Tottenham receives a needy Liverpool, while Manchester United will try to make Unai Emery’s debut bitter
MADRID, 4 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Chelsea receives this Sunday a full Arsenal that faces a new ‘litmus test’ in its struggle to consolidate itself at the top of the Premier League, with Manchester City, which receives Fulham, hot on its heels, while Liverpool He wants to hook up with the upper zone and leave behind the irregularity in his visit to Tottenham on matchday 15 of the English championship.
The ‘gunners’, leaders with 31 points, two more than City, visit Stamford Bridge this Sunday with the intention of giving a blow of authority and taking the three points against one of the hypothetical direct rivals. Mikel Arteta’s team wants to continue their good dynamics after the rout (5-0) against Nottingham Forest and the narrow victory (1-0) in the Europa League against Swiss Zurich this week.
For its part, Chelsea, certified their qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League as leaders of Group E after the victory (2-1) against Dinamo Zagreb last Wednesday, will try to redirect their irregular course in the League in the ‘derby’ From london. Graham Potter’s men have fallen to sixth position after chaining three games without winning in the domestic championship and will seek a victory that will return them to the European positions, at the cost of what would be only the third defeat of the season for their neighbor.
Before, on Saturday, Pep Guardiola’s men, who are still on the lookout to take advantage of any ‘prick’ from Arteta’s team, will receive Fulham. The ‘citizens’ are the great offensive threat in the Premier with 37 goals in favor, mostly due to an overwhelming Erling Haaland, who is still the top scorer in the Premier, with 17 goals in 11 games, although it is doubtful for this weekend’s duel.
His defeat two days ago against Liverpool is his only blot in a Premier where his two draws at the start of the championship condemn him to follow in Arsenal’s footsteps. In their last match, City beat Sevilla (3-1) in the Champions League, after beating Leicester (1-0) by the minimum on the previous day to not drop. This Saturday expects a launched Fulham that continues to stalk the European places and that chains a positive streak of results after four games without defeat.
For its part, Tottenham, third in this dispute, receives Liverpool on Sunday with the intention of maintaining the good run of results. The classification in extremis to the round of 16 of the Champions League, after beating Olympique de Marseille (1-2) in the last breath, is expected to serve for Antonio Conte’s men to overcome their first bump in the Premier with two defeats in the last three league games.
The comeback (2-3) against Bournemouth on the last day will also serve as motivation against a Liverpool that is not going through its best moment. Jürgen Klopp’s men have chained two consecutive defeats in the League against rivals from the bottom of the table, so they will seek to be more like their European version, where their dynamics are much better, after their victory (2-0) against Napoli.
In this sense, those of Liverpool will have to fight with their own irregularity as the main rival to get hooked again to the top positions. Now he is ninth with 16 units, seven places in the Europa League, a place currently occupied by Manchester United.
Erik ten Hag’s men visit an Aston Villa in need of points on Sunday and have their new coach. The Spanish Unai Emery will debut on the bench of the villains to try to redirect a team that have only won five of their last 24 league games. In addition, the Spanish coach could become the first coach to face Manchester United four times in the Premier without losing. He had one win and two draws against them as manager of Arsenal.
Meanwhile, the ‘Red Devils’, who could not take first place in Group E of the Europa League despite their victory (0-1) against Real Sociedad, aspire to climb to the ‘Champions’ zone in the table and thus maintain his unbeaten streak, which has already lasted 9 games, since his last defeat on October 2 against Manchester City by 6-3.
–SCHEDULES FOR MATCHDAY 15 OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE.
Saturday November 5.
-Leeds United – Bournemouth. 16.00.
-Manchester City – Fulham. 16.00.
-Nottingham Forest – Brentford. 16.00.
-Wolves – Brighton. 16.00.
-Everton – Leicester. 18.30.
Domingo 6.
-Chelsea – Arsenal. 13.00.
-Aston Villa – Manchester United . 15.00.
-Southampton – Newcastle. 15.00.
-West Ham – Crystal Palace. 15.00.
-Tottenham – Liverpool. 17.30.