Sutton's Premier League & Fa Cup Semi-final Predictions V Golf Superstar Lee Westwood

Liverpool look definite to triumph nan Premier League and could seal nan title this weekend, but picking nan FA Cup winners is simply a overmuch tougher task.

Crystal Palace play Aston Villa successful nan first semi-final, unrecorded connected BBC One connected Saturday (17:15 BST), earlier Nottingham Forest look Manchester City astatine Wembley connected Sunday.

"It's refreshing that nan FA Cup is truthful wide open," said BBC Sport shot master Chris Sutton. "City will beryllium seen arsenic favourites to spell connected and assistance it, but we cognize they are not nan aforesaid squad they were successful nan past fewer seasons."

As good arsenic nan FA Cup, Sutton is making predictions for each Premier League crippled this play against a assortment of guests.

For each of this weekend's games successful some competitions, he takes connected golf superstar and Forest fan, Lee Westwood.

You tin watch Westwood play for Majesticks GC, external astatine nan LIV Golf arena successful Mexico this weekend, connected ITVX.

Do you work together pinch their predictions? You tin make your ain choices below.

The astir celebrated scoreline selected for each Premier League crippled is utilized successful nan scoreboards and tables astatine nan bottommost of this page.

A correct consequence (picking a win, tie aliases defeat) is worthy 10 points. The nonstop people earns 40 points.

Westwood will beryllium watching Sunday's crippled from Mexico and is hoping Forest tin wrap up triumph earlier he starts his round.

"I americium going to get to nan people early and watch it there, past spell and lukewarm up because we are playing successful nan afternoon," he told BBC Sport. "If it goes to other clip past I won't spot that... but we will person won by then, obviously!"

Forest won promotion to nan Premier League successful a play-off last astatine Wembley successful 2022 but Sunday is their first sojourn to nan aged aliases caller nationalist stadium successful a cup semi-final aliases last since nan 1992 League Cup final, erstwhile they mislaid to Manchester United.

"I americium really looking to it," Westwood added. "For starters it is simply a monolithic juncture for nan nine to beryllium successful an FA Cup semi-final for nan first clip since 1991, and going to Wembley and facing a hugely successful squad for illustration City person been successful nan past fewer years.

"It will beryllium tough, but nan truth we are successful this script is simply a testament to wherever Forest person sewage to this season, and what a awesome twelvemonth we person had.

"We are 4th aft City's triumph successful midweek and group are saying really we could miss retired connected nan Champions League but you conscionable person to deliberation backmost to wherever we were 12 months ago, erstwhile we only conscionable stayed up.

"To now perceive immoderate Forest fans moaning that we are going to miss retired connected nan Champions League shows what an unthinkable play this has been for america - and by nan way, I do deliberation we will decorativeness successful nan apical five.

"With nan run-in we person sewage compared to immoderate of nan different teams, I wouldn't opportunity for definite we will make it but I americium very optimistic."

Forest and City person 1 triumph apiece from their games successful nan Premier League this season, but nan consequence Westwood wants a repetition of is their past gathering successful nan FA Cup.

"Let's rotation nan timepiece backmost to 2009," he said. "We were a Championship squad past but we shocked City 3-0 astatine nan Etihad successful nan 3rd round.

"It was nan time they paraded Wayne Bridge arsenic 1 of their first large signings.

"I was location pinch a load of my mates who support City and to beryllium location and spot america triumph nan measurement we did was 1 of - if not nan champion - time of my life. My mates didn't talk to maine afterwards though."

Chris Sutton and Lee Westwood were speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.

There are nary replays successful nan FA Cup semi-finals. Games will beryllium decided by other clip and penalties.

Gap = convention places betwixt nan 2 teams

The interest for Everton is it looks for illustration James Tarkowski is retired for nan play pinch nan hamstring wounded he sustained against Manchester City.

That is simply a monolithic rustle for them astatine nan back, because they did not look nan aforesaid squad defensively erstwhile he went off.

Everton are without striker Armando Broja too, because he is connected indebtedness from Chelsea and cannot look his genitor club, but I consciousness for illustration he has benignant of been connected proceedings successful nan past mates of games anyway.

David Moyes has been having a look astatine Broja, astir apt to measurement up whether aliases not to motion him permanently successful nan summer, but Everton are astir apt amended disconnected pinch Beto starring their attack.

He will beryllium a threat moving successful down erstwhile they effort to break forward, and Abdoulaye Doucoure will effort get up location excessively successful support.

They mightiness get immoderate joyousness present because while Chelsea are still successful nan operation for nan apical 5 aft their fightback to hit Fulham, things are intelligibly still not correct pinch them.

An constituent of their fans are conscionable not having Enzo Maresca and his style of play, and it will beryllium absorbing to spot really nan Stamford Bridge crowd respond if things don't spell to scheme connected Saturday.

I americium really not convinced by Chelsea's onslaught astatine nan moment, particularly pinch Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson truthful retired of form. Even pinch Tarkowski missing, they could struggle to break Everton down.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Lee's prediction: I tin spot Everton getting thing here.1-1

Both of these teams are severely successful request of a triumph - Brighton person gone 5 games without a victory, while West Ham are connected a tally of six.

There are a batch of unhappy Hammers fans astatine nan moment, particularly aft they could only tie pinch Southampton past week.

That is not nan benignant of consequence that wins fans over, and seeing Graham Potter return Jarrod Bowen disconnected pinch nan people astatine 1-0 did not help.

Potter has picked up less points per crippled since taking complaint than his predecessor, Julen Lopetegui, and I don't spot overmuch changing for him connected his return to nan Amex, wherever he had a overmuch happier time.

Brighton person issues excessively - their shape has fallen disconnected a cliff of precocious and their supporters are not pleased pinch nan measurement they are finishing nan play either.

They person still had a decent campaign, but they person go leaky astatine nan backmost and they could do pinch a affirmative consequence aliases 2 if they are going to enactment successful pinch a chance of making it into Europe.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Lee's prediction: Not overmuch to play for here. 2-1

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It's awesome news that Newcastle leader Eddie Howe will beryllium backmost successful nan dug-out for this crippled aft his enactment successful hospital.

I don't spot his broadside having immoderate problem securing nan 3 points here, based connected what I saw from Ipswich against Arsenal past week. That was crippled conscionable wasn't a contest, moreover earlier Leif Davis was sent off.

There is simply a batch astatine liking for nan Magpies successful nan title for Champions League qualification, while it is conscionable a matter of clip until Ipswich's relegation is confirmed.

We mightiness spot immoderate anger successful Newcastle's capacity aft their dense conclusion by Aston Villa but, ultimately, this should beryllium a comfortable triumph for them.

Sutton's prediction: 3-0

Lee's prediction: I don't spot Newcastle dropping points, unluckily for Forest. I'm bully friends pinch Alan Shearer but I person gone quiet pinch him astir Forest since Newcastle hit america location and distant successful nan convention this season. They hit america connected their measurement to winning nan Carabao Cup arsenic good truthful I haven't been capable to upwind him up excessively much, but I'll beryllium successful touch if we decorativeness supra them. 4-1

Southampton's tie pinch West Ham intends they person equalled nan points tally of Robbie Savage's useless Derby County broadside successful 2007-08, but I still consciousness my 606 co-host has to spell down arsenic nan Premier League's worst-ever captain.

I return my chapeau disconnected to Saints fans, because they person stuck pinch their squad done specified a dismal play - and possibly they will person thing to observe erstwhile they play Leicester adjacent week.

I don't spot them getting thing here, though. Fulham will beryllium irritated astatine letting their lead gaffe against Chelsea past clip out, but they person sewage much value than Southampton, and they will make it count.

Sutton's prediction: 0-2

Lee's prediction: Do you cognize what, I americium going to spell pinch Southampton to get a draw. I americium conscionable hoping they get a constituent truthful they tin hit nan points full that Derby sewage a fewer years ago, because I would dislike to spot Derby suffer that record! 2-2

How tin you backmost against Wolves here? They are nan Premier League's astir in-form squad based connected nan past 5 games, while it is an awfully agelong clip since Leicester enjoyed a triumph full-stop.

Pablo Sarabia's superb free-kick gave Wolves their triumph astatine Old Trafford past week, and I don't deliberation that consequence amazed anyone.

There is talk astir Matheus Cunha leaving them to subordinate Manchester United successful nan summer, but you would deliberation he would group his sights a spot higher.

Leicester's relegation was confirmed by their conclusion against Liverpool and, from apical to bottom, nan nine is successful a mess.

They are only playing for pridefulness now, and I don't spot them getting immoderate points here.

Sutton's prediction: 2-0

Lee's prediction: Wolves person really deed shape pinch 5 wins successful a row. 3-1

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It's absorbing really Palace person sewage a bully grounds against Villa this season.

They knocked past retired of nan Carabao Cup astatine Villa Park successful October, led doubly erstwhile they drew location successful nan convention successful November and past hit them 4-1 astatine Selhurst Park successful February.

That will springiness nan Eagles immoderate assurance and, if they play for illustration they did against Arsenal connected Wednesday, they person sewage a awesome chance of getting through. They rested Jean-Philippe Mateta astatine nan Emirates Stadium but created loads of chances and should person won.

It was a very different Palace capacity to nan 1 I watched erstwhile I was astatine St James' Park past week, erstwhile they were torn isolated by Newcastle, truthful it's difficult to cognize what to expect here.

The truth Villa person struggled against them this play shows what Palace are tin of, fixed really bully Unai Emery's broadside person been.

As good arsenic nan FA Cup, Villa are still successful nan title for nan apical 5 and did truthful good to scope nan Champions League quarter-finals too.

Emery deserves a spot of silverware to bespeak nan fantabulous occupation he has done but we cognize shot doesn't activity for illustration that.

Villa were unlucky to suffer to Manchester City connected Tuesday but nan mobility is whether they person sewage different large capacity successful them, for illustration nan ones they person produced successful Europe.

My caput tells maine that if Villa move up past Palace won't hit them again, but I still deliberation this will beryllium highly adjacent and it will spell to extra-time earlier Villa's chair wins it for them.

Sutton's prediction: 2-3 aft extra-time

Lee's prediction: I fancy Villa. They person sewage a very beardown squad. 1-3

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Bournemouth hammered Manchester United 3-0 astatine Old Trafford earlier Christmas and they person to beryllium dense favourites to triumph this crippled too.

United recreation to play Athletic Bilbao successful nan first limb of their Europa League semi-final adjacent Thursday, and Ruben Amorim has already spoken astir really he will prioritise that title complete nan Premier League.

So, Amorim will play much younger players present and connected apical of that, though Bournemouth are not connected a awesome tally of results, they are still successful amended shape than United are.

I americium backing Bournemouth and it is going to beryllium reliable for United against Bilbao too.

Bilbao sewage nan amended of Rangers successful nan past information and I americium expecting 2 beautiful tight games.

Rangers did person immoderate opportunities, though, truthful United person sewage a chance if they tin click going forward. Having nan 2nd limb astatine Old Trafford will thief Amorim's side, too.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Lee's prediction: Bournemouth are reliable to hit astatine their place. 2-1

Liverpool only request a constituent to make judge of nan title, and it is going to hap against Tottenham connected Sunday.

There is an statement that Spurs, and Manchester United too, should spell beardown successful these Premier League games to effort to find nan hit they person been lacking each season, and get nan squad playing nan measurement we cognize they tin to thief them successful their Europa League semi-finals.

But I don't spot Spurs leader Ange Postecoglou doing that earlier his broadside play Bodo/Glimt connected Thursday, and I tin only spot 1 outcome.

Liverpool person hardly been that crisp of precocious but they will beryllium wished to triumph nan title successful beforehand of their ain fans for nan first clip successful 35 years.

They were not capable to do that erstwhile they past won nan title successful 2020 because of nan Covid regulations astatine nan time, truthful doing it now is simply a large woody for them.

I americium expecting them to raise their crippled and rustle Spurs distant to get nan occupation done.

Sutton's prediction: 4-1

Lee's prediction: Liverpool would for illustration to triumph it there, wouldn't they? Tottenham mightiness remainder people, and Forest person conscionable beaten them. They haven't sewage overmuch inducement to do thing to extremity Liverpool. 3-0

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Pep Guardiola's squad action will beryllium perfectly important here.

Both of Manchester City's goals against Aston Villa connected Tuesday came from their players being prepared to tally astatine defenders - firstly Omar Marmoush and past Jeremy Doku, who had started nan crippled connected nan bench.

But Pep appears to beryllium very cautious astatine nan moment, and has not been utilizing his out-and-out wingers, Doku aliases Savinho, very overmuch because he wants to effort to power nan mediate of nan pitch.

Doku and Savinho some started erstwhile Forest hit City astatine nan opening of March, which was City's past defeat, 7 games ago, but it's improbable that they will some commencement astatine Wembley.

That does not make this necktie immoderate easier to call, though.

Forest bounced backmost from a mates of defeats pinch a triumph complete Tottenham connected Monday, which was a immense consequence for their top-five hopes, and we cognize nan measurement they are group up to counter-attack tin origin City problems.

I americium not conscionable saying this because Forest were my boyhood team, but I want anyone but City to triumph nan FA Cup this season.

I've sewage thing against City but it would beryllium a awesome communicative if immoderate of nan different 3 teams won it because they person either not won thing for truthful agelong or, successful Palace's case, they person ne'er won a awesome trophy astatine all.

Despite that, I conscionable person a emotion that City are going to put successful a bully capacity here, and gain nan correct to scope their 3rd consecutive FA Cup final.

As overmuch I dislike to opportunity it, I americium expecting Pep to find a measurement to win, nan aforesaid measurement they did against Everton and Aston Villa - though I dream I americium wrong. My predictions are truthful bad astatine nan moment, location is simply a bully chance I will be.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

Lee's prediction: It will beryllium reliable but I do deliberation we tin move them over. I americium not conscionable saying that because I'm a Forest fan, it's because we look to person played good against nan amended teams this season, nan ones that travel connected to us.

I've seen nan stats astir possession and we person sewage nan lowest mean possession (39.3%) successful nan Premier League this season, and City person sewage nan highest (61.6%) truthful they are going to person nan shot and we will effort to deed them connected nan break - we person already beaten them this season, truthful we cognize it tin work. One precocious breakaway extremity would do nan job, and that's nan measurement we play. 1-0

Chris sewage 5 correct results, pinch nary nonstop scores, from nan 10 games successful week 33, giving him 50 points.

He was beaten by his guest, DJ and shaper Sherelle, who sewage 4 correct results including 1 nonstop score, for a full of 70 points.

But nan triumph went to nan BBC readers, acknowledgment to their spot-on prediction of Forest's 2-1 triumph complete Tottenham connected Monday.

That meant they ended up pinch six correct results pinch 1 nonstop score, for a full of 90 points.

There were besides 2 midweek Premier League games, some moved guardant from this play because of nan FA Cup semi-finals.

Sherelle made nan prediction for nan first game, Manchester City's triumph complete Aston Villa connected Tuesday and picked up 40 points for nan guests' wide full pinch an nonstop score. Chris and nan BBC readers some went for a 2-1 Villa win.

No-one picked up immoderate other points from Arsenal's tie pinch Crystal Palace connected Wednesday. Chris, Lee Westwood and nan BBC readers each went for a Gunners victory.