With a combination of quality, experience, and managerial quality, defending champions Manchester City should be the biggest favourites to win the Premier League this season. Because of Manchester City's slump some time ago, Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool and Villa are all regarded as favorites to win the championship, but these four have unstable records and have their own problems.
Tottenham Hotspur reached the top after beating Liverpool 2:1 at home in the 7th round, and in the 11th round, they drew 1 and lost 4 without a win, and quickly fell out of the top four after handing over the top spot. Arsenal rose to the top of the table from the 12th round to *** 4 consecutive wins, and the last 4 rounds of 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses have handed over the top spot. Liverpool's results in the last 3 rounds of 1 win and 2 draws are average, taking advantage of the slump of Arsenal and Villa in the same period, and sitting on the top again. And Villadi*** in the 16th and 17th rounds of Manchester City, Arsenal Brentford also ushered in a good opportunity to reach the top, the last 2 rounds of 1 draw and 1 loss can only be ranked third.
Manchester City, who defeated Everton 3-1 away, is only five points behind the leader Liverpool with one game in hand, and the defending champions are still in fourth place, but they have shown the momentum to regain lost ground.
In the 20th round, Villa and Manchester City are both facing weak teams at home, and what will be the result waiting for Emery and Guardiola?
Competition time: 23:00 Beijing time on December 30
After the first 19 rounds, Aston Villa has 19 games, 12 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, ranking third with 39 points, 3 points behind the leader Liverpool, 1 point behind the second Arsenal, and 2 points more than the fourth Manchester City.
Unai Emery's team wants to repeat the miracle of Ranieri Leicester City in the 2015-16 season, it is unlikely, first, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool's three championship teams are very strong, the performance can not be said to be stable but by no means sluggish, Villa's strength is not as good as theirs, and it is not stable enough. However, the certainty of fighting for the fourth is still very large.
Burnley has 19 games, 3 wins, 2 draws and 14 losses, ranking second from bottom in the Premier League standings, and the relegation situation is grim.
Villa has 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 games, and 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 2 rounds of the Premier League, and their recent form is not good.
Burnley have won 2 of their last 10 games, drawn 1 and lost 7.
In the last 10 meetings between the two sides, Villa won 3, drew 5 and lost 2, only having a slight advantage.
A victory for Villa should not be a problem in this battle.
Competition time: 23:00 Beijing time on December 30
Thanks to Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur have recently unexpectedly dropped some points, Manchester City has not lost the chain in the championship, 18 games, 11 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in the Premier League standings ranked fourth, 1 game less than 5 points behind the leader Liverpool, if the next stable consecutive wins, then it is very likely to regain the top spot.
Sheffield United has 9 points from 19 games, 2 wins, 3 draws and 14 losses, and is firmly at the bottom of the Premier League standings, and there is probably no hope of relegation.
Manchester City has 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 games, and is unbeaten in the Premier League, Champions League, and Club World Cup in the past 6 games, 5 wins and 1 draw.
Sheffield United has 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in the last 10 games, and 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 3 rounds of the Premier League.
In the last 10 meetings between the two sides, Manchester City has the upper hand with 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
In this game, Manchester City's victory is also no suspense.