Man United relegate Villa, Tottenham close gap on Leicester — Premier League predictions

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Ahead of the latest round of Premier League fixtures, The National Sport's deputy editor, Graham Caygill, predicts the outcome of each match.

Here are our results for the season.

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Norwich 1 Sunderland 1

Why? A big relegation six-pointer. Norwich have a four-point lead over Sunderland in 17th place and a win would effectively keep them up. But Sam Allardyce's side are hard to beat, and in Jermain Defoe have one of the best natural finishers in the Premier League. Honours to end even on a nervy afternoon.

Everton 1 Southampton 2

Why? Southampton would be fighting for a Uefa Champions League spot had it not been for their slow start to the season. They have been impressive of late and the dangerous Sadio Mane will fancy his chances of unlocking Everton, who will have an eye on next weekend's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United.

Manchester United 3 Aston Villa 0

Why? United have struggled to break down teams at Old Trafford, but Louis van Gaal's side, fresh from reaching the FA Cup semi-finals, will fancy their chances of a goal glut, with Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial on form, against the Premier League's worst side in recent memory. Villa will be put out of their misery this weekend and be relegated.

Newcastle United 1 Swansea City 1

Why? A must-win game for Newcastle if they are to have any chance of beating the drop, but Rafael Benitez's side are not showing any sign of the fight needed to achieve that. Swansea look to have done enough to secure their top flight status, and in Gylfi Sigurdsson have one of the form players in the league.

West Bromwich Albion 1 Watford 0

Why? West Brom are safe, while Watford are badly out of form with no league wins since February 13 and just seven goals in 13 games in 2016. Quique Sanchez Flores's men have done enough to stay up but won't do enough to get anything at The Hawthorns.

Chelsea 1 Manchester City 2

Why? The return of Diego Costa should give Chelsea more thrust upfront after their listless display at Swansea. Kevin De Bruyne's return from injury has galvanised City, both in the league and Europe, and with Sergio Aguero showing signs of returning to his best form they should take a step closer to guaranteeing a top-four finish.

Bournemouth 1 Liverpool 3

Why? Liverpool can be hard to predict as to how they will do, but with Daniel Sturridge pulling the strings, Jurgen Klopp' men should be too good for wholehearted Bournemouth.

Leicester City 1 West Ham United 1

Why? Leicester have been sensational in how they have dealt with the pressure of the run-in toward an unlikely Premier League title, but they have ridden their luck in a lot of their recent 1-0 wins. That, by the law of averages, cannot keep happening and West Ham, fresh from the heartbreak of their FA Cup loss, can exploit that through Andy Carroll and Dimitri Payet.

Arsenal 3 Crystal Palace 0

Why? Typical of Arsenal to suddenly be firing on all cylinders now that their hopes of the league title appear to be at an end, having scored seven in their past two games. Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil are both playing well and they should have too much for Palace.

Stoke City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2

Why? Tottenham may not win the league but Mauricio Pochettino can take a lot of pride out of producing arguably the most consistently fun side to watch this season. Stoke away is tough but in Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen Tottenham have the quality to keep the pressure on Leicester.