BETMGM GOLDEN GOALS MD35: SUNDAY FUNDAY FOR VILLA?
The Premier League drama is going to the wire.
A title battle concerning Manchester City and Arsenal shows no signs of letting up while, at the bottom Spurs, West Ham and Nottingham Forest are slogging it out to stay in the division.
The Gunners take on Fulham looking to go six points clear and take advantage of playing before City.
In the race for Europe, Manchester United have the small matter of renewing their rivalry with Liverpool at Old Trafford while Aston Villa’s clash with Spurs has consequences at both ends of the table.
Elsewhere West Ham make the trip across London to Brentford, Wolves host Sunderland and out-of-sorts Newcastle take on Brighton at St James’ Park.
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Here’s how we see things playing out on Matchday 35…
Wolves 1-1 Sunderland
Relegation was confirmed for Wolves earlier in the month but in truth it had been a long time coming for their fans, whose main ambitions appeared to have been limited to avoiding the worst-ever points total in the competition’s history.
They have long surpassed the 11 points won by Derby in the 2007-08 campaign, which means the only realistic goal left to pursue is to finish ahead of Burnley.
We think they can get a point closer to that, at least.
A late goal by Tottenham aside, Wolves have a decent recent record at home of late with positive results against Aston Villa, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Sunderland, meanwhile, look as though they are on the beach.
The 5-0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest was their worst defeat in Premier League history at the Stadium of Light.
Yet despite back-to-back defeats the Black Cats are only four points off Brighton and will still have an eye on a place in Europe next year.
However, only drop zone inhabitants Burnley and Tottenham have conceded more goals than Sunderland in 2026.
Wolves are capable of a point that will further dent Sunderland’s European hopes. For bigger odds, we like both teams to score and the match result to be a draw at odds of 14/5
Brentford 0-0 West Ham
What do you get when you pit a team battling and long-throwing their way towards Europe against one fighting tooth and nail to secure another season in the top flight of English football?
You likely get an agonising 0-0 at Brentford Community Stadium – on a Premier League weekend that has the potential to swing in many directions at all ends of the table.
Brentford’s loss to Manchester United last Monday ended a run of six straight draws across all competitions, which includes the FA Cup draw to West Ham that was ultimately lost on penalties.
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Of those draws, three have ended with neither team finding the back of the net despite the Bees creating an abundance of chances to harvest all three points.
Brentford’s third-highest scorer Dango Ouattara, for example, had four shots on target across those games on top of proving to be a constant threat on the right wing.
Similarly, the Irons have drawn three of their last six games in all competitions since they last met Keith Andrews’s side – a run that includes a 0-0 stalemate at Selhurst Park on their most recent outing across the capital.
On any other weekend, a point against a fellow industrious side is a decent result… just not right now; not with what’s at stake for opposite sides of London.
Tough watch or not, we’re offering a show-stopping 30/1 for a Bet Builder made up of a draw, under 0.5 goals in the match and an Ouattara shot on target.
Newcastle 1-2 Brighton
Are Newcastle in a relegation battle?
The answer ultimately is, of course, no – they have 42 points. Step forward the 2002/03 West Ham side.
They aren’t going to get relegated but adding to their four losses in a row may find them just a little too close for comfort.
The Magpies have lost nine of their last 12 league games and won’t welcome the sight of Brighton arriving on Tyneside.
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They haven’t won any of their last six meetings with the Seagulls and we can’t see that changing here.
Seven losses at St James’ Park is not good enough and Brighton’s former Sunderland loanee can help make that eight and deepen the woes for Eddie Howe.
Danny Welbeck got both goals in the 2-1 win for Brighton in the reverse fixture earlier this season and also got two winners at St James’ last season – one in the league and one in the FA Cup.
The veteran to score in an away win is an appealing 7/2, which rises to 13/1 should you add in a card for former Brighton defender Dan Burn.
The England international has seven in the Premier League so far, including a red, and nine overall.
Worrying times on the Tyne.
Arsenal 2-0 Fulham
Arsenal’s record-breaking 17th corner goal of the season was enough to secure all three points against Newcastle last week, stopping the rot of two straight defeats at a crucial point in their campaign.
As poor as Howe’s side were in that game, they still sit ninth in the Premier League for expected goals, five positions higher than opponents here Fulham in 14th.
What’s more, Marco Silva’s team have shown to be significantly less potent on the road by scoring only 16 goals to earn 16 points outside of west London this season; that away record sits 17th in the league while they have earned double that amount of points at home.
Like the Magpies before them, Fulham have long been a known bogey team for the current league leaders in seasons gone by – costing them in pivotal moments in 2023/24 and again in 2024/25.
All that said, the Gunners have still never lost at home against Fulham so our 15/8 Bet Builder is one to watch: Arsenal to win, over 1.5 goals and both teams to score no.
As entertaining as it might be for some to see them drop points, this is the penultimate home game of the season and the chance to apply big pressure, potentially for the final time – an occasion that calls for goals and that all-important clean sheet.
A win on Saturday afternoon would move the north Londoners six points clear before Manchester City travel to Everton two days later.
Will they capitalise on a glorious opportunity? We say yes.
Manchester United 3-0 Liverpool
The Red Devils have all but secured qualification to next season’s Champions League, which is a barely believable outcome after finishing 15th last season.
They have Michael Carrick to thank for that. Since coming into the club, no team has gotten more points than Manchester United.
Calls are growing for him to get the gig full-time but, before any of that, comes the main event for many at Old Trafford.
A home tie against arch-rivals Liverpool always tops the billing, no matter the state of the season.
Another man the hosts can thank is Bruno Fernandes. The talismanic Portuguese captain is now just one shy of equalling the all-time Premier League assist record. Don’t be shocked to see him passing in goalscoring positions on Sunday afternoon.
The Reds are without Mo Salah and Hugo Ekitike, while record signing Alexander Isak remains short of match fitness.
They continue to ship goals, having only kept one clean sheet in their last seven in all competitions.
This one can go to the hosts. Back United to win and Fernandes to score or assist at a healthy-looking 3/1.
Aston Villa 3-1 Tottenham
Tottenham won their first league game of 2026 last week… and it made absolutely no difference.
That must be pretty demoralising for a side that saw Forest thump Sunderland 5-0 and West Ham grab a last-gasp winner against Everton – all while losing Xavi Simons and Dominic Solanke in the process.
A trip to Villa won’t provide any relief for Roberto De Zerbi, even with the Europa League on the minds of the Villans. Unai Emery’s men still need to guarantee Champions League football so there will be no let-up from a side looking to bounce back from a reverse at Fulham last week.
They have won their last four against Spurs and that will continue here against the injury-depleted visitors.
Ollie Watkins has 11 Premier League goals and bagged two against Sunderland in their last game at Villa Park.
Discipline, as well as injuries, have cost Tottenham dearly this season and their 85 yellow cards are the most in the league.
Micky van de Ven has eight of them and is part of our 13/1 Bet Builder – Watkins to score, Van de Ven to be carded and over 2.5 goals in the game.
Villa have kept just two league clean sheets this year and seven of the last eight meetings have had three goals or more.
Sunday night entertainment for Villa but the Sunday scaries for Spurs.
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