After two weeks of no premier league football, the much anticipated return of the epl is due this weekend. After 11 round of matches been played already, GM12 is expected to resume on Saturday launch time where league leaders Chelsea will travel to the king power stadium to take on tricky opposition in the form of Leicester city.
After eleven round of games, Chelsea sit on top the league table with 26 points. The blues have started the season very strongly and they are looking to build on the performance that help them win the champions league last to enable them win the league this season. Manchester city are second on the log with 23 points, which means they’re just three points behind the league leaders. Third position is occupied by Westham united after their surprising win against Liverpool two weeks ago whilst Liverpool themselves complete the top 4 of the league log so far.
The return of the league this weekend brings us some exciting fixtures which starts on Saturday with Leicester city Vrs Chelsea at 12:30, whilst Saturday ends with another interesting battle between Liverpool and Arsenal at 5:30 GMT. Some of the fixtures will be discussed below.
Leicester city Vrs Chelsea
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This week’s launch time kickoff is a highly anticipated match between European champions Chelsea and Leicester city. Chelsea are in a very impressive form so far this season which has put them on top of the league. The west London side have won 8 of their eleven matches this season with 2 ending in a draw. They have only lost one game this season which came in a home defeat against defending champions Manchester City at Stamford back in October. They will look to continue their outstanding performance against Leicester city when the match is underway at the king power stadium.
Leicester city on the other hand have started the season very abysmally and will hope to turn their season around when the league leaders visit them on Saturday. The foxes a placed on 12th position which is very disappointing per their standards in recent years. Leicester city have won just 4 of their opening eleven matches and also lost four as well with three ending in a draw which has placed them at the bottom half of the table so far.
The matches between Chelsea and Leicester city are mostly very entertaining and tomorrow’s game is expected to follow suit. Chelsea have won four of their last ten meetings against the foxes with Leicester winning two and the remaining four ending in a draw. This shows that this fixture sways in favor of Chelsea in recent times but it isn’t a one way affair either. This is why tomorrow’s game is expected to be difficult for both sides.
Below is the head to head results between the two sides in recent times.
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The statistics show that we can expect a very thrilling encounter tomorrow and we hope the game lives up to expectations.
Liverpool Vrs Arsenal
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Another match that is expected to light up the premier league this weekend is the game between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield. Liverpool have had a mixed start to the season in terms of results. They have played some brilliant football in some games this season and in other matches they look shambolic. The reds have struggled for consistency this season and they suffered their first defeat of the season to Westham united just before the international break. That defeat ended a run of 25 matches unbeaten in all competitions by Liverpool. They reds will expect to bounce back from this defeat and there is no suitable opponent than Arsenal to do so against this weekend.
Arsenal on the other hand look to have recovered from their difficult start to the season. The gunners failed to win their first three matches of this campaign but they seem to have discovered some good form in recent weeks and they are undefeated in their last eight matches in the league. The London club are just two points off the top four position and should they manage to win at Anfield, they’ll leapfrog Liverpool and move into the fourth position.
The rivalry between arsenal and Liverpool has been fierce since the inception of the premier. There are always a galore of goals in matches between these two sides. However Arsenal’s record at Anfield against Liverpool in recent years is quite worrying. The gunners have lost each of their last five visits to Anfield in the premier league, conceding a whooping 23 goals in the process whilst they managed to score only seven. To put this in context, Arsenal have only won one of their last 10 premier league fixtures against Liverpool whilst Liverpool have won seven of the last ten, with only two ending in a stalemate. This clearly indicates that the match between these two sides lately has been a one way affair, with Liverpool proving to be the far superior side. Below is the head to head performance between the two sides in recent years.
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Most book makers are tipping Liverpool to show case their superiority over Arsenal once again and beat them at Anfield tomorrow but we wait to see how things unveil themselves tomorrow evening.
A list of all the matches for the weekend premier league matches can be seen below.
| Fixtures | Time of match(GMT) |
|---|---|
| Leicester city Vrs Chelsea | 12:30 |
| Aston Villa Vrs Brighton & Hove Albion | 15:00 |
| Burnley Vrs Crystal Palace | 15:00 |
| Newcastle united Vrs Brentford | 15:00 |
| Norwich City Vrs Southampton | 15:00 |
| Watford Vrs Man United | 15:00 |
| Wolves Vrs Westham united | 15:00 |
| Liverpool Vrs Arsenal | 17:30 |
| Manchester City Vrs Everton | 14:00 (Sunday) |
| Tottenham Vrs Leeds united | 16:30 |
These week’s matches promise to be very interesting and after two weeks of no premier league football, we can’t wait to witness this weekend’s action.