Kicking off this Premier League weekend is Manchester United’s game against Bournemouth. Some big team news for the game is Luke Shaw’s return to the United squad after six games not taking part. A win for United would be very handy in their battle for the top four, but also Bournemouth need a win because they have crept down the table and they’re now four points off the relegation zone.
Also on Saturday, Liverpool take on Arsenal with both teams having had a very good start to the season, but have now dropped down the league a bit and Arsenal find themselves in 4th position while Liverpool are one position behind them in 5th place. A big boost for Arsenal and a disappointment for Liverpool is that both Henderson and Sturridge are out with injuries and Lovren could be missing even though he’s training with Liverpool.
Moving on to the next day, Tottenham clash with Everton at White Hart Lane. Spurs go into the game optimistic after thrashing Stoke last week, with Kane scoring a hat trick, his third treble of 2017 and England international, Dele Alli also getting on the score sheet. It may sound ridiculous from afar but if Everton win here and if you study the table, Everton could finish in the top four this season. But Spurs almost definitely will finish in Champions League places.
The last game of the weekend is Sunderland versus Manchester City. Both teams are separated by thirty three points and seventeen league positions, but all those facts don’t seem to matter in the Premier League; just take Swansea’s win over Liverpool as an example. City’s last game was a convincing victory over Huddersfield, but Sunderland are a better opposition than the Championship side and they’ve pulled off some shock results this season, so City can’t go into the game thinking they’re going to win easily.