The Premier League will reignite in the middle of the week, with Brighton and Chelsea taking the lead in the 24th round last month, with the remaining nine games set to span three matchdays and multiple teams vying for a place in the 4th place.
At 4am on Wednesday, Manchester United away to Burnley, the Red Devils will fight to win and retain their 4th place in the table.
At 3.45am on Thursday, Spurs took on Southampton and they aimed to return to victory track; while kicking off another game, Manchester City played brentford at home.
Arsenal will face Wolves at 3.45am on Friday as the Gunners strive for their first win of the year, while Liverpool sit at home against Leicester City and the Reds are looking to continue to win and catch up with Manchester City.
Newcastle vs Everton
Newcastle brought in a number of strong signings in the winter window and are hoping to escape the relegation zone as soon as possible, And Everton have suffered a three-game losing streak and the Toffee are just four points above the relegation zone.
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Guimarães, Taggart and Bourne may make their debut for Newcastle, but Wilson (calf) is longer than expected, with Dumet (calf/shin), Fernandez (thigh) and Ritchie (knee) still absent.
For Everton, Ali and Van der Beek will be named into Everton's squad for the first time, with Lewin (knee) returning, but Godfrey (hamstring) will be absent for 4 to 5 weeks.
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Newcastle beat Everton at home in the Premier League last season, and the last time they beat the Toffee in a row at home in the league was between March 2002 and April 2004 (three consecutive wins).
In the Premier League on Tuesday, Everton's winning percentage (43%) and points per game (1.6 points) were higher than at other times (19 wins, 14 draws and 11 losses in 44 games).
Newcastle have scored no more than one in nine consecutive Premier League games, the last time they scored more than one was in a 3-3 draw with Brentford in November last year, and their last 10 consecutive Premier League goals were no more than one between August and October 2019.
Newcastle (21 points) are the team that has conceded the most points in the Premier League lead this season, while only West Ham (12 points) have snapped up more points than Everton (11 points) from behind.
Lewin has scored in all three Premier League away games for Everton against Newcastle, with the last away player to score four consecutive games against Newcastle at St James' Park was Sturridge (2011-2013) and the last Everton player was Kevin Campbell (1999-2002).
West Ham United vs Watford
West Ham United have lost back-to-back to Leeds United and Manchester United, who have fallen out of the top four, with Watford suffering a nine-game winless run and the Hornets having previously appointed Hodgson as the new manager.
Antonio has previously missed the FA Cup for his national team competition, and he will return in this game, Lancini (Achilles tendon) is in doubt, and Masuyaku needs to visit experts to solve the knee problem.
For Watford, Sal could remain sidelined and after playing in the Africa Cup of Nations final, he is unlikely to catch up in time for the match. Watford's injury situation has improved, with only Nkulu and Elliott confirming missing the game, while new signings Kalloo can play.
West Ham have won four straight against Watford in the Premier League, scoring at least three goals in each game, including a 4-1 away win in the first leg of the season.
Watford suffered 73 per cent of their Premier League defeats (29/40) against London side, with Watford losing the most of more than two Premier League away games.
In the Premier League from Monday to Friday, Watford won 12 of their 63 games (12 wins, 12 draws and 39 defeats), seven of which were won in 21 Premier League games on Tuesday.
Noble scored six Premier League goals against Watford, the opponent he scored the most, five of them on penalties, including a penalty in the 4-1 win over Watford this season, and only Alan Shearer has scored more penalties against the same opponent in Premier League history (7 against Everton).
Antonio (5 goals, 4 assists) and Bowen (5 goals, 4 assists) have both scored nine goals in the London Bowl's Premier League this season, with no player playing more goals at home in the Premier League this season than they have.
Burnley v Manchester United
Burnley shook hands with Watford in last week's make-up, with the Red Wines remaining in first-to-last place and Manchester United beating West Ham, but they were eliminated by Middlesbrough in the FA Cup.
Taylor (football) is close to a comeback but is not ready for Manchester United, who has been absent for almost 5 weeks but should be back soon. Goodmondsson (appendicitis) is still out for weeks, Vidra will be sidelined for hernia surgery, and Barnes is continuing to train and he is getting back in form.
For Manchester United, Fred and Tres tested positive for COVID-19, both Jesse Lingard and Cavani can play, while Varane (injured) should be able to play. Fernandez and Sancho have overcome minor injuries, but United will check the condition of Lindelof (sick) and Bailly (ankle).
Burnley has suffered five consecutive defeats at home to Manchester United in the Premier League without scoring a single goal, and the Red Wines team has only suffered six consecutive home defeats against Wolves (1983 to 2002).
Since the founding of the Football League Association in 1888, Burnley will have played its 5,000th league game in English football, and the Red Wine Army will be the second team to achieve this achievement after Preston.
United have lost five of their last seven league games (1 win, 1 draw and 5 defeats) in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and during their tenure at Careck and Ronnick, the Red Devils have lost just one of their 10 league games (6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss). After a 4-1 defeat to Watford, United are unbeaten in five away league games (2 wins, 3 draws).
United have scored 18 goals in 11 away league games this season, but only four in the first half.
Cristiano Ronaldo has just celebrated his 37th birthday and has a chance to become the third player aged 37 and over to score for Manchester United in the Premier League, with the other two being Giggs and Scholes. In Premier League history, only Blackburn (Moran, Hughes and Tugay) and Bolton (Bergson, Rice Ferdinand and Spide) have had three goalscorers aged 37 and over.
Manchester City vs Brentford
City shook hands with Southampton in the last round, ending a 12-game winning streak and Brentford's recent record has been poor, with they already suffered a five-game losing streak in all competitions.
City beat Brentford 1-0 in the first leg of the season and they had the chance to double-kill the Bee Army for the first time since 1936/37, when the Blue Moon won the top flight for the first time.
Brentford have suffered four consecutive league defeats, with their last five-game losing streak in League Two in December 2007.
After losing 2-0 to Crystal Palace in October last year, City have won six consecutive Premier League home games with an aggregate score of 20-4. Overall, City scored 771 goals (2.2 goals per game) in 353 Premier League games at Etihad Stadium, the highest number of goals per game (at least 20 games) from a team in the tournament on the same pitch.
Manchester City have the most advanced pitches in the Premier League this season, having won in all 17 of their first goal-breaking matches, with only Portsmouth in 2007/08 (14) and Manchester United (21) winning more of 2017/18 than Manchester City in the previous full Premier League season.
De Bruyne has been directly involved in 13 goals (5 goals and 8 assists) in his last 12 league games against Premier League promotions, and in the last of these games, De Bruyne assisted Foden in the last game of his kind against Brentford.
Norwich vs Crystal Palace
Norwich have won two straight in the league, the Canary has temporarily escaped from the relegation zone, Crystal Palace lost to Liverpool in the last round, they have been unable to win in the league for three rounds.
Norwich have won their last six Premier League games against Crystal Palace (2 draws and 4 defeats), with the last win coming in November 2013 under Hughton (1-0).
Norwich have already won two straight premier league titles, with two games scoring 38 per cent of totals this season (5/13), and the canary last saw a three-game winning streak in December 2012.
Only Burnley (0) in the Premier League this season have won fewer times than Crystal Palace (1) away from home in the Premier League, with Crystal Palace's only Premier League away win coming against Manchester City last October.
Crystal Palace's 34 league goals conceded nine came from outside the opposition's penalty area, with the highest number of goals conceded outside the box and the percentage of goals conceded (26 per cent) in the league.
Edward has played in five of his last four Premier League games (3 goals and 2 assists), one more goal than he has scored in his first 15 Premier League appearances (3 goals and 1 assist).
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
Spurs lost to Chelsea in the last round, Conte suffered his first league defeat after coaching the team, southampton drew at home to Manchester City, and the Saints are currently in 12th place in the table.
Spurs have won five straight at home to Southampton in the Premier League, with their last defeat coming in May 2016 (a 2-1 loss at White Hart Lane).
Since 2021, Southampton have conceded 57 goals away from home in the Premier League, at least 18 more than other teams in the same period. Since Hasson Schüttel has been in charge, Southampton have conceded at least three goals (32 per cent) in 19 of their 60 away league games, with only Duve Jones (35 per cent) leading the team to concede at least three away games in a higher proportion in Premier League history.
Southampton have conceded 20 points in a Premier League lead this season, with only Newcastle (21) more than them. In addition, southampton have won 2 wins and 5 draws in the last 7 league games.
In his last 21 home league games at inter and tottenham, Conte has won 20 of his last 21 home league games, with the exception of a 2-2 draw with Liverpool. In his first five home league games at Tottenham, Conte is currently unbeaten, with only Peter Schulif (first 6 games in 1984) and George Graham (the first 11 games of the 1998/99 season) in the team's all-time top flight record.
Kane has scored 17 goals (11 goals and 6 assists) in 12 premier League games against Southampton and has scored five goals in his last three home games against the Saints, the most goalscored against Southampton in Premier League history.
Aston Villa vs Leeds United
Villa's last-round victory over Everton ended a four-game winless run in all competitions, while Leeds United lost to Newcastle, ending their league winning streak.
Villa have lost to Leeds United in their last two home league games, the Championship (2-3) in December 2018 and last season's Premier League (0-3), and they have never suffered a three-game losing streak at home against Leeds United.
Villa have scored 1 and 2 goals in alternate premier league games in their last seven Premier League home games (2-3, 1-4, 2-0, 1-2, 2-1, 1-3 and 2-2) and have only scored in 1 of their last 16 home league games (0-0 Everton last May).
Leeds United's last 3-2 away league win over West Ham united was last May (beating Burnley and Southampton), while Leeds United's last two away wins were in the 2005 Championship, when they beat Coventry and Stoke City.
Gerrard has lost two of his five home league games for Villa (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses), compared to just three of his 59 home league games (48 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses) while coaching Rangers.
Rafinha has a chance to play his 50th Premier League game, having previously scored 25 Premier League goals (14 goals and 11 assists), he is the leeds united player who has scored the most league goals since his Leeds United debut in October 2020, and the leeds United player who has created the most chances (103), successful passes (101) and touched the ball in the opposition penalty area (208) in the same period.
Liverpool v Leicester City
Liverpool have a great record recently, with the Reds winning four in all competitions, while Leicester City have just finished out of the FA Cup, last winning in the league against Liverpool last December.
Liverpool have lost all of their last two Premier League games against Leicester City, with the last time they suffered a three-game losing streak against the Blue Foxes in the top flight was in November 1963.
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 14 home league games (10 wins, 4 draws) and their last 5 are all wins, their best home winning streak since July to December 2020 (eight straight).
Klopp has the most losses in the Premier League against Leicester City since he took over Liverpool (four with Manchester City), and if Liverpool lose this game, Klopp will be the first time since 2014/15 (Guardiola's Bayern vs. Borussia Dortmund) to lead the team to be beaten twice in a single season in the league.
Rodgers has the chance to become the second former Liverpool manager in history to double Liverpool in a single season in the league, with Daglish in charge of Blackburn in 1993/94.
Robertson has delivered seven assists in his last eight league games, including four in his last three league games. Robertson has already delivered 47 assists in the Premier League, tied with McAllister as the Scottish player with the most assists in the Premier League, but Robertson has played 103 fewer games than his predecessors.
Wolves vs Arsenal
Wolves lost to Norwich in the 4th round of the FA Cup, ending their four-game winning streak this year and Arsenal's recent poor record, with they yet to win after entering 2022.
Arsenal lost 2-1 away to Wolves last season, and their last consecutive league away defeat was in February 1975.
Wolves won all three premier league games this year, and the last time they won all four of their first four top league games was in 1938, when they finished as runners-up in the league, trailing Arsenal by one point.
Arsenal have not scored in their last four games in all competitions, and the last time they didn't score in five consecutive games was in March 1990, when George Graham was in charge.
Although Arsenal have played at home in their last two league games and scored just one goal, they have scored nine goals away from home in their last two league games in 2021, beating Leeds United 4-1 and Norwich 5-0 respectively, and the Gunners have scored at least four goals in three consecutive away league games between April and September 1930 (four consecutive games).
Smith Rowe has scored in his last three away league games for Arsenal, scoring goals against Manchester United, Leeds United and Norwich respectively, and the last Arsenal player to score four consecutive away league goals was Giroud in November 2015.
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