We do not wish to be the bearers of unhealthy information, however this weekend is the final weekend of Premier League motion earlier than a world break.
Sure, you are proper to boo. It is horrible.
Understanding that reality, nevertheless, ought to make us all cherish Gameweek 7 of the 2024/25 Premier League season an entire lot extra.
With that in thoughts, here is 4 storylines to maintain a detailed eye on because the weekend motion unfolds.
Had Harry Maguire not scored a 91st minute equaliser in opposition to FC Porto on Thursday night time, chances are high we would be speaking about who will substitute Erik ten Hag at Manchester United.
That objective has given Ten Hag a keep of execution, however efficiency ranges want to enhance dramatically this weekend if the supervisor goes to remain within the job.
And unluckily for Ten Hag, this weekend’s sport can be in opposition to Aston Villa at one of the troublesome stadiums to go to in all of Europe – Villa Park.
The Dutch boss may have a miracle to remain within the job for for much longer if the Purple Devils undergo a defeat as dismal on the one by the hands of Tottenham Hotspur final week, and he’ll take little consolation from the truth that Villa noticed off Bayern Munich in midweek on their return to the Champions League.
For the primary time in Premier League historical past, 5 groups head into Gameweek 7 with no single win to their identify. That is 1 / 4 of the entire league.
And whereas we would battle to again Southampton to beat Arsenal or Crystal Palace to shock Liverpool, Ipswich City, Wolves and Leicester Metropolis will take a look at their fixtures this weekend and suppose: ‘yeah, that is winnable’.
Having drawn 2-2 with Aston Villa final week, and with their striker Liam Delap in tremendous kind, we’re predicting that Ipswich are the most definitely of the three to interrupt their duck in opposition to a West Ham United crew who cannot purchase a win at dwelling.
On Saturday, league leaders Liverpool face off in opposition to a winless Crystal Palace facet, Arsenal face a winless Southampton facet, and Man Metropolis face Fulham – a crew that, whereas taking part in effectively proper now, have misplaced 11 out of 11 video games in opposition to Metropolis since Pep Guardiola took cost.
So it is truthful to say we’re anticipating all three to win on Saturday.
The intrigue within the video games might lay in who can win in essentially the most spectacular vogue, and the way early within the sport they will safe all three factors. In a season jam-packed with video games, the latter might show to be essential.
After a topsy-turvy begin to the 2024/25 season, Tottenham Hotspur actually got here alive final weekend at Outdated Trafford, placing probably the greatest Premier League performances we have seen underneath Ange Postecoglou.
The three-0 win confirmed off all the things good about Ange-ball, and gave Spurs followers hope that this season could possibly be a fairly particular one in north London.
To be able to get followers of different golf equipment believing that they may lastly finish their trophy drought although, they will have to put in an identical efficiency in opposition to a fairly rattling good Brighton and Hove Albion outfit.
We’ll see what Tottenham are actually product of on Sunday.
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