Author: Yash Karkhanis & Apoorrv Pandey
Premier League is back again with its trademark approach of busy fixture schedule where most of the managers will rely on their benched players as the first team will be going through fatigue issues. We have some really interesting fixtures this week to please our eyes. Below is the Preview and Prediction for each fixture this Matchday.
FIXTURE:1 Burnley vs Stoke City (Predicted score 1-1)
Burnley can frustrate the opponents with their defensive abilities as they held Spurs until 66th minute. One thing the Clarets need to improve is their shot conversion rate as they managed to pull 13 shots against Spurs but only 2 were on the target. Burnley are have an uphill task this midweek as they are hosting Stoke City. The Clarets have failed to score against them in the last two meetings. Potters have won the exact reverse fixture with 2-0. However, they have never done a league double. A tricky fixture to kick off with GW31.
Players to watch out for:
Burnley: Barnes, Gray and Ward
Stoke City: Walters, Arnautovic and Whelan
Burnley can frustrate the opponents with their defensive abilities as they held Spurs until 66th minute. One thing the Clarets need to improve is their shot conversion rate as they managed to pull 13 shots against Spurs but only 2 were on the target. Burnley are have an uphill task this midweek as they are hosting Stoke City. The Clarets have failed to score against them in the last two meetings. Potters have won the exact reverse fixture with 2-0. However, they have never done a league double. A tricky fixture to kick off with GW31.
Players to watch out for:
Burnley: Barnes, Gray and Ward
Stoke City: Walters, Arnautovic and Whelan
FIXTURE:2 Leicester City vs Sunderland (Predicted score 2-0)
Leicester City are riding high with their newfound lost form. After winning the game against Stoke City with a 2-0 scoreline, the Foxes have found the momentum and will look to break into top half of the table with another win against the Black Cats. Ndidi's screamer on the weekend might have surely boosted the midfielder's morale and will look to pull another in this midweek. Meanwhile, for Sunderland there's not much time left as they remain 7 points from safety after facing another defeat against the Hornets. Defoe is their only hope left and he needs to start taking shots at goals. It is a must win game for the relegation threatened side.
Players to watch out for:
Leicester City: Vardy, Ndidi and Mahrez
Sunderland: Defoe, Borini and Januzaj
Leicester City are riding high with their newfound lost form. After winning the game against Stoke City with a 2-0 scoreline, the Foxes have found the momentum and will look to break into top half of the table with another win against the Black Cats. Ndidi's screamer on the weekend might have surely boosted the midfielder's morale and will look to pull another in this midweek. Meanwhile, for Sunderland there's not much time left as they remain 7 points from safety after facing another defeat against the Hornets. Defoe is their only hope left and he needs to start taking shots at goals. It is a must win game for the relegation threatened side.
Players to watch out for:
Leicester City: Vardy, Ndidi and Mahrez
Sunderland: Defoe, Borini and Januzaj
FIXTURE:3 Watford vs West Bromwich Albion (Predicted score 1-2)
Watford have move onto the tenth place after getting a hard fought win against the Black Cats. The Hornets will approach the midweek with the same mentality and look to get the three points. Britos who scored his first ever goal for Watford will have an eye for the goal through setpieces. Albeit, breaking Tony Pulis' defensive setup won't be an easy task for them. The Baggies managed to hold Man Utd to a goalless draw and will see to it that Hornets don't get much chances to score goals. Evans was impressive at the back while Fletcher did show a glimpse of attacking intend with the shots.
Players to watch out for:
Watford: Okaka, Niang and Amrabat
West Brom: Fletcher, Chadli and Rondon
Watford have move onto the tenth place after getting a hard fought win against the Black Cats. The Hornets will approach the midweek with the same mentality and look to get the three points. Britos who scored his first ever goal for Watford will have an eye for the goal through setpieces. Albeit, breaking Tony Pulis' defensive setup won't be an easy task for them. The Baggies managed to hold Man Utd to a goalless draw and will see to it that Hornets don't get much chances to score goals. Evans was impressive at the back while Fletcher did show a glimpse of attacking intend with the shots.
Players to watch out for:
Watford: Okaka, Niang and Amrabat
West Brom: Fletcher, Chadli and Rondon
FIXTURE:4 Manchester United vs Everton (Predicted score 1-0)
Manchester United were left frustrated on the field in the last gameweek as they were hold to a goalless draw by the Baggies. The draw costed them their positioning in the table as they were dropped to 5th spot. Jose's team will forward to attack and score goals in this tough midweek fixture against Everton. On the other hand, Toffees, faced a shameful Merseyside derby defeat losing the game by 3-1 scoreline. They will be willing to put the derby defeat behind with a win at the famous Old Trafford. A tough and interesting fixture to follow for the football fanatics.
Players to watch out for:
Man Utd: Mata Mkhitaryan and Rashford
Everton: Lukaku, Barkley and Baines
Manchester United were left frustrated on the field in the last gameweek as they were hold to a goalless draw by the Baggies. The draw costed them their positioning in the table as they were dropped to 5th spot. Jose's team will forward to attack and score goals in this tough midweek fixture against Everton. On the other hand, Toffees, faced a shameful Merseyside derby defeat losing the game by 3-1 scoreline. They will be willing to put the derby defeat behind with a win at the famous Old Trafford. A tough and interesting fixture to follow for the football fanatics.
Players to watch out for:
Man Utd: Mata Mkhitaryan and Rashford
Everton: Lukaku, Barkley and Baines
FIXTURE:5 Arsenal vs West Ham United (Predicted score 2-0)
Arsenal salvaged a point after playing out a 2-2 draw at home against the mighty Manchester City. In the midweek, they face another sort of challenge as they welcome fellow Londoners West Ham United. Arsenal will look to get back to winning ways and challenge for the top four spot. On the other side, Hammers suffered a defeat to the hands of Hull city on the weekend. They will hope to get some points on their trip to Emirates. Andy Carroll who managed to find the net against the Tigers will set his eyes again on the target.
Players to watch out for:
Arsenal: Sanchez, Walcott and Ozil
West Ham: Lanzini, Carroll and Snodgrass
Arsenal salvaged a point after playing out a 2-2 draw at home against the mighty Manchester City. In the midweek, they face another sort of challenge as they welcome fellow Londoners West Ham United. Arsenal will look to get back to winning ways and challenge for the top four spot. On the other side, Hammers suffered a defeat to the hands of Hull city on the weekend. They will hope to get some points on their trip to Emirates. Andy Carroll who managed to find the net against the Tigers will set his eyes again on the target.
Players to watch out for:
Arsenal: Sanchez, Walcott and Ozil
West Ham: Lanzini, Carroll and Snodgrass
FIXTURE:6 Hull City vs Middlesbrough (Prediction: 2-0 )
After coming from behind and beating the Hammers last week, Hull City are fighting real hard to stay up in the league. Manager Silva has turned around the Tiger season and have made their home ground a very dangerous place for opponents of any magnitude. Middlesbrough are struggling since a few game weeks and look destined to go back into the Championships. This is make or break time for them as they have become a relegation favourites along with Sunderland.
Players to watch out:
Hull City: Grosicki, Dawson, Hernandez
Middlesbrough: Negredo, Traore, Stuani
After coming from behind and beating the Hammers last week, Hull City are fighting real hard to stay up in the league. Manager Silva has turned around the Tiger season and have made their home ground a very dangerous place for opponents of any magnitude. Middlesbrough are struggling since a few game weeks and look destined to go back into the Championships. This is make or break time for them as they have become a relegation favourites along with Sunderland.
Players to watch out:
Hull City: Grosicki, Dawson, Hernandez
Middlesbrough: Negredo, Traore, Stuani
FIXTURE:7 Southampton vs Crystal Palace (Prediction: 1-2)
The Saints are surely missing the firing prowess of Gabbiadini as they failed to score last time out against Bournemouth at the St.Mary's stadium. This time out, they face a visit from the Eagles who are high on confidence and are surely looking to stay up in the league with their current run of form. After defeating the champions in waiting Chelsea FC 2-1 at Stamford Bridge, Big Sams' side are looking to go past the saints in a similar fashion.
Players to Watch out:
Southampton: Long, Redmond, Tadic
Crystal Palace: Benteke, Zaha, Sakho
The Saints are surely missing the firing prowess of Gabbiadini as they failed to score last time out against Bournemouth at the St.Mary's stadium. This time out, they face a visit from the Eagles who are high on confidence and are surely looking to stay up in the league with their current run of form. After defeating the champions in waiting Chelsea FC 2-1 at Stamford Bridge, Big Sams' side are looking to go past the saints in a similar fashion.
Players to Watch out:
Southampton: Long, Redmond, Tadic
Crystal Palace: Benteke, Zaha, Sakho
FIXTURE:8 Swansea vs Tottenham Hotspur (Prediction: 1-2)
Swansea need to pull this one off against the spurs in order to fight and stay up in the League post May. After impressive performances by Paul Clements' side, they have somehow dropped points and last Matchdays' result showed exactly why. Spurs are on a roll post their humbling at Anfield. A Chelsea slip up helped them close on the Blues to 7 points. With comparatively easier fixtures lined up and the Blues facing City this matchday , Spurs are very much in the title race and are hoping Chelsea to bottle up the lead. Kanes' absence is not causing them any problems as Pocchetinos' men are very much in the driving seat almost every game.
Players to watch out:
Swansea: Siggurdson, Llorente, Mawson
Tottenham Hotspur: Alli, Eriksen, Son
Swansea need to pull this one off against the spurs in order to fight and stay up in the League post May. After impressive performances by Paul Clements' side, they have somehow dropped points and last Matchdays' result showed exactly why. Spurs are on a roll post their humbling at Anfield. A Chelsea slip up helped them close on the Blues to 7 points. With comparatively easier fixtures lined up and the Blues facing City this matchday , Spurs are very much in the title race and are hoping Chelsea to bottle up the lead. Kanes' absence is not causing them any problems as Pocchetinos' men are very much in the driving seat almost every game.
Players to watch out:
Swansea: Siggurdson, Llorente, Mawson
Tottenham Hotspur: Alli, Eriksen, Son
FIXTURE:9 Chelsea vs Manchester City(Prediction 2-2)
The most interesting game of this mid-week is definitely this clash of the giants. Conte & Pep will be willing to pull this one off for their side as both the clubs have aspirations with one team avoiding to bottle the lead while the other fighting for the Champions League spot & also hoping for Chelsea to drop points and thus making an outside chance to win the league. No matter what, this contest is going to be an interesting one for the spectators.
Players to watch out:
Chelsea: Hazard, Costa, Pedro
Manchester City: Aguero, Sane, Kevin De Bruyne
The most interesting game of this mid-week is definitely this clash of the giants. Conte & Pep will be willing to pull this one off for their side as both the clubs have aspirations with one team avoiding to bottle the lead while the other fighting for the Champions League spot & also hoping for Chelsea to drop points and thus making an outside chance to win the league. No matter what, this contest is going to be an interesting one for the spectators.
Players to watch out:
Chelsea: Hazard, Costa, Pedro
Manchester City: Aguero, Sane, Kevin De Bruyne
FIXTURE:10 Liverpool vs Bournemouth( Prediction: 2-1)
Liverpool demolished Everton in the Merseyside derby last match day on Saturday. This week though, they face a visit from the Cherries who have already defeated the Reds after coming from behind in the first game between the two sides played at Bournemouth 4-3. It is not the big but the small teams that cause problems for the reds and have seem their earlier title challenge falter in the 2nd half of the season. With Sadio Mane injured, Adam Lallana & Jordan Henderson injured, the Reds face an uphill task against their lowly opponents.
Players to watch out for:
Liverpool: Coutinho, Firmino, Origi
Bournemouth: King, Daniels, Arter.
Liverpool demolished Everton in the Merseyside derby last match day on Saturday. This week though, they face a visit from the Cherries who have already defeated the Reds after coming from behind in the first game between the two sides played at Bournemouth 4-3. It is not the big but the small teams that cause problems for the reds and have seem their earlier title challenge falter in the 2nd half of the season. With Sadio Mane injured, Adam Lallana & Jordan Henderson injured, the Reds face an uphill task against their lowly opponents.
Players to watch out for:
Liverpool: Coutinho, Firmino, Origi
Bournemouth: King, Daniels, Arter.
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