Week 24 of the Premier League campaign will be Manchester City’s first attempt at recovering from a defeat this season, having fallen just short in their comeback in Sunday’s 4-3 loss at Liverpool.
The Citizens now lead Manchester United by 12 points after the Red Devils defeated Stoke City 3-0 on Monday, and Jose Mourinho’s men could cut the gap further if they can win at Burnley on Saturday.
Liverpool’s slim title hopes have been rejuvenated after their win against City lifted them back into the top three, and they face Swansea City on Monday hoping to build on that momentum.
Newcastle United are unbeaten in three games and next face Pep Guardiola’s leaders on Saturday evening, while Arsenal will seek to beat Crystal Palace for the second time in the space of three weeks.
Depending on how swiftly the respective parties can come to a conclusion, Alexis Sanchez could play for any one of three clubs in Week 24: Arsenal, Manchester City or Manchester United.
Sky Sports reported on Monday that United are willing to pay Sanchez more than £350,000 per week and could send Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the opposite direction. ESPN’s Alex Shaw noted other factors are at play:
Marca contributor Chris Winterburn voiced his belief Sanchez’s fate would be decided by midweek, potentially giving him enough time to settle before making a quick debut should he leave the Emirates Stadium:
Having been left out of Arsenal’s squad for Sunday’s defeat to Bournemouth, it seems likely he won’t be named for Saturday’s visit of Palace, meaning a trip north looks more than plausible regardless of which club is his destination.
City play at home to Newcastle, while United—who are in far greater need of the winger’s talents—make the short trip to Burnley and could look to show off a player whose arrival would signal a major coup.
A start for Leicester at home to Watford on Saturday may still be too soon for Adrien Silva, the recruit from Sporting CP made his debut in a four-minute cameo against Huddersfield Town on New Year’s Day.
The Portugal midfielder spoke hopefully of the vision he holds for his time at Leicester, and there’s little doubt he can provide an addition in quality that could help propel the Foxes up the Premier League standings:
Silva made 237 appearances for Sporting and earned regular experience in the UEFA Champions League before moving to the King Power Stadium, and he’ll line up against some elite-standard peers under Claude Puel.
Watford has lost their last four away league games in succession, and head coach Marco Silva’s midfield of Ben Watson, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Tom Cleverley has gaps to be exploited.
A full Premier League debut could signal the beginning of Silva’s rebirth since becoming eligible to register for Leicester in January, as he aims to help the Foxes to their second win in three matches.
TOP SCORERS
EPL
Harry Kane Spurs 20
Mohamed Salah Liverpool 18
Raheem Sterling Man City 14
Sergio Agüero Man City 13
Romelu Lukaku Man Utd 11
Roberto Firmino Liverpool 10
Álvaro Morata Chelsea 10
Wayne Rooney Everton 10
Jamie Vardy Leicester 9
Gabriel Jesus Man City 8
LA LIGA
L. Messi Barcelona 17
L. Suárez Barcelona 13
I. Aspas Celta Vigo 11
C. Stuani Girona 10
S. Zaza Valencia 10
C. Bakambu Villarreal 9
G. Moreno Espanyol 8
Paulinho B. Barcelona 8
Willian José Sociedad 8
Maxi Gomez Celta Vigo 8
SERIE A
Ciro Immobile Lazio 20
Mauro Icardi Inter 18
Paulo Dybala Juventus 14
Fabio Quagliarella Sampdoria 12
Dries Mertens Napoli 10
Edin Dzeko Roma 9
Gonzalo Higuain Juventus 9
Iago Falque Torino 8
Josip Ilicic Atalanta 7
Ivan Perisic Inter 7
BUNDESLIGA
R.Lewandowski Bayern 15
E. Aubameyang Borussia 13
A. Finnbogason Augsburg 11
Kevin Volland Leverkusen10
Timo Werner Leipzig 9
Mark Uth Hoffenheim 9
Nils Petersen Freiburg 8
Niclas Füllkrug Hannover 8
M. Gregoritsch Augsburg 8
Salomon Kalou Berlin 7
LIGUE 1
Edinson Cavani PSG 19
Radamel Falcao Monaco 15
Nabil Fekir Lyon 14
Mariano Lyon 13
Neymar PSG 11
Mario Balotelli Nice 10
Karl Toko Ekambi Angers 10
Florian Thauvin Marseille 9
Memphis Depay Lyon 8
Kylian Mbappé PSG 8
FIXTURES
EPL
Brighton v Chelsea
Leicester v Watford
Everton v West Brom
Arsenal v C/Palace
Burnley v Man Utd
West Ham v Bo’mouth
Stoke v Hud’sfield
Man City v Newcastle
S’Ampton v Tottenham
Swansea v Liverpool
LALIGA
Getafe v Athletic
Espanyol v Sevilla
Atlético v Girona
Villarreal v Levante
Las Palmas v Valencia
Alavés v Leganés
Real Madrid v Deportivo
Sociedad v Celta Vigo
Real Betis v Barcelona
Eibar v Málaga
BUNDESLIGA
Hertha v Dortmund
M’gladbach v Augsburg
Wolfsburg v Frankfurt
Mainz 05 v Stuttgart
Freiburg v Leipzig
Hoffenheim v Leverkusen
Hamburger v Köln
Bayern v Bremen
Schalke 04 v Hannover
SERIE A
Atalanta v Napoli
Bologna v Benevento
Sampdoria v Fiorentina
Lazio v Chievo
Hellas v Crotone
Udinese v SPAL
Sassuolo v Torino
Cagliari v Milan
Inter v Roma
Juventus v Genoa
LIGUE I
Caen v Marseille
Nantes v Bordeaux
Strasbourg v Dijon
Troyes v Lille
Rennes v Angers
Amiens v Guingamp
Montpellier v Toulouse
Nice v St-Étienne
Monaco v Metz
Lyon v PSG
EPL
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Man City 23 20 2 1 67 17 50 62
2 Man United 23 15 5 3 48 16 32 50
3 Liverpool 23 13 8 2 54 28 26 47
4 Chelsea 23 14 5 4 41 16 25 47
5 Tottenhamr 23 13 5 5 46 21 25 44
6 Arsenal 23 11 6 6 41 30 11 39
7 Burnley 23 9 7 7 19 20 -1 34
8 Leicester 23 8 7 8 34 32 2 31
9 Everton 23 7 6 10 25 38 -13 27
10 Watford 23 7 5 11 33 42 -9 26
11 West Ham 23 6 7 10 29 41 -12 25
12 C/Palace 23 6 7 10 21 33 -12 25
13 Bo’mouth 23 6 6 11 24 35 -11 24
14 Hud’sfield 23 6 6 11 19 39 -20 24
15 Newcastle 23 6 5 12 21 31 -10 23
16 Brighton 23 5 8 10 17 29 -12 23
17 S’Ampton 23 4 9 10 23 34 -11 21
18 Stoke City 23 5 5 13 23 50 -27 20
19 West Brom 23 3 10 10 18 30 -12 19
20 Swansea 23 4 5 14 14 35 -21 17
LALIGA
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Barcelona 19 16 3 0 52 9 43 51
2 Atlético 19 12 6 1 28 8 20 42
3 Valencia 19 12 4 3 40 19 21 40
4 Real Madrid 18 9 5 4 32 17 15 32
5 Villarreal 19 9 4 6 26 21 5 31
6 Sevilla 19 9 2 8 23 28 -5 29
7 Real Betis 19 8 3 8 33 36 -3 27
8 Eibar 19 8 3 8 24 31 -7 27
9 Getafe 19 7 5 7 23 18 5 26
10 Girona 19 7 5 7 28 28 0 26
11 Celta Vigo 19 7 4 8 33 27 6 25
12 Athletic 19 6 7 6 21 20 1 25
13 Leganés 18 7 3 8 15 17 -2 24
14 Espanyol 19 6 6 7 16 22 -6 24
15 Sociedad 19 6 5 8 33 34 -1 23
16 Levante 19 3 9 7 15 26 -11 18
17 Alavés 19 6 0 13 14 27 -13 18
18 Deportivo 19 4 4 11 21 37 -16 16
19 Málaga 19 3 2 14 13 33 -20 11
20 Las Palmas 19 3 2 14 14 46 -32 11
BUNDESLIGA
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bayern 18 14 2 2 40 12 28 44
2 Leipzig 18 9 4 5 30 26 4 31
3 Schalke 18 8 6 4 29 24 5 30
4 Dortmund 18 8 5 5 39 24 15 29
5 Leverkusen 18 7 7 4 35 26 9 28
6 M’gladbach 18 8 4 6 28 30 -2 28
7 Augsburg 18 7 6 5 28 23 5 27
8 Hoffenheim 18 7 6 5 28 23 5 27
9 Frankfurt 18 7 6 5 21 19 2 27
10 Hannover 18 7 5 6 27 28 -1 26
11 Hertha 18 6 6 6 26 26 0 24
12 Wolfsburg 18 3 11 4 21 21 0 20
13 Stuttgart 18 6 2 10 14 21 -7 20
14 Freiburg 18 4 8 6 18 32 -14 20
15 Mainz 18 4 5 9 21 31 -10 17
16 Bremen 18 3 7 8 14 21 -7 16
17 Hamburger 18 4 3 11 15 26 -11 15
18 Köln 18 2 3 13 12 33 -21 9
LIGUE 1
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 PSG 20 17 2 1 59 15 44 53
2 Monaco 20 13 3 4 46 19 27 42
3 Lyon 20 12 6 2 47 21 26 42
4 Marseille 20 12 5 3 41 22 19 41
5 Nantes 20 10 3 7 18 19 -1 33
6 Nice 20 9 3 8 25 29 -4 30
7 Guingamp 20 8 5 7 23 24 -1 29
8 Montpellier 20 6 9 5 17 13 4 27
9 Dijon 20 7 4 9 29 34 -5 25
10 Rennes 20 7 4 9 24 29 -5 25
11 Strasbourg 20 6 6 8 24 33 -9 24
12 Caen 20 7 3 10 12 22 -10 24
13 Bordeaux 20 6 5 9 23 29 -6 23
14 St-Étienne 20 6 5 9 20 33 -13 23
15 Lille 20 6 4 10 18 30 -12 22
16 Amiens 20 6 3 11 16 22 -6 21
17 Troyes 20 6 3 11 20 28 -8 21
18 Angers 20 3 10 7 22 30 -8 19
19 Toulouse 20 5 4 11 18 29 -11 19
20 Metz 20 3 3 14 14 35 -21 12
