The "Our season's all but over, hand me that travel brochure will you?" PL Games List for 6th - 8th January 2026

[Mike Oxsaw]

Tuesday, 6 January 2026 20:00
West Ham United v Nottingham Forest
Venue: The London Stadium
League Positions: 18 v 17
Current Forms: 4 v 3

If there were prizes for being out of form, both these teams would be a shoo-in.  There are "must win" games, and then there are "must win" games. But this...this is a "must win" game - in fact, the mother of all "must win" games. For both teams. Who will prevail? After our weekend omnishambles I can't see it being us. At least Forest managed a goal while shipping their 3. No home advantage because we've got no home, so a draw would be over-optimistic. Not even hope gets a look in. Sadly:

Prediction: Away Win

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Wednesday, 7 January 2026 19:30
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur
Venue: Dean Court
League Positions: 15 v 13
Current Forms: 7 v 18

Spurs are the more "in form" team in this tie, but don't let all that N17 glitz & glamour fool you. Bournemouth will be looking to get their show back on track. I'm tied between a home win and a draw, but, because Spurs are involved:

Prediction: Home Win

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Wednesday, 7 January 2026 19:30
Brentford v Sunderland
Venue: Brentford Community Stadium
League Positions: 8 v 7
Current Forms: 34 v 17

Yeah, Brentford's current form surprised me, too. Sunderland seem to have come off the boil somewhat (but not by nearly enough to join us in the league basement); not winning much, but not losing much either. Home advantage & current form should play their part, and the Bees will be buoyed after their win at Goodison Park the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Prediction: Home Win

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Wednesday, 7 January 2026 19:30
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
Venue: Selhurst Park
League Positions: 14 v 3
Current Forms: 4 v 33

Home advantage is just about all The Eagles can bring into this game. Villa put 3 goals past Forest at the weekend, whilst Palace gave Newcastle 3 points. Is this the game Palace get their mojo back? Has the Villa bubble burst or is it a slow puncture initiated by a little prick (who works at The Emirates Stadium)? Tune in Wednesday night, batshit fans, where all will be revealed:

Prediction:Away Win

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Wednesday, 7 January 2026 19:30
Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium
League Positions: 12 v 20
Current Forms: 15 v 19

Wolves pissed all over whoever they were playing at the weekend to get their first win of the season. First. Win. Everton got Muellered at home by "lowly" Brentford (can't be any more frank than that). I'm tempted to call a draw here, but, as they say, "The league table never lies". OK, it sometimes does, but in this case:

Prediction: Home Win

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Wednesday, 7 January 2026 19:30
Fulham v Chelsea
Venue: Craven Cottage
League Positions: 11 v 5
Current Forms: 24 v 14

The War of the Roses? Pah! The 100 Years War? Bleagh! THIS is a proper war. The war of the west London wankers. OK, it might have woke overtones, but being at war seems to be trending right now, and Americans ARE involved, so make headlines while the bombs rain. The match? What....? Oh, yes. the match. Both teams drew the last time out, but Fulham lost 2 points at the death while Chelsea did the exact opposite, which I feel will be the significant issue here:

Prediction: Away Win

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Wednesday, 7 January 2026 19:30
Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion
Venue: The Etihad Stadium
League Positions: 2 v 10
Current Forms: 27 v 21

City will want need to get back to winning ways pretty sharpish if they have any thoughts of catching Arsenal. The Seagulls won't be the easiest opponents for them (We hold that title, by a country mile). I believe home advantage and the un-lying league table positions will swing it:

Prediction: Home Win

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Wednesday, 7 January 2026 20:15
Burnley v Manchester United
Venue: Turf Moor
League Positions: 19 v 6
Current Forms: 5 v 19

Turf Moor offers Manchester United yet another corner to turn.  Will they take it or are they using a Sat-Nav they bought cheap off David Sullivan' barrow and drive straight on? If, like us, they trust Rolf Harris babysitting more than anything Sullivan has touched, this will be a season where they Turn! Turn! Turn! (sorry. I mean, I'm really sorry. I'm so fucking sorry...):

Prediction: Away Win

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Wednesday, 7 January 2026 20:15
Newcastle United v Leeds United
Venue: St James' Park
League Positions: 9 v 16
Current Forms: 32 v 19

Northern monkeys host slightly less northern monkeys. Leeds will be mightily pissed off at giving up 2 points to Man Utd. over the weekend, but, I feel, not pissed off enough to overcome the Bar Codes who's win against Palace will give them a boost:

Prediction: Home Win

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Thursday, 8 January 2026 20:00
Arsenal v Liverpool
Venue: Emirates Stadium
League Positions: 1 v 4
Current Forms: 45 v 27

If Liverpool even want to consider European football next season, they simply have to take something from this game; if it were to be played over a month of Sundays I can't see them doing so and the Arsenal machine will roll on. You might start to see/hear the word "insufferable" a little more often than usual in this part of the season.

Prediction: Home Win

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My Throw-more-money-away acca for these games:
Manchester United (Away @ Burnley 8/11)
Aston Villa (Away @ Crystal Palace 7/5)
Manchester City (@ Home to Brighton & Hove Albion 1/3)
Everton (@ Home to Wolverhampton Wanderers 3/4)

Total stake: £11.00
Potential returns: £51.29

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[Massive Attack]

Leeds winning at Newcastle now. Nuno IN.

[Takashi Miike]

imagine being a manc fan and their answer is to keep going back to Fletcher

[RBshorty]

Burnley 1 up.

[twoleftfeet]

Thiago is some player. 

[twoleftfeet]

Feet wants us to flog Bowen this January, the silly cսnt.

Yep. Spot on. Sell him whilst we can make money out of him, half the price when we get relegated. 

[twoleftfeet]

Might have Frank available soon

[goose]

2-1 Bournemouth 

maybe Thomas Frank can lift us out of the championship 

[Mad Ferret]

Feet wants us to flog Bowen this January, the silly cսnt.

[Massive Attack]

Can see Burnley winning at Home and going above us with Amorim gone and their team in disarray. Might help crystallise the importance of ditching crackhead if they do with the divs in charge.

So what? Makes no difference to our situation 

Because unlike some others I'm not prepared to throw in the towel just yet with plenty of points still up for grabs and desperately want to change this hopeless case of a manager to give us some chance. I'll leave it to other fannies to accept relegation already.

[twoleftfeet]

Can see Burnley winning at Home and going above us with Amorim gone and their team in disarray. Might help crystallise the importance of ditching crackhead if they do with the divs in charge.

So what? Makes no difference to our situation 

[Massive Attack]

I had Fulham in my acca and Bournemouth to draw, so far so good.

[Mad Ferret]

Rent boys down to 10.

[Massive Attack]

Bournemouth showing us how to score against Spurs.

[Mad Ferret]

Moyesy showing us how to beat Wolves.

[Massive Attack]

Can see Burnley winning at Home and going above us with Amorim gone and their team in disarray. Might help crystallise the importance of ditching crackhead if they do with the divs in charge.

[Mad Ferret]

Sp*rs ahead already.

Good for us as we need to suck Bournemouth in.

[Mex Martillo]

West Ham United v Nottingham Forest: Home win
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur: Draw
Brentford v Sunderland: Away win
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa: agree Away win
Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers: agree Home win
Fulham v Chelsea: Draw
Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion: agree Home win
Burnley v Manchester United: agree Away win
Newcastle United v Leeds United: agree Home win
Arsenal v Liverpool: agree Home win

Thanks Mike

[Mike Oxsaw]

Predictions & Match Thread:
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[Mad Ferret]

West Ham United v Nottingham Forest: Draw
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur: Draw
Brentford v Sunderland: Home
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa: Draw
Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers: Home
Fulham v Chelsea: Draw
Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion: Home
Burnley v Manchester United: Away
Newcastle United v Leeds United: Home
Arsenal v Liverpool: Away