Southampton VS Manchester City
Undeniably, the Saints have amazed
almost everyone with their brilliant form since the opening day of
the season. As Liverpool stole most of their players, they went on to stealing
the position they finished last season. The attention-grabbing question is
will Ronald Koeman’s side prolong their unbeaten streak as they face a thorny
string of matches with the big guns, beginning with Premier League holders
Manchester City. The Citizens are two points behind their opponent and will be
eyeing for full points to pile pressure on table toppers Chelsea. Against
Swansea City, Manuel Pellegrini’s men had to work their socks off to grab the
winner. Their talisman Yaya Toure and league's top scorer Sergio Aguero will
certainly be their crucial stars once again. A surely entertaining game, as
Southampton has won six games in their last eight matches whereas the visitors
have scored in each of their away matches this season. Numerous fantasy premier league stars to face
each other on Sunday!
Key Battles:
Toby Alderweireld vs Sergio Aguero
Victor Wanyama vs Yaya Toure
Graziano Pelle vs Vincent Kompany
Liverpool VS Stoke City
The Reds are currently having a
dilemma, any opponents who play against them, being new comers like Crystal
Palace or big teams, they all look more composed to clinch maximum points. Time
is ticking for Brendan Rodgers as he has spent more than 100 million pounds on
a group of misfits. Reports are murmuring around that if he fails to grab all
three points against Stoke City, the next stage is walking papers. A do or die
situation for the former Swansea caretaker. The bright side for the Reds is
Rickie Lambert is progressively firing in goals plus Mamadou Sakho could
feature to organize the defensive line. On the other hand, The Potters are
right above Liverpool in the league table and need to improve this time after
dreadfully losing to Burnley at home last weekend. The stats are favouring the
home team as Stoke City have failed to win on their last 29 league visits to
Anfield, however it might be the best
time to turn things around against a wobbly defense.
Key Battles:
Dejan Lovren vs Peter Crouch
Rickie Lambert vs Ryan Shawcross
Philippe Coutinho vs Charlie Adam
Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton
Both star studded teams with
similar points in the table and determination to clinch the valuable Champions
League qualification spot face off each other. Everton would be coming into the game with booming
confidence as they are unbeaten in their last five, whereas Spurs came from
behind to bring home maximum points from KC Stadium last weekend. It’s expected
to be a fiery encounter to witness who has the bigger appetite for the
Champions League. The Toffees should be extra alert at the back as they have
kept just two clean sheets in their last 21 Barclays Premier League visits to
London. Will Christian Eriksen once again rescue the home side or Lukaku to rifle
in his 6th goal of the season?
Key Battles:
Nacer Chadli vs Leighton Baines
Romelu Lukaku vs Jan Vertonghen
Christian Eriksen vs Leon Osman
