{"id":8475,"date":"2026-03-14T07:07:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T05:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/2026\/03\/14\/gameweek-30-preview-predicted-outcomes-and-the-issues-shaping-the-weekend\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T07:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T05:07:06","slug":"gameweek-30-preview-predicted-outcomes-and-the-issues-shaping-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/2026\/03\/14\/gameweek-30-preview-predicted-outcomes-and-the-issues-shaping-the-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Gameweek 30 preview: predicted outcomes and the issues shaping the weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>European setbacks have left Premier League clubs with quick chances to respond as Gameweek 30 arrives. The domestic slate matters for the title race and the relegation battle, and the fixtures that follow will shape momentum ahead of the international break.<\/p>\n<p>Bournemouth arrive unbeaten in eight but have scored only once in their last three matches and last won at Everton over a month ago. They travel north to face Burnley, who are nine points adrift with nine to play after recent back-to-back defeats stalled momentum built from a dramatic victory at Crystal Palace. Prediction: Burnley 0\u20133 Bournemouth.<\/p>\n<p>Sunderland were eliminated from the FA Cup by Port Vale and R\u00e9gis Le Bris faces a growing injury list, yet the Black Cats sit clear of trouble after a 1\u20130 win at Leeds that pushed them to 40 points. Brighton have steadied with consecutive wins after a mixed start to 2026. Prediction: Sunderland 1\u20131 Brighton.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal have Champions League work and a Carabao Cup final looming, while Everton possess one of the league\u2019s better away records. Arsenal struggled in Germany and drew 1\u20131 midweek, and previous encounters were decided by penalties from Kai Havertz and Viktor Gy\u00f6keres. Prediction: Arsenal 2\u20131 Everton.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea need a recovery after a late collapse in Paris that leaves their European hopes in doubt. Liam Rosenior\u2019s Burnley beat Aston Villa 4\u20131 last week, and Chelsea sit four points clear of Liverpool in sixth. Newcastle continue to struggle away from home. Prediction: Chelsea 2\u20131 Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City\u2019s selection choices were scrutinised after a heavy Champions League defeat; it wasn\u2019t quite the \u201cbiggest f&#8212; up\u201d of Pep Guardiola\u2019s career, but the result was damaging. City travel to West Ham, who continue a careful resurgence. Prediction: West Ham 0\u20132 Man City.<\/p>\n<p>Crystal Palace seek to avoid European elimination and host Leeds, who remain inconsistent on the road. Prediction: Crystal Palace 1\u20131 Leeds.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United have regrouped since a loss at Newcastle; Aston Villa travel in improving form. Prediction: Man Utd 1\u20131 Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>Nottingham Forest face Fulham at the City Ground in a crucial home test, with midweek European duties to follow. Prediction: Nott&#8217;m Forest 2\u20132 Fulham.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool should have enough to overcome a struggling Tottenham side missing key players to concussion. Prediction: Liverpool 2\u20131 Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p>Brentford, seeking European qualification, host Wolves in the final fixture. Prediction: Brentford 3\u20131 Wolves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preview and score predictions for Premier League Gameweek 30 assessing top race and relegation ties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8474,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1527,172],"tags":[1528],"class_list":["post-8475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gameweek-30","category-epl","tag-gameweek-30-predictions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}