Sutton's Premier League predictions v Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill

Jurgen Klopp's farewell circuit arsenic Liverpool head is into its last month, but will their shape proceed to slice erstwhile they return connected Tottenham astatine Anfield connected Sunday?

"Whatever happens against Spurs, though, they are not going to triumph nan Premier League from here."

Sutton is making predictions for each Premier League crippled this play against a assortment of guests.

For this weekend's matches, he takes connected Kings of Leon drummer and Manchester City instrumentality Nathan Followill.

Kings of Leon's caller album, Can We Please Have Fun, is retired connected 10 May, pinch a typical 'Live successful Wrexham' version featuring 7 tracks from nan gigs they played astatine nan Welsh club's Racecourse Ground past year.

The set are friends pinch Wrexham's US-based owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, who helped bring Kings of Leon to northbound Wales for nan first time.

"It is conscionable phenomenal what Ryan and Rob person done," Followill told BBC Sport. "A batch of group benignant of person nan Ted Lasso effect, but pinch Wrexham we are capable to watch it hap successful existent life, successful existent time. Hollywood could not person written this if they wanted to.

"Wrexham had conscionable been promoted backmost to nan Football League erstwhile we were there, and I saw they person gone up again.

"Maybe we should do 1 much performance location and that should beryllium conscionable capable to nudge them up a mates much notches, and get them up into nan Premier League."

Since their debut successful 2003, Nashville set Kings of Leon person sold complete 20m albums and astir 40m singles worldwide. They person 4 Grammy Awards, 3 NME Awards and 2 BRIT Awards

Kings of Leon are backmost successful nan UK this summer, and 1 of their gigs is astatine nan caller Co-op Live venue adjacent doorway to Manchester City's Etihad Stadium.

"Don't deliberation I haven't already sorted retired a small sojourn to nan location of my favourite squad," Followill added. "I will get decked retired too.

"It's truthful funny, 1 of our bully friend's family are progressive pinch Arsenal. When we had kids, they would nonstop america nan Arsenal kit for each baby, arsenic soon arsenic they were born.

"I was for illustration 'No! Return to sender!' We only deterioration powder bluish successful my house, which is 1 of nan reasons I sewage into City successful nan first place.

"Whenever I station astir City connected societal media I get each these group going 'oh you glory hunter' and each that, but successful 2006, which was nan twelvemonth I started watching them and being a fan, location were nary trophies. We only won 11 matches each season.

"They were adjacent nan bottommost of nan array past and sometimes getting hit truthful bad that I benignant of felt sorry for them, but nan main point was that their colours were conscionable truthful gorgeous and I mean really gorgeous.

"When I was a kid, it was ever that ray bluish colour for me. I gravitated towards hoops teams that had THAT colour.

"So I loved North Carolina bluish - nan Tar Heels [the University of North Carolina's sports teams] person a really beautiful blue, and it is nan aforesaid pinch UCLA. So, firstly I saw Man City successful that colour, past I saw they weren't very bully and I thought 'I americium going to cheer for these guys'.

"It is easy to prime nan squad that is astatine nan apical - everyone does that successful nan US pinch nan Lakers aliases nan Yankees, and I did not want to prime nan Premier League's equivalent. We are doing overmuch amended now of course, but I person suffered successful nan losses arsenic overmuch arsenic I person celebrated nan victories.

"What's funny is each nan group who telephone maine a glory huntsman are connected teams that are having down years correct now.

"I'm benignant of for illustration 'of people - you are down successful nan gutter correct now, and it doesn't consciousness bully - but alternatively of picking connected group supra you, why not conscionable fto america bask our infinitesimal present astatine nan top?!'

"I spot sporting occurrence for illustration sideburns. You are basking for a minute, past you are retired for a while, past you are backmost but halfway up, past backmost to pork chops."

Nathan is nan only City instrumentality successful Kings of Leon - his relative Jared supports Arsenal. "It's bully to person a small brotherly competitiveness there," he told BBC Sport. "He won't for illustration it because I americium going to beryllium pulling for Bournemouth this weekend!"

Chris Sutton and Nathan Followill were speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.

* Jermain Defoe's prediction from week 26, erstwhile nan crippled was primitively scheduled.

A correct consequence (picking a win, tie aliases defeat) is worthy 10 points. The nonstop people earns 40 points.

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SUTTON'S PREDICTIONS

All games footwear disconnected astatine 15:00 BST unless different stated.

THURSDAY, 2 MAY

Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham

Last week's northbound London derby showed america that Arsenal person sewage a amended equilibrium to their squad correct now than Tottenham, but it was still only good margins that decided it.

That crippled showed nan advancement Spurs person made this season, because it could person been nasty for them erstwhile they went 3-0 down, but they sewage backmost into it.

Tottenham still lost, of course, but they are not rather retired of nan title for 4th spot and Champions League qualification - and it's nan aforesaid pinch Chelsea, who could still decorativeness sixth but mightiness make it into Europe by finishing seventh.

So, some teams person plentifulness to play for - it's conscionable they are some fto down by their inconsistency and you ne'er rather cognize what you are going to get from them.

• Match report

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Jermain Defoe's prediction (from week 26, erstwhile crippled was primitively scheduled): 1-2

FRIDAY, 3 MAY

Luton 1-1 Everton

Everton are safe now, and what a tremendous occupation Sean Dyche has done there.

Dyche says keeping nan Toffees up pinch 3 games to spell is his biggest accomplishment arsenic a manager, and I tin understand why he feels that measurement aft nan run they person had.

When you look astatine Premier League managers who person exceeded anticipation this play then, pinch each nan delirium he has had to put up pinch disconnected nan pitch, he is 1 of them.

If not for their points deductions, Everton would person been a mid-table squad for astir of nan run and would not person been worried astir nan drop.

Luton, meanwhile, are still successful nan heavy of nan relegation scrap and you could reason this is simply a decent opportunity for them, fixed Everton person conscionable made judge of staying up and mightiness return their ft disconnected nan state a bit.

Looking astatine their remaining games, Luton person sewage to play West Ham (away) and Fulham (home) arsenic good this one.

They are 3 fixtures wherever you consciousness they person a chance of picking up immoderate points but, having said that, they are excessively easy to play against, concede excessively galore goals and mightiness besides beryllium debased connected assurance aft losing their past 3 matches.

We don't cognize really galore points Luton will request to enactment up, not helped by nan uncertainty complete Nottingham Forest's entreaty against their points deduction, but they are going to request astatine slightest 1 win.

Luton won astatine Goodison Park earlier successful nan season, but I don't spot them repeating that consequence here. The unit is each connected them now, while we should spot Everton play pinch a spot of freedom.

• Match report

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

Nathan's prediction: I americium going pinch Luton connected this one. I for illustration a squad that is backed successful a corner, and has to claw their measurement out. Everton could benignant of beryllium connected cruise power because they person sewage what they want. 3-2

SATURDAY, 4 MAY

Arsenal v Bournemouth (12:30)

Bournemouth are finishing nan play strongly, and person already surpassed their grounds points tally for a Premier League season.

That's particularly awesome erstwhile you retrieve they did not triumph their first convention crippled until 28 October, but Andoni Iraola has turned everything information and has proved maine incorrect because I thought he was retired of his extent astatine first.

I can't look past an Arsenal triumph here, though, pinch what is astatine liking for them successful nan title race. They cannot spend to gaffe up, and they won't.

Sutton's prediction: 3-1

Nathan's prediction: My bosom is pinch Bournemouth but I americium a realist. And if we triumph each crippled past it doesn't matter what Arsenal do. 3-1

Brentford v Fulham

Fulham person been decent astatine location this play but they person go almost intolerable to foretell recently, while Brentford are safe now too, truthful it's difficult to cognize what to expect from them either.

I americium fundamentally saying I don't person a hint what will hap here, but it is simply a westbound London derby and I do deliberation location will beryllium a fewer goals.

Sutton's prediction: 2-2

Nathan's prediction: I americium going for much goals here. 2-2

Burnley v Newcastle

I americium astatine this crippled for 5 Live, and I americium really looking guardant to it because some teams person deed a spot of form.

I utilized to play for Blackburn truthful I ever get a bully reception erstwhile I spell to Turf Moor, but I person to opportunity I respect really Burnley person kept going this season.

Vincent Kompany's broadside should person beaten Manchester United past week, but they person still fixed themselves a chance of staying up pinch 3 games to go.

They will propulsion everything astatine this game, while Newcastle are successful nan operation for sixth spot and will beryllium correct up for it too.

I emotion what Alexander Isak is doing for nan Magpies but, for illustration his team-mate Anthony Gordon, his numbers do driblet disconnected erstwhile they are connected nan road.

Both players should person a chance to amended their distant stats connected Saturday, but I don't deliberation Newcastle will person things each their ain way.

Sutton's prediction: 3-3

Nathan's prediction: Newcastle to return this one. 0-3

Sheff Utd v Nottingham Forest

This has to beryllium seen arsenic an unfastened extremity for Nottingham Forest.

They did good against Manchester City past week contempt being beaten, but now they request to travel that up pinch a repetition capacity that gets them nan consequence they need.

Forest's attraction has to beryllium connected really they play, alternatively than who is nan referee aliases video adjunct referee. If they tin do that, they should hit a fragile-looking Sheffield United, who are already down.

The Blades played good successful nan first half against Newcastle past week but capitulated successful nan end.

With 97 Premier League goals conceded already this season, it looks very apt they will extremity up passing nan period people location - but will it hap connected Saturday?

Sutton's prediction: 0-2

Nathan's prediction: I emotion each things trees and Robin Hood, truthful I americium each astir Nottingham Forest. I heard Little John is successful extremity for them truthful I americium very excited astir watching this one. 0-2

Manchester City v Wolves (17:30)

It decidedly helps Manchester City that they are not successful nan Champions League because their afloat attraction tin beryllium connected this game.

City leader Pep Guardiola says his players are tired but they are improbable to get overmuch sympathy astir that erstwhile they tin bring Erling Haaland disconnected nan bench, for illustration they did against Forest.

Wolves beat them astatine Molineux successful September, but that is not going to hap again. Gary O'Neil's broadside saw disconnected Luton past week but their shape has fallen distant successful caller weeks and this should beryllium comfortable for City.

Sutton's prediction: 3-0

Nathan's prediction: City each nan way. 4-1

Nathan's favourite player: Phil Foden is my hero. He is conscionable truthful sneaky pinch really bully he is. First of each he looks truthful young, and you deliberation he is conscionable a kid conscionable retired of people but past he takes teams apart. Oh, and I emotion Kevin de Bruyne excessively - he is by acold nan champion playmaker or, successful basketball, set-up man. Soccer and hoops are very akin because it is astir passes and cutting successful unfastened lanes. To usage a hoops analogy, De Bruyne would beryllium an unstoppable constituent guard, who conscionable knows wherever his feline is going to beryllium earlier nan different squad moreover cognize he is going to beryllium there. His imagination of nan section is conscionable perfectly insane.

Nathan connected Pep Guardiola: He is simply a genius. I would buss his bald caput if I met him. I americium beautiful assured astir nan title because of really galore awesome players we've sewage that we tin bring connected erstwhile we request to, but Pep is down it all. When he needs to put a squad retired location that tin get it done, he gets it done.

SUNDAY, 5 MAY

Brighton v Aston Villa (14:00)

Aston Villa person sewage 4th spot and Champions League shot successful their grasp but they still person activity to do to get complete nan line.

Unai Emery's broadside play nan first limb of their Europa Conference League semi-final pinch Olympiakos connected Thursday, truthful you deliberation if Brighton could find a spot of energy, they mightiness origin them immoderate problems.

I don't spot that happening, though. The Seagulls are missing their spark - for a agelong clip now they not been nan aforesaid squad they were past play - and, arsenic I've said before, nan uncertainty complete Roberto de Zerbi's early has hardly helped.

Sutton's prediction: 1-3

Nathan's prediction: 0-2

Chelsea v West Ham (14:00)

The much I spot and publication astir David Moyes' business astatine West Ham, nan much I americium expecting them to shingle hands and portion institution astatine nan extremity of nan season... and past they will bring him backmost a fewer months later erstwhile they are struggling.

I don't deliberation Moyes has sewage capable in installments for nan wide occupation he has done astatine nan Hammers, but pinch only 1 triumph successful their past 8 convention games, their existent shape is not great.

This is Chelsea's 2nd London derby of nan week, and different large crippled for them successful nan conflict for sixth and seventh spot. It is going to beryllium close, but I fancy them to separator it.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Nathan's prediction: I americium going for an upset here. 2-3

Liverpool v Tottenham (16:30)

Liverpool are not successful awesome shape and nan incident pinch Mohamed Salah has not helped. I dream he apologised to Klopp for nan measurement he behaved connected nan touchline past week.

Salah is simply a awesome subordinate but he is nary different to everyone other successful nan squad successful that, if he doesn't execute well, I americium acrophobic he is droppable.

It is going to beryllium very absorbing to spot whether Salah starts this game, which should beryllium an absolute cracker.

I thought Tottenham's strategies would suit Arsenal past week and let them to deed them connected nan counter-attack, and nan aforesaid applies here.

When Liverpool move nan shot over, they are beautiful devastating connected nan break, truthful nan cardinal for Spurs erstwhile they perpetrate men guardant will beryllium to get nan equilibrium right. It will make for 1 hellhole of a game.

Probably no-one fancies Spurs to travel retired connected top, different than me, but that's what I deliberation will happen, pinch nan wheels coming disconnected for Klopp decently this time.

Sutton's prediction: 2-3

Nathan's prediction: I tin spot this 1 being a high-scoring affair. 4-3

MONDAY, 4 MAY

Crystal Palace v Man Utd (20:00)

I support getting maltreatment from Manchester United fans connected societal media saying I ne'er backmost them connected here... but we support connected seeing why I seldom backmost them to win.

They were played disconnected nan parkland by Burnley past week, and were fortunate to get a point. So, really tin I perchance backmost them to hit Palace?

The 1 point that mightiness thief Erik 10 Hag's broadside is that Eagles guardant Eberechi Eze is doubtful pinch a knee injury, but Jean-Philippe Mateta is still connected occurrence and will beryllium a existent fistful for nan United defence.

Palace won 1-0 astatine Old Trafford successful September but I don't want to upset United fans again by predicting they will suffer different defeat.

I do want to extremity Palace to win, but location are truthful galore angry United fans retired location who deliberation I americium against their club, I americium going to opportunity United will get a fortunate tie to effort to get them onside.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Nathan's prediction: I emotion nan sound of Crystal Palace. I americium a King of Leon, and kings emotion palaces. My ain palace is that beautiful ray shadiness of blue, truthful to cheer for Manchester United from my powder bluish palace is conscionable not going to happen. 3-1

How did Sutton do past week?

Sutton sewage six correct results, pinch nary nonstop scores, from nan 10 Premier League games successful week 35, giving him 60 points.

His guests were Andy Bell and Steve Queralt from Ride, and some of them hit him.

Bell besides sewage six correct results, but pinch 1 nonstop score, for a full of 90 points, while Queralt sewage 4 correct results, pinch 1 nonstop scores, leaving him pinch 70 points.

Thursday's crippled betwixt Chelsea and Tottenham was postponed from week 26, erstwhile Sutton's impermanent was Jermain Defoe.

That is nan past crippled to beryllium played from that group of fixtures and, truthful far, Defoe leads 80-60.

How did you get on?

There were 4 draws past weekend, and they were nan results that caught you out. You did alternatively amended pinch your prediction that Newcastle would hit Sheffield United - 93% of you voted for a Magpies win.

*Win, draw, nonaccomplishment prediction based connected highest % of ballot for each match. Andy's scores were utilized successful some tables.

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