Ladbrokes 1-2-Free: Liverpool & Man City draw, Palace hold Brighton, and Newcastle win

We're predicting a draw between Liverpool & Man City, another draw at the AMEX, and a Newcastle win in the Premier League as part of Ladbrokes' 1-2-Free promotion.

This weekend sees a host of excellent games take place across the country, but the pick of the bunch comes from Anfield as champions Liverpool host title contenders Manchester City, with both teams coming into this one with points to prove.

It's a 16:30 GMT kick-off on Merseyside, wrapping up Sunday's action just a few hours after fierce rivals Brighton and Crystal Palace have gone head-to-head on the south coast.

Before all of that, however, our chosen game from Saturday comes from St. James' Park, where Newcastle and Brentford wrap up the day's Premier League action with a 17:30 kick-off on Tyneside.

Ladbrokes 1-2-Free Predictions

How does Ladbrokes 1-2-Free work?

Before we get into our predictions, it's probably worth explaining how Ladbrokes' 1-2-Free promotion actually works.

Each week, Ladbrokes gives fans the chance to predict the score of three matches (within 90 minutes) to win a share of £10,000 in cash!

If you guess two of the three scores right, you net a £/€2 BetBuilder/BetBuilder+ Free Bet, whereas those who guess one right will win 500 Ladbucks.

Right, now the rules are out of the way, Ladbrokes runs you through the three matches you have to predict for this week's 1-2-Free, giving our scoreline predictions for each.

Let's do this chronologically, starting with Saturday's 17:30 kick-off at St. James' Park, where Newcastle host Keith Andrews' high-flying Brentford side. Eddie Howe's Newcastle are desperate for a return to form having picked up just one win from their last seven across all competitions, but Brentford will be high on confidence following last week's impressive win at Villa Park.

The Bees took the points in the reverse fixture back in November, but have never won a Premier League game at St. James' Park, and Newcastle's home performances have remained quite strong despite a wobble in form.

With that in mind, our prediction for Newcastle vs Brentford is a narrow 2-1 home win, with the Magpies going level on points with their visitors.

Next up we have the renewal of an often underestimated rivalry as Brighton & Hove Albion host Crystal Palace in a game that both teams could really do with winning.

Brighton's poor run has now stretched to one win in 11 Premier League games, and with Crystal Palace winless in nine, tension is sure to be high at the AMEX on Sunday afternoon.

Strong starts to the season had both of these teams in European conversations, but drastic drops in form now leave them both in the bottom half of the table with faint fears of getting dragged into a scrap at the bottom.

With neither side showcasing the ability to get over the line in matches, and with seven of the last 13 meetings ending all square, we're predicting a hard-fought 1-1 draw in Sussex.

Our final 1-2-Free game is the big one from Anfield, where champions Liverpool welcome Pep Guardiola and Manchester City to Merseyside.

This fixture has become one of the Premier League calendar's most eye-catching matches, with so many recent titles being won and lost in these games, and the entertainment factor is sure to remain - even if the stakes are slightly lower this year.

Both Liverpool and Man City come into this one with a single win from their previous six league games, and despite City picking up a comfortable 3-0 win in the reverse fixture, we're expecting this one to be a tight affair.

Big nights at Anfield rarely disappoint, and we're not expecting this one to let anyone down either. Ladbrokes is predicting a 1-1 draw between Liverpool and Manchester City to round off Gameweek 25.

Below are the three scorelines we're predicting for Newcastle vs Brentford, Brighton vs Crystal Palace, and Liverpool vs Man City as part of Ladbrokes' 1-2-Free this week.

• Newcastle 2-1 Brentford

• Brighton 1-1 Crystal Palace

• Liverpool 1-1 Man City

For what it's worth, Ladbrokes also has a Premier League Gameweek 25 preview live on the site now, with scoreline predictions for each of the 10 games in England's top-flight this weekend.

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