Both Man United and Newcastle aren't in the most festive mood, United have failed to win in their last three home games and Eddie Howe's Newcastle gave up a two goal cushion in their 2-2 draw against Chelsea last weekend, making it their tenth consecutive game where they've failed to keep a clean sheet.

So what does that mean for this fixture? Goals. Both sides are showing serious frailty at the back, but there isn’t too much wrong with their approach in the final third. Man United have netted 31 goals across their 17 Premier League matches. And for Newcastle, in their run of 10 without a clean sheet, they've scored in all but one.

Score Prediction: Man United 2-2 Newcastle

This clash carries significant weight in the context of the title race, with three points enough for Man City to move top of the league. Arsenal are playing later in the day, but it could still have a psychological affect before their trip to the Amex.

Man City will fancy their chances of a seventh consecutive league win against a Nottingham Forest side who were beaten 1-0 by Fulham on Monday night. Foden has looked very sharp filling in for the injured Doku, and Frenchman Cherki has been a delight to watch so far.

Those two are going to cause problems for Forest, who are only five points above the drop and aren't helped by key personnel absences, such as their top scorer last year in Chris Wood, and Ola Aina, who only missed three league games last season.

Score Prediction: Nottingham Forest 0-3 Man City

Arsenal saw off Brighton's rivals Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup on penalties in midweek, and can continue their excellent run of form here. Arsenal are unbeaten across 13 home matches in all competitions this term, winning 11 of these matches. They've already beaten Brighton at home this term, a 2-0 win in the EFL Cup.

Brighton arrive here without a win in their last three matches, with defeats to Aston Villa and Liverpool, as well as a draw against strugglers West Ham. Arsenal should have too much quality here.

Score Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Brighton

Brentford have a good home record this term, with five wins, three draws and just one defeat across their nine home league matches - the defeat coming against Man City.

Meanwhile, Bournemouth have picked up just four points from their last eight league matches, which includes a 1-1 draw to Burnley last time out. But, the Cherries have shown how dangerous they can be going forward of late, most notably when scoring four goals at Old Trafford in a 4-4 draw. They'll fancy their chances of scoring.

Score Prediction: Brentford 1-1 Bournemouth

West Ham are without a clean sheet since August, in a 3-0 win against Nottingham Forest. They've conceded 35 goals in 17 league matches, with only Wolves possessing a worse record so far. But, the Hammers have scored in seven of their last nine, so can do so again here.

Fulham are missing several key players due to AFCON, including Bassey, Iwobi, and Chukwueze. However, they have won consecutive games against Burnley and Nottingham Forest, and will see this as a good opportunity to win once more against shaky West Ham backline.

Score Prediction: West Ham 1-2 Fulham

Aston Villa are looking to equal their club record of 11 consecutive wins here, and against a hugely inconsistent Chelsea side, they'll be quietly confident in doing so.

Villa have so many strong ball carriers, such as Rogers and McGinn, that can emerge from Chelsea pressure and target a vulnerable defence, which hasn’t been very effective this season. Despite the Blues keeping the second most clean sheets (8), only two of those have been against top half opposition.

Villa are willing to take plenty of risks and they should be able to create plenty of openings against Chelsea.

Score Prediction: Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa