The final day of the Premier League often supplies thrills, spills and plenty of goals, with European places and relegation spots at stake.
We have a suggested five-fold accumulator for the final round of matches including more success for European hopefuls Aston Villa.
- Aston Villa to beat Brighton
- Brentford v Man City - BTTS
- Leicester v West Ham - BTTS
- Liverpool to win to nil at Southampton
- Crystal Palace to beat Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa v Brighton
Aston Villa are on the brink of qualifying for Europe next season, but need a win on Sunday to make sure they keep a hold of seventh place and spot in the Europa Conference League.
Under Unai Emery Villa have seen a huge upturn and head into Sunday’s clash with Brighton having won their last six matches on home turf.
During that impressive six-match run at Villa Park, Emery’s men have conceded just one goal - which was a stoppage-time penalty in the 2-1 success over Tottenham.
Brighton have already secured sixth and Europa League football for next season and can’t drop or move up any places on the final day.
Although Roberto Di Zerbi’s men have been very impressive in recent months, they have lost three of their last five away games – a run that includes a 4-1 defeat at Newcastle and 3-1 loss at Nottingham Forest.
Villa have won the last three meetings between the two sides, including a 2-1 win at the Amex Stadium back in November.
Emery Hoping His Team Can Finish On A High
Brentford v Man City
Brentford can still qualify for Europe if Thomas Frank’s men can beat Manchester City and other results go their way.
It looks unlikely, but whilst there’s a chance the Bees will have a go and will cause problems for a City team that has already sealed the title.
Even in the absence of Ivan Toney, Brentford showed last week that they have goals in them - coming from behind to win 3-1 at Tottenham.
With both the FA Cup and Champions League finals to come, Pep Guardiola is likely to make changes and that could aid the host’s chances.
Both teams scored when the two sides met at the Etihad Stadium back in November, when the Bees ran out 2-1 victors.
City have scored in each of their last 25 fixtures in all competitions and have racked up 94 goals in their 37 league games to date.
Leicester v West Ham
Just seven seasons after lifting the Premier League trophy, Leicester City are facing the real prospect of slipping down into the Championship.
The Foxes need to win on Sunday and hope Everton fail to beat Bournemouth to survive in the top-flight, with the odds stacked against them.
Dean Smith’s men kept alive their chances with a 0-0 draw at Newcastle on Monday, which was their first clean sheet in 22 matches.
As they need a win though, Leicester are going to have commit numbers forward and that will leave gaps for West Ham to exploit.
The King Power stadium has often been a fortress for Leicester, but this season has been different story, with the Foxes winning just four of their home league matches this term.
Leicester have the best goals-scored record in the bottom half of the table - with 49 to date - while the Hammers have scored 41 in their 37 league games.
A Must Win For Smith's Leicester
Southampton v Liverpool
Southampton fans will just want this season to end after suffering relegation and finishing bottom, but they still have Liverpool to play at St Mary’s on Sunday.
With some of the Reds’ squad playing for their futures, they will want to end the season on a high and that could mean big problems for a Saints team who are already very low on confidence.
The hosts have not won a league game since 4th March and have lost four on the bounce on home soil, failing to score in the last three.
Jurgen Klopp’s men, who have won their last four against the Saints, head to the South Coast unbeaten in 10, scoring 21 goals during that run.
It’s three away wins on the spin for Liverpool, scoring 11 goals in those victories at Leeds, West Ham and Leicester.
Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest
Roy Hodgson has kept Crystal Palace up and now the speculation mounts as to whether he will still be in charge at the start of next season.
It was March this year when the 75-year-old returned to the Selhurst Park hotseat and since then Palace have collected 17 points from a possible 27 and could finish above Chelsea in the table.
The Eagles have lost just twice at home in the league since the turn of the year, with one of those loses coming against champions Man City.
At the start of the month, not many people would have expected Nottingham Forest to be safe prior to the final game of the season, but they have enjoyed a strong end to the campaign.
Steve Cooper’s men have won three of their last five league games, including a 1-0 success over Arsenal last weekend.
Forest, though, have not won any of their last nine Premier League games on the road and Palace will be keen to gain revenge for a 1-0 defeat at the City Ground in the reverse fixture.
