Almost a month and a half after the last game on November 13, the Premier League which resumes its routine after the Qatar 2022 World Cup with the start of the sixteenth day, that of Saint Stephen.
Unlike past years, accustomed to the dominance of Manchester City or Liverpool, Arsenal are the dominant group in the English table with 37 points and five entries over Pep Guardiola’s City, seven over the surprising Newcastle and eight over Tottenham, occupying the first four positions. Outside the Champions League area, for now, Manchester United and Liverpool, victims of their weak first third of the season.
Approach the Premier League with competitive intensity at the end of 2022. Accelerate English football to recover dates after the six weeks of the World Cup. For this reason, from Monday 26 to 5 January there will be meetings every day, except for 29 December. That is to say, in ten days the English championship will run out of three days to close the first leg.
True to tradition, the reunion with routine coincides with the staging of what is known as Boxing Day, a UK-wide football festival which leads to sold out stadiums.
Get the ball rolling in London, IN Brentford Community Stadium with the local duel against the Tottenhamjust before most of Monday’s matches are played: Crystal Palace v Fulham, Everton v Wolverhampton, Leicester v Newcastle and Southampton v Brighton & Hove Albion.
It will be a special day for Julen Lopetegui, making his Premier League debut. After taking the reins on the bench for Wolverhampton in the League Cup last Tuesday, with a win against Gillingham, he broke into the league with a visit to Liverpool to take on Everton. At the bottom of the table, the wolves They haven’t added the three points in this competition since 15 October, when they beat Nottingham Forest.
The staging of Liverpoolrival of Real Madrid in the Champions League, arrives later at 6.30pm in Birmingham, in front of Unai Emery’s Aston Villa. After being knocked out of the League Cup by Manchester City last Thursday, albeit with clear signs of improvement, Jürgen Klopp’s side need to extend the good thread they left the tournament with, with two straight wins.
Boss Arsenal comes into action at the last minute, when we close for business on Monday, 21:00. Receive West Ham at the Emirates. Another duel between two London teams.
Tuesday is the turn of Chelsea and United
The sixteenth day of the Premier League continues on Tuesday with two clashes. At Stamford Bridge, the Chelsea He wants to get out of the slump with which he ended the pre-World Cup cycle by going five games without a win, with just two points out of 15 at stake. The Blues receive Bournemouth, who got out of the rut with a win against Everton after four consecutive defeats .
The Manchester United, for its part, receives Nottingham Forest which scores relegation despite showing some recovery in the last few games. Erik Ten Haag’s painting was erratic. Without Cristiano Ronaldo His roster awaits an apparently accessible commitment at Old Trafford to start his return to the course in the best possible way. Europa League rival Barcelona are fifth, three points behind fourth-placed Tottenham, who have a game to spare.
The Town Hall closes on Wednesdays
The appointment is completed on Wednesday with the visit of the reigning champion, the Manchester City, in Elland Rd. Strengthened by the good return to competition with the victory against Liverpool in the League Cup at a high level of play, Guardiola’s team intend to park the defeat against Brentford in the last league match which five points behind Arsenal’s leadership. Leeds are measured. Jesse Marsch’s side have a narrow margin for error, pressed from the relegation zone, from which they are separated by just two points.
sixteenth day
monday 26
1.30pm Brentford-Tottenham
4.00pm Crystal Palace – Fulham
16:00 Everton-Wolverhampton
4.00pm Leicester – Newcastle
16.00 Southampton-Brighton
18.30 Aston Villa-Liverpool
21:00 Arsenal v West Ham
mars 27
6.30pm Chelsea v Bournemouth
21:00 Manchester United – Nottingham Forest
Wednesday 28
21:00 Leeds v Manchester City
