Too much football is barely enough, and with the first midweek fixtures for the season, we have to quickly offer up our 2022-23 Midweek Premier League Week 5 Predictions and stats preview.
Each week we provide a meandering look into the upcoming round of Premier League football, with not only our predictions for the upcoming Premier League fixtures, but offer up a wide range of H2H and in-season stats and barely interesting facts.
There’s so much to go through we can barely contain it to just one long page. But here it is.
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2022-23 Premier League Week 5 Predictions
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.
Fulham 1 Brighton 0
Crystal Palace 1 Brentford 1
Southampton 0 Chelsea 2
Leeds 1 Everton 1
Arsenal 4 Aston Villa 0
Bournemouth 1 Wolves 0
Man City 3 Nottingham Forest 0
West Ham 1 Spurs 2
Liverpool 2 Newcastle 1
Leicester 0 Man Utd 2
22-23 Season Record – 53% – 21/40 – 6 Correct scores
Read on for the match by match full preview and stats.
2022-23 English Premier League Week 5 – Quick Stats
PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON STATS SO FAR
CURRENT EXPECTED GOALS TO GW4
EXPECTED GOALS AGAINST FROM GW1
2022-23 Premier League Week 5 Barely Interesting Stats
Man City / Chelsea were the only teams not to lose in a midweek game last season in the Premier League. Watford and Brighton were the only teams not to win.
Crystal Palace’s expected goals last weekend v Man City was just 0.09 despite scoring two goals.
Bournemouth’s 0.18 expected goals pushed them over one expected goals this season.
Fulham (W7 D4 L1) have lost just one game in midweek v Brighton.
There has never been a Premier League goal scored in Brentford v Crystal Palace game. Both games last season were 0-0.
Chelsea (W7 D2) are unbeaten in nine games at Southampton. The Saints’ last home win was back in 2013.
Leeds (W7 D3 L1) have lost just one game at home v Everton in a midweek for all time.
Arsenal have won five in a row at home v Aston Villa and by a margin of 19-3.
There are 11 teams left in the Football’s four tiers that are still undefeated, but Arsenal are the only team with a 100% record.
Wolves have never beaten Bournemouth on a Tuesday.
Nottingham Forest have won the last fixtures between them and Man City – a 2009 FA Cup tie in Manchester.
West Ham are undefeated in their last four midweek games at home to Spurs.
Liverpool have won six straight home games in midweek v Newcastle.
Leicester (W2 D2) are unbeaten in their last four v Man Utd.
2022-23 Premier League Week 5 Predictions – Match by Match H2H 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.
TUESDAY 7:30PM – FULHAM v BRIGHTON
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Fulham 1 Brighton 0
TUESDAY 7:30PM – CRYSTAL PALACE v BRENTFORD
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Crystal Palace 1 Brentford 1
TUESDAY 7:45PM – SOUTHAMPTON v CHELSEA
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Southampton 0 Chelsea 2
TUESDAY 8:00PM – LEEDS v EVERTON
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Leeds 1 Everton 1
WEDNESDAY 7:30PM – ARSENAL v ASTON VILLA
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Arsenal 4 Aston Villa 0
WEDNESDAY 7:30PM – BOURNEMOUTH v WOLVES
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Bournemouth 1 Wolves 0
WEDNESDAY 7:30PM – MAN CITY v NOTTINGHAM FOREST
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Man City 3 Nottingham Forest 0
WEDNESDAY 7:45PM – WEST HAM UTD v SPURS
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
West Ham 1 Spurs 2
WEDNESDAY 8:00PM – LIVERPOOL v NEWCASTLE
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Liverpool 2 Newcastle 1
THURSDAY 8:00PM – LEICESTER v MAN UTD
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Leicester 0 Man Utd 2
