The races of English football giants London's "Chelsea" and "Manchester City" are gaining momentum in the Premier League. These clubs, leading the championship with 46 points each, will test mid-table teams this Saturday. The "Viasat Sport Baltic" channel will broadcast matches from the seven most popular football leagues in the world this weekend.
"Chelsea" will host Newcastle United (10th place, 27 points) at home, whom they lost to 1-2 in the first round. Jose Mourinho's students, who have been dominant leaders for a long time, have started to struggle recently. In the last round, they allowed "Tottenham Hotspur" to score five goals, losing 3-5 to their opponents. In two matches, the "aristocrats" only collected one point.
It is very likely that the London team will take three points immediately. Because after a victory against Chelsea, Newcastle club stumbled. The "Magpies" have only won one victory in the last five matches, and in the last game, they failed to defeat one of the outsiders, the "Burnley" club (3-3).
"Manchester City" will visit the fortress of "Everton" who are playing tragically (13th place, 21 points). In the last two matches, the "Citizens" did not look impressive. They barely beat Sunderland 3-2 at home, and before that, in front of their own fans, they lost two points in a 2-2 showdown with Burnley. Manuel Pellegrini's team has not tasted defeat in eleven consecutive matches - nine wins and two draws.
Last season, "Everton", who fought fiercely for a place in the Champions League and finished fifth, has fallen into a deep pit - suffered four defeats in a row, won only once in eight games. In their first duel, Manchester City triumphed 1-0 over Everton.
Football fans eagerly await the match between neighbors on the league table "Manchester United" (3rd place, 37 points) and "Southampton" (4th place, 36 points) at "Old Trafford" stadium on Sunday. In a recent match between these teams at Southampton, "Red Devils" won a tough 2-1 victory. Robin van Persie scored two goals for the guests. In that game, their opponents also failed to convert many opportunities into goals.
"Southampton" promises to seek revenge. Ronald Koeman's students humiliated much richer opponents in the last two rounds: they beat London's "Arsenal" 2-0 and played a 1-1 draw with "Chelsea". Although "Manchester United" have not lost in the last ten games, at the end of last year and the beginning of this year, they played poorly - games against "Stoke City" and "Tottenham Hotspur" ended in draws.
Schedule of broadcasts:
January 10, 14:40 - "Sunderland" vs "Liverpool", 16:55 - "Everton" vs "Manchester City", 19:25 - "Crystal Palace" vs "Tottenham Hotspur", 21:30 - "Chelsea" vs "Newcastle United"; January 11, 15:25 - "Arsenal" vs "Stoke", 17:55 - "Manchester United" vs "Southampton".
