Premier League Preview: Liverpool vs Chelsea & Manchester City vs Burnley

08 October 2023, United Kingdom, London: Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard (L) and Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium. Photo: John Walton/PA Wire/dpa

Liverpool and Chelsea meet at Anfield this Wednesday in a match that will be a preview of the League Cup final that will face them both on February 25 at Wembley, and in which Manchester City and Arsenal, their most immediate pursuers who face Burnley and Forest, respectively, are hopeful that the ‘reds’ can lose. Liverpool receives Chelsea at Anfield this Wednesday (21.15) in the most notable match of matchday 22 of the Premier League. Those of Jürgen Klopp, who announced that he will leave the team at the end of the season, who remain leaders in the table and will seek to continue their good dynamics at home. In fact, the Reds still don’t know what it’s like to lose at home in this Premier League, since at Anfield they have added 26 of the 30 points they have played for. Furthermore, the Reds’ last defeat in the Premier at home took place on October 29, 2022 against Leeds, and since then they have accumulated 17 wins and 5 draws. Opposite will be Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea, who arrive in one of the best moments of the season. The Londoners have had three consecutive victories in the Premier, something they have not achieved since October 2022. In addition, to the good dynamics in the league we must add the pass to the final of the League Cup after crushing Middlesbrough in the semi-final second leg. by 6-1. A duel that will pit two of the fittest players in English football today: Darwin Núñez and Cole Palmer. Liverpool’s Uruguayan striker has scored three goals and provided two assists in the last four games, while the Englishman has scored three goals in his team’s last three games. As for Manchester City, second in the table, they host Burnley at the Etihad Stadium (8:30 p.m.). A match to which Pep Guardiola’s men arrive after managing to chain seven consecutive victories in all competitions, results that have allowed them to win the Club World Cup, place themselves five points behind Liverpool, with one game less, in the Premier and get into the round of 16 of the FA Cup. Burnley, on the other hand, is in crisis. They are second to last in the table and have lost three of their last four games. Furthermore, the ‘Clarets’ have had nine consecutive defeats against the ‘Citizens’ in which they have conceded 17 goals, to which we must add that they have never won against City as visitors in the ‘Premier era’. A match in which Norwegian forward Erling Haaland could have minutes again after missing the team’s last 10 games due to a stress injury to his foot. The one who will be sure is Kevin De Bruyne, who could have his first start after recovering after leaving very good feelings in the victories against Huddersfield, Newcastle and Tottenham, in which he came on as a substitute. On the other hand, Arsenal, third in the standings, will open the day this Tuesday against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground (8:30 p.m.). Mikel Arteta’s men are immersed in the worst moment of the season despite the rout against Crystal Palace (5-0) last day. A victory that ended a streak of three consecutive losses and four games without a win. Despite this, they could go to sleep just two points off the lead if they manage to win on a field where they have lost on their last three visits. Forest, four points above the relegation places, will play their first Premier home game in 2024 against Arsenal. Furthermore, Nuno’s men, since the Portuguese coach took over, have only lost two of the seven matches they have played in all competitions, achieving victory in three of them. Against the Gunners they will try to chain two wins in front of their home crowd for the first time this season. In addition, the match that will take place this Tuesday at Villa Park against Aston Villa and Newcastle (21.15) also stands out. Unai Emery’s team will try to get their fans to encourage them to keep up with Liverpool, City and Arsenal, and add 46 points to the table. If they achieve this, it would be the tenth home victory in this Premier League, where they are the best home team in the competition with 28 of the 30 points at stake so far. For its part, Newcastle needs victory in a fiefdom where it has not won since 2013 to avoid falling definitively out of the European positions. To do this, they will need to follow the path of their last two away games, in which they beat Sunderland and Fulham, both in the FA Cup. They are going through a much worse streak in the Premier, where they have had five defeats away from St James’ Park. In addition, Tottenham host Brentford this Wednesday (8:30 p.m.) with the aim of adding three points that would consolidate their European position, while Manchester United visits the Molineux Stadium to face Wolves this Thursday (9:15 p.m.) with the possibility of stalking the sixth square if he wins. –DAY 22 OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE -Tuesday 30. Nottingham Forest – Arsenal 8:30 p.m. Fulham – Everton 20.45. Luton – Brighton 20.45. Crystal Palace – Sheffield United 21.00. Aston Villa – Newcastle 21.30. -Wednesday 31. Manchester City – Burnley 8:30 p.m. Tottenham – Brentford 20.30. Liverpool – Chelsea 21.15. -Thursday 1. West Ham – Bournemouth 8:30 p.m. Wolves – Manchester United 21.15.

2024-01-29 17:38:39
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