Predictions: Jack's Round 32 Premier League Picks

An unusually long pause in the Premier League season is now over, as after an international break and FA Cup quarter-finals weekend, we're back in action this evening with West Ham vs. Wolves.

If you're only just coming back on to Superbru ahead of Round 32, the exciting news is that the World Cup Predictor is now live and ready for you to join! Predictors for the big international tournaments are always great so make sure you get your leagues created in the coming weeks.

Last round

It was ages ago now but I was pleased with my Exact for Brighton 2-1 Liverpool! It was a bit of an upset at the time as this was before the Reds were hammered by both Man City and PSG. I had a respectable 4/8 overall and 7 points.

Road the World Cup update

🇲🇦🔑 The Morocco key was won by John Skipp from the UK in Round 31 as he had 15.5 points with 4 Exacts as part of his 6/8. You can view his picks in full by finding his profile alongside the Morocco key on the Superbru Football app.

🇧🇪🔑 The Belgium key will be awarded to the top performer in Round 32 as part of our Road to the World Cup campaign.

Here are my thoughts on Round 32!

West Ham vs. Wolves

The first of several fixtures with high stakes in this round. West Ham can put Tottenham in the relegation zone with a win here, and while Wolves have looked quite good in recent weeks, they still haven't won away all season. It's really hard to tell how the teams like Wolves who haven't played for almost a month will fare in this round. I'm going with the slightly safer pick of a home win, partly just because of the drama I'm hoping to see in the relegation battle. Prediction: West Ham 2-1 Wolves

Arsenal vs. Bournemouth

Speaking of drama, things will get very interesting if Arsenal fail to win this game. I thought they might only manage a draw in Lisbon on Tuesday after a difficult couple of Cup defeats but having found a late winner there, I think Arsenal will win this match too. Bournemouth are another side that hasn't played for ages and while that's given Andoni Iraola a lot of time to prep for this match and he often excels in difficult fixtures like this, I think Arsenal will hurt them from set-pieces. Prediction: Arsenal 2-1 Bournemouth

Brentford vs. Everton

These two teams are doing remarkably well to be pushing for Champions League places at the moment, but this just feels like the kind of game where they each scupper one another's chances by playing out a draw. Brentford's home form has dropped slightly in recent rounds but I think they can still manage a point despite Everton's strong away record this season. Prediction: Brentford 1-1 Everton

Burnley vs. Brighton

I still wouldn't go as far as to say I trust Brighton, but I am warming to them after they helped me to that Exact in the last round and their form streak would suggest they're well placed to make a late charge for a return to Europa League football next season. Burnley still haven't won at home for ages. Prediction: Burnley 0-2 Brighton

Liverpool vs. Fulham

Arne Slot has been under pressure for a while at Liverpool but this past week has been particularly bad. After being torn apart by Manchester City in the FA Cup, they then turned up at PSG looking as if they themselves didn't believe they could win, so I can't imagine Anfield is going to be bouncing for this one. It's a good time for Fulham to be heading to Anfield, but at the same time, Liverpool can't really afford to rest players ahead of the PSG second leg given their league table position and they need to show their fans something to build some belief before Tuesday.

Fulham have only won 1 of their last 6 on the road though and I wonder if Liverpool just sneak a win here, perhaps through Alexander Isak now that he's finally back fit again? Prediction: Liverpool 2-1 Fulham

Crystal Palace vs. Newcastle

Newcastle went into the international break about as low as they could have gone after that home derby defeat, but having had a long time since then to reflect and focus on what's coming up, I wouldn't rule out a strong finish from the Magpies over these last 7 league games. They only have one focus now, unlike Crystal Palace who have the Europa Conference League, so I'm going with an away win even though Palace's Conference League game went very well last night. Prediction: Crystal Palace 0-1 Newcastle

Nottingham Forest vs. Aston Villa

I remember going against Villa in the last round and getting stung but they've been unconvincing for a while in the Premier League and I think Forest might edge this. Home advantage feels quite significant in this fixture. Prediction: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa

Sunderland vs. Tottenham

Surely nobody can be too confident about which way this one is going. I correctly backed Forest to beat Spurs before the international break as it just felt like everyone knew Tudor couldn't turn things around, but De Zerbi feels like a genuine 50/50 to me. He's clearly quite a good manager, but it's a bold decision from both parties to start working together now because De Zerbi's style of play doesn't exactly scream 'firefighter' in the way that hiring a Sean Dyche or a Big Sam traditionally has.

Clearly, football has moved on and I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but this is another gamble from Spurs and the stakes are huge. A major problem has been that after conceding the first goal in a game, Tottenham's heads have dropped completely, so even just improving morale and mentality could make a big difference. I've no idea what to pick so I'm going with a draw. Sorry, this has all been about Spurs but shoutout to Sunderland for yet another derby win in the last round! Prediction: Sunderland 1-1 Tottenham

Chelsea vs. Manchester City

City's last two matches haven't been in the Premier League but they've looked excellent, whereas Chelseas recent displays have been shocking (you can't really count the Port Vale game as that was always going to be a mismatch). I can't think of many reasons to back Chelsea here, particularly without Reece James and Enzo Fernandez. Prediction: Chelsea 0-2 Manchester City

Manchester United vs. Leeds United

A fun match between rivals to finish the round and it should be a good watch but I'd be surprised if Man Utd don't win. I've been saying throughout Carrick's tenure that the benefit of 1 match per week is huge and they've had far longer to get ready for this one. As I said for the Wolves game, that may not necessarily be a good thing, but if I was Daniel Farke and Leeds I wouldn't be hugely keen to face a rested Bruno Fernandes and Matheus Cunha here. Prediction: Manchester United 3-1 Leeds

Best of luck with your own predictions!