Premier League fixtures right this moment – your information to Saturday’s video games

After the Premier League’s finest youth merchandise got some uncommon first-team minutes within the midweek slate of Carabao Cup third-round ties, the established stars of the highest flight return to motion on Saturday.

For the primary time this season, as many as eight Premier League video games have been crammed into one mouth-watering day of soccer. Whereas defending champions Manchester Metropolis purpose to protect their 100% file, each staff concerned in European competitors is in motion and an early six-pointer on the different finish of the desk awaits.

This is all the pieces you want to find out about a jam-packed Saturday.

Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off has the makings of a blockbuster. Aston Villa have maybe been a bit too entertaining for Unai Emery’s liking as one among solely two golf equipment to attain and concede a minimum of ten objectives already this season.

Brighton are the division’s most prolific outfit – averaging three objectives per recreation – however are but to maintain a clear sheet. If the Seagulls can outgun Villa this weekend, they’d turn into the primary non-Large Six staff to win six of their opening seven Premier League video games since Newcastle United in 1996.

Arsenal should still be stewing over their 2-2 derby draw with Tottenham Hotspur final weekend however a minimum of the reminiscence of a Premier League win is recent. Bournemouth followers must solid their minds all the best way again to April for the membership’s most up-to-date top-flight victory.

That hazy 4-1 win over Leeds United was ten Premier League matches in the past (D3 L7) – no different membership within the division is presently enduring an extended wait for 3 factors. Andoni Iraola should outwit his fellow native of Gipuzkoa, Mikel Arteta, for a maiden triumph in England’s prime tier.

The latest level Luton City have earned in England’s prime flight got here at Everton’s Goodison Park – though, that was in March 1992. The Hatters are nonetheless trying to find a victory in any venue and stay the one staff in all the division that’s but to even take the lead this season.

Everton, by comparability, bounce into the competition on the again of successive victories throughout the league and cup.

This might not be a match for the aesthetes; no membership has tried extra lengthy balls than Everton whereas Luton boast the best proportion of passes in extra of 30 yards. Limber up these necks earlier than parking them in a firmly skyward place.

Roy Hodgson would not come throughout because the grudge-bearing kind however Erik ten Hag is anxious nonetheless. “I do know the opponent is in search of revenge,” Manchester United’s beleaguered supervisor fretted pre-game.

Crystal Palace could have been comfortably turned over by United within the EFL Cup 4 days earlier, however Hodgson boasts a four-game unbeaten file within the Premier League at Previous Trafford. No visiting supervisor within the historical past of the competitors has ever strung collectively 5 consecutive league visits to the Theatre of Goals with out defeat.

Just one Premier League staff has ever adopted up an eight-goal show with a defeat of their very subsequent league recreation – and it was Newcastle United in 1999. Nonetheless, Burnley have provided little proof to trigger concern for the Magpies.

By discovering the web eight occasions in opposition to Sheffield United final weekend, Newcastle scored twice as many objectives as Burnley have managed throughout 5 Premier League video games. The Clarets cannot even blame poor ending; solely Sheffield United have averaged much less anticipated objectives than Burnley this season.

After a powerful begin to the brand new season, racking up ten factors from their first 4 matches, West Ham United come into the weekend on the again of consecutive Premier League defeats.

But, as David Moyes wouldn’t doubt level out, these reverses had been dished out by Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool. Sheffield United, the staff propping up the remainder of the division with 17 objectives conceded after six video games, are extra accommodating foes.

This week, Wolverhampton Wanderers Gary O’Neil warned: “The Premier League is ruthless.” No staff affords much less margin for error than the reigning champions Manchester Metropolis.

Pep Guardiola’s facet are but to drop some extent of their pursuit of an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years however had been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Newcastle in midweek. The final time Metropolis misplaced a recreation, they responded by scoring the quickest objective in FA Cup ultimate historical past whereas defeating United at Wembley.

Tottenham supervisor Ange Postecoglou has not suffered a house league defeat since November 2020, when he was on the helm of Yokohama F Marinos within the Japanese prime flight.

Again then, there was no want for Postecoglou to minimize his historical past of supporting Liverpool, a membership with gamers who used to embellish his bed room whereas rising up in Australia. “I used to like Blissful Days too,” Postecoglou argued this week in usually amiable vogue, “I haven’t got posters of The Fonz any extra both.” However can Postecoglou protect his perfectamundo house file on Saturday?

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