Matchday 18 Premier League: a lead at stake and a ‘super Saturday’

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2023-12-22 14:55:05

We reach the halfway point of the 23/24 season, where the fight in the top of the board is very tight and any loss of points can complicate you your aspirations towards the second half with as much load of matches as there is this month.

The eighteenth day will begin on Thursday December 21 con Crystal Palace vs Brighton and will conclude on Sunday Dec. 24 in it first game on Christmas Eve in 28 years. The only meeting postponed will be the one of City ante Brentford for his participation in the club world cup.

Duel between birds to start the day

Crystal Palace vs Brighton (21:00): eagles come from scratch a point in an agonizing way when visiting Manchester City. However, they do not know the victory from 6 days ago when they beat Burnley at the beginning of December a streak which they will seek to break at home.

Palace fans celebrating goal | Image: @CPFC

Their rival in turn, the seagulls, up after falling to the Arsenal by 2-0 where, furthermore, they could not scoring a goal thus putting an end to 32 matches scoring consecutively.

Aston Villa vs Sheffield United (21:00): In the only game on Friday, the villains receive in the Villa Park, where have achieved 16 victories in a row to the last of the classification that does not He still knows what it means to win as a visitor.

Six games for Saturday

West Ham vs Manchester United (13:30): A vital duel for the aspirations of maintaining the fight for a ticket to European competitions It will be played at noon on December 23.

United players thanking the fans for their support | Image: @ManUtd

With very similar dynamics, the Hammers They are eighth with 27 units while the Red Devils are seventh with 28 points in the standings. Without a doubt, a duel not to be missed.

Tottenham vs Everton (16:00): Los Spurs continúan recovering sensations where they add two consecutive wins after his streak negative suffered in November due to injuries to important elements which kept them away from the fight for the title, but if they continued like this it would make things hotter in the Top 4.

As for Everton, despite falling in the quarterfinals of the EFL Cup, they remain in great form in the Premier League where they have managed to get out of the relegation zone.

Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth (16:00): After the dismissal of Steve Cooper who is only the second to lose his position, Forest will debut a new technician looking to change the situation where the possibility of relegation seems latent against a cherry team that is on the rise because it has a streak of 4 wins and a draw in their 5 most recent games.

Luton Town vs Newcastle (16:00): This match could be considered the least attractive of the weekend Well, the Magpies arrive with 12 casualties due to injury, something that has complicated their general performance. While Luton remains immersed in 17th place.

Fulham vs Burnley (16:00): Fulham fell to Newcastle 3-0 and remains on the margins of being among the top ten of the Premier League. For its part, Burnley suffered its thirteenth defeat so this duel will be vital to recover sensations where the whites will not be able to count on Raul Jimenez who saw the red card.

Liverpool vs Arsenal (18:30): The match of the day at Anfield closes the curtain on the matches on Saturday. Liverpool has just qualified for the semi-finals of the EFL Cup and has 10 matches without knowing defeat adding 22 of 30 possible points. However, before big six clubs So far in 2023/24, he has only achieved 3 draws and one defeat.

Curtis Jones celebrating goal. | Image: @LFC

As for the Gunnes, they come from winning at home which served to arrive as leaders with a difference of one point with respect to their rival, so they will seek to increase their advantage where They have not won since the 2012/13 campaign.

Wolverhampton vs Chelsea (2:00 p.m.): After the change of date, matchday 18 closes with the Moleinux Stadium, with the first match in Christmas Eve in 28 years, where both will seek to give joy to their fans.

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