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Newcastle have won five Premier League games in a row to surge into third place, but can they continue that run when they visit in-form Aston Villa on Saturday?

“The race for a Champions League spot is well and truly on,” said BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton.

“Aston Villa are right in the mix for the top five too, but the thing that stands out for me about Newcastle is that they look like they have got loads of energy.”

Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests.

For week 33, he takes on DJ & producer Sherelle, who is an Arsenal fan.

Her debut album, With A Vengeance, is out now.

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It has been another memorable week for Arsenal fans, with Mikel Arteta’s side clinching an impressive late win at the Bernabeu to complete their comfortable Champions League quarter-final victory over holders Real Madrid.

“I was always really confident we would not just pull through but do really well against them,” Sherelle told BBC Sport.

“We’d scored the goals in the first leg so all we really had to do was keep them out. It meant it was a slower game and not as exciting, but that didn’t matter.

“It’s exciting to be in the semi-finals but there is still work to do.

“Growing up as an Arsenal fan, it was always when we fell at the last hurdle to claim these bigger cups that hit me hardest.

“I had to have a bit of time out and stop watching Arsenal for a while after the 2006 final against Barcelona because of the shock of how that loss happened, with everything unravelling for us in the final few minutes.

“We had a few years after that when we struggled a bit and I couldn’t deal with what I was seeing because I was born in the 1990s and my era was the time of Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Robert Pires.

“I was in primary school for the ‘Invincibles’ season when you could not really argue with how amazing Arsenal were.

Whatever happens in the semi-final against Paris St-Germain, or the final in Munich should the Gunners get there, Sherelle feels Mikel Arteta’s team have a bright future.

“I saw us do such incredible things when I was growing up so it was hard to see our level come down so much, although I am very happy to have seen it go back up again,” she added.

“Look, it would be really nice to win the Premier League again at some point, but people have to remember that we are still finishing high up the table – we’ve been second for the past couple of years – which was not the case for a few seasons.

“I am very happy with where we are at the moment, and I can see big things on the horizon. If we do win the Champions League, it could be the start of something very special, but if we don’t then this team is not going away.

Brighton have had a bit of a dip in form and started conceding a few goals, so their hopes of breaking into the top five are probably gone now.

Even so, the 10th-placed Seagulls are one of those teams where just when you think about writing them off, they will come up with a performance and wallop someone.

I don’t expect that to happen on Saturday, however. Brentford are only one place below them in the table and although they are not on a great run either, the Bees are always hard to beat.

The more I think about it, the more it smells of a draw. I am pretty sure the BBC readers are going to go for a draw too, so we all agree on this one.

Sutton’s prediction: 1-1

I was at St James’ Park on Wednesday and Newcastle were brilliant in their 5-0 win over Crystal Palace, especially on the break.

The Eagles should really have levelled after going 1-0 down, but Eberechi Eze made a mess of his penalty and the game was over by half-time.

It has been a bad week for Palace, who also conceded five goals against Manchester City on Saturday, and how can I back them after they have shipped 10 goals in two games?

I am not exactly convinced by Bournemouth either, though. They ended a poor run by beating Fulham on Monday but they have looked a little tired of late, and don’t have as much firepower as Newcastle or Manchester City.

My concern about Palace is how passive they looked against the Magpies. They need a response to that poor performance, and I think we might get one from them at Selhurst Park. Surely Eze can’t play as badly again.

Sutton’s prediction: 1-1

I am at this game for Radio 5 Live and am looking forward to it. It is so hard to call, because of where both teams are at.

Everton will work hard, of course, but they are also very capable of winning this if they are as ‘in your face’ as they can be, and upset City’s rhythm.

If Pep Guardiola’s side play like they did against Nottingham Forest a few weeks ago, and don’t really get going, then they are going to get turned over.

On the other hand, City really caught fire after almost going 3-0 down against Palace last week. If they play like that, they will win – but you are never quite sure what you are going to get from them in each half at the moment, let alone game to game.

So, it is hard to know how the game will pan out. Everton will not be overly expansive or bothered about possession and will pick their moments when they throw Abdoulaye Doucoure forward.

They will be direct and Beto will run in behind, and I definitely see them scoring, but I am still going with City to edge this, somehow. They have to, really, because they are under pressure to make the top five.

I held the record for the fastest goal scored at Goodison in its 132-year history until Doucoure scored after 10.18 seconds against Leicester in February, beating my effort for Blackburn after 12.94 seconds in 1995.

That’s still the fastest goal scored there by an away player, though, so hopefully no-one manages a quicker one before the end of the season – especially when I am there to talk about it as co-commentator.

Sutton’s prediction: 1-2

Speaking of records, already-relegated Southampton are still trying to avoid taking one away from Robbie Savage’s Derby for the lowest Premier League points tally.

They need a point from their final six games to make it to 11 points and equal the Rams’ total from 2007-08, but they are not going to get it here.

West Ham are not in any danger of going down but they will still certainly not want to finish 17th, which is where they are right now.

They were decent against Liverpool last time out, and still lost, but they won’t have to play as well as they did at Anfield to take three points this time.

Hammers boss Graham Potter could really do with a win, because their fans will want to finish a forgettable season with a bit of optimism, and they should have something to smile about on Saturday.

As for the loyal and long-suffering Southampton fans, well I’ve said before how miserable this season has been for them. I think I’d have switched to supporting Bournemouth, Brighton or even Portsmouth by now.

Being serious, I’ve got a lot of admiration for the travelling fans that have stuck with them through this, and I guess the consolation here is that they won’t have a long journey back from London to the south coast.

Sutton’s prediction: 2-0

Newcastle are the Premier League’s momentum monsters, especially since winning the Carabao Cup, but their excellent form goes back further than that.

Seventh-placed Aston Villa are also in great shape, on a run of four successive league wins, and although they lost the tie overall, they were sensational in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Paris St-Germain.

Villa’s comeback on the night, to win 3-2 after falling 2-0 down, took me by surprise but they really showed what they are made of. I think PSG will win this season’s Champions League, but Villa pushed them all the way.

This is going to be a cracking game, and also a feisty one with what is at stake in the top-five race. Who or what decides it might come down to fine margins, and who makes the most of their chances, because both teams are going to get opportunities.

Villa will score, whoever they play up top, although maybe they should take Marco Asensio off penalties. He missed two spot-kicks last weekend against Southampton after I told everyone to watch out for him on the Fantasy 606 pod, which sums up my FPL season and predicting ability in one fell swoop.

You could make an argument for both teams here, but I am going with Newcastle, because of how good they were when I watched them at St James’ Park on Wednesday to beat Palace 5-0.

Harvey Barnes was electric, just unbelievably good down the left, and the same goes for Jacob Murphy on the other flank – his opening goal was absolutely amazing, because who shoots from there?

With those two playing the way they are, Newcastle are going to keep on winning.

Sutton’s prediction: 1-2

There is something not right at Chelsea.

They drew at home to Ipswich last week, for example. I laughed when I saw my guest, Yizzy, had put the Tractor Boys down to get a point but that ended up being the result that killed me.

From what boss Enzo Maresca has said since then, by asking the fans to trust him and saying the players are affected by the crowd, everyone seems to be feeling the pressure.

He was questioning the fans, but also his players’ temperament. If you think about how many millions have been spent on that squad, then if they don’t have the strength of character to play the way their manager wants, then heaven help them in the long run.

This is probably going to be another score draw but I seem to get Fulham wrong whatever I say.

They deserved to get something from their defeat at Bournemouth on Monday, and I am going with them to get a repeat of their win at Stamford Bridge in December.

Sutton’s prediction: 2-1

Arsenal will be on such a high after their Champions League win over Real Madrid.

I am covering this game and while Arteta will probably rest a few players and freshen things up, the Gunners will still have too much nous for Ipswich.

It probably summed up Ipswich’s season that they went 2-0 up against Chelsea last time out and could not see out the win, but they deserve credit for giving it a good go.

Ipswich were pretty stubborn when they lost 1-0 at Emirates Stadium in December and I am expecting them to show some resilience this time too, even if they end up with the same result.

Sutton’s prediction: 0-2

Sherelle’s prediction: We are probably going to rest players and my gut feeling is we might actually draw this – I am not going to say that though! 0-1

Sherelle on Arsenal’s Premier League campaign: It’s been quite humbling for us to mix beating Real with drawing with Everton and Brentford in the past couple of weeks, but I get why we have rested players in those games to prioritise that tie.

Wolves have already beaten Manchester United once this season and, on current form, they are favourites this time too.

Vitor Pereira’s side are flying with four straight wins, and we know how inconsistent United are.

I am going to give Bruno Fernandes a goal, because he has been one of the few United players who can hold their head up high with their performances this season, but at the moment Wolves look well-balanced, and they are the better team.

United’s whole campaign is hanging on what happens in the Europa League tie against Lyon on Thursday but, win or lose there, I don’t think what happens there changes anything about their awful Premier League form.

I am sorry to say this but their fans are going to have another miserable afternoon at Old Trafford, where they have already lost more league games (seven) than they have won (six) this season.

Sutton’s prediction: 1-3

Leicester ended their long losing run with a draw at Brighton last weekend, but I’m afraid another defeat is on its way for the Foxes here.

Liverpool were as limp as anything against West Ham last time out, but they still got over the line. They could be even limper against Leicester, and they will still win to move even closer to the title.

Sutton’s prediction: 0-3

If Spurs get past Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League on Thursday, then their stadium will be absolutely buzzing with relief and jubilation on Monday.

On the other hand, if Tottenham lose in Germany, then the atmosphere could get quite nasty and that could affect their players.

Nottingham Forest are the counter-attack kings and they have the tools to get another win like the one they got over Spurs at the City Ground in December, where they had 30% of possession but won 1-0.

Forest have hit a bit of a blip of late, though, and they don’t appear to be quite the same force they were a few weeks ago.

They are desperate for a win to get their top-five bid back on track and Nuno Espirito Santo’s would love to get it on his return to Tottenham, where he did not last long as manager, but a draw feels more likely to me.

Sutton’s prediction: 1-1

Chris got five correct results, with no exact scores, from the 10 games in week 32, giving him 50 points.

Using the most popular scoreline from their predictions for each game, the BBC readers got four correct results with no exact scores, for a total of 40 points.

But the weekly win went to Chris’s guest, rapper Yizzy. He was right when he backed Ipswich to get a surprise point at Chelsea and that proved crucial in his victory.

His six correct results and no exact scores left him with 60 points and, with six rounds of fixtures left to play, the guests are now above Chris in the predictions league table with the most outright wins.

“This season is all about points, not wins,” Sutton said. “I have won the last two seasons, and I wanted to do it differently this time, and show more consistency.”

There was also a rearranged game this week, Newcastle’s 5-0 win over Crystal Palace on Wednesday, which was meant to take place in week 29.

Sutton picked up 10 more points after going for a 2-1 Newcastle win, leaving him with a total of 80 points that week.

Max Verstappen says he is “very relaxed” about his future despite Red Bull’s difficult start to the 2025 Formula 1 season.

Following his sixth place at the Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend, Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko told Sky Germany he has “great concern” about Verstappen potentially leaving the team.

The Dutchman, who is aiming to win a record-equalling fifth consecutive drivers’ title this year, is third in the championship, eight points behind leader Lando Norris of McLaren.

Round five takes place in Saudi Arabia this weekend, with Sunday’s race starting at 18:00 BST.

“A lot of people are talking about it except me,” said Verstappen on Thursday.

“Like I said before, I just want to focus on my car, work with the people in the team – that’s the only thing I’m thinking about in Formula 1 at the moment.

Verstappen has a contract with Red Bull until 2028. But Marko told BBC Sport this month that it contains a performance clause that could allow him to depart the team.

The 27-year-old has been linked with moves to Mercedes and Aston Martin for 2026 when new regulations are being introduced. He held talks with Mercedes last year but their team boss Toto Wolff said at the season-opener in Australia last month that a pitch to sign Verstappen for next season is “not on any radar”.

Asked in the drivers’ news conference whether he would like Verstappen as a team-mate at Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso said: “Yes, but that’s unlikely to happen, very unlikely.”

Verstappen moved to within one point of Norris in the standings with a brilliant win at the Japanese Grand Prix from pole position two weeks ago.

His weekend in Sakhir was a stark contrast to the highs of Suzuka as he qualified in seventh and finished the race three places lower than Briton Norris, who ended his day on the podium in third.

Verstappen continued: “I just go race by race. I think [Saudi Arabia] will be better than Bahrain. The rest is out of my hands.

“At the moment, we are not the quickest so it is tough to fight for a championship, but it is a long road. Last year here it all looked great and we know how the season ended up.”

Red Bull were untouchable in Jeddah last year with Verstappen first and then team-mate Sergio Perez second. But while the Dutchman went on to seal his fourth title in a row, Red Bull lost out to McLaren in the constructors’ championship, eventually dropping behind Ferrari and finishing third.

“I enjoyed last year and the year before when we were dominant,” said Verstappen.

“Now it is enjoyable in a way of the challenges that are out there and trying to improve the situation I would say.

In-form teenager Mirra Andreeva went out of the Stuttgart Open as she lost in straight sets to fellow Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova in the last 16.

Sixth seed Andreeva, who has already won two titles this season, lost 6-3 6-2 against unseeded Alexandrova in just over an hour.

Andreeva, 17, became the youngest champion at a WTA 1000 event in February by winning the Dubai Tennis Championships, before triumphing at Indian Wells in March.

But she was unable to wrestle control of the match from Alexandrova, 30, who claimed her fourth win over a top-10 player this season.

Alexandrova will play American third seed Jessica Pegula in the quarter-finals after she thrashed Poland’s Magdalena Frech 6-1 6-1.

Italian fifth seed Jasmine Paolini beat unseeded German Jule Niemeier 6-1 7-5 to reach the last eight for the second successive year.

She will play the winner of Thursday’s match between American fourth seed Coco Gauff and Germany’s Ella Seidel.

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka will play Belgian Elise Mertens in the quarter-finals after Anastasia Potapova withdrew before their last-16 match with an injury.

England have asked Essex to rest seamer Sam Cook this weekend, putting him in line for an England Test call-up.

Cook, 27, has been one of the standout performers in county cricket in recent seasons and will sit out the County Championship match against Worcestershire, which starts on Friday, to manage his workload.

England play Zimbabwe in the first Test of the summer from 22 May and have injury concerns around a number of fast bowlers.

Mark Wood and Olly Stone are long-term absentees with knee injuries while Brydon Carse and Chris Woakes are yet to play this season because of toe and ankle issues respectively.

There have long been calls for Cook, an accurate right-arm bowler, to be given a Test debut after his prolific county form.

He has taken 318 wickets at an average of 19.77 in first-class cricket.

England managing director of men’s cricket Rob Key and selector Luke Wright have both publicly praised Cook in recent weeks.

Last year, Key said Cook would have been the replacement had Woakes been injured at the end the summer, filling the role as another skilful fast-medium bowler with England keen to have variety in their pace attack.

Gus Atkinson, England’s leading wicket-taker in 2024, will play his first match of the season for Surrey this week.

Josh Tongue, who can bowl at a higher pace and played his last Test during the 2023 Ashes, will also feature for Nottinghamshire, having taken seven wickets in their season opener against Durham as he continues his return after a series of injuries.

There is hope Jofra Archer will return to red-ball cricket this summer but he is currently at the Indian Premier League. England do not plan to recall players from that competition early and the group stage ends four days before the Zimbabwe Test.