Ahead of Newcastle United’s visit on Saturday, Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna channeled his inner Clement Clarke Moore when he said: “The game before Christmas always feels very special.”
It proved to be very painful for Ipswich, which it was 4-0 thrashing in front of his own fans at a festive party. Arsenal also ran out big winners on Saturday, consigning Crystal Palace aa Defeat 5-1 what did he do does not reflect game balance.
Manchester City, on the other hand, will spend Christmas Day outside the top five, behind division title rivals Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa after Unai Emery’s side secured a win by 2-1. start the weekend action.
Liverpool and Chelsea are both in action on an action-packed Sunday at both ends of the table. here it is 90 minutes better guess the result of these special devices.
There are four 2pm kick-offs on Sunday, rather tricky to manage when broadcasting deals only require one of them to be shown on UK TV.
However, Chelsea were in Conference League action on Thursday when they thrashed Shamrock Rovers to round off their league campaign, but Enzo Maresca was able to rest and rotate his Premier League XI for a tricky trip to Goodison Park.
everton frustrated Arsenal last time out and won at Goodison against Wolves before the Merseyside derby was postponed. It’s these kinds of games that will define Chelsea’s title tilt.
Southampton gave a decent account of themselves in the cup on Wednesday and can at least take some hope on their trip to Fulham. The Cottagers have been outstanding so far this term, and this is a great opportunity for them to put pressure on the sides immediately above them in the table.
Ruud van Nistelrooy has enjoyed a decent enough start City of Leicester tutelage, but the Foxes are firing shots at will. Vitor Pereira has been confirmed like Wolvesnew manager, and he couldn’t have asked for a much friendlier match to start his reign.
Bournemouth damaged Manchester United at Old Trafford last season, and they may be favorites here. Remarkable, huh? Les Cireres are sixth and undefeated in four league outings, while united they are 13th, but only three points behind their nearest rivals.
And finally, Tottenham vs Liverpool. Get used to it. We’ll see a two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final between the two clubs in the new year, but before that, the pair do battle in the Premier League. The Spurs are still ravaged by injuries but have shown an ability to adapt and adapt, while the visitors have shown some vulnerabilities in recent weeks but remain in a commanding position.
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Start Time (GMT) |
fixation |
prediction |
|---|---|---|
|
14:00 |
Everton vs Chelsea |
1-1 |
|
14:00 |
Fulham vs Southampton |
3-1 |
|
14:00 |
Leicester vs Wolves |
1-2 |
|
14:00 |
Man Utd vs Bournemouth |
1-1 |
|
4:30 p.m |
Tottenham vs Liverpool |
2-3 |
