Tuesday's Premier League 7.30pm kick-offs: predictions, odds and free tips

Free Premier League football tips, best bets and analysis for Aston Villa v Watford, Bournemouth v Brighton, Crystal Palace v Southampton and Everton v Newcastle United.

Aston Villa v Watford

Best bet

Watford draw no bet
1pt 4-5 Sky Bet

Team news

Aston Villa
John McGinn (ankle), Wesley and Tom Heaton (both knee) remain absent.

Watford
Ismaila Sarr (hamstring) joins Tom Cleverley (heel), Sebastian Prodl and Daryl Janmaat (both knee) on the sidelines.

Match preview

Watford are unbeaten in seven matches under Nigel Pearson and can put more distance between themselves and the relegation zone by winning at Villa Park.

Pearson's Hornets are excelling against the teams around them, winning 3-0 at home to Aston Villa last month and 3-0 away to Bournemouth last week.

Villa will be anxious to gain revenge for their heavy defeat at Vicarage Road but their fragile defence may struggle to cope with the power of Troy Deeney and the pace and trickery of Gerard Deulofeu.

Key stat

Aston Villa have kept one clean sheet in their last ten Premier League games.

Bournemouth v Brighton

Best bet

Brighton
1pt 6-4 Betfair, Betway

Team news

Bournemouth
David Brooks (ankle), Charlie Daniels (knee) and Lloyd Kelly (hamstring) are out.

Brighton
Dan Burn (collarbone) and Jose Izquierdo (knee) are long-term absentees.

Match preview

Brighton are making hard work of getting away from the relegation zone but they can give themselves some breathing space by defeating Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.

Graham Potter's side continue to play some good football but are just three points clear of the bottom three after being held to a 1-1 draw by Aston Villa at the weekend.

However, the Seagulls are probably in a false position (they have the best goal difference in the bottom half) and should overcome the confidence-shot Cherries, who have lost their last four league games without scoring.

Key stat

Bournemouth have lost nine of their last 11 league fixtures.

Crystal Palace v Southampton

Best bet

Crystal Palace
1pt 2-1 Betfair

Team news

Crystal Palace
Max Meyer (ankle), Jeffrey Schlupp (hip) and Mamadou Sakho (thigh) are injured and Luka Milivojevic completes a three-game ban.

Southampton
Yan Valery (illness) has not featured since late November.

Match preview

Crystal Palace should have a spring in their step after securing 1-1 draws at home to Arsenal and away to Manchester City and they can cement their top-half position by defeating Southampton at Selhurst Park.

The Eagles rarely play scintillating football but they carry a threat with Everton loanee Cenk Tosun supplementing Jordan Ayew and Wilfried Zaha, and are very organised at the back.

They look overpriced to defeat the Saints, who may take time to get over Saturday's painful 3-2 loss at home to Wolves.

Key stat

Crystal Palace have lost only one of their last ten league fixtures.

Everton v Newcastle

Best bet

Under 2.5 goals
1pt 21-20 Betfair

Team news

Everton
Andre Gomes (ankle) and Alex Iwobi (hamstring) are out and Richarlison (knee) is a doubt.

Newcastle
Jetro Willems (knee) faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Andy Carroll (knock), DeAndre Yedlin (hand) and Yoshinori Muto (hip) are also set to miss out.

Match preview

Everton have scored just six goals in seven matches under Carlo Ancelotti and could be drawn into a tight, low-scoring contest by Newcastle at Goodison Park.

Newcastle manager Steve Bruce makes no apology for setting his team up to be hard to beat and his tactics paid off handsomely on Saturday when Isaac Hayden's injury-time goal sealed a memorable 1-0 victory at home to Chelsea.

Bruce will be looking to utilise a similar game-plan against the Toffees, who may struggle to break down the visitors.

Key stat

Six of Everton's last seven home league games have featured under 2.5 goals.

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