Chances for Arsenal and Liverpool to boost their seasons and for Edinson Cavani and Aleksandar Mitrovic to deliver goals
If anyone had told Mikel Arteta that last season’s gap between Arsenal and Liverpool – 43 points – would narrow to four by early April he would have been forgiven for envisaging an unlikely title battle. The truth from Arsenal’s perspective is far more mundane; Liverpool’s slump is the story and they travel to the Emirates in urgent need of a win that might recharge their top-four hopes. They cannot afford to drift any further behind Chelsea so this weekend is probably all about keeping pace, given Thomas Tuchel’s side face West Brom. This is not a fixture Arteta or Jürgen Klopp would have wanted on the back of an international break; Arsenal may be without Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe, two of their biggest reasons to think a push for the Europa League is still on, and a nervy affair could be in prospect. Both teams’ campaigns are on the line, but not in the way either would wish. NA
Arsenal v Liverpool (Saturday, 8pm, all times BST)
Leicester v Manchester City (Saturday, 5.30pm)
Leeds v Sheffield United (Saturday, 3pm)
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Chelsea v West Brom (Saturday, 12.30pm)
Manchester United v Brighton (Sunday, 7.30pm)
Newcastle v Tottenham (Sunday, 2.05pm)
Aston Villa v Fulham (Sunday, 4.30pm)
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Everton v Crystal Palace (Monday, 6pm)
Southampton v Burnley (Sunday, 12pm)
Wolves v West Ham (Monday, 8.15pm)
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