is disputed the twenty-second day of the Premier League, where the spectacular duel between Manchester City y Chelsea stands out above the rest, although the Tottenham also faces the Arsenal in a direct duel for the positions of UEFA Champions League. Thus, a spectacular day is disputed, with two duels where the four first classified of the competition face each other.
The Manchester City, outstanding leader of the Premier League, has a wide advantage over its rival, the Chelsea by Tomas Tuchel. The team of Pep Guardiola adds 53 points and has 17 wins, two draws and only two losses to his credit. The ‘citizen’ team has a 10 point advantage over the Chelsea, which adds up to 43, and 11 over the Liverpool, 42, but with one less game to play.
Manchester City y Chelsea, therefore, face each other in the Emirates Stadium. In the first round, the City of Pep Guardiola won 0-1 in Stamford Bridge, a result that he aspires to repeat and not let the Londoners get into the fight for the English championship.
The Chelsea by Tomas Tuchel he has only been able to win one of the last five games played in Premier League, which is why he is going through an important pothole in the game and in results. The London team comes from winning in Stamford Bridge al Tottenham in the first leg of the semifinals of the Carabao Cup (2-0), while he thrashed the Chesterfield, from a lower category, in the FA Cup 5-1.
The Antonio Conte’s Spurs receive the Arsenal at home, in a direct duel for fourth place, which gives access to dispute the next edition of the UEFA Champions League. Los gunners add 35 points to 33 of Tottenham, but the team of the Italian coach has two less disputed games.
The Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United visit to West Ham de David Moyes. The Argentine coach’s team seeks to get away from the relegation places, while the ‘hammers’ occupy the fifth place with 34 points, which has won the last two games.
The Arsenal of Arteta comes from lose 1-2 to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, thanks to a bit of Rodri in minute 93. During the week the Carabao Cup semi-finals, where Tottenham y Chelsea have played the second leg, while Liverpool vs Arsenal the one going
The Manchester United de Ralf Ragnick, for its part, occupies the seventh place in the Premier League with 31, points, so you need to win to get closer to the European places. The United visit to Aston Villa de Steven Gerrard, has lost three of the last four games
Newcastle y Watford dispute a direct duel for permanence, where the ‘magpies’ count on the arrival of Kieran Trippier on the right side, coming from the Atletico Madrid. The Liverpool by Jürnge Klopp wants to take advantage of the direct duels between City y Chelsea, just like him Tottenham – Arsenal, to beat the newly promoted Brentford. Mohamed Salah y Sadio Mané they are in the African Cup and they will not be available to the German coach.
Schedule of the matches of the twenty-second day of the Premier League
Friday January 14:
Brighton – Crystal Palace, at 9:00 p.m.
Saturday January 15:
Manchester City – Chelsea, at 1:30 p.m.
Norwich City – Everton, a las 16.00
Wolves – Southampton, a las 16.00
Newcastle – Watford, at 4:00 p.m.
Burnley – Leicester City, a las 16.00
Aston Villa – Manchester United, at 6:30 p.m.
Sunday January 16:
West Ham – Leeds United, a las 15.00 horas
Liverpool – Brentford, a las 15.00horas
Tottenham – Arsenal, alas 17.30 horas
Where to see the matches of the 22nd day of the Premier League?
All the meetings can be seen by the DAZN platform, which broadcasts exclusively for Spain Premier League. You will be able to follow all the information regarding the Matchday 22 on the Mundo Deportivo website.