MADRID, 2 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Arsenal, leader of the Premier League, visits Goodison Park this Saturday with the aim of not giving up their advantage over their pursuers and consolidating their dominance, while Tottenham opposes the ‘Top 4’ against a Manchester City that cannot afford any more setbacks , and Newcastle and Manchester United want to stay on top.
Everton and Goodison Park are examining the leadership of Mikel Arteta’s men this Saturday with the aim of cutting their poor dynamics of eight league games without winning – they have not won since the end of October. The consistent Arsenal seems like a difficult obstacle to overcome in the table, when they occupy the penultimate place, two points from the momentary salvation.
The ‘gunners’ march solid and firm at the top of the Premier with an attractive style as well as effective. Boosted by the talent of the Saka, Odegaard, Nketiah and company, Arsenal enjoys its ‘champion’ streak, without defeat in the League since September 2022, the only one in the entire championship. A regularity that allows us to look at his pursuer, Manchester City – against whom he lost in the FA Cup last week – from the top with a cushion of five points and one game less.
Precisely, the group trained by Pep Guardiola, already without margin for ‘punctures’, wants to extend its good moment in the domestic competition this weekend, after two consecutive victories. On Sunday they will visit Tottenham, who they already beat at home two days ago (4-2), who are looking to enter the ‘Top 4’ and fight for the Champions League -they are fifth with 36 points, 3 behind United, fourth-.
The ‘citizens’ fear losing the throne, after the ‘slowdown’ in the Manchester derby (2-1) two weeks ago, against a Manchester United that on the last date already felt the power of Arsenal on their skin, with a painful defeat (3-2). Those from Ten Hag, fourth in the Premier and already qualified for the Carabao Cup final, will face each other this Saturday with a Crystal Palace that has run down in the middle of the table.
Like the ‘Red Devils’, Newcastle enjoys 39 points in the standings and is third. They have only suffered one setback in the form of a defeat this season in the League, on August 31, to later link 15 games without losing. Their potential to be a European competition team next season will be measured this Saturday by West Ham, who visits St James’ Park after beating Everton (2-0) and with the need to score to get away from relegation, now one point away .
This 22nd day of the Premier League will be opened by Chelsea-Fulham, with the ‘blues’ as protagonists of the winter market to cement their comeback towards Champions League positions, which are already seven points away. A similar situation is experienced by Liverpool, Wolves’ rival this Saturday and ninth at the same distance in the Champions League, which has just fallen painfully against Brighton in the FA Cup and with three consecutive days without winning in the League.
TIMETABLE DAY 22 OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE.
-Friday, February 3.
Chelsea – Fulham 21.00.
-Saturday 4.
Everton – Arsenal 13.30.
Aston Villa – Leicester 16.00.
Brentford – Southampton 16.00.
Brigthon – Bournemouth 16.00.
Manchester United – Crystal Palace 16.00.
Wolves – Liverpool16.00.
Newcastle – West Ham 18.00.
-Domingo 5.
Nottingham Forest – Leeds United 15.00.
Tottenham – Manchester City17.00.
