Dan’s EPL Predictions week 32 – Arsenal to win but not City

Dan’s EPL Predictions week 32 – Arsenal to win but not City West Ham 2–2 Wolves West Ham knows if they beat the team at the bottom of the table, they will put Spurs in the bottom 3. Normally, at this stage of the season, facing the basement boys should be a formality, but for a club that has known for a while that they are getting relegated, Wolves have been playing well. Yet it all means there’s a lot of pressure on the Hammers on Friday night.

The Irons proved in the FA Cup that they can create an atmosphere at the London Stadium (I had my doubts), but how often do their fans arrive expecting a win because they are favourites? Nuno Santos’s team are not used to playing with that level of expectation; they prefer to be in the role of underdogs, and that might impact the result. Arsenal 1–0 Cherries As long-term readers will know, I have for a while pencilled this weekend as being potentially a decisive one in the title race.

Arsenal know if they win on Saturday, they will send Man City to the Bridge the next day, 12 points behind us! The two cup exits have left some Gooners fearing that the pressure is crippling the Gunners, with not enough characters to respond. Because of that fear of failure, it then makes the Emirates anxious.

All opponents will try to use our nerves against us. Iriola will tell his team that the longer they stay in the game, the less time it will take for the tension to creep around the stadium. Yet the only way to learn how to deal with these moments is to go out and do it!