December 26th in England means Boxing Daya day in which it is there Premier League to dominate with the penultimate day of the first round. Eight games are scheduled for Thursday, with the two postponed games on Friday.
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by our correspondent Antonello Guerrera
December 16, 2024
Manchester City, forbidden to fail
The round will open Manchester Cityat 1.30 pm on the pitch at the Etihad Stadium against l’Everton. Guardiola's team is experiencing the most difficult moment since (summer 2016) when the Catalan coach led the Citizens. City have lost 9 times in their last 12 league and cup matches – the last one last Saturday in Birmingham against Aston Villa – and have slipped to seventh place, 12 points behind leaders Liverpool (with one game in hand). The return to the three points, which Manchester have lacked since 4 December (3-0 against Nottingham) would be the best gift for Guardiola who according to BBC he will take advantage of the renewal until 2027 to rebuild a team that seems to have lost the hunger that led them to win – among other things – the last four Premier Leagues (a record).
Liverpool master
Fresh from the 6 goals scored against Tottenham and the lead in the standings against Chelsea (+4 with a game to recover), Liverpool receives a Leicester who have collected just one point in the last three days and who have not won at Anfield since 2000. Slot on the contrary can count on a Salah in great form (15 goals and 11 assists) and on a team that is traveling at full speed. Home commitment also for the Chelsea by Maresca against Fulham and for l’Arsenal by Arteta (Friday) against Ipswich. The Nottingham Forestfourth in the table and with 7 wins in the last 10 games, hosts a Tottenham in crisis (3 knockouts in the last four outings) while the Bournemouth, another surprise of the season, he receives the Crystal Palace. Humiliated last weekend at Old Trafford by Bournemouth (3-0), the Manchester United by Ruben Amorim (13th) visits Wolves, galvanized by the great victory over Leicester in the last round.
18th day program (26/12)
13.30 Manchester City – Everton; ore 16 Bournemouth – Crystal Palace; Nottingham Forest – Tottenham; Newcastle – Aston Villa; Chelsea – Fulham; Southampton – West Ham; 18.30 Wolverhampton – Manchester United; 21 Liverpool – Leicester. Venerdì 27 ore 20.30 Brighton – Brentford; 21.15 Arsenal – Ipswich Town
