Manchester City and Arsenal are currently separated by two points at the top of the Premier League table, but with five games left to play, this could change before the season’s over. The first of these two clashes will be taking place today as Manchester City face Leicester City away from home, followed by Arsenal against Nottingham Forest on Sunday afternoon. Who will win these crucial encounters? Check out the match previews below!
Early kick off in premier league: Man City vs Leicester
Manchester City will move back to the top of the Premier League table if they collect all three points away at Leicester in today’s early kick off.Guardiola’s men are two points behind the current leaders Arsenal who take on Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
However, City have a far better goal differential (+33) than Arsenal (-8), so it is still possible that they could overtake Arsene Wenger’s side.
The Gunners need to win their game against Forest and hope that City drop points today to retain their lead at the top of the table.
Leicester vs Man City Premier League latest score after De Bruyne goal wit 13 minutes remaining to secure an important victory for the Citizens. The result puts them back on top of the league by a point, with 18 points from eight games played.
But there’s plenty more football left to play yet, with only five games remaining until Christmas Day. After today’s matches, we’re expecting to see some shake-ups across the Premier League table.
Later on Saturday (Nov 25), Tottenham host Brighton at Wembley and Chelsea visit Liverpool before tomorrow’s big game between West Ham and Wolves as Big Sam takes charge of his new club.
With Premier League title hopes fading fast, Wolves can’t afford to be dropping too many points this late in the season or they risk slipping into trouble come next year.
Spurs know this all too well: last year they conceded fourth place to Newcastle because Huddersfield had a few lucky breaks which put them ahead of us on goal difference; whereas Southampton went ahead due to Cardiff being deducted ten points over accounting irregularities.
Injuries remain an issue for Mauricio Pochettino, but Harry Kane should return soon after recovering from tonsillitis.
Later on Saturday (Nov 25), Tottenham host Brighton at Wembley and Chelsea visit Liverpool before tomorrow’s big game between West Ham and Wolves as Big Sam takes charge of his new club.
With Premier League title hopes fading fast, Wolves can’t afford to be dropping too many points this late in the season or they risk slipping into trouble come next year.
Spurs know this all too well: last year we conceded fourth place to Newcastle because Huddersfield had a few lucky breaks which put them ahead of us on goal difference; whereas Southampton went ahead due to Cardiff being deducted ten points over accounting irregularities.
Tottenham are coming off of two defeats against Juventus and Inter Milan in the Champions League group stage, but will want to get themselves going again in the Premier League.
Meanwhile, Chelsea were beaten 3-2 by Watford despite taking an early lead through Pedro Obiang’s superb freekick.
Although they eventually conceded three goals in quick succession thanks to Troy Deeney, Roberto Pereyra and Abdoulaye Doucoure respectively, Antonio Conte will be happy with how his team attacked despite losing their unbeaten streak at home this season.
Against Liverpool meanwhile, Eden Hazard has recovered from injury just in time for what could prove crucial game for both sides. On Sunday, Arsenal face Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium in a game that promises to be fascinating.
Arsenal will be determined not to lose ground on the Premier League’s top spot and boss Arsene Wenger will surely adopt a cautious approach, seeing as they haven’t scored a goal in three hours of playing time this season.
If he sticks to 4-2-3-1 formation, Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will lead the line while Mesut Ozil, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Aaron Ramsey provide creative flair.
This will be Arsenal’s first game at the Emirates this season and they will hope to avoid a defeat, which would hand City an advantage.
Meanwhile, Leicester will look to maintain their excellent defensive record at the expense of City’s superior attack.
The Foxes have conceded just one goal in their six games this season and can use Manchester United’s loss to Burnley as motivation after the Red Devils’ 1-0 win over them on Saturday evening.
The Citizen’s previous encounter with Leicester was in January 2014, when they won 2-0 at the King Power Stadium with a brace from David Silva. The game before saw the Foxes thrash the Blues 5-3 at Stamford Bridge, with Riyad Mahrez netting a hat-trick.
Despite the lack of goals in recent weeks, Arsenal will be wary of Sergio Aguero who can find his shooting boots in an instant and Gabriel Jesus who has been performing well since returning to fitness.
City’s Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus is reportedly set to make his Premier League debut on Saturday after scoring 11 goals in 14 games for City in all competitions this season so far. The 20-year-old was ineligible for Premier League action this season as a result of his transfer in 2017.
The Arsenal, who will face Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Arsenal will be determined not to lose ground on the Premier League’s top spot and boss Arsene Wenger will surely adopt a cautious approach, seeing as they haven’t scored a goal in three hours of playing time this season.
Manchester City vs Leicester. Early kick off: Man City vs Leicester: Later on Saturday (Nov 25), Tottenham host Brighton at Wembley and Chelsea visit Liverpool before tomorrow’s big game between West Ham and Wolves as Big Sam takes charge of his new club.
Everton face Bournemouth in the day’s late kick off.
On Sunday, Arsenal will play Nottingham Forest, and Leicester vs Man City Premier League latest score after De Bruyne goal with Haaland out.
Arsenal’s unbeaten run in the Premier League came to a shuddering halt at Turf Moor against Burnley but there is no need for any panic stations, despite being without Granit Xhaka due to suspension and Alexis Sanchez absent through injury.
An away trip to Leicester, despite their unbeaten home form this campaign, should present no problems for Arsene Wenger’s side but it would certainly help if Danny Welbeck manages to return from his calf problem sooner rather than later.
In front of Petr Cech will be Laurent Koscielny who returns from suspension and Rob Holding who replaces Shkodran Mustafi.