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Premier League predictions: Gameweek 27
Six fixtures take place at 15:00 (GMT) on Saturday before the evening kick-off
Two matches on Sunday including Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium
Gameweek wraps up on Monday night

By Sean Walsh
12:00 AM GMT
Man City take on Man Utd this weekend
Man City take on Man Utd this weekend / Richard Heathcote/GettyImages
A full weekend's worth of action is on the agenda for Gameweek 27 of this Premier League season.

After a reduced slate last week, all 20 teams are in action this time around, with the pick of the action coming on Sunday in the Manchester derby.

Here are 90min's predictions for the weekend ahead.

Saturday 2 March
Neal Maupay, Robert Sanchez
The home side has never won a Premier League meeting between Brentford and Chelsea / Sebastian Frej/MB Media/GettyImages
There isn't an early kick-off to sink your teeth into on Saturday, but there's a lovely helping of 15:00 (GMT) offerings to choose from.

The pick of the bunch comes from the Gtech Community Stadium, where Brentford host Chelsea in a mammoth west London derby. The Bees are sliding towards a relegation battle, but the Blues need the points too just to climb back into the top half and boost their European hopes.

Like Brentford, Everton are fighting for survival, but have been handed a reprieve in recent days after their ten-point deduction was reduced to just six. They'll welcome David Moyes and his West Ham charges back to Goodison Park having swiftly dispatched of the Bees on Monday.

Back in the capital, Fulham play host to Brighton in a fierce mid-table encounter at Craven Cottage, with the travelling Seagulls hoping to find some consistency again in their search for a European place.

Further north, Newcastle welcome Wolves to St James' Park having surprisingly slipped beneath their visitors in the standings of late - Gary O'Neil's men are up to ninth and a point ahead of the Magpies.

Liverpool will look to open up a four-point gap at the top of the table before their title rivals play when they travel to Nottingham Forest, who will nervously be looking over their shoulders out of fear of a points deduction.

The final 15:00 game comes from north London, where Tottenham end their two-week break from action with the visit of Oliver Glasner's Crystal Palace. Spurs were surprisingly beaten by Wolves in their last match and can't afford to lose further ground in the top-four race.

Battling Tottenham for a Champions League spot are Aston Villa, who head to Luton in Saturday's 17:30 showing. The Hatters were on the end of a 6-2 hammering by Man City on Tuesday in the FA Cup and need to start putting results together again if they're to maintain their Premier League status.

Kick-off Time (GMT)

Fixture & Prediction

15:00

Brentford 1-2 Chelsea

15:00

Everton 1-2 West Ham

15:00

Fulham 2-2 Brighton

15:00

Newcastle 2-2 Wolves

15:00

Nottingham Forest 1-3 Liverpool

15:00

Tottenham 2-0 Crystal Palace

17:30

Luton 1-2 Aston Villa

Sunday 3 March
Erik ten Hag
Another meeting of the minds awaits / Catherine Ivill/GettyImages
Saturday's stock of games means we're left with just two fixtures on Sunday, the first of which comes from Turf Moor where Burnley battle Bournemouth. The Clarets are still without a win in any competition in 2024 and are in danger of being cut adrift, while the Cherries will be looking to avenge their surprise FA Cup exit to Leicester in midweek.

But the main action takes place at the Etihad Stadium, with Man City hosting Man Utd in the 192nd Manchester derby. The managerial meetings between Pep Guardiola and Erik ten Hag usually provide fireworks and you'd be hard-pressed to imagine anything but goals in their latest encounter.

Kick-off Time (GMT)

Fixture & Prediction

13:00

Burnley 1-2 Bournemouth

15:30

Man City 3-0 Man Utd

Monday 4 March
Kai Havertz
Arsenal are on a roll / Justin Setterfield/GettyImages
Title-chasing Arsenal will have to wait until Monday to resume their push for first place. Mikel Arteta and his side journey on up to Sheffield United for the final match of Gameweek 27.

The Blades sit bottom of the Premier League table and, well, do you think they're going to get anything out of this game? It could get ugly at Bramall Lane.

Kick-off Time (GMT)

Fixture & Prediction

20:00

Sheffield United 0-4 Arsenal

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Kylian Mbappe heads for stands after half-time exit in draw with Monaco

Kylian Mbappe was substituted at half-time as runaway Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain were held to a goalless draw at his former club Monaco.

France star Mbappe, who is set leave PSG in the summer, waved to home supporters at Stade Louis II as he emerged from the tunnel to take a seat in the stands for the second period.

The 25-year-old forward had little impact on the opening 45 minutes and it was unclear whether his premature departure was due to an injury.

He was pictured grimacing and holding his right leg at one stage.

Mbappe was also withdrawn by head coach Luis Enrique 25 minutes from time in last weekends 1-1 draw with Rennes.

PSG were indebted to a string of first-half saves from goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in securing a stalemate which extends their lead over second-placed Brest to 12 points.

Monaco, who also hit the crossbar through Wissam Ben Yedder in the second half, remain third, a point behind Brest.

Yet the major talking point centred on PSG captain Mbappe, who opted against sitting alongside team-mates after being replaced by Randal Kolo Muani.

The reigning French champions arrived in the principality seeking to return to winning ways having required a last-gasp Goncalo Ramos penalty to salvage a point at home to Rennes five days ago.

Enriques side were second best for much of the opening period.

Impressive Italy international Donnarumma repelled former Arsenal forward Folarin Balogun early on before producing two fine saves to deny ex-Liverpool man Takumi Minamino.

PSG also survived a major scare in the 25th minute when the hosts had the ball in the net. Monaco captain Ben Yedder coolly rounded Donnarumma and rolled home after the lively Balogun caused problems for the visitors defence, only to be flagged offside.

Marco Asensio, who limped off injured before the break, had PSGs best chance of the first half but he directed his effort too close to Monaco keeper Radoslaw Majecki.

Following the headline-grabbing scenes of Mbappe walking around the stadiums running track to take up position among the crowd, PSG actually looked a greater threat.

However, they narrowly escaped just before the hour mark when Ben Yedder cracked the woodwork with a sizzling volley.

Poland international Majecki was busier in the second period and produced a strong save to deny PSG midfielder Vitinha.

Despite applying sustained late pressure, the away team could not snatch victory as they switch focus to their Champions League last-16 second leg at Real Sociedad amid question marks over Mbappe.