s down to my dad – every single person on my dad’s side is a Spurs fan. When I was kid, my heroes were Gareth Bale and then Dele Alli – when he first came to us, he was incredible.
Amari on whether Spurs will stay up or not? It’s been such a frustrating time because I don’t know what’s been going wrong. We can say it’s because of injuries but every team has those. We have been missing lots of players, but we still have a good squad.
I’ve been stressed about it before, but I am not stressed about it right now. If we are still in this situation with three games left then it is different, we might be going down. Now? I do believe we can get out of this.
Genesis’ prediction: I am going to give you a strange one here – I think Forest will surprise people. 1-3
AI’s prediction: 2-1
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ARSENAL v MAN CITY
I don’t think this game has any bearing on the Premier League title race.
The narrative that has been doing the rounds for a long time is that whoever wins this game wins the title, but that is not the case now – City are not catching Arsenal whatever happens at Wembley.
City are out of the Champions League now but I have got to say I thought they were brilliant on Tuesday against Real Madrid, before and after they went down to 10 men.
They went for it and they were not just brave, they created plenty of chances.
With the nature of the Premier League this season, I think this will be a very different game, however.
I fear this will be a really ugly and dull encounter, where both teams avoid taking risks.
Sutton’s prediction: 0-0 after extra time, City to win on penalties
Amari’s prediction: I think City in a final are a different team to the one we’ve seen in the past few weeks. It will be close though. 1-2
Genesis’ prediction: Come on the Gunners! It’s going to happen, we are going to win. 2-1
Genesis on why she’s always been an Arsenal fan: I will watch every men’s World Cup for sure, and the women’s tournaments too, but I am always a Gunner – you can’t rub that off!
AI’s prediction: 2-1
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