The Premier League returns this weekend and there will be a few answered questions.
It all starts in South London at lunchtime on Saturday as Crystal Palace host Liverpool live on Sky Sports Premier League to six matches at 3pm, including Manchester United Swansea West ham Southampton.
Manchester city travel to Everton in the 5.30 PM start on Saturday, before a super Sunday double-header live on sky sports as Arsenal Stoke city 1: 30 p.m. and meet “Chelsea “”Tottenham” in the 4 hours of the day.
Ahead of the games, we look at potential questions that may be answered this weekend…
Maybe Mohamed Salah is equal to another record in the Premier League? (Crystal Palace Liverpool, Saturday from 11: 30am live on Sky Sport Premier League)
Liverpool To Watford 5-0
Before the international break, it was all about Mohamed Salah after his four-goal haul against Watford Liverpool won 5-0 with the Egyptian beating all possible records in the process and continues an excellent debut season with the Reds.
Scoring in 20 of 30 games in the Premier League this season if he nets against Palace, he will equal the record for number of games scored in the 38 games of the season. Currently he is 21 match Cristiano Ronaldo (2007/08) and Robin van Persie (2012/13).
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31 March 2018, 11:30 am
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Salah opened the scoring in eight matches in the Premier League this term – the same number as Crystal Palace, although the eagles Manager Roy Hodgson has won three of the last five top-flight meetings against his former team.
Four in a row for the Seagulls? (Brighton V Leicester, Saturday 3pm)
Brighton continues to make steady progress at the top of the Premier League table, although after five games unbeaten, they lost 2-0 to Everton a few weeks ago and will be another three points in their eyes on Saturday.
West Brom 1-4 Leicester
The credit card was fruitful for the gulls, having won each of their last three Premier League games – the same number they won in their first 12 attempts in the top flight. Leicester won in the last away match with West Brom after five on the road without a victory.
Both sides could find the net, too, with 20 foxes’ Premier League this season have met teams scoring the highest in the top division, with Jamie Vardy scoring in four of their last five away matches Lester.
Romelu Lukaku can continue his recent good form and make it a century? (Manchester United to Swansea, Saturday, 3 days)
2018 was a good Romelu Lukaku. He was directly involved in 14 goals in 14 games in all competitions (10 goals and four assists), and may reach 100 goals in the Premier League, if he can find the net against Swansea on Saturday.
He scored a goal against the swans in the reverse fixture earlier this season, when “Manchester United” won 4-0 at “liberty stadium”, with josé Mourinho team, not conceding a goal against the Welsh team for two matches they have played this term (also with the score 2: 0 victory in the Cup of EFL in October 2017).
Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool
But Swansea have a good reputation in the organization, to avoid defeat in three of their last five visits to old Trafford (W2 D1 L2), although they have not won in their last four away matches in the Premier League.
Huddersfield can end their goal? (Newcastle to Huddersfield Saturday, 3pm)
Goals have been hard to find for Huddersfield this season – they have the joint-second lowest tally of shots (25), together with Swansea and ahead of bottom side West Brom (24). They are unable to find the gate in the last three Premier League matches against Tottenham, Swansea and crystal Palace.
They were on the same runs twice this season, but they still have to go through four games without scoring in the Premier League. Although Huddersfield have scored in four of their 15 away matches in the Premier League this season, they have not lost any of these games (W3 D1).
Newcastle 3-0 Southampton
Newcastle also want to extend to run themselves, winning their last two Premier League matches at St James Park, although they have not won three consecutive games at home in the top division the fourth under the guidance of Alan Pardew in December 2014.
The comfort of home to help the hornets? (Watford to Bournemouth, Saturday, 3pm)
Javi Gracia could still be adjusting to life in the Premier League, but he definitely found yourself at home on Vicarage road, where he won all of his top-flight games against Chelsea, Everton and West Brom.
Bournemouth 2-1 West Brom
The last time Watford have won four in a row in the top flight was in December 1986 under the leadership of Graham Taylor, but lost only one of their last 16 home matches against Tottenham in all competitions – including seven victories – a record could be matched.
Four of the five games of the Premier League between the two sides ended level, although Watford won the first match earlier this season, picking up a 2-0 victory at the stadium of resistance in August 2017.
Can bags finally find victory? (West Brom vs Burnley, Saturday, 3 days)
West Brom continues to struggle at the foot of the Premier League table, ten points from safety with only seven matches. Indeed, they lost each of their last seven League games and two away from matching their record defeats in the top flight in August and September 1985 (9).
However, the baggies have won nine of their last 10 home matches against Burnley (D1) – winning the last two 4-0, although men Sean Daic find it difficult to win on the road this term.
Burnley won the League-high 48.8% of their points in the Premier League away from home this season – 21 of 43 – and have won their last two top games at home and on the road with “Everton” and “West ham”.
West Ham 0-3 Burnley
Maybe mark Hughes won his first game of the Premier League as Manager of the saints? (West ham Southampton, Saturday, 3 days)
Mark Hughes has made his official debut as Manager of Southampton and it was a winning start, beating Wigan 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup, but the effort of the saints in the Premier League starts on Saturday.
Hughes becomes only the second person to control six different clubs in the Premier League after Sam Allardyce (7), but he didn’t win his first top match in charge of the club since September 2004 in Blackburn. In his four subsequent clubs, he immediately draws (Fulham) and lost three (man city, QPR and Stoke).
West ham two points and one place ahead of Southampton who currently occupy the last place in the relegation and will be hoping for an important three points, but have lost their last three championship matches by a margin of three goals. The last English top-flight side to lose four times in a row by such a margin was Nottingham forest in April 1968.
Everton could provide a stumbling block for the Champions-elect? (Everton V man city, Saturday, 5: 30 PM)
Manchester city seem to be cruising to the Premier League title, but they can expect a difficult match against Everton this weekend, where they struggled before losing with the score 4: 0 in last season’s “Goodison Park” – the biggest defeat in the League PEP Guardiola as Manager.
Stoke City 0-2 Manchester City
Besides, man city are winless in their last four Premier League matches against the Toffees (D3 L1) and Everton have won six of their last nine home matches against city in all competitions (D1 L2) meaning a lot of concentration is required from the Champions-elect.
But it is necessary Guardiola’s side beat Everton on Saturday, they will become only the third team to defeat all other teams in a single season in the Premier League after Chelsea in the 2005/06 season and “Manchester United” in the season 2010/11.
Can Arsenal continue in the Premier League against the potters? (Arsenal Stoke city Sunday from 12.30 PM live on Sky Sports Premier League)
Arsenal 3-0 Watford
After four consecutive losses in all competitions, Arsenal have won the last three games before the international break and will be looking to start the series of three games at the Emirates with a victory over Stoke city.
The statistics also for good reading, with the Gunners won the last 15 home matches against the potters in all competitions that stretches back to August 1981, when Stoke won 1-0 at Highbury thanks to a goal by Lee Chapman.
Arsenal-Stoke
April 1, 2018, 12:30 PM
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While Stoke city won 1-0 in the reverse fixture earlier this season, is now “Arsenal” 12 times in a row at home to high flying Stoke wins is the longest winning streak in TOP-flight history. The gunners also have the highest percentage in the Premier League points won at home this season (72.9%, or 35/48).
Spur the state to end their dismal run at Stamford bridge? (“Chelsea” “Tottenham” on Sunday from 3: 30 PM live on Sky Sports Premier League)
It’s been a long time since Tottenham beat Chelsea at Stamford bridge – for over 18 years. The Blues are unbeaten in 27 home matches against Tottenham (W18 D9) after losing 2-1 in February 1990.
Bournemouth 1-4 Tottenham
Indeed, spurs ‘ 25 games at Stamford bridge without a win in the Premier League is the most that one team played on the same site without a single victory in the competition, but they enter the game in much better shape.
They are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League games – the victory in the last four – and while Chelsea have lost four of their last six League matches, with the only wins against the bottom of the table West Brom and crystal Palace.
Chelsea vs Tottenham
April 1, 2018, 3:30 PM
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