Fulham vs. Ipswich (Sunday, 2.00pm)
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Fulham and Ipswich Town kick-start 2025 with a Premier League contest at Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon.
While the Cottagers continue to eye up the European places, the Tractor Boys are bidding to climb out of the relegation zone as they endeavour to avoid an immediate drop to the second tier.
We say: Fulham 2-1 Ipswich Town
Ipswich have won two of their three Premier League games away from home and head to Craven Cottage in high spirits after beating Chelsea, but they will once again be underdogs this weekend against a Fulham side who have made themselves difficult to beat in recent weeks.
A similarly close contest to the 1-1 draw played out between these two teams at Portman Road earlier this season could be on the cards on Sunday, but we are backing the home side to come out on top by a narrow margin.
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Liverpool vs. Man Utd (Sunday, 4.30pm)
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Northern nemeses collide in Sunday's Premier League main event at Anfield, where title favourites Liverpool welcome a meek Manchester United to their Merseyside home.
Arne Slot's juggernaut hold a gargantuan 23-point advantage over their long-time rivals in the top-flight table, as the Reds continue their pursuit of stardom while Ruben Amorim's troops peer nervously over their shoulder.
We say: Liverpool 3-0 Manchester United
Disjointed in attack, vulnerable at the back and struggling massively to adapt to the demands of an Amorim system, Man United are at risk of being completely overrun at Anfield, although expected recalls for Ugarte, Mainoo and Fernandes should mean that their display is not at pitiful as it was against Newcastle.
The Red Devils fanbase will certainly travel in fleeting hope rather than expectation, though, and we can picture Liverpool repeating their 3-0 Old Trafford trick, boosting their title hopes at the expense of their opponents' Premier League status entirely.
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Ben Knapton
