FIXTURE 1: STOKE CITY VS MANCHESTER UNITED (Predicted Score 1-2)
Boxing day kicks off with an interesting fixture as Stoke City prepare themselves to host Man Utd at Britannia stadium. The Potters are having a decent run of results except last week’s home defeat to the hands of Crystal Palace, Stoke City have managed to keep three cleansheets in the last five Premier league games which would give troubles to Man Utd’s tedious attackers. Potters are a very strong side at home as they pulled impressive wins against Chelsea and Man City keeping cleansheets in both games. Man Utd, on the other side, are under pressure, The Red Devils, are winless in the last four Premier league games, With two back to back defeats to the hands of newcomers Bournemouth and Norwich City and falling out of top four has raised doubts over LVG’s future. However, The Red Devils, will look to build their hopes on past results. Man Utd have dominated the fixture over the years, as Stoke City could manage to win just one of their last 14 games against Man Utd (W1 D2 L11). A close game is expected ending in the favour of visitors.
PLAYERS TO WATCHOUT FOR:
Stoke City: Arnautovic,Shaqiri,Krkic
Man Utd: Martial,Mata,Rooney
Boxing day kicks off with an interesting fixture as Stoke City prepare themselves to host Man Utd at Britannia stadium. The Potters are having a decent run of results except last week’s home defeat to the hands of Crystal Palace, Stoke City have managed to keep three cleansheets in the last five Premier league games which would give troubles to Man Utd’s tedious attackers. Potters are a very strong side at home as they pulled impressive wins against Chelsea and Man City keeping cleansheets in both games. Man Utd, on the other side, are under pressure, The Red Devils, are winless in the last four Premier league games, With two back to back defeats to the hands of newcomers Bournemouth and Norwich City and falling out of top four has raised doubts over LVG’s future. However, The Red Devils, will look to build their hopes on past results. Man Utd have dominated the fixture over the years, as Stoke City could manage to win just one of their last 14 games against Man Utd (W1 D2 L11). A close game is expected ending in the favour of visitors.
PLAYERS TO WATCHOUT FOR:
Stoke City: Arnautovic,Shaqiri,Krkic
Man Utd: Martial,Mata,Rooney
FIXTURE 2: AFC BOURNEMOUTH VS CRYSTAL PALACE (Predicted Score 1-1)
AFC Bournemouth and Crystal Palace haven’t met in a competitive football before but considering the form and results of both teams, the fixture promises to be an interesting one. The Premier league debutants are having a fine run with three back to back wins which includes biggest wins against Chelsea and Man Utd. The Cherries are high on confidence and will be looking to make it four out of four as they welcome The Eagles on the Boxing day. Crystal Palace, on the other side, are high flying with three wins in the last five games have placed them in the contention of Europa league. Alan Pardew’s men will hope to mark another win as they visit Bournemouth. It is expected to be a close game.
PLAYERS TO WATCHOUT FOR:
Bournemouth: Murray,Ritchie,Francis
Crystal Palace: Bolasie,Puncheon,Zaha
AFC Bournemouth and Crystal Palace haven’t met in a competitive football before but considering the form and results of both teams, the fixture promises to be an interesting one. The Premier league debutants are having a fine run with three back to back wins which includes biggest wins against Chelsea and Man Utd. The Cherries are high on confidence and will be looking to make it four out of four as they welcome The Eagles on the Boxing day. Crystal Palace, on the other side, are high flying with three wins in the last five games have placed them in the contention of Europa league. Alan Pardew’s men will hope to mark another win as they visit Bournemouth. It is expected to be a close game.
PLAYERS TO WATCHOUT FOR:
Bournemouth: Murray,Ritchie,Francis
Crystal Palace: Bolasie,Puncheon,Zaha
FIXTURE 3: ASTON VILLA VS WEST HAM UNITED (Predicted Score 0-3)
Aston Villa are having a shocker this season, with just 7 points in 17 games, have put Aston side in a strong position to be relegated at the end of the season, to avoid this humiliation Villans need to get maximum points from the remaining fixtures. Home games are needed to be exploited to get wins and the lost morale of the players. Despite poor performances, Villans would be hopeful of some points as West Ham Utd have always struggled at Villa Park. Aston Villa have won two games and drawn two out of the last five meetings between them. (W2 D2 L1) West Ham Utd, on the other hand, will play this fixture with no pressure, A win can put them in the contention for the Europa league. Considering the results, Hammers have improved their defence after 4-1 humiliation to the hands of Spurs. Hammers have drawn last four Premier league games, keeping three cleansheets in them. Struggling Aston side,will find it tough to break such a strong defence.
PLAYERS TO WATCHOUT FOR:
Aston Villa: Ayew,Veretout,Gueye
West Ham Utd: Kouyate,Zarate,Antonio
Aston Villa are having a shocker this season, with just 7 points in 17 games, have put Aston side in a strong position to be relegated at the end of the season, to avoid this humiliation Villans need to get maximum points from the remaining fixtures. Home games are needed to be exploited to get wins and the lost morale of the players. Despite poor performances, Villans would be hopeful of some points as West Ham Utd have always struggled at Villa Park. Aston Villa have won two games and drawn two out of the last five meetings between them. (W2 D2 L1) West Ham Utd, on the other hand, will play this fixture with no pressure, A win can put them in the contention for the Europa league. Considering the results, Hammers have improved their defence after 4-1 humiliation to the hands of Spurs. Hammers have drawn last four Premier league games, keeping three cleansheets in them. Struggling Aston side,will find it tough to break such a strong defence.
PLAYERS TO WATCHOUT FOR:
Aston Villa: Ayew,Veretout,Gueye
West Ham Utd: Kouyate,Zarate,Antonio
FIXTURE 4: CHELSEA VS WATFORD (Predicted Score 1-1)
Guus Hiddink is the new man to replace Chelsea’s favourite man Jose Mourinho, under performing defending champions would look to cease the fall and amend the season. Chelsea will take inspiration from their past Boxing day results as The Blues are unbeaten in Premier league on Boxing day since 2003, (W6 D4 L0). Chelsea under new management will look to improve defensively and man mark Watford hitman Ighalo. The previous meeting between the two sides ended in a comfortable win for the home side as they went past Watford with 3-0 win in a FA Cup match, last season. However, Watford, this season, are something different. With four back to back wins, Watford are sitting pretty at the 7th spot in the table. The Hornets have impressed defensively as well keeping three cleansheets in their last three games. It will be a tough game for under pressure Chelsea as they host Watford. A tough game is on the cards ending in a stalemate.
PLAYERS TO WATCHOUT FOR:
Chelsea: Willian,Pedro,Costa
Watford: Ighalo,Deeney,Behrami
Guus Hiddink is the new man to replace Chelsea’s favourite man Jose Mourinho, under performing defending champions would look to cease the fall and amend the season. Chelsea will take inspiration from their past Boxing day results as The Blues are unbeaten in Premier league on Boxing day since 2003, (W6 D4 L0). Chelsea under new management will look to improve defensively and man mark Watford hitman Ighalo. The previous meeting between the two sides ended in a comfortable win for the home side as they went past Watford with 3-0 win in a FA Cup match, last season. However, Watford, this season, are something different. With four back to back wins, Watford are sitting pretty at the 7th spot in the table. The Hornets have impressed defensively as well keeping three cleansheets in their last three games. It will be a tough game for under pressure Chelsea as they host Watford. A tough game is on the cards ending in a stalemate.
PLAYERS TO WATCHOUT FOR:
Chelsea: Willian,Pedro,Costa
Watford: Ighalo,Deeney,Behrami
FIXTURE 5: LIVERPOOL VS LEICESTER CITY (Predicted Score 1-2)
It is not all sunshine and rainbows for the Liverpool fans even after the arrival of Jurgen Klopp, The German has struggled to get results and suffered another blow as his star defender Martin Skrtel has suffered a hamstring injury and will be out of action for atleast three months. After being ruthlessly humiliated to the hands of Watford 3-0, Liverpool face another high flying underdog team, Leicester City. Christian Benteke is expected to return to the starting line up for this highly anticipated game. The Foxes are having a dream season so far with two points clear on the top of the table. Claudio Ranieri’s men are high on confidence and they know how to get points against a big side, It will be an intriguing fixture and is termed as the match of the week.
PLAYERS TO WATCHOUT FOR:
Liverpool: Coutinho,Moreno,Benteke
Leicester City: Mahrez,Vardy,Albrighton
It is not all sunshine and rainbows for the Liverpool fans even after the arrival of Jurgen Klopp, The German has struggled to get results and suffered another blow as his star defender Martin Skrtel has suffered a hamstring injury and will be out of action for atleast three months. After being ruthlessly humiliated to the hands of Watford 3-0, Liverpool face another high flying underdog team, Leicester City. Christian Benteke is expected to return to the starting line up for this highly anticipated game. The Foxes are having a dream season so far with two points clear on the top of the table. Claudio Ranieri’s men are high on confidence and they know how to get points against a big side, It will be an intriguing fixture and is termed as the match of the week.
PLAYERS TO WATCHOUT FOR:
Liverpool: Coutinho,Moreno,Benteke
Leicester City: Mahrez,Vardy,Albrighton
FIXTURE 6: MANCHESTER CITY VS SUNDERLAND (Predicted Score 3-1)
Struggling to replicate their start of the season form,the home side will be looking to put off their blushes at Arsenal to bed and win today's game against Sunderland.The home side are given a huge boost as their star man Kun Aguero returned to fitness last matchday but is still unsure of playing for the whole 90 minutes.Reports suggested that even Zabaleta and Kompany have returned to training as Manchester City will like to welcome them in their squad after recent defensive struggles.They would be firing all their cylinders against tonight's relegation threatened opponents.With Pep Guardiola's decision to leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season,Manuel Pellegrini must be feeling the heat as the Spaniard is considered the favourite to replace the Chilean if he's sacked.
Sunderland on the other side will be hoping to have a miraculous escape at the Etihad once again like they had a few seasons ago.Sam Allardayce's men should grab as many points as possible to turn the tables and get themselves out of the Relegation zone.With enough quality in their squad,Sunderland are capable of causing an upset considering their 2nd half display in their 3-1 loss to Chelsea last week and City's much maligned backline.
Players to watch out :
MANCHESTER CITY : Aguero,De Bruyne,Silva
SUNDERLAND : Watmore,Lens,M'Vila
Struggling to replicate their start of the season form,the home side will be looking to put off their blushes at Arsenal to bed and win today's game against Sunderland.The home side are given a huge boost as their star man Kun Aguero returned to fitness last matchday but is still unsure of playing for the whole 90 minutes.Reports suggested that even Zabaleta and Kompany have returned to training as Manchester City will like to welcome them in their squad after recent defensive struggles.They would be firing all their cylinders against tonight's relegation threatened opponents.With Pep Guardiola's decision to leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season,Manuel Pellegrini must be feeling the heat as the Spaniard is considered the favourite to replace the Chilean if he's sacked.
Sunderland on the other side will be hoping to have a miraculous escape at the Etihad once again like they had a few seasons ago.Sam Allardayce's men should grab as many points as possible to turn the tables and get themselves out of the Relegation zone.With enough quality in their squad,Sunderland are capable of causing an upset considering their 2nd half display in their 3-1 loss to Chelsea last week and City's much maligned backline.
Players to watch out :
MANCHESTER CITY : Aguero,De Bruyne,Silva
SUNDERLAND : Watmore,Lens,M'Vila
FIXTURE 7: SWANSEA CITY VS WEST BROMWICH ALBION (Predicted Score 1-1)
Since sacking Gary Monk,Swansea had a good convincing performance against Manchester City at the Etihad stadium 2 weeks back.Last week they drew at home against hesitant side in West Ham.An improving performance since the sacking of their boss puts a positive ray of hope in their supporters.Though managerless,Swansea city can go for a win in today's game as they face a visit from the Baggies.
The baggies were on a good run of form but last week they lost at home to a resilient Bournemouth.Tony Pulis's men will be looking to mount further discontent among the Swansea supporters as the relegation threatened home side are currently on a woeful form.This game may go either way as both have the quality to upset the other.
Players to watch out :
SWANSEA : Gomis,Ayew,Siggurdson
WEST BROMWICH ALBION : Morrison,Berahinho,Dawson
Since sacking Gary Monk,Swansea had a good convincing performance against Manchester City at the Etihad stadium 2 weeks back.Last week they drew at home against hesitant side in West Ham.An improving performance since the sacking of their boss puts a positive ray of hope in their supporters.Though managerless,Swansea city can go for a win in today's game as they face a visit from the Baggies.
The baggies were on a good run of form but last week they lost at home to a resilient Bournemouth.Tony Pulis's men will be looking to mount further discontent among the Swansea supporters as the relegation threatened home side are currently on a woeful form.This game may go either way as both have the quality to upset the other.
Players to watch out :
SWANSEA : Gomis,Ayew,Siggurdson
WEST BROMWICH ALBION : Morrison,Berahinho,Dawson
FIXTURE 8: TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR VS NORWICH CITY (Predicted Score 2-0)
Mauricio Pocchetino's will be happy to see his Spurs side in the top 4 as their impressive run in the Premier League continues.With only one defeat this season,the home side will be looking for another victory in today's game at White Hart lane as they face a visit from Norwich.
Last week Norwich broke millions of Manchester United hearts as they won 2-1 at Old Trafford.That was really impressive from the minnows from Carrow Road.A visit to Spurs and another victory will be a cherry on the cake.High on confidence,the Norwich side will look to cause another upset to a big side though it won't be easy this time out.
Players to watch out :
TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS : Kane,Alli,Eriksen
NORWICH CITY : Jerome,Tettey,Redmond
Mauricio Pocchetino's will be happy to see his Spurs side in the top 4 as their impressive run in the Premier League continues.With only one defeat this season,the home side will be looking for another victory in today's game at White Hart lane as they face a visit from Norwich.
Last week Norwich broke millions of Manchester United hearts as they won 2-1 at Old Trafford.That was really impressive from the minnows from Carrow Road.A visit to Spurs and another victory will be a cherry on the cake.High on confidence,the Norwich side will look to cause another upset to a big side though it won't be easy this time out.
Players to watch out :
TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS : Kane,Alli,Eriksen
NORWICH CITY : Jerome,Tettey,Redmond
FIXTURE 9: NEWCASTLE UNITED VS EVERTON (Predicted Score 1-2)
After two impressive victories over Liverpool and Spurs, Newcastle United had a home draw with rock bottom Aston Villa.The toon army fought hard but squandered many chances which led to a draw at the St.James's park.This week they face the in form Everton side at home and would be looking to atleast grab some points considering their own good form.
Last week Everton lost at home 2-3 to the league leaders in Leicester. Though they lost, Everton showed their firepower and were only outshined by Rihad Mahrez's attacking prowess.This week though they visit Newcastle United and would be looking for a victory to continue winning again.Lukaku's form is a concern for Newcastle while Everton will try to keep Wijnaldum at bay.
Players to Watch out:
NEWCASTLE UNITED : Wijnaldum,Cisse,Mitrovic
EVERTON: Lukaku,Deulofeu,Barkley
After two impressive victories over Liverpool and Spurs, Newcastle United had a home draw with rock bottom Aston Villa.The toon army fought hard but squandered many chances which led to a draw at the St.James's park.This week they face the in form Everton side at home and would be looking to atleast grab some points considering their own good form.
Last week Everton lost at home 2-3 to the league leaders in Leicester. Though they lost, Everton showed their firepower and were only outshined by Rihad Mahrez's attacking prowess.This week though they visit Newcastle United and would be looking for a victory to continue winning again.Lukaku's form is a concern for Newcastle while Everton will try to keep Wijnaldum at bay.
Players to Watch out:
NEWCASTLE UNITED : Wijnaldum,Cisse,Mitrovic
EVERTON: Lukaku,Deulofeu,Barkley
FIXTURE 10: SOUTHAMPTON VS ARSENAL (Predicted Score 0-2)
The Saints are having a horrendous season this term as they are on their way down the table.Another defeat in today's game will put further pressure on Ronald Koeman and his men as the once strong and composed Southampton are now struggling to even grab a point at home.The Saints backline has to be disciplined if they have any chance of getting something out of this fixture.The hesitant attacking unit may find their form sooner rather than later.
The visiting side in Gunners is full of confidence as this week they may go top of the table of leaders Leicester City drop points at Anfield.Ozil's form along with Giroud,Walcott and Ramsey's attacking prowess point towards another Arsenal victory.Arsene Wenger's men are playing top class football and their recent 2-1 victory over Manchester City showed that.One can look no longer than an Arsenal win.
Players to watch out :
SOUTHAMPTON : Pelle,Mane,Tadic
ARSENAL : Ozil,Giroud,Walcott
The Saints are having a horrendous season this term as they are on their way down the table.Another defeat in today's game will put further pressure on Ronald Koeman and his men as the once strong and composed Southampton are now struggling to even grab a point at home.The Saints backline has to be disciplined if they have any chance of getting something out of this fixture.The hesitant attacking unit may find their form sooner rather than later.
The visiting side in Gunners is full of confidence as this week they may go top of the table of leaders Leicester City drop points at Anfield.Ozil's form along with Giroud,Walcott and Ramsey's attacking prowess point towards another Arsenal victory.Arsene Wenger's men are playing top class football and their recent 2-1 victory over Manchester City showed that.One can look no longer than an Arsenal win.
Players to watch out :
SOUTHAMPTON : Pelle,Mane,Tadic
ARSENAL : Ozil,Giroud,Walcott