<p>As soccer fans and bettors, the Aussie summer and English festive period can be the best time of year. Matches in the Premier League continue to come thick and fast, with very little rest between games for many teams.</p> <p>MW16 provided some quality moments, with value for bettors across the league. Anyone who backed a high ‘Over’ total in the goals in the game between Man Utd and Bournemouth will have done well, while Sunderland’s win in the derby will have produced value to those who picked that outcome. We nailed it with our ‘Over’ goals total in our Man City v Crystal Palace prediction.</p> <h2>Premier League 2025/26 Matchweek 17 Betting Preview</h2> <p>The matches scheduled for MW17 are:</p> <ul> <li>Newcastle vs Chelsea (Saturday, December 20, 23:30 AEDT)</li> <li>Wolves vs Brentford (Sunday, December 21, 02:00 AEDT)</li> <li>Man City vs West Ham (Sunday, December 21, 02:00 AEDT)</li> <li>Brighton vs Sunderland (Sunday, December 21, 02:00 AEDT)</li> <li>Bournemouth vs Burnley (Sunday, December 21, 02:00 AEDT)</li> <li>Tottenham vs Liverpool (Sunday, December 21, 04:30 AEDT)</li> <li>Leeds vs Crystal Palace (Sunday, December 21, 07:00 AEDT)</li> <li>Everton vs Arsenal (Sunday, December 21, 07:00 AEDT)</li> <li>Aston Villa vs Man Utd (Monday, December 22, 03:30 AEDT)</li> <li>Fulham vs Nottingham Forest (Tuesday, December 23, 07:00 AEDT)&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Everywhere you look this week, there’s a mouth-watering clash that can potentially offer betting value. <strong>Newcastle vs Chelsea, Tottenham vs Liverpool, Everton vs Arsenal, and Aston Villa vs Man Utd</strong> are arguably the biggest contests this week.</p> <p>However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t value elsewhere…</p> <h2>Premier League 2025/26 Matchweek 17 Betting Predictions</h2> <p>Sportsbet continues to offer exceptionally competitive <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/soccer/united-kingdom/english-premier-league">2025/26 Premier League betting odds and markets</a>, which is why it’s always possible to find value across the EPL. This week, we’re going for the following Premier League betting predictions:</p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/soccer/united-kingdom/english-premier-league/brighton-v-sunderland-9926582">Brighton vs Sunderland</a></strong> -&nbsp;<strong> ‘Sunderland And Draw’</strong> offers value. The Black Cats are on a three-game losing streak away from home (and Brighton are strong at home), but they should have a bounce in their step after the derby win.</li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/soccer/united-kingdom/english-premier-league/bournemouth-v-burnley-9926587">Bournemouth vs Burnley</a></strong> -<strong> Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson to both be anytime goalscorers</strong> in this one. Both scored excellent goals against Man Utd, with the former scoring in his last two EPL matches against Burnley.</li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/soccer/united-kingdom/english-premier-league/tottenham-v-liverpool-9926579">Tottenham vs Liverpool</a></strong> - Pressure on both managers to produce. Spurs have been poor at home, having an underwhelming 2-2-7 W/D/L record from their last 11 home fixtures in the EPL. <strong>Expect Liverpool to win</strong> as they did last year, with <strong>Hugo Ekitike to get on the scoresheet as an anytime goalscorer</strong>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/soccer/united-kingdom/english-premier-league/everton-v-arsenal-9926591"><strong>Everton vs Arsena</strong>l</a> - An ‘<strong>Away Win</strong>’ looks likely here. Everton may be strong at Hill Dickinson Stadium (5-2-2), and Arsenal winless in their last three away EPL matches, but we think the Gunners will have too much. We think it will be tight, though, with this fixture producing two draws last season.</li> </ul>