Last Updated on 18/12/2025 by Andy Clark
Find all this weekend’s football pundits’ predictions for the latest round of Premier League and Championship matches and the season-long predictions made before the start of the 2025/26 campaign.
Pundits’ Premier League Predictions this Weekend
Mark Lawrenson (known as Lawro) is one that a lot of people look out for and Paul Merson is a well-respected football pundit who makes weekly Premier League score predictions. There are also highly respected BBC pundits, Sky Sports pundits and ITV pundits who work regularly on analysing and predicting football fixtures. You can also find Chris Sutton’s predictions for the Premier League matches below, as well as David Prutton’s pundits’ tips for the Championship.
Get all the latest pundits’ predictions below for the upcoming football in the Premier League, Championship, Champions League and international football.
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Thatsagoal’s Premier League Predictions this Week
As well as the expert football pundits’ predictions and betting tips, our own expert tipster will also have a go at predicting the correct score in each of this week’s Premier League fixtures. Look at the table belo,w and you will see a list of this weekend’s fixtures and a prediction for each. This is also a good time to check out the list of UK bookie offers available and try to grab yourself a free bet for the weekend’s betting.
| Fixture | Prediction | Bet |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa vs Nottm Forest | 2-0 | ODDS |
| Brighton vs Burnley | 2-0 | ODDS |
| Wolves vs West Ham | 1-2 | ODDS |
| Bournemouth vs Arsenal | 0-2 | ODDS |
| Leeds vs Man United | 1-0 | ODDS |
| Everton vs Brentford | 1-0 | ODDS |
| Fulham vs Liverpool | 1-1 | ODDS |
| Newcastle vs Crystal Palace | 2-1 | ODDS |
| Tottenham vs Sunderland | 2-2 | ODDS |
| Man City vs Chelsea | 3-1 | ODDS |
Chris Sutton’s Premier League Predictions
Chris Sutton’s weekend predictions for BBC Sport will cover each of the Premier League matches, and he will make a score prediction for each game. He will also predict the FA Cup fixtures when the 3rd round comes. You could bet on any of these predictions if you decide you agree with Sutton using a new UK bookies welcome offer for the 2025/26 season.
| Fixture | Prediction | Bet |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa vs Nottm Forest | 2-1 | ODDS |
| Brighton vs Burnley | 2-0 | ODDS |
| Wolves vs West Ham | 1-1 | ODDS |
| Bournemouth vs Arsenal | 1-2 | ODDS |
| Leeds vs Man United | 2-1 | ODDS |
| Everton vs Brentford | 1-0 | ODDS |
| Fulham vs Liverpool | 1-1 | ODDS |
| Newcastle vs Crystal Palace | 3-0 | ODDS |
| Tottenham vs Sunderland | 0-0 | ODDS |
| Man City vs Chelsea | 3-1 | ODDS |
Paul Merson’s Premier League Predictions
Each weekend you will find Paul Merson’s predictions for the upcoming Premier League fixtures. The former Sky Sports pundit is now writing columns online with his predictions in, and you can see all of Merson’s correct score predictions for today in the table below.
| Prediction | Bet | |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa vs Nottm Forest | ODDS | |
| Brighton vs Burnley | ODDS | |
| Wolves vs West Ham | ODDS | |
| Bournemouth vs Arsenal | ODDS | |
| Leeds vs Man United | ODDS | |
| Everton vs Brentford | ODDS | |
| Fulham vs Liverpool | ODDS | |
| Newcastle vs Crystal Palace | ODDS | |
| Tottenham vs Sunderland | ODDS | |
| Man City vs Chelsea | ODDS |
Jones Knows Predictions this Weekend
| Fixture | Prediction | Bet |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa vs Nottm Forest | 1-0 | ODDS |
| Brighton vs Burnley | 1-2 | ODDS |
| Wolves vs West Ham | 1-0 | ODDS |
| Bournemouth vs Arsenal | 0-2 | ODDS |
| Leeds vs Man United | ODDS | |
| Everton vs Brentford | ODDS | |
| Fulham vs Liverpool | ODDS | |
| Newcastle vs Crystal Palace | ODDS | |
| Tottenham vs Sunderland | ODDS | |
| Man City vs Chelsea | ODDS |
These Sky Sports pundits’ predictions are completely free, and we will add them to the table below as soon as Jones Knows publishes his predictions on the Sky Sports website.
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Lawro’s Premier League Predictions
Lawro is one of the best-known football pundits, and we will always take a look at Lawro’s predictions before each round of Premier League games.
He will pick his score prediction for every match, and you will see them in the table below. There is also the chance to bet on Lawro’s score predictions with one of the latest UK bookies welcome offers, including a bet £15 get £10 free bet.
| Fixture | Score Prediction | Bet |
|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth vs Leicester | 2-1 | ODDS |
| Fulham vs Man City | 1-2 | ODDS |
| Ipswich vs West Ham | 2-1 | ODDS |
| Liverpool vs Crystal Palace | 2-0 | ODDS |
| Man United vs Aston Villa | 0-2 | ODDS |
| Newcastle vs Everton | 3-0 | ODDS |
| Nottm Forest vs Chelsea | 1-1 | ODDS |
| Southampton vs Arsenal | 0-3 | ODDS |
| Tottenham vs Brighton | 1-2 | ODDS |
| Wolves vs Brentford | 1-1 | ODDS |
David Prutton’s Championship Predictions
David Prutton is the resident Football League pundit at Sky Sports and each weekend he picks a correct score for all of the matches in the Championship. On his blog, there is also a preview of some of the featured fixtures for you to have a look at.
He is the man for Championship predictions and the Sky Sports pundit is very well respected.
| Match | Score | Bet |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds vs Sheffield United | 2-2 | BET |
| Oxford vs West Brom | 1-2 | BET |
| Cardiff vs Plymouth | 1-1 | BET |
| Luton vs Watford | 2-2 | BET |
| Preston vs Coventry | 1-0 | BET |
| Hull vs Sunderland | 1-1 | BET |
| Blackburn vs Swansea | 2-1 | BET |
| Middlesbrough vs Bristol City | 2-1 | BET |
| Millwall vs Derby | 1-0 | BET |
| QPR vs Portsmouth | 0-1 | BET |
| Sheffield Wednesday vs Burnley | 2-2 | BET |
| Stoke vs Norwich | 1-2 | BET |
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Jamie Carragher’s Predictions for Super 6
| Match | Scoreline |
|---|---|
| Man City vs Brentford | 3-1 |
| Liverpool vs Nottm Forest | 2-0 |
| Aston Villa vs Everton | 2-1 |
| Bournemouth vs Chelsea | 1-1 |
| Tottenham vs Arsenal | 1-1 |
| Wolves vs Newcastle | 2-2 |
Gary Neville’s Predictions for Super 6
| Match | Scoreline |
|---|---|
| Leicester vs Aston Villa | |
| Everton vs Bournemouth | |
| Nottm Forest vs Wolves | |
| West Ham vs Man City | |
| Newcastle vs Tottenham | |
| Man Utd vs Liverpool |
Pundits’ Predictions for the 2025/26 Premier League Season
Ahead of the start of the 2024/25 Premier League season we have found all the best pundits’ predictions for the team to win the Premier League, a top 4 finish, European qualification, surprise package, which of Southampton, Leicester or Ipswich will finish higher and the surprise package for the season. The pundits also picked out a Golden Boot winner, the signing of the summer and each made a bold prediction ahead of the new campaign kicking off on Friday 16th August.
The Premier League website asked for the thoughts of established football pundits such as Michael Owen, Shay Given, Leon Osman, Karen Carney and Tim Sherwood and you can see all their season predictions below.
Who will be champions?
Michael Owen: Arsenal
Karen Carney: Manchester City
Darren Bent: Arsenal
Tim Sherwood: Man City
Shay Given: Man City
Mark Schwarzer: Man City
Don Hutchison: Man City
Matt Holland: Man City
Leon Osman: Arsenal
Who will finish in the top four?
Owen: Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Man City
Carney: Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd
Bent: Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea
Sherwood: Man City, Arsenal, Man Utd, Spurs
Given: Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle
Schwarzer: Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs
Hutchison: Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs
Holland: Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd
Osman: Arsenal, Man City, Newcastle, Spurs
Who else will qualify for UEFA competitions?
Owen: Newcastle, Spurs, Man Utd
Carney: Aston Villa, Newcastle
Bent: Spurs, Man Utd, Newcastle
Sherwood: Liverpool, Villa, Man Utd
Given: Aston Villa, Spurs
Schwarzer: Chelsea, Man Utd, Newcastle
Hutchison: Man Utd, Newcastle, Chelsea
Holland: Spurs, Chelsea, Aston Villa
Osman: Liverpool, Villa, Man Utd
Which team will be a surprise package?
Owen: Aston Villa (again!)
Carney: Crystal Palace
Bent: Ipswich Town
Sherwood: Spurs
Given: Everton. I don’t think they’ll be in a relegation fight but will be cruising in top half.
Schwarzer: Palace. Oliver Glasner did an incredible job at the end of last season. The big question marks are around keeping Marc Guehi and Eberechi Eze.
Hutchison: Everton
Osman: Ipswich
Holland: West Ham United
Which promoted team will finish highest?
Owen: Ipswich
Carney: Leicester City
Bent: Ipswich
Sherwood: Southampton
Given: Southampton. I like Russell Martin a lot and the way they play.
Schwarzer: Leicester. They’ve got the set-up, the players and, in Steve Cooper, an exciting manager.
Hutchison: Leicester
Osman: Southampton
Holland: Ipswich
Who will win the Golden Boot?
Owen: Erling Haaland
Carney: Haaland
Bent: Haaland
Sherwood: Haaland
Given: Haaland
Schwarzer: Haaland
Hutchison: Haaland
Holland: Haaland
Osman: Haaland
Who will be the best young player?
Owen: Kobbie Mainoo
Carney: Oscar Bobb
Bent: Adam Wharton
Sherwood: Cole Palmer
Given: Mainoo
Hutchison: Bobb
Holland: Mainoo
Who is the most exciting signing so far?
Owen: Joshua Zirkzee
Carney: Jurrien Timber. Not a new signing, but he will feel like one after his injury last season.
Bent: Amadou Onana
Sherwood: Elliot Anderson
Osman: Riccardo Calafiori – not one to get you out of your seat, but could bring a title.
Given: Elliot Anderson
Schwarzer: Niclas Fullkrug. He’s over 30, but is a top-class player and fits the mould of a West Ham player.
Hutchison: Archie Gray
Holland: Archie Gray
What is your bold prediction for the season?
Owen: Man City reign to end
Carney: I am interested to see how Liam Delap does with his move from Man City to Ipswich. Also I can’t wait to see how Liverpool play without Jurgen Klopp.
Bent: Ipswich to finish top 10.
Sherwood: Arsenal to finish second.
Given: Newcastle to get back in the UEFA Champions League.
Schwarzer: Villa will not finish in a European place.
Hutchison: Newcastle win a trophy.
Osman: Liverpool not to finish in top four.
Holland: Haaland to reach 100 Premier League goals…(he needs another 37!).
List of Football Pundits
Not all of these pundits offer predictions every week, but they are some of the bigger names from the three main TV channels showing English football.
The main Sky Sports football pundits don’t usually offer their predictions for each match very far in advance of kick-off but they will do in the build-up to the games so make sure you tune in to hear the thoughts of the likes of Jamie Carragher, Gary Neville and Micah Richards both before and after the match takes place.
Sky Sports Football Pundits this Season
- Gary Neville
- Jamie Carragher
- Roy Keane
- Jamie Redknapp
- Micah Richards
- Alan Smith
- Andy Hinchcliffe
- Don Goodman
- Lee Hendrie
- Kris Boyd
- Sue Smith
- Casey Stoney
- James McFadden
- Jobi McAnuff
- Izzy Christiansen
- Daniel Sturridge
- Michael Dawson
- Paul Merson
- Karen Carney
- Jill Scott
- Alex Scott
BBC Football Pundits this Season
| Pundit | Role / Coverage Area |
|---|---|
| Alan Shearer | Premier League, Match of the Day |
| Frank Lampard | Euro 2024, Premier League coverage |
| Wayne Rooney | Tournament pundit (e.g. Euro 2024) |
| David Moyes | Tournament pundit, occasional EPL |
| Rio Ferdinand | Tournament and Premier League pundit |
| Micah Richards | Premier League coverage |
| Steph Houghton | Football Focus, MOTD, WSL |
| Joe Hart | MOTD debutant, broader BBC coverage |
| Theo Walcott | Studio pundit across programs |
| Ellen White | Women’s Euros, Women’s football shows |
| Jill Scott | Women’s Euros, Women’s football shows |
| Fara Williams | Women’s Euros coverage |
| Anita Asante | Women’s Euros, WSL analysis |
| Ellie Roebuck | Women’s Euros coverage |
| Nedum Onuoha | Women’s Euros analysis |
| Josie Henning | Women’s Euros analysis |
| Rachel Brown-Finnis | Pundit/co-commentator (women’s football) |
| Gilly Flaherty | Women’s football pundit/co-commentator |
| Izzy Christiansen | Women’s football analysis |
BT Sport Football Pundits
- Michael Owen
- Jermaine Jenas
- Robbie Savage
- Chris Sutton
- Owen Hargreaves
- Glenn Hoddle
- Peter Crouch
ITV Football Pundits
- Laura Woods
- Mark Pougatch
- Seema Jaswal
- Roy Keane
- Graeme Souness
- Gary Neville
- Ian Wright
- Karen Carney
- Joe Cole
- Eni Aluko
- Nigel de Jong
- Nadia Nadim
- Hal Robson-Kanu
Who are the best Female Football Pundits?
Laura Woods is widely respected as the best female football pundit at the moment and she was very impressive during the 2022 World Cup coverage in Qatar.
Alex Scott is one of the BBC football pundits and regularly appears on their FA Cup coverage as well as Match of the Day 2.
Karen Carney is a pundit on Sky Sports and she also appears on Sky Sports News taking about the latest football stories, particularly transfer news which you can bet on with one of the free bet bonuses you get this month.
Football Commentators: The Best and Worst
Football commentators and pundits split opinion more than players themselves, but who are the best and worst commentators talking us through the beautiful game?
Worst:
- Sam Matterface
- Trevor Sinclair
- Robbie Savage
- Mark Lawrenson
- Michael Owen
- Andy Townsend
- Martin Tyler
Best
- Ally McCoist
- Peter Drury
- Gary Neville
- Jamie Carragher
- Clive Tyldesley
- Micah Richards
What do Football Pundits Do?
Each week, football pundits pick out their predictions for today’s matches and the upcoming fixtures and we will list them all on this page for you. We’ll also give you the odds and put together some of the football pundits’ predictions to make up a suggested accumulator.
We will feature Premier League predictions from Sky’s Paul Merson, BBC Sport’s Chris Sutton and Mark Lawrenson each weekend and also have Football League predictions from Sky Sports’ expert David Prutton.
There will also be insight from BT Sport’s Robbie Savage and Michael Owen when they offer their thoughts on the upcoming fixtures.
Lawro’s Premier League Predictions
Every weekend BBC’s Mark Lawrenson (or Lawro as he is most popularly called), predicts the score of all the Premier League fixtures. He usually goes up against a celebrity opponent to see who can get the most results correct. In Lawro’s predictions for this week, you will see which team he thinks will win the match and also Lawro’s score predictions for this week. This is great if you’re looking to bet on the correct score in matches, or for a Premier League accumulator tip.
See our own Premier League predictions for this weekend’s matches
Charlie Nicholas Predictions for Sky Sports
As well as Lawro, Charlie Nicholas is also a regular pundit who predicts the results of matches in the Premier League, Champions League and Europa League. He has taken over from Paul Merson as the main pundit who gives there weekend predictions and you can see his latest set of matches below.
He predicts the score in every EPL for the upcoming weekend and if you check out the Sky Sports page, they also have the reasons behind all of this pundits footy predictions.
When there are midweek matches, you will also get Charlie Nicholas’ midweek Premier League predictions on this very page, we will just keep updating every time the Sky Sports pundit predicts the score of the fixtures coming up.
Paul Merson Predictions at Sky Sports
Sky Sports’ Paul Merson also gives weekly Premier League predictions where he also looks at matches and gives a correct score tip. The Soccer Saturday pundit regularly causes laughs with his inability to pronounce players’ names, but Paul Merson’s football predictions are normally quite accurate and he’s another pundit who is worth following.
The beauty with these pundits predictions is that you also get a little match preview from Merson where he outlines his reasons for the selection he makes. We’ll put the best snippets of Paul Merson’s predictions for this weekend below, and show you the odds for his score selections.
Read our weekend Premier League predictions here.
David Prutton Football League Predictions for Sky Sports
The Football League guru is the main pundit Sky Sports look to for the Championship, League One and League Two. In David Prutton’s latest predictions, you will either get a preview of a few matches taking place this week or you will get a focus on one match where he makes his Championship predictions. There is a lot of matches in the EFL which means there are also David Prutton midweek predictions on a regular basis and that is perfect when you’re having a midweek accumulator bet. His expert opinion could be a great help with some of the matches down in the lower leagues of English football.
Michael Owen Predictions for BT Sport
Although the former Liverpool, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Stoke striker isn’t everybody’s favourite pundit, you do get Michael Owen predictions each week through his Bet Victor blog. He also produces predictions in the Metro newspaper on occasions and these are great indicators from an experienced football pundit. There is no obligation to bet on any of the Michael Owen Premier League predictions but it is always interesting to see what the experts think will happen – even if it is just to laugh when they get it wrong!
How to bet on football pundits’ predictions for today’s matches
When you get your hands on the latest pundits’ predictions for today’s football matches, you could choose to place a bet on some, or all of them. You could pick one of the pundits and just place an accumulator bet on their selections, or combine the thoughts of a few of them and pick and choose which selections you want to bet on.
With the football pundit score predictions available from Lawro, Merson, Owen and Prutton, there is the option to have a correct score acca which would return huge odds and be a great way to try and turn a small amount into a huge winning bet.
Always use a free bet when betting on football pundits’ predictions to reduce the risk for yourself. We’d advise betting £10 with either William Hill or Betfred because you get their bet £10 get £30 sign-up bonus.
Who gives the best football pundits’ predictions?
All of the pundits can be very hit and miss because the Premier League, Championship, League One and League Two are all very difficult leagues to predict; however, David Prutton seems to do a very good job with his EFL predictions for today’s matches. When you look at his Championship predictions from last season, he was quite accurate in that the table wouldn’t have looked much different if all his selections had been correct. The big difference would have been that Leeds United should have won the title.
Lawro and Michael Owen both get a lot of stick for their predictions and it is easy to see why, but every few weeks you will see one of them pull some fantastic results out of nowhere. Paul Merson is also known to do well in general, but with Merson’s predictions, you always need to watch out for a howler. Like when all three of his FA Cup winner predictions were eliminated in the third round.
