English Premier League 2024/25 Matchweek 8 – Betting tips & Predictions

After yet another international break, Premier League football is back. Liverpool are top of the table and will face off against Chelsea. Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham have a London Derby against West Ham. Those are just two of the great fixtures you’ll see in Matchweek 8.

To help you get ready for those matches and the rest of the action, we have EPL betting tips and predictions for every match this weekend.

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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 10:30 PM, Saturday, October 19

Tottenham’s devastating 3-2 loss to Brighton was arguably the worst result in the Premier League in Matchweek 7 before the international break. Spurs took a 2-0 lead in that match and collapsed in the second half. Postecoglou is now under fire yet again from the English media about his naive tactics.

Julen Lopetegui is also under fire after West Ham’s slow start to the season. A 4-1 win against Ipswich before the break could be signs that the Spaniard is starting to turn things around though. As good as that result was for the Hammers, this match will be tough for them.

Tottenham have won three of their four home games this season. They scored more than three goals in each of those wins. West Ham won at Tottenham last year, so this match won’t be too lopsided, but Spurs should get the win.

Our Tottenham vs. West Ham prediction is a 2-1 win to Spurs.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Tottenham To WIN and BTTS - YES	$2.45
	UNDER 3.5 Goals	$1.77
	West Ham +1.5	$1.63

Predicted Lineups

Tottenham: Vicario; Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie; Kulusevski, Bentancur, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Werner

West Ham: Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson; Rodriguez, Soucek, Paqueta; Bowen, Antonio, Kudus

Craven Cottage, 1:00 AM, Sunday, October 20

Fulham are eighth in the table heading into Matchweek 8. The soccer betting sites are very high on the Cottagers after this strong start. Marco Silva’s side are actually favourites against Aston Villa. We don’t think they should be though.

Fulham are undefeated at home, but the only top team they beat were an injured Newcastle–who are a terrible away side. Aston Villa have burned us before when we expected them to beat a less-talented side, but we like their chances here.

The Villains are undefeated away from home this season and have won three of their last four matches against Fulham since 2022. Fulham haven’t scored more than one goal against Villa since October 2022. With Raul Jimenez coming back tired after international duty, it will be tough to see them scoring loads this weekend.

Our Fulham vs. Aston Villa is a 2-0 win for Aston Villa.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Aston Villa +1	$1.58
	Both Teams To Score - NO	$2.28
	Aston Villa To WIN	$2.75

Predicted Lineups

Fulham: Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Pereira, Lukić; Adama, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Muniz

Aston Villa: Martínez; Cash, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, Philogene; Watkins

Portman Road, 1:00 AM, Sunday, October 20

Just one point separates Everton in 16th and Ipswich Town in 17th heading into Matchweek 8. This match should be as close as the teams are in the table.

The Tractor Boys have drawn four of their last five matches. However, they were embarrassed by West Ham 4-1 at London Stadium before the international break. Everton, meanwhile, have drawn two of their last three, including their Matchweek 7 0-0 draw against Newcastle.

These teams’ forms are hard to split. The home-field advantage will be the difference though. Everton have looked terrible away from home this season, losing two of their three matches on the road. Ipswich have two draws and a hard fought loss to Liverpool at home this season. Everton are the more talented side, but Ipswich fight hard at home.

Our Ipswich Town vs. Everton predictions have this match ending as a 1-1 draw.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Everton Goal Range - Between 1 & 2 Inclusive	$1.58
	Both Teams To Score - YES	$1.63
	Double Chance 2 - Everton WIN or DRAW	$1.58

Predicted Lineups

Ipswich: Muric; Johnson, O'Shea, Geaves, Davis; Morsy, Phillips; Burns, Hutchinson, Szmodics; Delap

Everton: Pickford; Garner, Tarkowski, Keane, Young; Doucouré, Mangala; Harrison, McNeil, Ndiaye; Calvert-Lewin

Old Trafford, 1:00 AM, Sunday, October 20

Manchester United’s up and down time under Erik ten Hag continued before the international break. The Red Devils somehow managed to hold Aston Villa to a 0-0 draw after dropping points to Porto.

Brentford dominated Wolves in a 5-3 win before the international break, proving again that they are not going to be relegation candidates again this season. Thomas Frank’s side are the exact kind of team Man Utd do not want to play right now.

The Red Devils have won two of their last three matches against Brentford. Those matches have been very close though. This one should be the same. Our EPL predictions also have it being an exciting fixture.

Brentford have gone six matches without a clean sheet. Five of their last six matches have had more than 2.5 goals. Both teams have scored in six of their last six.

Our Manchester United vs. Brentford prediction is 2-1 to Man Utd.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Brentford to Score in the First Half	$2.28
	Man Utd To WIN	$1.63
	Both Teams To Score - YES	$1.52

Predicted Lineups

Man Utd: Onana; Lindelöf, De Ligt, Evans, Dalot; Casemiro, Mainoo; Antony, Fernandes, Rashford; Højlund

Brentford: Flekken; van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Ajer; Janelt, Nørgaard; Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Lewis-Potter; Schade

St. James' Park, 1:00 AM, Sunday, October 20

Brighton are flying high after their comeback victory over Spurs before the international break. Newcastle, meanwhile, are feeling a bit flat after drawing 0-0 with Newcastle at Goodison Park. Despite their very recent form, the Magpies are the clear winners here.

Newcastle’s home record this season is stellar. They beat Tottenham at home, held Man City to a 1-1 draw, and took care of business against Wimbledon in the EFL Cup. A trip to Newcastle is as long of an away day as it gets for Brighton. It will be tough for them, especially coming off an international break.

Besides a Newcastle win, we like both teams to score here. Eight of Brighton’s last 10 matches have featured over 2.5 goals. Both Newcastle and Brighton have conceded goals for fun this season and have injured defences.

Jan Paul Van Hecke is out for the Seagulls, while Newcastle are missing Jamaal Lascelles, Sven Botman, and Kieran Trippier.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Brighton Goal Range - Between 1 & 2 Inclusive	$1.58
	Newcastle To WiN	$1.95
	OVER 2.5 Goals	$1.52

Predicted Lineups

Newcastle: Pope; Livramento, Schär, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Guimarães, Joelinton; Murphy, Gordon, Barnes

Brighton: Verbruggen; Veltman, Webster, Dunk, Kadioglu; Baleba, Hinshelwood; Adingra, Rutter, Mitoma; Welbeck

St. Mary's Stadium, 1:00 AM, Sunday, October 20

Southampton are still winless after losing convincingly to Arsenal before the international break. We sound like a broken record about the Saints, but they are really bad. We keep waiting for them to show us something, and they keep failing to deliver.

Leicester City, on the other hand, have done well so far and have exceeded our expectations. The Foxes are in 15th place with six points after their 1-0 win over Bournemouth. That match was at home, but we can see something similar happening in this one.

Leicester beat Southampton 4-1 and 5-0 in the Championship last season. They’ve changed managers, but are arguably better-suited to taking on the Saints now since their direct style is so different from Southampton’s. This should be an easy win for the Foxes.

Our Southampton vs. Leicester City prediction is 2-1 to Leicester.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Both Teams To Score - YES	$1.58
	Leicester City To WIN	$2.85
	Draw No Bet - Leicester	$2.10

Predicted Lineups

Southampton: Ramsdale; Sugawara, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Walker-Peters; Smallbone, Downes; Dibling, Fernandes, Brereton Diaz; Armstrong

Leicester: Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Okoli, Kristiansen; Ndidi, Skipp; Buonanotte, Ayew, Mavididi; Vardy

Vitality Stadium, 3:30 AM, Sunday, October 20

Arsenal are third in the table–one point behind Liverpool in first and level with Man City in second–but some EPL betting sites have made the Gunners title favourites. They lived up to that tag in Matchweek 7 with a professional 3-1 win over Southampton.

Bournemouth, meanwhile, suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Leicester before the international break. Andoni Iraola’s side usually do better against Big 6 sides than relegation candidates, but not against Arsenal.

The Gunners beat Bournemouth 4-0 and 3-0 last season. They have shut out the Cherries in three of their last four meetings.

We’re not going to overthink this one. Arsenal should win this match by multiple goals.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Half Time/Full Time - Arsenal/Arsenal	$2.60
	Arsenal To WIN	$1.65
	Both Teams To Score - NO	$2.12

Predicted Lineups

Bournemouth: Arrizabalaga; Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Christie; Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson

Arsenal: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Partey, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli; Trossard

Molineux Stadium, 12:00 AM, Monday, October 21

Manchester City have not coped well with the loss of Rodri. Since the defensive midfielder tore his ACL against Arsenal, the Sky Blues drew 1-1 with Newcastle and nearly dropped points to Fulham. Pep Guardiola’s side are shaky right now, but we still don’t give Wolves any chance of winning this match.

Gary O’Neil’s side are winless and bottom of the Premier League table. They suffered a 5-3 defeat away at Brentford in Matchweek 7. Before that, they were outclassed by Liverpool at home and at Villa Park to Aston Villa. They have conceded two goals or more in all but one of their matches this season.

This should be an easy win for Man City. Our Wolves vs. Manchester City is a 3-1 win for City.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Anytime Goalscorer - Haaland	$1.50
	Man City -1.5	$1.77
	OVER 3.5 Goals	$2.08

Predicted Lineups

Wolves: Johnstone; Semedo, Dawson, Toti, Ait-Nouri; Andre, Lemina, Gomes; Bellegarde, Strand Larsen, Cunha

Man City: Ederson; Lewis, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Gundogan; Silva, Foden, Savio; Haaland

Anfield, 2:30 AM, Monday, October 21

Chelsea have won five of their last six matches. All the talk during the international break was about whether the Blues are back? As much as we rate Chelsea, we see this good run of form ending this weekend.

Liverpool put in a professional performance to beat Palace 1-0 before the international break. They have won six straight matches in all competitions and look like a well-oiled machine under Arne Slot.

The Reds’ only weakness right now is that their defence occasionally makes mental mistakes. Chelsea have the same problem and actually make even more mistakes than Liverpool, so we can’t see this issue being the difference here.

Liverpool have not lost to Chelsea in normal time since March 2021. They won this fixture at home 4-1 last season. Something similar should happen this Matchweek.

Our Liverpool vs. Chelsea prediction is a 3-1 win for Liverpool.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Chelsea Goal Range - Between 1 & 2 Inclusive	$1.58
	Liverpool To WIN	$1.65
	OVER 3.5 Goals	$2.02

Predicted Lineups

Liverpool: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota

Chelsea: Sanchez; Gusto, Tosin, Disasi, Colwill; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson

The City Ground, 6:00 AM, Tuesday, October 22

After their strong start, Nottingham Forest have come back down to Earth a bit. The Reds have just one win in their last five, and suffered their first loss of the season at home to Fulham in Matchweek 6. Even with their recent struggles, Forest have enough to beat Palace.

The Eagles are in the relegation zone with zero wins and just three points. They lost a winnable game against Everton, before losing 1-0 to Liverpool in a tough fight in Matchweek 7.

Forest are solid defensively and one of the best counter attacking teams in Europe. They are good value to get a win here. Recent history says this will be a tight match though. Three of the last four Forest vs. Palace matches have ended as draws. The last five games between these sides have had less than 2.5 goals.

Our Nottingham Forest vs. Crystal Palace prediction is a 1-0 win to Forest.

Bookmaker	Tip	Odds
	Both Teams To Score - NO	$1.93
	Draw No Bet - Forest	$1.65
	UNDER 2.5 Goals	$1.70

Predicted Lineups

Forest: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Yates, Dominguez; Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Anderson; Wood

Palace: Henderson; Lacroix, Guehi, Chalobah; Clyne, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Mateta, Eze

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