The 132-year record Sutton is desperate to keep

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?

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

“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.

He joins DJ &amp, producer Sherelle, a fan of Arsenal, for week 33.

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

Do you concur with their evaluations? You can make your own predictions below.

The most popular scoreline selected for each game is used in the scoreboards and tables at the bottom of this page.

With an impressive late victory over Real Madrid and a comfortable Champions League quarter-final victory, Mikel Arteta’s side have won another memorable week for Arsenal fans.

“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. That didn’t matter because it meant the game was slower and less exciting.

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

“When we fell at the last hurdle to claim these bigger cups, which was always what struck me hardest growing up as an Arsenal fan.

” 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.

You could not really dispute how amazing Arsenal were when I was in primary school for the “Invincibles” season.

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.

It was difficult for me to see our level decline while I was growing up because I witnessed such incredible things, but I’m glad to see it rebound,” she continued.

“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’m very happy with where we are right now, and I can see some exciting things coming up.” 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 that can wallop someone just when you think you’re going to write them off.

I don’t expect that to happen on Saturday, however. The Bees are always difficult to beat, despite having a bad run and only one place below them in the table.

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.

On Wednesday, Newcastle won 5-0 over Crystal Palace, especially on the break, and I was there.

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.

How can I support Palace after they have scored ten goals in two games against Manchester City? It has been a bad week for them.

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.

The way they handled the Magpies is what worries me about Palace. They need a response to that poor performance, and I think we might get one from them at Selhurst Park. Eze won’t likely be able to play as well once more.

Sutton’s prediction: 1-1.

I’m looking forward to playing this game on Radio 5 Live. 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 plays like they did against Nottingham Forest a few weeks ago but don’t really get going, they will get turned over.

On the other hand, City really caught fire after almost going 3-0 down against Palace last week. You can never be sure what you will receive from them in each half, let alone game to game, if they play that way.

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.

I can see them scoring, but they will be direct and Beto will fall behind, so I’m guessing City will win in some ways. They have to, really, because they are under pressure to make the top five.

Prior to the record-breaking 132-year run of Goodison’s earliest scoring, Doucoure scored in the 132-year span of 10.18 seconds in a game against Leicester in February, beating my attempt for Blackburn in 1995, who scored in 12.94 seconds.

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.

For them to reach 11 points and bring the Rams’ total from 2007-2008 to 11, they will need a point from their final six games, but they won’t 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 played well against Liverpool last time out and still lost, but they won’t need to play as well as they did this time around to earn three points.

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. By now, I believe I would have switched to supporting Portsmouth, Brighton, or even Bournemouth.

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.

Aston Villa, who are seventh-placed in the English Premier League, are also in excellent shape, winning four straight games in the process. Despite overall losing the tie, they excelled in the 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.

With what is in the top-five race in store, this is going to be a fun game as well as a fiendish one. 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.

Whoever wins will score for Villa, regardless of their position, but they might want to beat Marco Asensio in 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.

Whoever shoots from the left was absolutely amazing, and Harvey Barnes was electric, just unbelievably good down the left?

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

Sutton’s prediction: 1-2

Something is wrong with Chelsea, exactly.

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.

Everyone seems to be feeling the pressure, based on what Enzo Maresca has said since then, saying that he has since urged the fans to trust him and that the fans have reacted negatively to the crowd’s actions.

He was questioning the fans, but also his players ‘ temperament. Heaven will help those squad in the long run if you consider how many millions have been spent on them and how weak of a character they lack to play the way their manager wants them to be.

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

After winning the Champions League against Real Madrid, Arsenal will be at such heights.

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.

Ipswich’s season probably summed up because they lost to Chelsea last time out and were unable to recover from the defeat, but they deserve praise for doing so.

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 likely to rest players, but I have a feeling that we might actually draw this. I won’t say that, though! 0 – 1

Sherelle’s comment on Arsenal’s Premier League campaign: It’s been quite fitting for us to have drawn with Everton and Brentford in the last few weeks, but I don’t understand why we rested players in those games.

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.

Bruno Fernandes has been one of the few United players who can command a high with their performances this year, but Wolves currently look more balanced and make the better team.

United’s whole campaign is still hanging on what happens in the Europa League and we will have to wait and see whether their incredible late comeback to beat Lyon on Thursday to reach the semi-finals changes anything about their awful Premier League form.

I regret having to say this, but I’m hoping for their fans 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.

Even though Liverpool last time out was as untouchable as anything, they still managed to get past West Ham. They could be even limper against Leicester, and they will still win to move even closer to the title.

Sutton’s prediction: 0-3.

Tottenham’s Europa League victory over Eintracht Frankfurt will have their stadium buzzing with joy and relief.

But 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 and still 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.

A win would be more likely for them to get their top-five bid back on track, and Nuno Espirito Santo would love it when he made a comeback to Tottenham, where he did not spend much time as manager, but a draw seems 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.

The BBC readers managed to get four correct outcomes with no exact scores, resulting in a total of 40 points using the most popular scoreline from their overall predictions for each game.

But the weekly win went to Chris’s guest, rapper Yizzy. When he backed Ipswich to earn a surprise point at Chelsea, he was right, and that was crucial to 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’ve won the previous two, but I wanted to do it differently and with more consistency this time.

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.

After leading with a 2-1 win over Newcastle, Sutton added 10 points, putting him up with 80 total that week.