Both of these sides will be high on confidence following recent runs of good form. Brighton have recovered well from their 7-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest a few weeks ago, winning all five of the subsequent games following that bruising result which is a run that has included two victories of Chelsea and a victory over high-flying, Bournemouth topped off by knocking Newcastle out of the FA Cup last time out.

Fulham also enjoyed success in the FA Cup, coming through a penalty shoot-out against Manchester United to secure their progression through to the quarter-finals, and they are in pole position to halt Brighton’s recent uplift in form.

Marco Silva’s side are one of the most organised in the Premier League making them incredibly hard to beat. This is best illustrated by their away record in the Premier League this season, the Cottagers have only lost three of their 13 away games in the English top-flight this season which is the sixth-best away record in the Premier League. These losses came against the Manchester clubs and West Ham but Marco Silva’s side were competitive in all these games as evidenced by the fact that these losses were all by one-goal margins.

Brighton’s main issue this season has been killing off games, only Everton (11) have drawn more games in the Premier League this campaign than the Seagulls (10) with six of those draws coming at the Amex. Recent results may have shifted this narrative but Brighton still do look a little uneasy when they have the lead, something that Fulham can take advantage of here.

The initial meeting between these sides ended in a 3-1 win for Fulham, they were incredibly clinical in the game judging by the fact they only managed to generate an xG of 0.65 and only had one big chance in the game.

This should also give Marco Silva’s side the psychological edge over Brighton with both sides entering the game with confidence following recent results. With both sides looking to crash the European party, a stalemate is the most likely outcome when considering that just one point separates these sides in the Premier League.

Ipswich are facing an uphill battle to stay in the Premier League next season, Kieran McKenna’s side sit five points adrift of Wolves but have the opportunity to reduce that gap with three games before welcoming Vitor Pereira’s side to Portman Road in a game that could be pivotal in deciding the outcome of the relegation scrap.

Ipswich have seen BTTS in each of their last five games across all appearances which would suggest that the Tractor Boys are making a fight of trying to stay in the Premier League for another season, but it is the lack of defensive security which has been costing them all campaign, something which aids our BTTS selection here.

Despite scoring in all five of their recent games, Ipswich have only managed to win one of these assignments which came against Coventry in the FA Cup – they’ve conceded 10 goals across these five games.

Crystal Palace have seen BTTS in three of their last five games across all competitions and are in a decent run of form, but performances at Selhurst Park have been slightly underwhelming all season. Oliver Glasner’s side have won just three of their 14 games at home this season, conceding 22 goals in the process (1.57 per 90).

Neither of Ipswich’s home or away records are particularly good but Kieran McKenna’s side have had slightly more success on the road this season, winning more games than they have at Portman Road (two) as well as scoring six more goals on their travels (10-16).

Ipswich need at least a point here to stay within touching distance with Wolves who welcome an in-form Everton side later in the day, and looking at their defensive record away from home this campaign (27 goals conceded), they’ll need to breach the Eagles’ backline at least once here if they want to keep their survival hopes alive.

Arne Slot’s side pulled off one of the greatest smash and grab results in Champions League history last time out, scoring with their only shot on target and withstanding a barrage from PSG, forcing Alisson into nine saves in a Player of the Match performance. They now welcome a Southampton side that has lost each of their last four games, a run that includes back-to-back 4-0 losses against Brighton and Chelsea.

Liverpool have the best home record in the Premier League, winning 10 of their 13 games at Anfield this season scoring 28 goals in the process and conceding just 10. As you’d expect, Southampton have the worst away record in the Premier League, winning just one of their 14 away games in the English top-flight this campaign with only Leicester (34) conceding more goals than the Saints on their travels this term (28).

These numbers illustrate that there could not be a bigger gulf in class between these sides which show in the result here, even if Liverpool rotate with the second leg of their Champions League tie against PSG in mind.

Liverpool ran out 3-2 winners in the initial league meeting between the sides at St Mary’s and also saw off the Saints in the EFL Cup by a 2-1 scoreline. There should be a bigger gap in the scoreline here with Liverpool playing in front of the Anfield crowd, they’ve seen this selection land in each of their last two Premier League games against Newcastle and Manchester City. Southampton look defeated and out of ideas which could lead to another brutal scoreline at Anfield in this Saturday afternoon kick-off.

Brentford’s home games have been really entertaining this season. Thomas Frank has assembled an exciting attacking front four made up of Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo, Kevin Schade and the underrated Mikel Damsgaard. This front four can cause any opposition in the Premier League problems which usually leads to goals at the Gtech Community Stadium.

The Bees have seen an eye catching 56 goals across their 14 games at home this season (4.0 per game), which is more than any other side has seen at home in the Premier League this campaign. Brentford are also the top scorers in the division at home with 30 goals scored, a record that is quite impressive when considering they’ve scored more goals at home than Liverpool (28), Arsenal (27) and Manchester City (28). This reinforces the argument that the Brentford front four are incredibly dangerous and will cause a beleaguered Aston Villa backline problems.

Aston Villa’s struggles domestically after a European game are well documented, they’ve only managed to win one of their Premier League games following a game in the Champions League this season, which came right at the start of the season against Wolves.

This suggests that Unai Emery’s side are struggling slightly with the physical demands of playing in the Champions League, but the January reinforcements could help to aid this fatigue. Aston Villa have faced issues on their travels all season, winning just four of their away assignments in the Premier League this campaign but these games are seeing plenty of goals.

Villa have seen 42 goals across these away games (3.23 per game) and their defence seems to struggle when away from Villa Park, conceding 27 goals compared to the 18 they’ve conceded at home in the Premier League this season.

The initial meeting between these sides produced over 2.5 goals in a 3-1 Aston Villa victory. There was a combined xG of 3.43 between the sides which suggests there will be chances at both ends again here. Aston Villa have seen over 2.5 goals in four of their last five games across all competitions, and also only managed to keep one clean sheet in that time – which came against lower league competition in the FA Cup.