This weekend, the Premier League will be contested in the 26th round: Manchester City will play first tonight, followed by Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea; Tomorrow night at 24:30 will welcome the highlight of this round of matches, Liverpool face Manchester United.
26th round of information
Round 26 preview
【Manchester City vs Newcastle United】
Manchester City beat Bournemouth in the last round and finished 2nd; Newcastle lost to Liverpool in the last round after drawing three times in a row and are ranked 5th.
【Injury and Suspension Information】
Manchester City defenders Stones and Laporte could return after recovering from injury and illness respectively. Substitute goalkeeper Ortega suffered a hand injury in the FA Cup in midweek and may be sidelined.
Newcastle midfielder Guimarães suffered an injured ankle in the Carabao Cup final and goalkeeper Pope returned from ban.
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Manchester City are on a 13-game winning streak at home against Newcastle, second only to Everton's 14-game winning streak at home against Fulham in Premier League history.
Newcastle drew 3-3 at home to Manchester City last August, having last been unbeaten in a single Premier League game against Manchester City in 2004/05 (1 win, 1 draw).
Since the 0-0 draw in November 2006, Manchester City have scored in their last 28 Premier League games against Newcastle and are tied for first place with Manchester United in 28 consecutive Premier League games against Leicester City.
Newcastle are unbeaten in eight consecutive Premier League away games (four wins, four draws), but the last three have all been draws. Newcastle are unbeaten in 10 consecutive away games from November 1907 to March 1908, with the last six draws.
【Arsenal v Bournemouth】
Arsenal beat Everton in midweek play-offs to top the table; Bournemouth lost to Manchester City in the last round and are 19th.
【Injury and Suspension Information】
Arsenal midfielder Thomas is likely to start, coming off the bench against Everton in midweek. Nketiah, who suffered minor injuries in midweek, will be evaluated, with Jesus and Elneni still absent.
Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook is available to return after missing five games with a knee injury, while Zabarni, Tafnier, David Brooks and Lloyd Kelly remain absent.
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Arsenal have won all six of their previous home games against Bournemouth in all competitions, with an aggregate score of 17-2.
Bournemouth have won just one of their 11 Premier League games against Arsenal (1 win, 2 draws, 8 defeats) and have not kept a single clean sheet.
Since losing 2-0 to Brentford in last season's opener, Arsenal have won eight straight Premier League games against promoted horses, with the last longer winning streak between January 2002 and February 2003 (nine in a row).
Bournemouth have lost all eight Premier League games against the top teams, conceding a total of 27 goals in that period.
【Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace】
Aston Villa beat Everton in the last round to finish 11th; Crystal Palace are winless in 8 rounds (5 draws, 3 defeats) and are ranked 12th.
【Injury and Suspension Information】
Villa midfielder Philippe Coutinho suffered a hamstring injury and is expected to miss until after the international break. Dendonker was unavailable for personal reasons, and Diego Carlos' Achilles tendon injury has not yet healed.
Palace winger Zaha is back after missing four games with a hamstring injury, with Sam Johnstone (calf) and Nathan Ferguson (Achilles tendon) both recovering.
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Aston Villa have lost just one of their previous 10 Premier League home games against Crystal Palace (5 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat) before losing 1-0 in December 2013.
Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa 3-1 at home in August last August, and their only previous Premier League double against Aston Villa was in 2013/14.
Emery has scored in 11 Premier League games in charge of Aston Villa, with the last time a longer streak was between August and December 2009 (17 consecutive games). Villa have gone six of their 13 Premier League games in charge this season without scoring a goal.
Crystal Palace are currently the longest winless team in the Premier League (8 games, 5 draws and 3 defeats, all in 2023), with 5 draws in their last 6 games and 3 draws in their last 3 consecutive games. In the last two seasons, Crystal Palace have had the most draws in the Premier League (24 draws).
【Brighton v West Ham United】
Brighton lost to Fulham in the last round and are ranked 8th; West Ham beat Nottingham Forest in the last round to finish 16th.
【Injury and Suspension Information】
Brighton midfielder March and defender Estupinian missed the midweek FA Cup due to injury and could both return.
West Ham defender Joszou Zouma and striker Kornet remain absent and defender Cao Faal could return. Danny Ings is absent from the midweek FA Cup and is available for this match. Bowen, who has recovered from a minor ankle injury, could return to the starting line-up and come off the bench in midweek FA Cup.
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Brighton are unbeaten in 11 Premier League meetings with West Ham (five wins, six draws) and have scored in every match.
Brighton lost 1-0 at home to Fulham last time in the Premier League, having previously lost only one consecutive Premier League defeat this season (to Tottenham and Brentford in October), and 71% of Brighton's Premier League defeats this season have come against London (5/7).
West Ham beat Nottingham Forest 4-0 in the last round and have only had one Premier League winning streak this season (beating Wolves and Fulham in October).
West Ham have won just two of their last 20 Premier League away games (two wins, four draws, 14 defeats), and 10 winless games (three draws, seven defeats) since last August's 1-0 win over Aston Villa, with their last longer Premier League away winless run between December 2014 and May 2015 (12).
【Chelsea v Leeds United】
Chelsea are winless in 5 games (3 draws, 2 defeats) and are 10th; Leeds beat Southampton in the last round to finish 17th.
【Injury and Suspension Information】
Chelsea centre-back Thiago Silva suffered a knee ligament injury in the last round and will miss six weeks. Kovacic is available after recovering from illness, Reece James is doubtful with a hamstring strain, and Mount and Cesar Azpilicueta will be sidelined.
Leeds United defenders Liam Cooper (strain) and Struik (concussion) could return. Warbel's shoulder injury should heal and Sinisterra, who has been out for a month due to a strain, will be evaluated.
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Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six Premier League home games against Leeds United (5 wins and 1 draw), including the last five in a row, the last of which was a 2-0 defeat in December 1999.
Leeds beat Chelsea 3-0 at Eland Road in August, having last won a single-season league double against Chelsea in 1991/92, when Leeds won 3-0 at home and 1-0 away.
After all three Premier League wins in charge of Porter, they have won just two of their last 15 games (two wins, six draws and seven defeats), the worst record since Hodel's 19-2 win in charge from December 1994 to April 1995.
Chelsea have scored no more than one goal in their last nine Premier League games, scoring a total of four, worse only from August to December 1993, when they scored no more than one goal in 17 consecutive Premier League games.
[Wolves v Tottenham Hotspur]
Wolves lost to Liverpool in the last round and are 15th; Tottenham are on a two-game winning streak and are ranked 4th.
【Injury and Suspension Information】
Wolves defender Bueno suffered a hamstring injury against Liverpool in midweek and striker Cunha could return from an ankle injury after being stretchered off against Fulham last weekend.
Tottenham defender Emerson missed the midweek FA Cup with a knee injury and could return. Kane, Lenglet and Romero are all substitutes in the FA Cup midweek and are expected to start.
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Since their 1-0 win over Tottenham in February 2010, Wolves have gone unwinless in their last six Premier League home games against Tottenham (2 draws, 4 defeats).
Wolves have won two of their last three Premier League home games, the same number of wins they have won in their previous 12 games (2 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats). However, Wolves lost their last Premier League home defeat to Bournemouth.
Tottenham have kept four clean sheets (4 wins and 1 loss) in their last five Premier League games, compared to just one in their previous 10 (21 goals conceded). Tottenham's clean sheet would be the first time since the final three rounds of last season that Tottenham kept three consecutive Premier League clean sheets.
Tottenham have scored 12 goals from corners this season, first in the Premier League. Kane scored seven goals, the highest since the statistics began in 2006/07.
【Southampton v Leicester City】
Southampton lost to Leeds United in the last round and finished bottom; Leicester suffered two consecutive defeats and finished 14th.
【Injury and Suspension Information】
Southampton striker Che Adams is available after missing three games due to injury. Juan Larios is close to returning, Livlamento remains out for a long time.
Leicester City midfielder Madison missed last weekend's game against Arsenal due to illness and is expected to return to the squad. Bertrand, Evans, Justin and Tielemans remain absent.
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A Southampton victory would be the first league double against Leicester City since the 2007/08 (Championship) season and the first time since 1986/87 to beat Leicester City in the top flight.
Since losing 3-0 at St Mary's in January 2017, Leicester City are unbeaten in their last five Premier League away games against Southampton (3 wins, 2 draws), scoring 18 goals (3.6 goals per game).
Leicester City have won eight, drawn and lost one of their last 10 games against the bottom team in the Premier League, with the only defeat coming to Norwich City in February 2020. The last four of them have been won in the last 4 games, and the aggregate score is 12-2.
Southampton are winless in eight home Premier League games (2 draws, 6 defeats) and have lost all five of their last five games, and Southampton have never suffered six consecutive home defeats in the league before.
【Nottingham Forest vs Everton】
Nottingham Forest lost to West Ham United in the last round and are 13th; Everton suffered two consecutive defeats and finished 18th.
【Injury and Suspension Information】
Nottingham Forest defender Lodi left the game against West Ham United due to injury and will be assessed. Shelvey should be on the pitch, while Ryan Yates and Moussa Nyahat are back in training.
Lewin has already missed four games with a hamstring injury and could return. James Garner, who played for the Under-23s team in midweek, could also make a comeback.
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Everton have won six of their previous 11 Premier League games against Nottingham Forest, keeping a clean sheet in all six of them, while the other five without clean sheets have been winless (one draw, four defeats).
Everton are winless in eight consecutive games against Premier League promotion horses (three draws, five defeats), the worst record in the club's history, and the last time the Toffees played a long winless game against promoted horses in the top flight was from April 1971 to April 1973 (nine winless games).
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League home games (four wins, four draws) and are currently second only to Manchester United (11 unbeaten). Nottingham Forest's last longer home unbeaten run in the Premier League was from February 1995 to January 1996 (20 unbeaten).
Nottingham Forest have gone scoreless in just one of their 12 Premier League home games this season – losing 2-0 to Tottenham last August, while they have gone nine of their 12 away games without a goal.
【Liverpool vs Manchester United】
Liverpool beat Wolves in the last round and finished 6th; Manchester United are in third place with two consecutive wins.
【Injury and Suspension Information】
Liverpool have no new injury problems and the old injured Altur, Thiago, Luis Dias and Joe Gomez are all still recuperating.
Manchester United defender Luke Shaw, who missed the midweek FA Cup against West Ham United due to injury, will be assessed, while Sancho missed the midweek FA Cup due to illness. Donny van de Beek, Eriksen and Anthony Martial remain absent.
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Since losing 1-0 in January 2016, Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six Premier League home games against Manchester United (three wins, three draws), Liverpool's longest unbeaten run since 1970 to 1979 at home against Manchester United.
Manchester United have the most Premier League doubles against Liverpool (eight), and this win will be the ninth and the first time United have beaten Liverpool in a single season since the 2015/16 season.
Manchester United have scored just one goal in their last seven away games against Liverpool in all competitions, and none in their last three. United had only once failed to score in four consecutive away games against Liverpool (1988–1992).
After the World Cup, Manchester United are the team with the most points in the Premier League (23 points). Manchester United have scored in 15 consecutive Premier League games and are currently the most consecutive scorers in the Premier League, with the Reds last scoring longer consecutive goals between February and October 2020 (17).
【Brentford v Fulham】
Brentford are unbeaten in 11 consecutive Premier League games (5 wins, 6 draws) and are 9th; Fulham are unbeaten in 4 rounds (2 wins, 2 draws) and are ranked 7th.
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Brentford are currently the longest unbeaten team in the Premier League (11 games, 5 wins, 6 draws), but Brentford have won just one of their last nine London derbies (1 win, 6 draws, 2 defeats).
Fulham have won 11 Premier League games this season, with the last time more wins were in 2011/12 (14). Fulham's five away wins have equalled the record set in 2003/04 for a single Premier League away win.
Brentford are unbeaten in their Premier League first-goal games (17 wins, 4 draws), 10 of them this season (8 wins, 2 draws). However, Brentford are one of three teams to concede first goals this season without a win (10 first, 6 draws and 4 defeats).
Brentford and Fulham are tied for first in the Premier League for set-piece goals this season (both 15), with Brentford scoring five penalties to top the Premier League.
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