Premier League legend Alan Shearer has made his predictions ahead of a huge weekend of action for Leeds United and their relegation rivals.

Leeds United host Brentford in a game that could easily be described as a must-win encounter for Daniel Farke’s side. The gap to the drop zone has narrowed in the last couple of matchdays and Leeds are now very much into the ‘winnable’ home game section of their season. Sunderland was supposed to be the first of those, but the Black Cats defended for their lives to take a 1-0 victory at Elland Road. Brentford are up next on Saturday night and Shearer describes it as a ‘massive’ game against a difficult opponent.

“This is a massive game,” he told Betfair. “Leeds needs the support of the fans for this one and a lot more against Brentford who are tricky opposition. They were brilliant in the first half on Monday night but then were terrible in the second half defensively. They'll be looking to bounce back. I'm going to go for a home win because the crowd will get them going.

“It’s crazy we are talking about Brentford for European football next season. That just tells you, doesn't it? It's been such a strange season in many ways, but there are one or two clubs that can take advantage of that. We've mentioned Everton and Brentford are another one of those clubs. Keith Andrews is doing a fantastic job this season. Even us talking about Brentford with a chance to get into Europe tells you how well they've done, but I think Leeds need the win more and will take the three points on Saturday.”

Elsewhere in the relegation picture 16th-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who sit directly below Leeds, host 17th-placed Nottingham Forest. Shearer has a feeling this one goes the way of the home side too.

“It’s a huge game for all sorts of reasons; this is a gigantic game for both teams,” he said. “You can imagine the reaction if Tottenham were to be beaten at home by Nottingham Forest. I guess whoever takes the three points should be more than confident they would have enough to stay up. But on the other hand, whoever is beaten, then there's a real live chance that that team will be relegated. That's how big this game is this weekend. I have no belief in why I'm saying this, but I'm going to go for a Tottenham home win.”

Shearer has picked West Ham to get a draw at Aston Villa, due to Unai Emery’s side’s recent drop in confidence and West Ham looking like a ‘different team’ of late. He also predicted Burnley to lose at Fulham.