Harry Kane can be the king of New Year’s Day if he can extend his scoring streak for Spurs against Southampton.
Gunner’s new manager Arteta still looking for his first win as the boss, While Chelsea is back to winning ways after their disappointing defeat to Southampton last time.
VAR once again into the spotlight during a controversial win by Liverpool against Wolves at Anfield. Champions Manchester City returned to winning ways by beating Sheffield United 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium.
Let’s have a look at the upcoming mid-week-21 New Year’s schedule and their expected lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea – 01 January, Wednesday Kick-off 06:00 PM IST
Brighton host Chelsea in the Matchday 21 of the league on Wednesday 1st January at Amex Stadium. The host stands 14thplace in the table having beaten Bournemouth 2-0 and visitors are on the 4th after their 1-2 win against Arsenal.
Brighton – 30% won of their last 20 home league games
Chelsea – 40% loss of their last 20 away league games
Predicted Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion: Ryan; Montoya, Dunk, Burn, Mooy, Duffy, Stephens, Alzate, Gross, Connolly, and Trossard
Chelsea: Kepa; Tomori, Rudiger, Azpilicueta; Kante, Zouma, Jorginho, Kovacic, Mount, Abraham, and Willian
Prediction: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Chelsea
Burnley FC vs. Aston Villa – 01 January, Wednesday Kick-off 06:00 PM IST
Burnley host Villa in the Matchday 21 of the league on Wednesday 1st January at Turf Moor Stadium. The host stands 13thplace in the table having lost 0-2 against Man City and visitors are in 18th after their 3-0 loss against Watford.
Burnley FC – 50% won of their last 20 home league games
Aston Villa – 50% loss of their last 20 away league games
Predicted lineups
Burnley: Pope, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Westwood, Cork, Lennon, Mee, Taylor, McNeil, Rodriguez, and Wood
Aston Villa: Heaton, Guilbert, Hourihane, Nakamba, Targett, Hause, Engels, Douglas Luiz, El Ghazi, Wesley, and Grealish
Prediction: Burnley FC 2-0 Aston Villa
Newcastle United vs. Leicester City – 01 January, Wednesday Kick-off 08:30 PM IST
Newcastle host Leicester City in the Matchday 21 of the league on Wednesday 1st January at St. James’ Park Stadium. The host stands 11thplace in the table having lost 1-2 against Everton and visitors are in 2nd after their 1-2 win against West Ham United.
Newcastle United – 50% won of their last 20 home league games
Leicester City – 35% loss of their last 20 away league games
Predicted lineups
Newcastle United: Dubravka, Schar, Javi Manquillo, Fernandez, Clark, Willems; Hayden, Shelvey, Almiron; Carroll, and Gayle
Leicester City: Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Soyuncu, Chilwell, Morgan, Ndidi, Praet, Maddison, Tielemans, Barnes, and Vardy
Prediction: Newcastle United 1-1 Leicester City
Watford vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers – 01 January, Wednesday Kick-off 08:30 PM IST
Watford host Wolves in the Matchday 21 of the league on Wednesday 1st January at Vicarage Road. The host stands 19thplace in the table having beaten 3-0 against Villa and visitors are in 7th after their 1-0 loss against Liverpool.
Watford – 25% won of their last 20 home league games
Wolverhampton Wanderers – 35% loss of their last 20 away league games
Predicted lineups
Watford: Foster, Mariappa, Kiko Femenia, Hughes, Cathcart, Kabasele, Capoue, Chalobah, Sarr, Deeney, and Deulofeu
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Patricio, Dendoncker, Doherty, Saiss, Coady, Joao Moutinho, Neves, Castro, Traore, Diogo Jota, and Jimenez
Prediction: Watford 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Southampton vs. Tottenham – 01 January, Wednesday Kick-off 08:30 PM IST
Saints host Spurs in the Matchday 21 of the league on Wednesday 1st January at St. Mary’s Stadium. The host stands 15thplace in the table having drawn 1-1 against Crystal Palace and visitors are in 6th after their 2-2 draw against Norwich City.
Southampton – 30% won of their last 20 home league games
Tottenham – 50% loss of their last 20 away league games
Predicted lineups
Southampton: McCarthy, Cedric, Bednarek, Stephens, Ward-Prowse, Bertrand, Armstrong, Hojbjerg, Redmond, Ings, and Long
Tottenham Hotspur: Gazzaniga, Sanchez, Rose, Alderweireld, Dier, Vertonghen, Winks, Lamela, Eriksen, Alli, and Kane
Prediction: Southampton 2-0 Tottenham
West Ham United vs. AFC Bournemouth – 01 January, Wednesday Kick-off 11:00 PM IST
West Ham United host AFC Bournemouth in the Matchday 21 of the league on Wednesday 1st January at London Stadium. The host stands 17thplace in the table having lost 1-2 against Leicester City and visitors are in 16th after their 2-0 loss against Brighton.
West Ham United – 40% won of their last 20 home league games
AFC Bournemouth – 65% loss of their last 20 away league games
Predicted lineups
West Ham United: Fabianski, Fredericks, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Diop, Snodgrass, Noble, Rice, Felipe Anderson, Antonio, and Haller
AFC Bournemouth: Ramsdale, Francis, Mepham, Rico, Cook, Mepham, Rico, Fraser, Lerma, L. Cook, H. Wilson; C. Wilson, and Solanke
Prediction: West Ham United 2-0 AFC Bournemouth
Manchester City vs. Everton – 01 January, Wednesday Kick-off 11:00 PM IST
Manchester City host Everton in the Matchday 21 of the league on Wednesday 1st January at Etihad Stadium. The host stands 3rdplace in the table having won 2-0 against Sheffield united and visitors are in 10th after their 1-2 win against Newcastle United.
Manchester City – 80% won of their last 20 home league games
Everton – 55% loss of their last 20 away league games
Predicted lineups
Manchester City: Ederson, Cancelo, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Rodri; Bernardo Silva, Aguero, and Sterling
Everton: Pickford; Coleman, Mina, Sidibe, Holgate, Sigurdsson, Davies, Delph, Digne, Calvert-Lewin, and Richarlison
Prediction: Manchester City 3-1 Everton
Norwich City vs. Crystal Palace – 01 January, Wednesday Kick-off 11:00 PM IST
Norwich City host Crystal Palace in the Matchday 21 of the league on Wednesday 1st January at Carrow Road. The host stands 20thplace in the table having drawn 2-2 against Spurs and visitors are in 9th after their 1-1 draw against Southampton.
Norwich City – 45% won of their last 20 home league games
Crystal Palace – 30% loss of their last 20 away league games
Predicted lineups
Norwich City: Krul, Aarons, Zimmermann, Buendia, Tettey, Byrom, Hanley, Trybull, McLean, Cantwell, and Pukki
Crystal Palace: Guaita, Kelly, Milivojevic, Kouyate, Tomkins, Van Aanholt, Ayew, McArthur, Sakho, Zaha, and Benteke
Prediction: Norwich City 1-1 Crystal Palace
Arsenal vs. Manchester United– 02 January, Thursday Kick-off 01:30 PM IST
Arsenal host Manchester United in the Matchday 21 of the league on Thursday 2nd January at Emirates Stadium. The host stands 12thplace in the table having loss 1-2 against Chelsea and visitors are in 5th after their 0-2 win against Burnley.
Arsenal – 55% won of their last 20 home league games
Manchester United – 35% loss of their last 20 away league games
Predicted lineups
Arsenal: Leno; Maitland-Niles, David Luiz, Saka, Mustafi, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Nelson, Ozil, Aubameyang, and Lacazette
Manchester United: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Shaw, Lindelof, Pogba, Fred, Greenwood, Lingard, Rashford, and Martial
Prediction: Arsenal 1-1 Man United
Liverpool vs. Sheffield United – 03 January, Friday Kick-off 01:30 PM IST
Liverpool host Sheffield in the Matchday 21 of the league on Thursday 3rd January at Anfield Stadium. The host stands 1stplace in the table having won 1-0 against Wolves and visitors are in 8th after their 2-0 loss against Manchester City.
Liverpool – 95% won of their last 20 home league games
Sheffield United – 10% loss of their last 20 away league games
Predicted lineups
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Keita, Van Dijk, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Gomez, Firmino, Salah, and Mane
Sheffield United: Henderson, Basham, O’Connell, Fleck, Stevens, Norwood, Egan, Baldock, Lundstram, McGoldrick, and McBurnie
Prediction: Liverpool 2-0 Sheffield United
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