Liverpool tightened their grip on the Premier League table to thirteen points with one game in hand on Friday after a 4-0 victory over Leicester City on Boxing Day.
United team embarrassing 2-0 defeat at Watford last weekend to raise the question about the United Manager’s ability, Martial rescue with the equalizer and Greenwood’s goals put united ended a two-match winless run in the league and moved into seventh place.
Tottenham manager Mourinho maintains an impressive Boxing Day record with a 2-1 victory over Brighton in the league. Obafemi’s superb goal helped Saints win at Chelsea 2-0 to Lampard’s young side a second straight home defeat in the league.
Aubameyang scored an equalizer for Arsenal as Arteta’s first match in charge ended in a draw 1-1 at Bournemouth in the league. A Diving header from Calvert-Lewin gave Ancelotti’s manager at Everton a winning start over Burnley in the league. Hourihane helped Villa’s league survival hopes by beating a 1-0 victory over Norwich. But Norwich jumped to the bottom of the league after a 10th defeat in 14 games.
Let’s have a look at the upcoming weekend match week-20 schedule and their expected lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion vs AFC Bournemouth – 28 December, Saturday Kick-off 06:00 PM IST
Brighton host Bournemouth in the Matchday 20 of the league on Saturday 28th December at Amex Stadium. The host stands 15thplace in the table and visitors are on the 16th after their 1-1 draw against Arsenal.
Predicted Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion: Ryan, Montoya, Burn, Mooy, Stephens, Dunk, Webster, Propper, Gross, Maupay, and Connolly
AFC Bournemouth: Ramsdale, Stacey, Francis, Gosling, Lerma, Mepham, Simpson; L. Cook, Fraser, King, and C. Wilson
Prediction: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 AFC Bournemouth
Southampton vs. Crystal Palace – 28 December, Saturday Kick-off 08:30 PM IST
Saints host Crystal Palace in the Matchday 20 of the league on Saturday 28th December at St. Mary’s Stadium. The host currently stands 14thplace in the table having beaten Chelsea 0-2 on Boxing Day, while visitors are on the 9th after their 2-1 win against West Ham United.
Predicted lineups
Southampton: McCarthy, Cedric, Bednarek, Stephens, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Redmond, Bertrand, Armstrong, Ings, and Long
Crystal Palace: Guaita, Kelly, Tomkins, Milivojevic, Kouyate, Van Aanholt, Ayew, McArthur, Sakho, Zaha, and Benteke
Prediction: Southampton 2-2 Crystal Palace
Newcastle United vs. Everton – 28 December, Saturday Kick-off 08:30 PM IST
Newcastle host Everton in the Matchday 20 of the league on Saturday 28th December at St James’ Park. The host currently stands 10thplace in the table having lost against Man United 4-1 on Boxing Day, while visitors are on the 13th after their 1-0 win against Burnley.
Predicted lineups
Newcastle United: Dubravka, Yedlin, Manquillo, Schar, Fernandez, Hayden, Lejeune, Shelvey, Almiron, Joelinton, and Carroll
Everton: Pickford; Sidibe, Mina, Sigurdsson, Davies, Delph, Digne, Holgate, Bernard, Calvert-Lewin, and Richarlison
Prediction: Newcastle United 1-1 Everton
Watford vs. Aston Villa – 28 December, Saturday Kick-off 08:30 PM IST
Watford host Villa in the Matchday 20 of the league on Saturday 28th December at Vicarage Road. The host currently stands 19thplace in the table having drawn against Sheffield United 1-1 on Boxing Day, while visitors are in the18th after their 1-0 win against Norwich City.
Predicted lineups
Watford: Foster; Mariappa, Cathcart, Kiko Femenia, Hughes, Kabasele, Capoue, Chalobah, Sarr, Deeney, and Deulofeu
Aston Villa: Heaton, Guilbert, Targett, Hause, Engels, Hourihane, Nakamba, Douglas Luiz, El Ghazi, Wesley, and Grealish
Prediction: Watford 1-0 Aston Villa
Norwich City vs. Tottenham – 28 December, Saturday Kick-off 11:00 PM IST
Norwich host Spurs in the Matchday 20 of the league on Saturday 28th December at Carrow Road. The host currently stands 20thplace in the table having lost against Aston Villa 1-0 on Boxing Day, while the visitors are in 5th after their 2-1 win against Brighton.
Predicted lineups
Norwich City: Krul, Aarons, Zimmermann, Byrom, Buendia, Tettey, Hanley, Trybull, McLean, Cantwell, and Pukki
Tottenham Hotspur: Gazzaniga, Sanchez, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sissoko, Vertonghen, Winks, Ryan, Moura, Alli, and Kane
Prediction: Norwich City 1-2 Tottenham
West Ham United vs. Leicester City – 28 December, Saturday Kick-off 11:00 PM IST
West Ham host Leicester City in the Matchday 20 of the league on Saturday 28th December at London Stadium. The host currently stands 17thplace in the table having lost against Crystal Palace 2-1 on Boxing Day, while the visitors are in 2nd after their 0-4 loss against Liverpool.
Predicted lineups
West Ham United: Martin, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Snodgrass, Balbuena, Noble, Rice, Fredericks, Pablo Fornals, Antonio, and Haller
Leicester City: Schmeichel, Pereira, Soyuncu, Chilwell, Ndidi, Ayoze Perez, Maddison, Tielemans, Evans, Albrighton, and Vardy
Prediction: West Ham United 0-2 Leicester City
Burnley FC vs. Manchester United – 29 December, Sunday Kick-off 01:15 AM IST
Burnley host Manchester United in the Matchday 20 of the league on Sunday 29th December at Turf Moor Stadium. The host currently stands 12thplace in the table having lost against Everton 1-0 on Boxing Day, while the visitors are in 7th after their 4-1 win against Newcastle United.
Predicted lineups
Burnley: Pope, Bardsley, Tarkowski Westwood, Cork, Lennon, Mee, Taylor, McNeil; Rodriguez, and Wood
Manchester United: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Shaw, Greenwood, Pogba, Maguire, McTominay, Fred, Rashford, and Martial
Prediction: Burnley FC 0-2 Manchester United
Arsenal vs. Chelsea – 29 December, Sunday Kick-off 07:30 PM IST
Arsenal host Chelsea in the Matchday 20 of the league on Sunday 29th December at Emirates Stadium. The host currently stands 11thplace in the table having drawn against Bournemouth 1-1 on Boxing Day, while the visitors are in 4th after their 0-2 loss against Southampton.
Predicted lineups
Arsenal: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Saka, David Luiz, Xhaka, Nelson, Willock, Torreira, Martinelli, and Aubameyang
Chelsea: Kepa, Tomori, Rudiger, Kante, Jorginho, Alonso, Mount, Zouma, James, Abraham, and Willian
Prediction: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea
Liverpool vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers – 29 December, Sunday Kick-off 10:00 PM IST
Liverpool host Wolves in the Matchday 20 of the league on Sunday 29th December at Anfield Stadium. The host currently stands 1stplace in the table having beaten Leicester City 0-4 on Boxing Day, while the visitors are in 8th after their 1-2 win against Norwich City.
Predicted lineups
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Keita, Van Dijk, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Salah, Gomez, Firmino, and Mane
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Patricio, Coady, Dendoncker, Doherty, Saiss, Joao Moutinho, Neves, Castro, Traore, Diogo Jota, and Jimenez
Prediction: Liverpool 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City vs. Sheffield United – 29 December, Sunday Kick-off 11:30 PM IST
Manchester City host Sheffield United in the Matchday 20 of the league on Sunday 29th December at Etihad Stadium.
Predicted lineups
Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Fernandinho, Otamendi, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Zinchenko, Rodri, Mahrez, Jesus, and Sterling
Sheffield United: Henderson, Basham, O’Connell, Norwood, Egan, Fleck, Stevens, Baldock, Lundstram, McGoldrick, and McBurnie
Prediction: Manchester City 2-0 Sheffield United
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