Premier League predictions: Chris Sutton faces DJ & Newcastle fan Schak

This is turning into a play to savour for Newcastle supporters, with their squad flying precocious successful the Premier League array and booking a archetypal travel to Wembley for 24 years, but tin they support their bid for a top-four finish?

"They are truthful accordant compared to astir of the teams instantly beneath them, and their large spot is their defence - they are truthful solid."

Sutton is making predictions for each top-flight crippled this season, against a assortment of guests.

For this weekend's fixtures, helium is up against DJ and Newcastle instrumentality Schak, who played a unrecorded acceptable astatine St James' Park conscionable earlier the kick-off of Tuesday's Carabao Cup semi-final against Southampton.

Schak's pre-match acceptable impressed Sky commentator Ally McCoist, who said during the crippled that helium was reasoning astir booking him for his adjacent day party. Schak responded connected Twitter by saying: "Ally mate, I'll bash ya day enactment immoderate clip pal!"

"It's hard to enactment into words however large that was for maine arsenic a Toon fan," Schak told BBC Sport. "It was similar a fairy tale.

"The full time was amazing, starting erstwhile I came retired of the players' passageway earlier connected to look astir the stadium, and thought to myself 'wow, I americium really going to play here!'

"The happening that truly sticks retired is that, earlier I went on, idiosyncratic from the nine gave maine a black-and-white scarf to question during my set, truthful I was waving it... and past thousands of radical successful the stands started doing the same.

"It was truthful surreal. I person played immoderate astonishing shows successful truthful galore places, but I person ne'er experienced thing similar that. It was wholly unsocial and I'll ne'er hide it."

Schak's existent single, Moving All Around (Jumpin'), is retired now. He is backmost successful Newcastle connected 17 February erstwhile helium plays astatine The Lofts.

Schak, from North Shields, says "There is nary spot successful the satellite similar Newcastle and I'm arrogant to travel from wherever I do. Our nine is the bosom and psyche of the metropolis and being portion of it is genuinely an honour."

Schak present has a travel to Wembley to look guardant to, erstwhile Newcastle look Manchester United successful the last connected 26 February.

"I can't wait," helium said. "It's going to beryllium an astonishing ambiance successful London that play due to the fact that determination volition beryllium truthful galore Toon fans around, whether they person got a summons oregon not.

"Their enactment has ever been brilliant, and it is the aforesaid astatine euphony events. Every amusement I do, nary substance wherever it is successful England, Scotland oregon Wales, the Toon enactment ever shows up, wearing the shirt. I don't spot that with immoderate different team.

"Now we person thing to get excited astir connected the transportation excessively and I americium looking guardant to seeing what we bash next. We are gathering astatine the moment, but I bash judge we tin marque the apical 4 this play - though it is going to beryllium close.

"We are inactive moving connected our squad extent but erstwhile we amended that past I deliberation we could beryllium a juggernaut.

"The presumption we are in, and however the full metropolis is buzzing due to the fact that of it, is conscionable brilliant. I've ever thought of the nine arsenic being similar a sleeping elephantine - but the elephantine has woken up now!"

A close effect (picking a win, gully oregon defeat) is worthy 10 points. The nonstop people earns 40 points.

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SUTTON'S PREDICTIONS

Games footwear disconnected astatine 15:00 GMT unless different stated

FRIDAY, 3 FEBRUARY

Chelsea v Fulham (20:00 GMT)

These 2 sides met a fewer weeks ago, erstwhile caller Chelsea signing Joao Felix was sent disconnected connected his debut and Fulham won 2-1.

This time? Well, who knows however Chelsea volition enactment up connected Friday with each their caller signings - including Enzo Fernandez, the £107m man.

Jorginho started their past game, against Liverpool connected 21 January, and helium has present joined Arsenal. Hakim Ziyech and Conor Gallagher were besides successful the squad astatine Anfield and they were linked with moves distant - particularly Ziyech, who thought helium was connected his mode to Paris St-Germain. Surely helium won't beryllium involved?

There are truthful galore questions and determination is simply nary mode Blues brag Graham Potter tin cognize what his champion squad is now. I bash similar the look of Mykhailo Mudryk, who is incredibly quick, but selling Jorginho is precise odd, adjacent with his declaration moving retired successful the summer.

All of this makes it precise hard to marque a prediction.

Fulham person mislaid their past 2 league games, without playing that badly, and with a settled squad they should decidedly play the much fluid football.

But possibly this is the infinitesimal Potter's luck turns and helium gets a interruption for the archetypal clip astatine Stamford Bridge. That's what I'm going with, anyway!

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Schak's prediction: Fulham are going to triumph this one; they are playing truly good astatine the moment. 0-1

SATURDAY, 4 FEBRUARY

Everton v Arsenal (12:30)

Arsenal rested a fewer players successful their FA Cup necktie against Manchester City and paid the price.

They inactive played beauteous good astatine Etihad Stadium though and I deliberation they person had a truly bully model - signing Jorginho, Cedric Trossard and Jakub Kiwior to fortify their squad for their rubric push.

Everton, successful contrast, did not motion anyone and it looks similar their caller manager Sean Dyche has got a immense occupation connected his hands to support them up - he's really mislaid a player, with Antony Gordon moving to Newcastle.

We cognize the Goodison Park assemblage volition get down the squad and, the mode that Dyche manages, helium volition beryllium trying to extract each past ounce of effort retired of his players.

So, the endeavour volition beryllium there, but I inactive don't spot Everton getting a triumph oregon adjacent managing a draw.

Arsenal are conscionable acold excessively bully for them and, arsenic I said connected the Monday Night Club, getting the Everton occupation present is similar being made skipper of the Titanic, a mates of hours aft it deed the iceberg.

Sutton's prediction: 0-2

Schak's prediction: Arsenal are going to crook them implicit - I deliberation Everton are a sinking ship. 0-3

Aston Villa v Leicester

Leicester inactive haven't won a Premier League crippled since the World Cup and are getting a spot desperate, though astatine slightest their gully with Leeds stopped a tally of 4 consecutive league losses.

Villa, successful contrast, person won 3 and drawn 1 of their past 4 games and, connected existent form, they person to beryllium favourites here.

But the Foxes inactive person immoderate bully players and James Maddison should beryllium acceptable capable to commencement - helium mightiness conscionable marque the difference.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Schak's prediction: 1-1

Brentford v Southampton

Southampton person improved a batch precocious and gave Newcastle a decent crippled successful the Carabao Cup successful midweek, but they person present mislaid 3 retired of their past 4 games successful each competitions.

Brentford person not mislaid successful the league since 23 October and astatine location they are peculiarly beardown - I decidedly fancy them to triumph this one, though I bash deliberation Saints volition score.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Schak's prediction: Southampton mightiness beryllium a small spot miffed astir losing to america successful the Carabao Cup; they played beauteous good against america successful the 2nd fractional connected Tuesday. 1-2

Brighton v Bournemouth

Bournemouth signed a fewer players successful January and I already similar the look of Dango Ouattara, who acceptable up a extremity successful his debut for the Cherries erstwhile they drew with Nottingham Forest past clip out.

It looks similar they are going to person a spell astatine staying up but whether that works retired oregon not volition beryllium connected however rapidly those caller faces gel.

I don't spot them getting thing here, for starters, due to the fact that of however bully we cognize Brighton are. I emotion watching them nether Roberto de Zerbi and I tin lone spot a Seagulls triumph here.

Sutton's prediction: 3-0

Schak's prediction: Brighton are connected a large tally astatine the moment. 3-1

Man Utd v Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace nicked a gully close astatine the extremity of the crippled erstwhile these 2 teams met astatine Selhurst Park past period - it outgo maine immoderate prediction points too, due to the fact that I had gone for a 1-0 Manchester United win.

It's going to beryllium harder for the Eagles this time, and not conscionable due to the fact that they spell to Old Trafford, wherever United person won their past 12 games successful each competitions.

Wilfried Zaha is injured and, though helium has not been astatine his precise champion this season, helium is inactive a large miss for Patrick Vieira's side.

Sutton's prediction: 2-0

Schak's prediction: I'd similar to spot Palace get thing due to the fact that of however adjacent United are to america successful the table. United are playing good astatine the moment, but each Palace request is different free-kick similar the 1 Michael Olise scored against United a mates of weeks agone - that was conscionable astonishing - and I americium going to spell with a draw. I conscionable anticipation I'm right! 1-1

Wolves v Liverpool

I don't deliberation Liverpool brag Jurgen Klopp tin spend galore much losses and the level of show is the interest with the Reds astatine the moment.

Based connected show levels, what we are seeing present is simply a shadiness of the broadside that were winning crippled aft crippled erstwhile they were warring for the rubric with Manchester City 12 months ago.

We are astatine the signifier where, past week, I could accidental with an constituent of assurance that Brighton were not conscionable going to bushed Liverpool successful the FA Cup, they would besides outplay them - and origin them problems and make chances, conscionable similar they did erstwhile they bushed them successful the league earlier successful January.

Lots of you agreed with maine excessively - retired of much than 32,000 votes, 53% of you went for a Seagulls victory.

What happens next? Well, Liverpool did bushed Wolves successful the FA Cup past month, but lone aft a replay erstwhile a VAR mistake saved their bacon precocious successful the archetypal game.

Both teams made tons of changes too, truthful it is hard to work excessively overmuch into what happened successful either crippled erstwhile it comes to calling this one.

It would beryllium casual to deliberation Liverpool's mediocre tally volition continue; I surely don't spot them bouncing backmost similar they utilized to nether Klopp.

They are truly atrocious defensively - but I really deliberation they volition beryllium helped by Wolves' deficiency of creativity. I don't spot Wolves to people and that mightiness mean Liverpool flight with a draw.

Sutton's prediction: 0-0

Schak's prediction: I'm going with an upset here. 2-1

Newcastle v West Ham (17:30)

I watched West Ham astatine Derby successful the FA Cup connected Monday nighttime - the Hammers made changes and inactive won but they were precise mean indeed.

You benignant of cognize however they volition beryllium acceptable up astatine St James' Park - to beryllium in, effort to frustrate Newcastle and deed them connected the counter-attack - portion it volition beryllium beforehand shot from Eddie Howe's side.

Even without Bruno Guimaraes, who is starting his suspension for his reddish paper against Saints successful midweek, I deliberation they volition find a mode through.

The information that Newcastle are truthful watertight astatine the backmost truly helps erstwhile games are tight. We've seen it with them a fewer times this play already erstwhile things aren't cleanable with their performance, but they inactive get the occupation done.

Sutton's prediction: 1-0

Schak's prediction: West Ham aren't successful large signifier but it is simply a stroke for america that Bruno is suspended for the adjacent 3 games and we mightiness person to alteration our formation. Normally, I'd beryllium reasoning we could enactment 2 oregon 3 past them, but 1 extremity volition astir apt beryllium capable to get america the points. 1-0

Schak connected his Newcastle heroes: Eddie Howe is simply a superb manager who gets the champion retired of each of his players and we person specified a bully squad present but the 1 who stands retired the astir is Bruno, and not conscionable due to the fact that of however bully helium is. He mightiness beryllium from Brazil but helium is an adopted Geordie already - helium is truthful arrogant to beryllium playing for america and I emotion his passion, it shows however overmuch helium cares.

SUNDAY, 5 FEBRUARY

Nott'm Forest v Leeds (14:00)

Nottingham Forest conscionable support connected signing players - adjacent though the January transportation model is closed they person conscionable brought successful Andre Ayew, who was a escaped agent, for what is their 29th signing since they won promotion to the Premier League successful May.

Those numbers are staggering and recognition to Forest brag Steve Cooper for knitting a wholly caller squad together, portion continuing to adhd to it. Their results person been getting amended excessively - yes, they are retired of some cups present but they are 4 games unbeaten successful the Premier League.

Forest are 13th, 3 points supra Leeds

That's been capable for them to determination supra a Leeds broadside who person travelled successful the other absorption down the array but it is truthful adjacent astatine the bottommost that Jesse Marsch's broadside would determination backmost supra them with a win.

It's been a agelong clip since Leeds picked up 3 points, however, and I don't deliberation their hold volition extremity this weekend. I've said it galore times before, but it is excessively casual to get astatine them.

Sutton's prediction: 2-2

Schak's prediction: 0-0

Tottenham v Man City (16:30)

I cognize Joao Cancelo has not been astatine his champion this play but I inactive deliberation his departure connected indebtedness to Bayern Munich is simply a monolithic nonaccomplishment to Manchester City.

Cancelo has been integral to City's occurrence successful the past mates of seasons but thing has intelligibly gone connected that meant Pep Guardiola was consenting to fto him permission and they person not replaced him either.

It's a immense call, particularly with City playing catch-up to Arsenal successful the rubric race, but it would beryllium emblematic of what we person seen from them nether Pep if they responded with a triumph here.

Spurs mightiness inactive deliberation it is simply a bully clip to play them, and it was a boost for them that Son Heung-min got backmost among the goals against Preston successful the FA Cup past weekend.

But with boss Antonio Conte apt to beryllium absent aft surgery, I americium going with different City triumph to spell with their comeback to bushed Tottenham astatine Etihad Stadium past month.

Sutton's prediction: 1-3

Schak's prediction: I'd similar City to win, again due to the fact that of however adjacent Spurs are down us. 0-2

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

How did Sutton bash successful the FA Cup?

Chris correctly backed 9 of the 11 teams who person already made it done to circular five. He presently leads Krept from rap duo Krept & Konan, who picked 8 winners.

Five of the 16 fourth-round ties are inactive to beryllium decided by a replay.

If nonstop scores from the archetypal games earned other points successful the FA Cup, Krept would already beryllium the runaway victor - helium managed 4 of those portion Sutton got zero.

And however did you get on?

You person scored 10/11 truthful acold - the lone necktie wherever you were incorrect was West Brom versus Bristol City, erstwhile 52% of you backed the Baggies but the Robins won 3-0.

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