Premier League Weekend Predictions, Picks and Odds May 20-21

Betting Preview for Premier League Predictions May 20-21

WagerTalk Premier League handicapper Kevin Dolan presents his Premier League betting preview including predictions and picks for May 20-21 including Liverpool vs Aston Villa and Manchester City vs Chelsea. Which teams is he looking to pick up points and which will have goals being scored? Read his betting preview now!

Bournemouth vs Manchester United | Saturday, May 20 | 10:00am ET

Bournemouth +495 | Manchester United -200 | Draw +375

Manchester United secured a much-needed 2-0 win over Wolves last weekend at Old Trafford, but they will need to do more here as they look to stave off the challenge of a hard-charging Liverpool side who sit immediately behind them for one of the remaining Champions League spots.

After starting the year off slow, Liverpool have gone almost supernova since March, generating not only the most expected points out of any team in the league, but also scoring the most goals at a massive 32 across just 13 games as well.

That puts Manchester United in a difficult position here as while they still hold a one-game cushion over Liverpool in the league table, any additional slip-ups could be punished here, so a positive result against Bournemouth will be imperative for the Reds on Saturday.

That said, for all the ‘must win’ implications of this game for United, their road form just hasn’t been very good across 2023 so far, owning a poor W2, D2, L5 record across their last nine league road games in all, as well as sitting 5th from bottom in scoring offense over the calendar year as well.

Bournemouth have little to play for ahead of this one, effectively safe on 39 points, but they should nonetheless be energized by the arrival of a team like Manchester United to the Vitality Stadium this weekend, and we expect them to cover the big handicap line on Saturday against an under-performing Manchester United team at home.

Prediction: Bournemouth +1.25 (-140)

Liverpool vs Aston Villa | Saturday, May 20 | 10:00am ET

Liverpool -210 | Aston Villa +500 | Draw +390

As previously stated, Liverpool have been in some absolutely ruthless form over the last couple of months in pursuit of a Champions League spot for next season, ranking as one of the hottest teams in all of Europe right now, but they face a tricky test in maintaining that against a solid Aston Villa side on Saturday.

Liverpool have won seven straight games in the league heading into this one and will hope for a misstep from either Newcastle or Manchester United over the final couple of weeks of the season in order to secure themselves Champions League football for next season.

They face an Aston Villa side in this one that looked almost destined for Europe themselves just a couple of weeks ago, putting together a phenomenal ten-game unbeaten run in the league under manager Unai Emery.

They have since come off the boil a little over recent games, losing two of their last three overall and face an enormous task this weekend in trying to unseat a red-hot Liverpool side in their home fortress of Anfield.

Liverpool have won four straight games at home against Aston Villa heading into this one and in the form they’re currently in, it’s hard not to envision yet another victory for the home side this weekend also.

Take Liverpool on the -1 handicap line on Saturday to cover against Aston Villa at Anfield.

Prediction: Liverpool -1 (-130)

Manchester City vs Chelsea | Sunday, May 21 | 11:00am ET

Manchester City -400 | Chelsea +1015 | Draw +535