These are 1X Tip’s English Football Predictions, updated daily as team news and line-ups are confirmed. Our latest picks are in the table below, covering fixtures across the major leagues and competitions.
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EPL
Arsenal
Coventry City

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–
EPL
Hull City
Manchester United

–
–
EPL
Nottingham Forest
Leeds United

–
–
EPL
Ipswich Town
Sunderland

–
–
EPL
Everton
Crystal Palace

–
–
EPL
Brentford
Tottenham

–
–
EPL
Manchester City
Bournemouth

–
–
EPL
Brighton
Aston Villa

–
–
EPL
Newcastle United
Liverpool

–
–
EPL
Fulham
Chelsea

–
–
CH
Wolverhampton
Blackburn Rovers

29/10
9/2
no
no
no
CH
Bolton Wanderers
Preston North End

9/4
21/10
no
no
no
CH
Stoke City
Swansea City

11/5
37/20
no
no
no
CH
Portsmouth
QPR

12/5
2/1
no
no
no
CH
Norwich City
West Bromwich

12/5
5/2
no
no
no
CH
Middlesbrough
Lincoln City

9/2
6/1
no
no
no
CH
Charlton Athletic
Derby County

11/5
8/5
no
no
no
CH
Bristol City
Millwall

12/5
17/10
no
no
no
CH
Sheffield United
Birmingham City

11/5
17/10
no
no
no
CH
Watford
Southampton

5/2
21/20
no
no
no
CH
Burnley
West Ham

12/5
5/4
no
no
no
CH
Cardiff City
Wrexham FC

12/5
17/10
no
no
no
L1
Reading
Luton Town

12/5
23/20
no
no
no
L1
Oxford United
Milton Keynes Dons

11/5
37/20
no
no
no
L1
Notts County
Leicester City

9/4
21/20
no
no
no
L1
Plymouth Argyle
Stockport County

12/5
19/10
no
no
no
L1
Mansfield
Doncaster Rovers

12/5
9/4
no
no
no
L1
Leyton Orient
Sheffield Wednesday

9/4
6/5
no
no
no
L1
Huddersfield
AFC Wimbledon

27/10
4/1
no
no
no
L1
Cambridge Utd
Wigan Athletic

21/10
7/4
no
no
no
L1
Burton Albion
Stevenage

21/10
21/10
no
no
no
L1
Bradford City
Peterborough

27/10
33/10
no
no
no
L1
Blackpool
Wycombe

12/5
8/5
no
no
no
L1
Barnsley
Bromley FC

13/5
11/4
no
no
no
L2
Oldham Athletic
Port Vale

11/5
8/5
no
no
no
L2
Newport County
Rochdale

9/4
5/4
no
no
no
L2
York City
Bristol Rovers

11/5
11/5
no
no
no
L2
Tranmere Rovers
Shrewsbury

9/4
21/10
no
no
no
L2
Northampton Town
Swindon Town

12/5
21/10
no
no
no
L2
Grimsby Town
Exeter City

13/5
29/10
no
no
no
L2
Gillingham
Walsall FC

12/5
21/10
no
no
no
L2
Crawley Town
Crewe Alexandra

11/5
8/5
no
no
no
L2
Chesterfield
Fleetwood Town

5/2
16/5
no
no
no
L2
Cheltenham
Rotherham

11/5
29/20
no
no
no
L2
Barnet
Salford City

21/10
7/4
no
no
no
L2
Accrington Stanley
Colchester Utd

11/5
19/10
no
no
no
FA
Bashley
Shepton Mallet

15/4
6/1
no
no
no
FA
Hollands & Blair
Pagham
15/4
6/1
no
no
no
FA
Hallen
Roman Glass St George
15/4
6/1
no
no
no
FA
Amersham Town
North Leigh
15/4
6/1
no
no
no
FA
Yaxley FC
Thetford Town
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Nantwich Town
Sporting Khalsa

5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Downham Town
Cornard United FC
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Abbey Hulton United
Kidsgrove Athletic
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Potton United
Cockfosters
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Atherton Collieries
Barnoldswick Town

5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Ossett United
Abbey Hey

5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
West Didsbury & Chorlton
Garforth Town

5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Golcar United
Horbury Town
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
West Auckland Town
Yarm & Eaglescliffe
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Alton
Yateley United
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Hereford Pegasus
Lutterworth Town
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
March Town United
Ely City
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Glossop North End
Tadcaster Albion

5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Droylsden
Burscough

5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Walsham Le Willows
Dereham Town
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
St Blazey
Tavistock AFC
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Saffron Walden Town FC
Wisbech Town
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
St Neots Town
Stowmarket Town

5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Broadfields United
Herne Bay FC
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Sheppey United
Kennington

5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Raynes Park Vale
Merstham FC
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Ashby Ivanhoe
Worcester Raiders
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Mossley AFC
Silsden
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Kings Langley
Everett Rovers

5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Portishead Town
Ardley United
5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Marlow
Newport Pagnell Town

5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
Tooting & Mitcham
Holmesdale

5/2
7/4
no
no
no
FA
St Helens
North Ferriby Utd
9/4
7/5
no
no
no
FA
Dearne & District
Runcorn Town
9/4
7/5
no
no
no
FA
Easington Colliery
Whitley Bay FC
9/4
7/5
no
no
no
FA
Hutton FC
Northwood FC
9/4
7/5
no
no
no
FA
Slimbridge
Burnham

9/4
7/5
no
no
no
FA
Campion
Frickley Athletic
9/4
7/5
no
no
no
FA
North Shields
Consett
9/4
7/5
no
no
no
FA
Aylesbury United
Flackwell Heath

9/4
7/5
no
no
no
FA
Northwich
Beverley Town

9/4
7/5
no
no
no
FA
Lingfield
Corinthian
13/5
27/20
no
no
no
NL
Yeovil Town
Carlisle Utd

13/5
1/1
no
no
no
NL
Worthing FC
Forest Green

5/2
1/1
no
no
no
NL
Wealdstone
Harrogate Town

27/10
17/20
no
no
down
NL
Tamworth
AFC Fylde

5/2
7/4
no
no
no
NL
Sutton United
Altrincham

5/2
9/4
no
no
no
NL
Southend Utd
Scunthorpe Utd

13/5
27/10
no
no
no
NL
Solihull Moors
Boston United

5/2
8/5
no
no
no
NL
Kidderminster
Eastleigh

11/4
13/5
no
no
no
NL
Gateshead
Woking

12/5
8/5
down
no
no
NL
Halifax
Boreham Wood

27/10
19/20
no
no
no
NL
Barrow AFC
AFC Hornchurch

33/10
15/4
no
no
no
NL
Aldershot Town
Hartlepool Utd

27/10
4/5
no
no
no
NLn
Worksop Town
AFC Telford Utd

–
–
NLn
Spennymoor Town
Merthyr Town

–
–
NLn
Spalding United
Oxford City

–
–
NLn
Southport
Buxton FC

–
–
NLn
South Shields
Chorley FC

–
–
NLn
Macclesfield
Radcliffe Borough

–
–
NLn
Hereford Utd
Marine

–
–
NLn
Hednesford Town
Scarborough

–
–
NLn
Harborough Town
Morecambe

–
–
NLn
Chester FC
King’s Lynn

–
–
NLn
Brackley Town
Hebburn Town

–
–
NLn
Bedford Town
Darlington 1883

–
–
NLs
Dagenham & Redbridge
Farnham Town

–
–
NLs
Weston-s-Mare
Hampton FC

–
–
NLs
Walton & Hersham
Maidstone United

–
–
NLs
Tonbridge Angels
Torquay United

–
–
NLs
Maidenhead Utd
Dorking Wanderers

–
–
NLs
Horsham
Salisbury City

–
–
NLs
Farnborough FC
Hemel Hempstead

–
–
NLs
Ebbsfleet Utd
Folkestone Invicta

–
–
NLs
Dover Athletic
Slough Town

–
–
NLs
Chelmsford
Truro City

–
–
NLs
Braintree Town
Chesham United

–
–
NLs
AFC Totton
Billericay

–
–
EFL
Bristol City
Walsall FC

4/1
8/1
no
no
no
EFL
Wolverhampton
Port Vale

13/2
17/2
no
no
no
EFL
Wycombe
Stevenage

9/4
2/1
no
no
no
EFL
Middlesbrough
Wrexham FC

11/4
7/2
no
no
no
EFL
Cambridge Utd
Barnet

11/4
16/5
no
no
no
EFL
QPR
Millwall

12/5
7/4
no
no
no
1 – 1(0 – 0)
EFL
Watford
Crawley Town

17/4
8/1
down
up
up
EFL
Cardiff City
Swindon Town

5/1
15/2
no
no
no
EFL
Preston North End
Huddersfield

12/5
19/10
up
down
down
1 – 1(0 – 1)
EFL
Grimsby Town
Blackpool

13/5
7/4
up
down
down
EFL
Salford City
Shrewsbury

11/4
9/2
no
no
no
1 – 1(0 – 0)
EFL
Burton Albion
Blackburn Rovers

12/5
17/20
no
no
no
EFL
Bradford City
Rochdale

33/10
4/1
down
up
up
EFL
Leicester City
Northampton Town

15/4
6/1
no
no
no
EFL
Gillingham
Luton Town

3/1
3/5
no
no
no
EFL
AFC Wimbledon
Newport County

29/10
4/1
down
up
up
1 – 1(0 – 0)
EFL
Derby County
Lincoln City

13/5
5/2
no
no
no
EFL
West Ham
Portsmouth

15/4
11/2
no
no
no
EFL
Burnley
Notts County

7/2
7/1
no
no
no
1 – 1(0 – 1)
EFL
Swansea City
Birmingham City

5/2
5/4
up
down
down
EFL
Stoke City
Oldham Athletic

17/4
5/1
down
up
down
EFL
Bromley FC
Reading

9/4
37/20
up
down
down
1 – 1(1 – 1)
EFL
Crewe Alexandra
Accrington Stanley

11/4
11/4
no
no
no
EFL
Fleetwood Town
Chesterfield

12/5
29/20
no
no
down
EFL
Leyton Orient
Oxford United

13/5
6/5
no
no
no
EFL
Sheffield Wednesday
Bolton Wanderers

11/4
11/10
no
no
no
EFL
Stockport County
Doncaster Rovers

27/10
7/2
no
no
no
1 – 1(0 – 0)
EFL
Norwich City
Milton Keynes Dons

33/10
9/2
down
up
up
EFL
Barnsley
Wigan Athletic

12/5
8/5
down
no
no
1 – 1(0 – 1)
EFL
Bristol Rovers
Peterborough

12/5
7/4
up
down
down
EFL
Cheltenham
Charlton Athletic

27/10
13/20
up
down
down
EFL
Colchester Utd
Southampton

5/1
3/10
up
up
down
EFL
Rotherham
West Bromwich

33/10
1/2
up
down
down
EFL
Mansfield
Sheffield United

13/5
17/20
up
down
down
EFL
Plymouth Argyle
Exeter City

15/4
6/1
no
no
no
IL
Carshalton
Wingate & Finchley

5/2
11/4
no
no
no
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Weekend Predictions
Predicting English Football Beyond the Premier League
The Championship alone crams in forty-six league games a season, and the depth of English football beneath the Premier League is where much of the country’s real drama plays out, across the Championship, League One, League Two and the cups. 1X Tip’s English football calls in the table above range across those divisions, each of which rewards a different kind of reading.
The Championship in particular is a beast of its own: relentless, congested and famously unpredictable, with a punishing forty-six-game schedule and no dominant elite to impose order. Promotion-chasing sides drop points at struggling clubs constantly, and that grind produces upsets and draws at a rate the Premier League rarely matches.
Lower down, League One and League Two are more physical and direct, with tighter budgets, smaller squads and a heavy reliance on momentum and set pieces. Reading English football across the pyramid means adjusting your expectations division by division rather than applying a single top-flight lens to all of it.
What Moves Results Down the Pyramid
Fixture congestion is the defining stress of the English lower leagues. The sheer number of games, packed midweek rounds and deep cup runs test thin squads, so fatigue and rotation matter enormously, and a tired side on its third game in a week is a genuine fading risk regardless of its league position.
Physicality and set pieces carry more weight the lower you go. With less technical quality to separate sides, games are often decided by aerial duels, second balls and dead-ball situations, so a side strong in the air or well-drilled at set pieces has an edge that the raw table can understate.
Momentum and confidence swing lower-league seasons sharply. Without an elite tier to reset the order, a run of form can carry a mid-table side up the table fast or drag a good one into trouble, so recent trajectory is a sharper signal here than reputation or early-season expectation.
Finding Value Across the Divisions
The Championship’s unpredictability makes the draw and the upset genuine value. With no dominant sides and constant fixture fatigue, favourites are unreliable and level results common, so respecting the draw and backing in-form underdogs against tired promotion chasers is a sound approach to England’s second tier.
Lower-league goals markets reward reading style over reputation. Some League One and Two sides are open and high-scoring, others grind out tight, physical games, and matching the two styles in a fixture, rather than assuming a scoring level, is where the goals value in the lower divisions concentrates.
The cups add a rotation layer worth reading. When Premier League or Championship sides rotate heavily for early cup rounds against lower opposition, the motivation and quality picture shifts, and a committed lower-league side against a weakened bigger club is a recurring English cup upset spot.
English Football Predictions: Common Questions
How is the Championship different from the Premier League?
It is relentless and unpredictable, with a forty-six-game schedule, no dominant elite and constant fixture fatigue. Favourites drop points far more often, so upsets and draws are more common than in the top flight.
What decides lower-league games?
Physicality, set pieces, fixture congestion and momentum, more than technical quality. Tired, thin squads and dead-ball situations often decide League One and League Two fixtures that the raw table would not predict.
Are English football predictions free?
Yes, our English football selections across the pyramid are free to read and update as team news confirms. The fuller premium coverage is available to members.
The Bottom Line on English Football
Beyond the Premier League, English football is a deep, punishing pyramid where the Championship’s chaos and the lower leagues’ physicality demand division-specific reading. Our English football page adjusts for congestion, set pieces and momentum rather than applying a single top-flight lens.
Read each division on its terms, respect the draw in the Championship, weight momentum and set pieces lower down, and gamble responsibly with only what you can afford to lose.