Welcome to our 2021-22 Premier League Week 21 Predictions + Stats Preview – which remains ambitious project given the current state of play in the Premier League thanks to Covid.
Each week we normally provide a a meandering look into the upcoming round of Premier League football, but unlike most weeks, we’re not actually sure how many of these will be played. So it could be the greatest waste of time in the world, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
We not only provide our predictions for the upcoming GW20 Premier League fixtures, but offer up a wide range of H2H and in-season stats and barely interesting facts.
Enough to keep one busy for a while anyway. Until Covid ruins football, again. Or it could be worse, at least our website won’t crash from too many people on our site at once. Eh, FPL?
We’ll throw in the Double Game Week fixtures if they sort that out soon.
For now it’s a case of taking what you can get with our Premier League Week 21 Predictions.
2021-2 Premier League Week 21 Predictions – Our Selections
Here are our fearless predictions for the fixtures ahead, and tune in below for all the stats and barely interesting stats that go along with them.
Arsenal 0 Man City 2
Leicester 2 Norwich 1
Watford 1 Spurs 3
Crystal Palace 1 West Ham 1
Everton 1 Brighton 0
Leeds 0 Burnley 2
Southampton 0 Newcastle 1
Brentford 0 Aston Villa 2
Chelsea 1 Liverpool 1
Man Utd 2 Wolves 0
Season Progress – 48% – 88/182 – 20 Correct scores
Last Week – 3 / 6 – 1 Correct score – Man Utd result pending.
Read on for the match by match full preview with stats.
2021-22 Premier League Week 21 – Season Summary
Here are the league table stats in a different way.
Results colour coded. Goals stats. And a look at who each team is getting their points against.
2021-22 Premier League Week 21 – Stats Extra
RESULTS SINCE GW16
Fair to say Covid has been a menace to society since early 2020, and it has certainly knocked football around a bit.
The latest outbreak has seen many Premier League games postponed, often at the last minute.
We did a little digging into the result after the postponement, and the results are reasonably clear – most teams lose in the game after their first postponement.
And there’s still teams to return to action after postponement that may bump this up more (Burnley, Leeds).
So below are the results thus far, with a few visuals to show who’s done what since GW16. Of course only two teams haven’t been affected, and those two teams are among just six teams that are undefeated since GW16.
Postponed-Loss
Aston Villa
Brentford
Brighton (1st game)
Crystal Palace
Leicester
Liverpool
Norwich
Watford
West Ham
Postponed-Draw
Man Utd
Spurs
Postponed-Win
Brighton (2nd game)
Southampton
2021-22 Premier League Week 21 – Match by Match Stats Previews
Our big, beautiful full visual preview of each game is below.
More stats than you could probably ever want or need, for now.
SATURDAY 12:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Convenient this game follows on from our GW16+ analysis above, as these are the only two teams with a 100% record since GW16. Arsenal are a game shy due to this midweek round off.
Man City have won nine straight v Arsenal in the league. Arsenal have scored in just two of those nine games. Man City have scored 23 goals in that run.
Man City have also won four league games straight at Arsenal. The Gunners haven’t scored a goal at home v Man City in that run, their last goals coming in a 2-2 draw in 2017.
Man City have won the last two clashes on a Saturday, but none of the three before that (L1 D2).
Arsenal have a W1 L4 record v the big six clubs this season so far.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Arsenal 0 Man City 2
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Leicester are undefeated in seven matches v Norwich on a Saturday (W5 D2) and Norwich last beat them on a Saturday in 2007.
Leicester’s record at home v promoted teams last season wasn’t great (W1 L2)
Leicester (W3 D3) are unbeaten v bottom six teams this season.
Norwich’s only two wins this season have come against middle eight teams.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Leicester 2 Norwich 1
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Spurs have failed to win on their last three visits to Watford (D2 L1)
The last three matches between these teams on a Saturday have been draws.
Spurs have lost only once to Watford in January (W8 D1 L1)
Watford have lost all five games this season v London clubs.
Watford have also lost all seven games v top six teams this season.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Watford 1 Spurs 3
SATURDAY 5:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
West Ham have lost just one of their last seven trips to Crystal Palace (W4 D2 L1)
West Ham (W4 D2) have never lost to Crystal Palace in January.
Crystal Palace (W1 D1) are unbeaten at home to London teams this season.
West Ham have won just 2/7 v teams in the middle eight this season, Crystal Palace have won one of seven v top six teams (at time of match).
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Crystal Palace 1 West Ham 1
SUNDAY 2:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Everton (W3 D1) are unbeaten in the last four v Brighton.
Everton have never lost to Brighton at home (W7 D2)
The only Sunday game between these teams ended 1-1.
The only January game between these sides went to Everton 1-0.
Everton are currently in the bottom six. Which isn’t a good thing for a Brighton win, as their record v bottom six teams this season is D5 L1.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Everton 1 Brighton 0
SUNDAY 2:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Leeds (W2 D2) are unbeaten in four games v Burnley.
Leeds have lost just one of their last eight matches at home to Burnley.
Leeds (W1 D1) are unbeaten v Burnley on a Sunday.
Burnley are one of three teams (+ Brighton, Norwich) not to have a win v bottom six opponents this season. Leeds (W2 D2 L1) have lost only once to bottom six teams.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Leeds 0 Burnley 2
SUNDAY 2:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Newcastle haven’t lost to Southampton in their last eight meetings (W5 D3)
Southampton (W2 D1) are unbeaten at home to bottom six sides.
Newcastle D5 L3 are yet to beat a middle eight side this season.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Southampton 0 Newcastle 1
SUNDAY 2:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Aston Villa haven’t beaten Brentford since 1953. The Bees record is W3 D4 since.
Brentford won all three home games v Aston Villa in their time together in the Championship recently.
Aston Villa have just one win v London clubs this season (W1 D1 L6).
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Brentford 0 Aston Villa 2
SUNDAY 4:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Liverpool have won half of the last eight games at Chelsea (W4 D2 L2)
Liverpool have won the last three games v Chelsea on a Sunday, scoring two goals in each game.
Liverpool (W2 D3) are the only team this season not to lose against a big six opponent.
Liverpool have scored the most goals v big six opponents this season, while Chelsea have conceded the equal fewest.
Chelsea have yet to beat a team from the top six (at time of match) with a record of D1 L2.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Chelsea 1 Liverpool 1
MONDAY 8:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Man Utd have won three in a row v Wolves and not lost any of the last seven (W4 D3).
Wolves haven’t won at Man Utd since 1980 – their record L10 D3.
Wolves have only won once in ten midweek meetings at Man Utd.
Man Utd hold the upper hand on a Monday too (W3 D1 L1)
Wolves D1 L4 are yet to beat a big six side this season.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Man Utd 2 Wolves 0
