EPL PREVIEWS AND PREDICTIONS
FACTS AND STATS ahead of the English Premier League fixtures (11pm Malaysian time unless stated).
TOMORROW
MAN CITY VS BRENTFORD (8.30pm) Home win
City did the double over Brentford in the Premier League last season. Brentford are winless in their last four meetings with City in all competitions (L4). The Bees last defeated City in 1989.
BOURNEMOUTH VS EVERTON Home win Bournemouth are unbeaten in all five of their Premier League home matches against Everton (W3 D2). Bournemouth have lost their last four league games, after an unbeaten run of six games under caretaker manager Gary O'Neil since he took over from Scott Parker in late August. Bournemouth beat Everton 4-1 in the League Cup on Tuesday.
LIVERPOOL VS SOUTHAMPTON Home win Liverpool have won nine of their last 10 Premier League games against Southampton, losing once in January last year. Only three of Southampton's 11 league wins over Liverpool have come at Anfield. If Southampton lose, it will be the first time they have been in the relegation zone at Christmas in the Premier League since 2004-05, when they suffered their only relegation from the division.
TOTTENHAM VS LEEDS Home win
Tottenham have won seven of their last nine Premier League meetings with Leeds (D1 L1). Leeds have lost their last five away league games against Spurs, last winning 2-1 in February 2001 at White Hart Lane. Tottenham have lost three of their last four Premier League games (W1), as many as they had in their previous 24 (W17 D4).
WEST HAM VS LEICESTER Draw
West Ham are unbeaten in their last four league games against Leicester (D1 L3). Each of the last seven league matches between West Ham and Leicester has featured at least three goals. Both West Ham and Leicester have lost a joint league-high eight Premier League games so far this season.
FOREST VS CRYSTAL PALACE Away win
Palace have not beaten Forest in four Premier League meetings (D2 L2). Palace have earned more points from losing positions (12) than any other Premier League side this season. Forest have won just once in their last 12 Premier League matches (D4 L7).
SUNDAY
NEWCASTLE VS CHELSEA (1.30am) Home win Newcastle have lost seven of their last eight Premier League games against Chelsea, winning the other 1-0 in January 2020. Newcastle midfielder Miguel Almiron has scored seven goals in his last seven Premier League matches. Newcastle are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League games (W6 D3).
WOLVES VS ARSENAL (3.45am) Away win Wolves lost home and away against Arsenal in the Premier League last season, having lost just two of their previous eight games against them (W3 D3). Wolves have won just one of their last eight Premier League games, drawing one and losing six. Victory for Arsenal will mean they are top of the Premier League table at Christmas for the first time since 2007-08.
BRIGHTON VS ASTON VILLA (10pm) Home win Brighton have won just one of their six Premier
League meetings with Aston Villa (D2 L3), winning 2-1 at Villa Park in November 2020. Villa are winless in their last eight Premier League away games (D2 L6), with only Nottingham Forest (one) scoring fewer on the road than the Villans this term (three). Brighton have won back-to-back Premier League games, but have not won three consecutive league games since October 2018.
MONDAY
FULHAM VS MAN UNITED (12.30am) Away win Fulham have won just two of their last 25 Premier League games against Man United (D5 L18), and are winless in 13 against them since picking up back-toback victories in 2009. United have lost just one of their last 18 Premier League games against promoted sides (W11 D6), going down 4-1 at Watford in November last season. Fulham have lost just one of their seven Premier League home games this season (W3 D3).