Barely have you had any times to breathe since the weekend and New Year’s Eve/Day Premier League fixture, than another full round of games is upon us.
From Tuesday to Thursday, all 20 clubs are in action again. The pick of the bunch is Manchester City’s trip to a struggling Chelsea, but there are also important games for the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal, with the latter in with a chance of extending their lead at the top.
Liverpool haven’t had things all their own way this season. But things have come together for the Reds since early November and they have put together back-to-back league wins either side of the lengthy World Cup break to make it a run of four in total.
Brentford will be high on confidence after impressively beating West Ham a few days ago, but the smart money is still on Liverpool here.
Prediction: Brentford 1-2 Liverpool
Arsenal put more distance between themselves and Manchester City on Saturday night, beating Brighton to capitalise on the champions being held by Everton.
Given that City are again in action after the Gunners, there is an opportunity here to at least temporarily open up that lead to 10 points and really turn the screw. But in Newcastle they face a strong opponent who are the only other team beaten only once so far this season.
Prediction: Arsenal 1-1 Newcastle
Everton did well to frustrate Manchester City last time out, but that game arguably said more about the sluggish champions than it did about Frank Lampard’s Toffees.
Now, they face a Brighton side that have impressed plenty of neutrals this season. The Seagulls took too long to get going in a 4-2 defeat to Arsenal but ended that game strongly and could carry momentum into their trip to Merseyside.
Prediction: Everton 1-2 Brighton
Leicester were one of the Premier League’s form teams before the World Cup break. Sadly for the Foxes, that hasn’t lasted and they have lost both games since club action resumed. Summer signing Wout Faes in particular had a nightmare against Liverpool over the weekend.
However, they have won all of their last four Premier League games against teams outside the top six. Fulham, as well as they keep doing, are seventh.
Prediction: Leicester 3-1 Fulham
There is a very real chance that Manchester United have finally cracked it by hiring Erik ten Hag as manager. It only took them nine years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired.
Aside from a handful of blips, the Red Devils have looked a different proposition – especially since a wake up…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at 90min EN…