Gameweeks 33 and 34 of the Premier League have a short turnaround; less than 48 hours will pass between West Ham United’s trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday and Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United on Thursday.
As the exciting season draws to a close, there will be more midweek games the next week. The games are coming thick and fast.
The league leaders Arsenal won’t play until Tuesday when they host Chelsea, thus Manchester City might take the lead in the standings this weekend when they visit Fulham. The match between Liverpool and Tottenham on Sunday, which will determine who will play in Europe the next season, is maybe the match of the round.
Despite having played two more games than Manchester City, the North London team is currently atop the Premier League despite going four games without a victory.
Key defender William Saliba is unlikely to be fit for Chelsea’s match, as manager Mikel Arteta stated last week. However, midfielder Granit Xhaka bounced back from sickness to start Wednesday’s City loss at the Etihad.
Takehiro Tomiyasu and Mohamed Elneny will not play for Arsenal anywhere else this season.
Although Matty Cash and Leon Bailey’s recovery from injuries is progressing, they won’t be ready for Sunday’s away match against Manchester United.
Although they are “progressing nicely,” Philippe Coutinho and Boubacar Kamara will not be able to play this weekend.
