Premier League Predictions 2024/25: Gameweek 1 Picks
The 2024/25 Premier League season tiptoes closer, with the first of 380 fixtures seeing Manchester United welcome Fulham to Old Trafford on Friday night.
We've tackled five GW1 televised matches, delivering a quintet of predictions, along with which bookmaker pays best for our win-draw-win acca.
Premier League Gameweek 1 Predictions
- Manchester United vs Fulham - Man United Win
- Ipswich Town vs Liverpool - Draw
- West Ham vs Aston Villa - Draw
- Chelsea vs Man City - Draw
- Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur - Tottenham Win
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Manchester United vs Fulham
- Friday 16th August, 8pm, Sky Sports Main Event
With a number of injuries plaguing the home side, this won't be a straightforward opener. The Red Devils have, however, won four of their last fight head-to-heads with Fulham and their showing in the Community Shield loss to rivals Man City suggests they have enough to overcome the Cottagers on home soil.
Prediction: Manchester United Win
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
- Saturday 17th August, 12:30pm, TNT Sports 1
Both Kieran McKenna's Ipswich and Arne Slot's Liverpool are unknown entities to the Premier League this season. While it's safer to assume that the Tractor Boys will grow into the season than start quickly, the carnival-like atmosphere at Portman Road, coupled with the dreaded 12:30pm Saturday slot that Jurgen Klopp's replacement must face first, does hint that the Reds may not get off to the perfect start they're envisaging this weekend.
Prediction: Draw
West Ham vs Aston Villa
- Saturday 17th August, 5:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event
For whatever reason, some teams just struggle against certain clubs. Unai Emery did break Villa's bad luck against the Hammers with a 4-1 home win last season, however, they are without an away win from six attempts since West Ham moved to the Olympic Stadium, with the last two visits under Emery ending all square.
Prediction: Draw
Chelsea vs Manchester City
- Sunday 18th August, 4:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event
Don't let the Community Shield fool you: Manchester City are notoriously slow starters under Pep Guardiola, and the man himself has told fans to expect as much at the beginning of the 2024/25 campaign. Their pre-season has been limited to very few regular first-team starters and this hodgepodge selection could see Enzo Maresca pick up a point in his first competitive match in charge at Stamford Bridge.
Prediction: Draw
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
- Monday 19th August, 8pm, Sky Sports Main Event
The first Monday Night Football of the season could be a real blockbuster with Steve Cooper's Foxes entertaining Ange Postecoglou's open-ended Tottenham Hotspur. Given the state of both clubs heading into gameweek 1, we give a marginal edge to the North London outfit, although we're sure they'll be made to work to secure maximum points.
Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur Win
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