It’s really important for Newcastle that Bruno Guimaraes has returned to fitness, as they were really beginning to spiral in his absence. He grabbed an assist in Newcastle’s win over Brighton at St James’ Park last time out, managing one shot, and crucially played ahead of Sandro Tonali alongside Joe Willock.

Newcastle’s win percentage without Bruno Guimaraes drops off a cliff, so it’s no surprise that his return broke a losing run of five consecutive games for Eddie Howe’s side. No Newcastle player has scored more goals in the Premier League this season than Bruno Guimaraes (nine), which reflects pretty poorly on the £100 million+ duo that Newcastle brought in over the summer, but is positive for our selection here.

Guimaraes has taken 35 shots across his 24 starts in the Premier League this season (1.43 per 90), and took two shots when the sides met earlier in the season - finding the back of the net with one of those efforts. Guimaraes also had three efforts in Newcastle’s most recent trip to the City Ground, with Newcastle coming away 3-1 winners in that game.

Villa’s form has been quite inconsistent in recent weeks, but their most recent win against Forest was a massive one, and they will hope to use that to build momentum and end the domestic season on a high. Unai Emery’s men were completely dominant at Villa Park on Thursday, as they racked up 18 shots and three big chances, restricting the visitors to just seven shots in return. If Villa can replicate that kind of performance, Burnley will be worried.

The Clarets have failed to win any of their last 10 matches across all competitions, with eight losses in that stretch. They haven’t got much to play for, with their relegation already confirmed, and results have reflected that. The reverse fixture at Villa Park finished 2-1 to the hosts, meaning Villa have won each of their last three head-to-head encounters against Burnley, and this seems like the perfect opportunity to extend that streak.

Crystal Palace are the first of our teams with little to play for, manager Oliver Glasner is not even attempting to hide the fact that the Premier League is second in their priority list in his post-match interview after defeat at Bournemouth. The Eagles will be battling fatigue from a Thursday night second leg against Shakhtar and sit 15th in the table, nine points above the drop zone and gave up 16 shots last time out, five of which found the target.

If Everton are to take advantage of Palace’s approach, Iliman Ndiaye will likely play a starring role as the Toffees winger is one of their most productive players in the final third. Ndiaye has averaged 0.75 efforts on goal per 90 this season and is in great recent form, working the goalkeeper seven times in his last five league starts. He’s also on penalties and scored in the reverse fixture.

No side has seen more corners in their Premier League games this season than West Ham (391 - 11.17 per game). This is partly due to how bad West Ham have been when it comes to defending set piece situations, with sides looking to exploit this weakness by racking up the corner count. 

However, West Ham can also carry a threat from them, as we saw in their recent 4-0 win over Wolves, in which Konstantinos Mavropanos struck twice from corners. 

Arsenal are a bit further down the list due to how good they are at limiting their opponents' corner count, but are still seeing 9.20 corners per game in the Premier League, which rises slightly to 9.59 corners per game on the road. They racked up eight corners when the sides met earlier in the season, with the game seeing 11 corners overall.