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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: Christian Eriksen of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton at White Hart Lane on March 23, 2014 in London, England.  (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: Christian Eriksen of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton at White Hart Lane on March 23, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)Clive Rose/Getty Images

Premier League Week 32 Fixtures: Full Picks and Predictions for Matchday 32

Dan BrettMar 24, 2014

The Premier League title race and relegation scrap will be far clearer following a key set of midweek games.

Tuesday's Manchester derby will either strengthen City's title bid or boost the challenges of Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal. At the bottom, the likes of Sunderland, Hull and Swansea all need points.

Then on March 29, Arsenal take on their second title rival in a week when Manchester City travel to the Emirates Stadium.ย Meanwhile, there are two relegation scraps, as Swansea host Norwich and West Brom travel to Cardiff.

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With Liverpool taking on Tottenham and survival-scrapping Fulham hosting Europa League-chasing Everton, it could all change after Week 32. Here, we make our predictions and focus on the biggest matches.ย 

DateTimeFixturePrediction
March 257.45 p.m. GMT, 3.45 p.m. ETArsenal vs. Swansea3-1
March 257.45 p.m. GMT, 3.45 p.m. ETMan United vs. Man City4-2
March 257.45 p.m. GMT, 3.45 p.m. ETNewcastle vs. Everton1-1
March 267.45 p.m. GMT, 3.45 p.m. ETWest Ham vs. Hull1-0
March 268 p.m. GMT, 4 p.m. ETLiverpool vs. Sunderland5-1
March 2912.45 p.m. GMT, 8.45 a.m. ETMan United vs. Aston Villa2-0
March 293 p.m. GMT, 11 a.m. ETCrystal Palace vs. Chelsea1-3
March 293 p.m. GMT, 11 a.m. ETSouthampton vs. Newcastle2-2
March 293 p.m. GMT, 11 a.m. ETStoke vs. Hull1-1
March 293 p.m. GMT, 11 a.m. ETSwansea vs. Norwich0-0
March 293 p.m. GMT, 11 a.m. ETWest Brom vs. Cardiff0-2
March 295.30 p.m. GMT, 1.30 p.m. ETArsenal vs. Man City2-3
March 301.30 p.m. BST, 8.30 a.m. ETFulham vs. Everton1-1
March 304 p.m. BST, 11 a.m. ETLiverpool vs. Tottenham4-3
March 318 p.m. BST, 3 p.m. ETSunderland vs. West Ham1-2

Arsenal vs. Manchester City

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 22:  Yaya Toure of Manchester City celebrates scoring his hat trick with Aleksandar Kolarov of Manchester City during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Fulham at Etihad Stadium on March 22, 2014 in M

Arsene Wenger will be looking to get Arsenal's title charge back on track with victory over Swansea and a win in the top-four clash with City.

Chelsea ran out 6-0 winners over their title competitors last time out, denting the Gunners' title dreams.

Jose Mourinho also maintained his dominance over Wenger, as tweeted by BBC Match of the Day:

Meanwhile, City travel to North London on the back of a 5-0 win over Fulham.ย Yaya Toure bagged a hat-trick to put his side three goals up, with Fernandinho and Martin Demichelis adding the extras.

The victory helped the Citizens leapfrog Arsenal into third, with the Sky Blues able to extend that points lead with a Manchester derby victory.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22:  Arsene Wenger manager of Arsenal looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on March 22, 2014 in London, England.  (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Manuel Pellegrini will know he could all but end Wenger's title hopes with a win at the Emirates, with two games in hand after the midweek fixtures.

It will be City's confidence going into the game that will be the bigger influence.ย Toure's form, with 16 goals and five assists in 27 league matches, per WhoScored.com, makes him a threat from all angles.

Deadly from the dead ball too, the Ivorian threatens to be the difference on the night, with Arsenal needing a confidence-boosting win at Swansea before meeting the Citizens.

However, if that renewed belief doesn't come, it will be one-way traffic at the Emirates.

Prediction: Arsenal 2-3 Manchester City

West Brom vs. Cardiff City

WEST BROMWICH, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22:  Pepe Mel the mamager of West Brom during the Barclays Premier League match between West Bromwich Albion and Fulham at The Hawthorns on February 22, 2014 in West Bromwich, England.  (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Image

The Baggies' 2-0 defeat at Hull has kept the club in the relegation mire.ย Sitting in 16th place, Pepe Mel's men have just a three-point advantage over the drop zone.

They face a Cardiff side who mustered three goals against a resurgent Liverpool in last week's 6-3 defeat.

Two goals from Jordon Mutch sandwiched Fraizer Campbell's strike as the spirited Bluebirds fell to their second defeat to a Merseyside club in as many weeks, per WhoScored.

CARDIFF, WALES - MARCH 22:  Fraizer Campbell of Cardiff scores his team's second goal of the game during the Barclays Premier League match between Cardiff City and Liverpool at Cardiff City Stadium on March 22, 2014 in Cardiff, Wales.  (Photo by Ben Hoski

However, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men can take confidence from their display against the Reds, and his side can go level with the safety spots with a win.

The Welshmen can also take comfort from West Brom's six home matches without a winโ€”with two defeats and four 1-1 draws, per WhoScored.

The Baggies' beleaguered run of form will be cause for concern, as Cardiff seem to have found their wings.

Recent form at The Hawthorns will point to a 1-1 draw between these sides.ย However, with Cardiff's renewed goalscoring form, the side look the more likely to edge closer to safety.

Prediction: West Brom 0-2 Cardiffย 

Liverpool vs. Tottenham

CARDIFF, WALES - MARCH 22:  Luis Suarez of Liverpool celebrates after scoring hihs third and his team's sixth goal of the game during the Barclays Premier League match between Cardiff City and Liverpool at Cardiff City Stadium on March 22, 2014 in Cardiff

Brendan Rodgers' side play host to Sunderland on March 26 before hosting Tottenham four days later.ย The second-placed Reds can close the gap to one point behind Chelsea with a win against Gus Poyet's men.

Should Chelsea slip to a second successive away defeat against Crystal Palace, the Merseysiders could even steal top spot by the end of the week.

CARDIFF, WALES - MARCH 22:  Daniel Sturridge of Liverpool celebrates with team mate Luis Suarez after scoring his team's fifth goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Cardiff City and Liverpool at Cardiff City Stadium on March 22, 2014 in Ca

But to do that, they will have to overcome a Spurs outfit who overturned a two-goal deficit to beat Southampton 3-2 at White Hart Lane.

Two-goal hero Christian Eriksen took to Instagram after the match to tell of his delight, writing, "Thanks for the great support!ย #whitehartlaneย #3-2":

Liverpool will have plenty of confidence after their six-goal haul in Wales.ย Martin Skrtel scored a brace, with Daniel Sturridge also netting, but Luis Suarez once again stole the show with a superb hat-trick.

Former Reds team-mate Craig Bellamy, who played alongside Suarez for one season, said he believes the Uruguayan is the third-best player in the world behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, perย Liverpool's official website:

"

There's [Lionel] Messi and then [Cristiano] Ronaldo - that is it for the best, best players. Because they have just hit a level that I don't think any of us have ever seen; these guys are hitting 40 or 50 goals a season regularly.

Then there's a group just beneath that and Luis is at the top of that group. There's no two ways about that. I had the opportunity and the pleasure to train with him and play with him, and he was outstanding then. The better the team has got, it has just allowed Luis to flourish as well.

Liverpool have a lot of top players - Sturridge is brilliant and there's Stevie, who is just immense. But with a player like Luis there, you have an opportunity to win every single game you go into - because he is that good.

"

Suarez has bagged 28 goals and 11 assists in just 25 league matches this season, per WhoScored.ย Sturridge has also upped his tally to 19 league strikes, according to WhoScored.

The Reds ran out 5-0 winners in North London in the reverse fixture, with two goals from Suarez.

Jordan Henderson, Jon Flanagan and Raheem Sterling bagged the rest, and the floodgates could open once again against Tim Sherwood's outfit.

Rodgers' men have lost just once in the league at Anfield this term, per WhoScored.ย They also go into the game on the back of three straight wins in which they scored four or more goals.

Spurs will have to be careful of the Reds' attacking trio once again, but with title hopes alive, nothing will stop rampant Liverpool.

Prediction: Liverpool 4-3 Tottenham

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