The Premier League has its seventeenth match weekend, where more fixtures will have crucial results.
The Premier League’s seventeenth match weekend will have sides attempting to claim vital results.
Last time, Manchester City won 3-0 against Crystal Palace, Chelsea were 2-0 winners against Everton, Arsenal remained as league leaders after a win against Wolves, and Manchester United and Bournemouth shared a 4-4 draw.
Going into this, games see Brighton take on Sunderland, Aston Villa and Manchester United meet, and Liverool take on Tottenham.
For the title race, Arsenal are at the top of the table with 36 points. Due to their defeat to Aston Villa a few weeks ago, the gap has decreased, giving Manchester City and Aston Villa a better chance of challenging. Arsenal will be navigating the task of keeping their lead, especially since Manchester City are on 34 points, and Aston Villa are on 33 points, making their results even more crucial.
Elsewhere, Chelsea and Crystal Palace will be looking to remain in the top five, while others such as Manchester United, Liverpool and Newcastle will aim to take over.
The next match weekend of the PL will be on the 26th, 27th and 28th, where there will be Newcastle vs Manchester United, Chelsea vs Aston Villa, and Arsenal vs Brighton.
Let’s take a look at the fixtures for this match weekend and how the standings shape going into it.
The Premier League current standings
1: Arsenal 36pts
2: Manchester City 34pts
3: Aston Villa 33pts
4: Chelsea 28pts
5: Crystal Palace 26pts
6: Manchester United 26pts
7: Liverpool 26pts
8: Sunderland 26pts
9: Everton 24pts
10: Brighton 23pts
11: Tottenham 22pts
12: Newcastle 22pts
13: Bournemouth 21pts
14: Fulham 20pts
15: Brentford 20pts
16: Nottingham Forest 18pts
17: Leeds 16pts
18: West ham 13pts
19: Burnley 10pts
20: Wolves 2pts
The Premier League fixtures
Newcastle vs Chelsea - Saturday, the 20th at 12:30 (UK)
Brighton vs Sunderland - Saturday, the 20th at 15:00 (UK)
Bournemouth vs Burnley - Saturday, the 20th at 15:00 (UK)
Manchester City vs West ham - Saturday, the 20th at 15:00 (UK)
Wolves vs Brentford - Saturday, the 20th at 15:00 (UK)
Tottenham vs Liverpool - Saturday, the 20th at 17:30 (UK)
Leeds vs Crystal Palace - Saturday, the 20th at 20:00 (UK)
Everton vs Arsenal - Saturday, the 20th at 20:00 (UK)
Aston Villa vs Manchester United - Sunday, the 21st at 16:30 (UK)
Fulham vs Nottingham Forest - Monday, the 22nd at 20:00 (UK)