(Previous) Liverpool defends leadership in London with City and Arsenal on the prowl

Liverpool, leader of the Premier League, will try to retain its privileged position this Saturday during its visit to the needy Crystal Palace, in a seventh day in which Manchester City, which receives Fulham at the Etihad Stadium, and Arsenal, who are measured at home against Southampton, penultimate in the table, they are waiting for their opportunity to storm the head of the standings. The ‘Citizens’ stumble last week against Newcastle (1-1) served up the leadership on a platter for the ‘Red’ team, now at the top of the table with 15 points, one more than Pep Guardiola’s and those of Mikel Arteta. Two units away, meanwhile, are Unai Emery’s Chelsea and Aston Villa. Now, Arne Slot’s men, who during the week signed a new victory in the Champions League against Bologna (2-0), will look for a third consecutive league victory that guarantees them to remain in first place. In front will be Crystal Palace, who have not yet won this season and who mark the relegation zone with the same units (3) as the salvation places. Meanwhile, Manchester City hopes to take advantage of the dynamics of ‘Champions’, where they beat Slovan Bratislava (0-4), to forget the recent draws against Arsenal and Newcastle. Guardiola’s men have been hampered in recent weeks by the injuries of Kevin de Bruyne, who is expected after the international break, and Rodri Hernández, and it has been Erling Haaland, with ten goals in six league games, the that has kept the team afloat. Now, the ‘sky blue’ team faces a Fulham team that aspires to break into the continental zone; Marco Silva’s men are sixth with 11 points, two away from fifth place. City has won 16 consecutive games against the London team, the longest streak in the history of English football. For its part, Arsenal receives a troubled Southampton at the Emirates Stadium, which has not yet opened its winning streak and is two points away from the safety spots. Arteta’s men, the only undefeated team in the competition along with City, will arrive at the event with the emotional boost that came with Tuesday’s victory against Paris Saint-Germain. Furthermore, Chelsea, which defeated Gent in the Conference League (4-2), hopes to defend fifth place at home against Nottingham Forest, on a Sunday in which Aston Villa and Manchester United will also meet. Unai Emery’s men have accumulated seven consecutive games in all competitions – two of them victories in the ‘Champions’ against Young Boys and Bayern Munich this week – and are fifth (13), while the ‘red devils’, thirteenth With seven units, they have gone four games without knowing victory. –PROGRAM FOR DAY 7 IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. -Saturday. Crystal Palace – Liverpool. Arsenal – Southampton. Brentford – Wolverhampton. Leicester – Bournemouth. Manchester City – Fulham. West Ham – Ipswich. Everton – Newcastle. -Sunday. Aston Villa – Manchester United. Chelsea – Nottingham Forest. Brighton – Tottenham.