Ahead of the visit of Newcastle United on Saturday, Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna channeled his inner Clement Clarke-Moore when he said: “The game before Christmas is always very special.”
It turned out to be very painful for Ipswich as well Smash 4-0 In front of their fans in festive fun. Arsenal also secured a heavy win on Saturday, handing Crystal Palace to A.J Defeat 5-1 Who did Does not reflect game balance.
By contrast, Manchester City will spend Christmas Day outside the top five, trailing title challengers in the division as well as Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa after Unai Emery's side comfortably won 2-1 at home. Start working on the weekend.
Liverpool and Chelsea play each other in Sunday's action-packed match at opposite ends of the table. here 90 minutes Best guess at the results of these extra special matches.
There are four matches kicking off at 2pm on Sunday – which is difficult to deal with when broadcast deals dictate that only one of them be shown on British television.
however, Chelsea They were in the Conference League on Thursday as they thrashed Shamrock Rovers to wrap up their league run, but Enzo Maresca was able to rest and rotate his Premier League squad for a tough trip to Goodison Park.
Everton Arsenal were last frustrated and triumphed at Goodison over Wolverhampton before the Merseyside derby was postponed. It is these types of matches that will determine Chelsea's title tilt.
Southampton They gave a decent account of themselves in the cup on Wednesday and can at least take some hope on their journey to Fulham. The Cottagers have excelled so far this season, and this is a great opportunity for them to put some pressure on the sides just above them in the table.
Ruud van Nistelrooy has enjoyed a good enough start Leicester City Guardianship, but the Foxes surrender to shots at will. Vitor Pereira's injury has been confirmed like Wolves“As a new manager, he couldn't have asked for a kinder match to start his reign.
Bournemouth To be beaten Manchester United At Old Trafford last season, they may be favorites here. Cool, eh? The Cherry team is ranked sixth and undefeated in four league matches, while… united It ranks 13th, but only three points behind its next competitor.
Finally, Tottenham vs Liverpool. Get used to it. We'll see a back-and-forth Carabao Cup semi-final between the two clubs in the new year, but before that, the pair duke it out in the Premier League. Tottenham are still plagued by injuries but have shown an ability to adapt and adjust, while the visitors have shown some weaknesses in recent weeks but remain in a difficult situation.
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Match kick-off time (GMT) |
Combinations |
prediction |
|---|---|---|
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14:00 |
Everton vs Chelsea |
1-1 |
|
14:00 |
Fulham vs Southampton |
3-1 |
|
14:00 |
Leicester vs Wolverhampton |
1-2 |
|
14:00 |
Manchester United vs Bournemouth |
1-1 |
|
16:30 |
Tottenham vs Liverpool |
2-3 |
