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Weekend European Leagues Fixtures & Previews

April 25, 2025

Chelsea welcome Everton to Stamford Bridge

Chelsea will look to strengthen their position in the race for the Premier League’s top five when they welcome Everton to Stamford Bridge in Saturday’s early kickoff.

Under-fire manager Enzo Maresca was bailed out by two late goals away to Fulham last week, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, but that has done little to ease the pressure on the Chelsea boss, who will be suspended from the touchline this weekend.

After taking some flack from the Chelsea fans during their West London derby with Fulham, Maresca had Tyrique George and Pedro Neto to thank for keeping their Champions League hopes alive last weekend, as both netted late on to beat the Cottagers 2-1.

That extended Chelsea’s unbeaten league run to four games, needing to come back from losing positions at half time in both of their last two games to salvage four points.

No matter what state Chelsea are in, one thing always seems certain, and it is that Everton will not win at the Bridge, and this could be the 30th successive game without defeat for the hosts against the Toffees if they claim a result.

Everton’s season is fizzling out slightly, while Chelsea still have it all to play for, so they will be the favourites, but they can expect a scrappy affair, as 12 of the visitors’ 16 away games in the Premier League this season have produced two goals or fewer.

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Brighton play host to West Ham United

Two Premier League teams bidding to bounce back form disappointing results last time out do battle at the Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon as Brighton & Hove Albion play host to West Ham United.

The Hammers rescued a point in a 1-1 draw with the Seagulls in the reverse fixture at the London Stadium in December when Mohammed Kudus cancelled out an opener from Mats Wieffer.

Brighton’s European qualification hopes are sinking fast as Fabian Hurzeler‘s side are without a win in five Premier League matches, picking up just one point from a possible 12 available and most recently losing 4-2 at Brentford last weekend.

West Ham are destined for a bottom-half finish in the Premier League and have alternated between defeat and a draw in their last six outings, most recently being held to a disappointing 1-1 draw by basement club Southampton on home soil last weekend.

The Hammers head into Saturday’s game having collected five points from their last nine available against Brighton (W1 D2), just one fewer than they picked up in their first 12 such meetings (D6 L6).

West Ham, who beat Brighton 3-1 at the Amex last season, have won four Premier League games on the road this term and have kept a clean sheet on all four occasions – they have not won any of their last 15 PL away matches when conceding at least once (D5 L10).

Neither side are entering this weekend’s contest in high spirits and a similarly tight affair to the reverse fixture could be on the cards.

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Bournemouth faceoff with inconsistent Man United

As Manchester United‘s sole focus is now on the Europa League, the game on Sunday afternoon against Bournemouth might be see more academy players make their debuts and possibly gives other players the chance to say their goodbyes, as we approach the end of the season.

Both sides are in the hunt for European football next year, but the two sides have different routes to try and get there and this game could give viewers a flavour of what is to come in the future.

United are winless in their past four Premier League games, with the latest coming last Sunday against Wolves.

It is looking like this could be Manchester United’s worst season since the 1973/74 season, when they were relegated to the second divison under Tommy Docherty.

However, one player has shone in the storm at United. That player is Bruno Fernandes. In his second season as captain at United, he has been the one player who has been a level above the rest.

For Bournemouth, they currently sit six places above United in the league in 8th but have recently dipped in form.

Manchester United have been one of the worst teams that have been hit by injuries this season, with seven first team players out of the squad.

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Inter lineup against a strong Roma side

Inter have been spiralling lately, but they have no time to dwell on it as their season is on the line against a very strong Roma side.

Losing in the final seconds to Bologna put Inter in a really difficult position. They have the same number of points as Napoli but face a far tougher and more condensed schedule. Their struggles were evident in the Cup against their cross-town rivals Milan, who bested them easily in the rematch, eliminating them from the competition.

That means Serie A holds even more weight now, with this upcoming match against Roma being hugely important. Should Inter fail to win and Napoli succeed in their game, Inter would drop to second place.

They cannot allow that to happen, but beating Roma will be challenging given how they’ve been performing recently. Keep reading this Inter vs Roma preview to find out what our algorithm predicts in this clash.

Inter have struggled lately, playing two very poor matches in a row. Neither the match against Bologna nor the one against Milan was good in any way, and fatigue is mostly to blame.

Their players are tired because the team doesn’t have a strong bench, and most of the starters have played a lot of football so far this year. It’s not something that will improve anytime soon, with the upcoming Roma match only a few days away.

The bottom line is simple: they have to win at all costs, and they will attempt to do so. There are some minor reasons to feel optimistic, because Roma aren’t world-beaters and can be defeated, but Inter haven’t been very good for a while.

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