Saturday's 3pm Premier League games: predictions, team-news & free tips

Free Premier League football tips, best bets and analysis for Chelsea v Burnley, Everton v Brighton, Leicester City v Southampton, Manchester United v Norwich City and Wolves v Newcastle United in the Premier League.

Chelsea v Burnley

Best bet

Chelsea-Chelsea double result
1pt 10-11 Coral
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Team news

Chelsea
Christian Pulisic and Marcos Alonso remain sidelined and Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Achilles) is a long-term absentee.

Burnley
Johann Berg Gudmundsson (hamstring) and Ashley Barnes (groin) are out and Jay Rodriguez and Phil Bardsley (both flu) are doubts. Chris Wood (hamstring) is expected to be available.

Match preview

Chelsea's push for a top-four finish has been undermined by some poor results at Stamford Bridge but the Blues should be too strong for Burnley, who are sliding towards the relegation zone.

Inconsistency is understandable from Frank Lampard's young side, who posted impressive December victories at Tottenham (2-0) and Arsenal (2-1).

The Blues were comfortable 4-2 winners at Turf Moor in October and should do the double over the Clarets, who have lost three successive matches for the third time this season.

Key stat

Burnley have lost nine of their last 13 Premier League fixtures.

Everton v Brighton

Best bet

Brighton or draw double chance
2pts 19-20 Hills
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Team news

Everton
Andre Gomes (ankle), Alex Iwobi and Jean-Philippe Gbamin (both hamstring) remain absent.

Brighton
Dan Burn (broken collarbone) is out for two months but Glenn Murray has shaken off a knock. Solly March (groin) is available and Aaron Mooy (minor injury) faces a late fitness test.

Match preview

Everton looked like they were making progress under Carlo Ancelotti but their FA Cup third-round exit to a young Liverpool side was bitterly disappointing and they may struggle to bounce back against Brighton at Goodison.

Toffees supporters will be looking for a big improvement on last weekend. But the derby defeat is likely to have dented team morale and Brighton, who have beaten Tottenham and Arsenal this season, can take advantage.

Key stat

Brighton have scored in all of their last six Premier League away games.

Leicester v Southampton

Best bet

Leicester & both teams to score
1pt 21-10 general
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Team news

Leicester
Wilfred Ndidi (knee) misses the next month but Wes Morgan (groin) and Filip Benkovic (knee) are available.

Southampton
Yann Valery (virus) remains sidelined but no fresh injuries are reported.

Match preview

Leicester have got over their winter wobble and can make it three league wins in a row by defeating Southampton at the King Power Stadium.

A lot has changed since the Foxes hammered Southampton 9-0 in October.

Ralph Hasenhuttl's side have responded impressively and are up to 12th after a 1-0 success at home to Tottenham on New Year's Day.

With Danny Ings in the side Southampton are always going to pose a threat but they may be outgunned by the Foxes, who look set for a top-four finish.

Key stat

Southampton have scored in each of their last 12 away matches.

Manchester United v Norwich

Best bet

Man Utd win to nil
1pt 11-8 general
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Team news

Man Utd
Harry Maguire (hip) could make a swift return but Jesse Lingard (illness) is unavailable.

Norwich
Josip Drmic (thigh) is a doubt and Teemu Pukki (hamstring) is ruled out.

Match preview

Manchester United were given another painful reminder of their limitations when losing 3-1 at home to Manchester City on Tuesday but they can finish the week on a high by defeating Norwich at Old Trafford.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are still in the hunt for a top-four finish and should have too much quality for the basement boys, who look destined to return to the Sky Bet Championship.

Teemu Pukki is having a dry spell and it is hard to see who else is going to trouble the United defence.

Key stat

Norwich have failed to score in six of their last nine Premier League away games.

Wolves v Newcastle

Best bet

Wolves & under 3.5 goals
1pt 21-20 Betway
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Team news

Wolves
Diogo Jota (dead leg) will be assessed and Willy Boly (broken leg) has returned to training.

Newcastle
Ciaran Clark, Jetro Willems, Miguel Almiron, Paul Dummett, Andy Carroll and Dwight Gayle are back in contention and Sung-Yueng Ki, Yoshinori Muto and DeAndre Yedlin face late fitness tests.

Match preview

Despite a recent downturn, Wolves are genuine contenders for a top-six finish and should get back on track by beating Newcastle at Molineux.

Nuno's side have been in the top eight since November and will be looking to pile up the points before resuming their Europa League challenge next month.

They are strong in all areas of the pitch and look solid favourites to see off the injury-hit Magpies, who are looking over their shoulders after three successive league defeats.

Key stat

Fourteen of Wolves's last 16 Premier League matches have featured fewer than four goals.

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