Midweek Premier League Predictions

TUESDAY:

MAN CITY V ASTON VILLA

Man City weren't brilliant in their win at Everton over the weekend but they still got the job done which is all that matter to them in their quest for Champions League football next season.

City play Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup semi finals after this game and on another day they might've rested players for this game.

But they know they can't do that because the pressure is on them to finish in the top five and they're facing a side who are also chasing for the same thing in Villa.

Aston Villa were brilliant at the weekend against Newcastle and their performance will give him a good deal of confidence heading into this game.

They will definitely cause City problems here as they have players who are quick and can run in behind to exploit City's defensive weakness like so many teams have done this season.

They'll definitely score here because of City looking vulnerable defensively. But I still think City will come out on top as they still have some quality players and are playing at home where they rarely lose.

PREDICTION: 3-2

WEDNESDAY:

ARSENAL V CRYSTAL PALACE

Arsenal could be without Bukayo Saka for this one after he went off following that nasty tackle on him by Leif Davis against Ipswich.

Mikel Arteta said after that game that his injury wasn't a serious one which is good news for the Gunners ahead of their big game against PSG next week.

I think Arteta will field a strong team for this one because of this game being brought a few days forward due to Palace's participation in the FA Cup semi finals. But I don't know if he'll risk Saka as he'll want him fit for the PSG game next week.

Crystal Palace will be glad to have a different referee for this game as they were not happy the performance of the referee from their game against Bournemouth.

Sam Barratt, the referee from that game, sent off Chris Richards for two yellow cards which should never have been given. There wasn't enough malice in the first challenge for it to be a yellow, and the second one was just a light tug.

Whether Arsenal have Saka available or not, they should still win this game as they've got other players who can contribute.

Palace will look to cause them problems as they've got some good attacking players, but the Gunners should still have enough in them to win the game.

PREDICTION: 2-1