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Mark Lawrenson takes on Manchester City fans Tom Ogden and Joe Donovan from indie band Blossoms to predict the results for this weekend's Premier League ...

Liverpool travel to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday for a match against Manchester City that promises to have a huge say on the title race. Jurgen Klopp's team ...

The award has been given out eight times this season. Only one recipient, Pep Guardiola, has won his next game.

Antonio Conte, who was voted manager of the year in 2017 after he had won the Premier League with Chelsea in his first season at the club, was also given the sack a year after winning the award. Over the past 12 years, half of the managers who have won the award have left the club within a couple of years. His team were top of the table and he was basking in the glory of his 100% record when he won the award. Guardiola is an outlier in the sense that he is the only manager to have won his next game after receiving the award. Arsenal are seemingly locked in a private battle for fourth place with Tottenham and the north London clubs have a curious synchronicity when it comes to the manager of the month award. Is the Premier League’s manager of the month award cursed?

A supercomputer has predicted the final Premier League table and it makes for interesting reading for Tottenham and Arsenal fans.

Meanwhile, Manchester United have been predicted to finish sixth and West Ham in seventh. Tottenham will beat north London rivals Arsenal to fourth spot according to a supercomputer that has predicted the outcome of the final Premier League table. An SBK spokesperson said: “Tottenham are now odds-on to take fourth spot ahead of rivals Arsenal and Manchester United after their 5-1 thrashing of Newcastle. In the title race, Manchester City still lead the way, but the supercomputer is predicting a far tighter finish at the top than many expected.

Football365 - The usual suspects occupy the top six positions, but there are plenty of surprises elsewhere.

37. Oldham – 1.05 36. Brighton – 1.05 34. Burnley – 1.05 26. Birmingham – 1.13 24. Coventry – 1.15 23. Middlesbrough – 1.15 22. Bolton – 1.16 21. Wolves – 1.16 17. Stoke – 1.20 Huddersfield take the unwanted honour of being the Premier League’s all-time worst side in terms of points per game. 16. Southampton – 1.20 But which clubs have fared best and worst in that time?

Everton are in a relegation battle in the Premier League. They also haven't won a trophy in 27 years - longer than any Premier League or Championship club.

So the players don’t need to listen or read or get involved in anything other than turning up tomorrow, getting ready for Saturday and trying to get the right results to keep us in this league.” 41. Stoke – 2002 League One (Second Division) play-off final (beat Brentford 2-0) 39. Watford – 2006 Championship play-off final (beat Leeds 3-0) 38. Derby – 2007 Championship play-off final (beat West Brom 1-0) 31. West Ham – 2012 Championship play-off final (beat Blackpool 2-1) 26. QPR – 2014 Championship play-off final (beat Derby 1-0) 21. Barnsley – 2016 League One play-off final (beat Millwall 3-1) 18. Millwall – 2017 League One play-off final (beat Bradford 1-0) 9. Fulham – 2020 Championship play-off final (beat Brentford 2-1 AET) 5. Blackpool – 2021 League One play-off final (beat Lincoln 2-1) But it’s who those nine matches are against that’s the real worry. 3. Brentford – 2021 Championship play-off final (beat Swansea City 2-0)

As well as their current struggles, Everton are also in the midst of a long, long trophy drought. Mirror Football has looked at the last time each club in the ...

Liverpool are the most recent winners on this list, having lifted February's EFL Cup. The anomaly of this is for those teams who have been promoted in second spot which is not classed as winning a trophy, whereas play-off winners are. As well as their current struggles, Everton are also in the midst of a long, long trophy drought.

Jurgen Klopp has warned Liverpool won't be able to end the Premier League title ...

We won the first competition, that's why we are the only one who can win the quadruple. That's the situation we are in.” “We play now against the best team in the world, but we will give it a try anyway.

The eyes of the world will be on the Etihad Stadium this weekend as Manchester City host Liverpool in a game that is likely to have major implications on ...

"There's obviously that extra buzz about the game and what it means but it is just another game. “We're human beings and we know what is riding on this game (against Liverpool on Sunday) and how important it is to us but every game this season has been a final to us, so we don't approach this any differently. The eyes of the world will be on the Etihad Stadium this weekend as Manchester City host Liverpool in a game that is likely to have major implications on where the Premier League will land come the end of the season in May.

Liverpool legend John Aldridge insists winning the Premier League has to be the priority for his old club as they face a pivotal clash with title rivals ...

“We can cope with it, but you just never know in football. Bread and butter as they say.” “You just take every game as it comes. It is going to be hard. The big difficulty Liverpool have got is the rearrangement of games,” said Aldridge. “I love the Champions League, the fact we have won it six times – twice as much as any other team in England – means it is close to my heart but the league is the league.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said a victory for his team at Manchester City on Sunday would not mean the Premier League title is theirs.

"But if you win, draw or lose, there is still a lot to play for." "As a player you want to win games and trophies and if you want to do that then you need to win these big games," he told the club's official website. The match in Manchester is being billed by many as a title decider, with a City win giving them a four-point lead with seven games to go while Liverpool would overtake their rivals by two points with a victory.

The Premier League's use of VAR has come under significant criticism with many fans, pundits and players claiming it to be inconsistent.

A massive weekend of Premier League action awaits, with effects for both ends of the table, and we can provide you with match week 32 fixtures.

2:00pm Norwich City v Burnley 12:30 pm Everton v Manchester United 8:00 pm Newcastle United v Wolves

Former Liverpool striker John Aldridge insists winning the Premier League has to be the priority for his old club as they head into a potentially pivotal ...

“We can cope with it, but you just never know in football. Bread and butter as they say.” “You just take every game as it comes. “But we have strength in depth, we have a manager who knows his way around all the competitions, he has faith in all his players with arguably the strongest squad he has ever had. It is going to be hard. But Aldridge, who won the league and FA Cup in the late 1980s with the Reds, believes the title is the most important trophy to win.

Match highlights of every Premier League game this season to be shown on the Sky Sports website and app; watch Newcastle vs Wolves, Aston Villa vs Tottenham ...

And all that noise can inflate the draw to a backable price, which it has done here at 13/5 with Sky Bet. He looks to have improved his ability in getting into more dangerous areas of the pitch with a return of eight Premier League goals this season to show for it. That matches his best return in a Premier League season and he still has 10 games to go. No player in the Premier League without a goal in that period has managed more shots on goal than Mac Allister (25) with seven of those coming in the 0-0 draw with Norwich. On another day he could have had a couple of goals to his name as two of those efforts were just a whisker away. That is a fair sample size and one we should take huge confidence from when assessing the goal-line in this fixture. Even without factoring in the Antonio angle, the case for a home win is strong based on Brentford's performance metrics at their own ground this season. He'll be tested up against Raphinha in this one and I like his price of picking up a card. What is in their favour here is that one goal probably will be enough to beat Brighton, who have failed to score in six of their last seven Premier League matches. His performances have reached another level over the past two months to such an extent he started his first match for Argentina in their World Cup qualifier with Venezuela. Eddie Howe has only lost one of his 10 Premier League home matches with that solitary defeat coming at the hands of Manchester City. The positive atmosphere at St James' Park and around the club in general is certainly creating a tough environment for visiting teams. He'll be tasked with keeping a lid on Sancho and that looks a battle the United winger can win. The bet that stands out here is his first goalscorer price of 9/1 with Sky Bet.

Ahead of this Sunday's showdown, we've taken a look at the incredible numbers behind Manchester City and Liverpool's recent Premier League dominance…

Ahead of Sunday’s showdown, Guardiola and Klopp’s sides are the only two in the Premier League to concede fewer goals than they have played matches over the past five years. City and Liverpool are also the frontrunners in this respect, conceding 135 and 155 goals in 182 matches since the beginning of the 2017/18 campaign. Once again, the two sides lead the way in terms of attacking output, both registering over 400 goals in the past five Premier League seasons. City and Liverpool are also the only two sides to average over two points per game in that time (2.41 for City, 2.26 for Liverpool) with Manchester United and Chelsea their nearest rivals at a rate of 1.86 and 1.85. Given the two sides have won each of the last four Premier League titles and are once again in a tussle for this season’s title, it comes as no surprise to learn that they have both earned more points than any other team in the English top flight across the past five years. With just one point separating the two teams at the Premier League summit, the result of this weekend's clash could prove vital in the outcome of this season's race for the title.

Manchester City and Liverpool face each other in a match dubbed as the Premier League title decider given the impressive form of both sides and Kevin De ...

He added: "We have to be focused on what we have to do. He added: "I think we can get a good result in Madrid. Obviously, it is very tough, and they have a lot of quality when they play. We're going to try and play a good game and then we will see."

A Premier League investigation into the financial dealings of the club, who are owned by Abu Dhabi-based Sheikh Mansour, has continued 'largely out of the ...

A Premier League investigation into the financial dealings of the club, who are owned by Abu Dhabi-based Sheikh Mansour, has continued 'largely out of the public eye', according to Der Spiegel, and reportedly focuses on three primary allegations. German newspaper Der Spiegel claim to know the details of the Premier League's three-year long investigation into Manchester City. - Der Spiegel claim to know details of Premier League investigation into Man City

Looking ahead to what promises to be the most important game of the 2021/2022 Premier League season, what is the most important moment for each PL club.

having lost two of their last three the Hammers needed a win and this result puts pressure on their London rivals, Manchester United and Wolves to keep picking up points for the chance to play in Europe next season. They overtook Manchester United and Wolves to get up to sixth in the Premier League and this result was key to show their resolves after losing to rivals Tottenham, 3-1. They were playing an Everton side who are fighting for their place in the Premier League and it promised to be a tough game. The Hammers needed to capitalise on dropped points by Manchester United and maintain their gap to Wolves in the race for Europe. Tottenham also had to make the most of Chelsea losing to Brentford and Manchester United drawing with Leicester. New manager, Eddie Howe had a lot to prove after a relegation with Bournemouth in the 2019/2020 season. The takeover was completed in the October international break, at which time Newcastle sat 19th with only three points from seven. Liverpool played the lunchtime match versus Watford and scrapped through with goals from Jota and a late Fabinho penalty to put Liverpool top for the first time since December. Manchester City were 14 points clear (had played two more games than Liverpool) in January and when their rivals Liverpool and Chelsea drew 2-2, people were calling it the end of the title race. Arsenal had started the match very well but Liverpool were clinical scoring two out of their three shots on target and thus closed the gap to one point with nine games to go. The addition of Joe Gelhardt to Leeds United through the academy has been a key reason for Leeds floating above the relegation zone rather than sinking. The ex-Rangers manager, Gerrard, won his first two matches (2-0 vs Brighton and 2-1 vs Crystal Palace) to push the Villains up to 11th.

The head coach has lost just one of his six matches ahead of the trip to Watford.

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Some wayward finishing (they've hit the woodwork four times in these five matches ...

Raphinha (RW) - The fulcrum of Leeds' attacking impetus has scored just one Premier League goal in his last 12 appearances in the competition. Mateusz Klich (CM) - The last Premier League clean sheet Klich was vaguely involved in earning came against Watford back in October. Diego Llorente (CB) - It was thanks to Llorente's razor-sharp reactions in the Watford penalty area that Leeds prevailed against the Hornets in October, earning the club's first Premier League victory of the season.

Manchester City won the Under-17 Premier League Cup on Wednesday with a 6-0 thrashing of Tottenham.

It should give them a bit more belief when they go on the pitch that they know they can handle these moments and they'll have to because we play Saturday morning against Middlesbrough which will be completely different to tonight." Ultimately we're trying to replicate what they get at first team level as much as we possibly can. We've got massive confidence in all of the boys we carry at this level and the EDS too. "When we look at the games programme at the start of the season, you want to give them these moments because they are a bit different to the league games. Really pleasing in terms of how they handled the moment." A fourth followed through Will Dickson, before his shot came back off the woodwork to be converted by Adam for a fifth.

Liverpool play Manchester City this weekend in a match that could decide who wins the Premier League title. After this, who has the easier schedule?

The oddsmakers seem to agree with this sentiment. Manchester City have eight remaining Premier League matches this season. Manchester City Vs Liverpool

Former Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke has admitted he will have a point to prove should Bournemouth secure their return to the Premier League. The Cherries ...

"The quality in our squad is probably one of the best in the league. Asked if he has a point to prove to himself and others, he told Sky Sports. "For sure. With the campaign fast-approaching its climax, Scott Parker's side are looking good value to reach the top-flight once again.

Michael van Gerwen was back at his vintage best as he steamrollered James Wade to run riot in Leeds on Night Nine of the Premier League.

He followed that up by seeing off Jonny Clayton with a masterclass on double 10. It's still not enough, I still want to do better. "I always believe in myself and the people around me do. Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen

Michael van Gerwen moved three points clear at the top of the Cazoo Premier League by completing a third league night triumph of the season in Leeds on ...

"I think the final was okay compared to the semi-final. I always want to perform, especially in front of crowds like this. Cookies help us and our third party partners to provide, protect and improve our services.

A stress test for John Stones, a big opportunity for Burnley and a chance for Arsenal to bounce back.

A ninth-place finish might not be too exciting for most clubs but for Palace it would show the rapid growth they have made under Vieira. Victory over the team currently in 10th would keep them on track with the finish line in sight. Crystal Palace have lost twice in their last 13 games in all competitions, with only Liverpool and Chelsea defeating them since mid-January. The run has taken them to ninth in the Premier League and an FA Cup semi-final. For all the rare and understandable euphoria that has accompanied West Ham’s progress in Europe, they’ve rarely been at their best in the league since the turn of the year. A second consecutive victory could take Burnley out of the relegation zone, helping build momentum for a season-defining spell with home games against Southampton and Wolves coming before a trip to relegation rivals Watford. Failure t take all three points at Carrow Road would be a blow to a side desperate to secure a sixth consecutive season in the top flight. Burnley are likely to end the season with their lowest points total since promotion in 2016 but they have shown before that they know how to survive. Watford’s last meeting with Leeds took place so long ago that the Hornets were still being managed by Xisco Muñoz. Six months and three sackings later, the men in the technical area will be Roy Hodgson and Jesse Marsch. Hodgson has been the manager at more Premier League clubs (six) than Marsch has Premier League matches (five), but he would surely be happy to swap places with him now. Southampton, winless in five, appear to have entered a familiar end-of-season drift, so could be just the opponents Chelsea need but with the best free-kick taker in the country, James Ward-Prowse, in fine fettle there are no grounds for complacency. They probably have to win seven of their final eight fixtures to stay in contention for the top four, and they’re in no sort of form. Chelsea suddenly look easy to score against and, given that Tuchel appears to have given up hope of turning the Madrid tie around, hanging on to a top-four place is now a priority, and is by no means a given. All those defeats have come on the road and in the evening, so a 3pm kick-off at home should be just what the doctor ordered. The shake-out between fourth and eighth places in the table may turn out to be the most absorbing and tense of all the top flight’s subplots this season, and Wolves’ tenacity in staying in the hunt for the European slots perhaps deserves more credit than it has received – particularly as they are currently without Rúben Neves and Raúl Jiménez. Bruno Lage has stressed the importance of teamwork and even a bit of tough love in getting the best out of his side – he said this week that his rant at the club’s youngsters after March’s defeat by Crystal Palace had helped them “wake up” – and the derby win over Aston Villa saw an encouraging demonstration of their resolve. Liverpool will be the polar opposite on Sunday and Stones, alongside Aymeric Laporte, will need to maintain concentration against the most prolific attack in the Premier League, who have seven more goals than City this season.

Ruben Dias is City's only major absentee as they prepare to welcome Jurgen Klopp's in-form side in a crucial top-of-the-table clash at the Etihad.

Although Nathan Ake impressed at Turf Moor last weekend, Stones is likely to partner Aymeric Laporte in the heart of City’s backline. Alongside Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo has started more league games (28) than any other City player this season, the bulk of which have come at left-back. A sparkling cameo appearance against Atletico offered a reminder of Foden’s unique talents and he could be tasked with playing centrally after Bernardo struggled to make an impact in that role on Tuesday. Sterling or Riyad Mahrez could make way for the England international.

Manchester United could hand Erik ten Hag a 'transfer war chest' to sign three Premier League players, as Trevor Sinclair has told the club to sell Jadon ...

Several players could follow the Dutchman from Ajax, with Jurrien Timber, Noussair Mazraoui and Antony reportedly of interest to United. The Dutchman is set to arrive at Old Trafford this summer, with reports suggesting he will be handed a 'transfer war chest' to reshape the United playing squad. An overhaul of the playing squad is expected, and Ten Hag reportedly already knows the names of three players he wants the club to sign for him.

Manchester City and Liverpool have undoubtedly been the Premier League's two most dominant teams in recent years – you only need to look at the table since ...

6. Arsenal – 241 points (143 games played) 3. Chelsea – 264 points (143 games played) Of course we couldn’t cope with it last year for obvious reasons, but for other years we were really around. We pushed each other on to insane levels in the last few years, the amount of points both teams collected. After hearing Guardiola’s comments, Jurgen Klopp said: “Yeah, but I can give that back easily! “To fight with them [Liverpool] is one of the biggest achievements of my career,” Guardiola said in March 2022.

By Paul Nicholson. April 8 – On Wednesday Manchester City announced it would be celebrating the 10^th anniversary of its first Premier League title and that ...

The allegations over sponsorship agreements that were inflated above market value in order for the club to show higher income and meet financial fair requirements are not new. Whether they have been stretched or broken is still to be formally determined but Man City are unlikely to be able to count on much support from their fellow Premier League clubs. To add insult to injury for UEFA, the panel also cut the club’s fine by two-thirds from 30 million to €10 million though in doing so. The Premier League originally launched an investigation in December 2018 and announced it was investigating in March 2019. Lord Justice Males said at the time: “This is an investigation which commenced in December 2018. On Thursday news broke of a reportedly on-going three-year investigation into Manchester City’s potential financial misconduct by the Premier League broke.