Day: October 26, 2019

Manchester City would look to cut the gap at the top of the Premier League between them and Liverpool to 3 points by winning this game before the Reds face Tottenham on Sunday.

The Cityzens have dropped some points surprisingly this season after losing two and drawing one of their 9 league games ahead of this match.

They have been inconsistent having lost to Wolves at home only two matchdays ago.

They would have been delighted to see Liverpool drop two points at Old Trafford last weekend and would be looking to take advantage of that and half the deficit further here.

City has won four and lost one of their last five games in all competition.

Their first loss of the season was against a side that had just been promoted to the Premier League and they face another one here, their fans would pray it turns out better.

Aston Villa have been in fine form since they returned to the Premier League this season.

They come into this game unbeaten in their last four games in all competitions and three of those games have ended in wins for them.

City score 8 unreplied goals the last two times these sides met with 4-0 the scoreline in each game. The host has won 4 and drawn one of their last 5 games against this opponent.

Frank Lampard leads his in-form side to Turf Moor here looking to continue their impressive winning run that stretches to their last 6 games in all competitions.

In midweek, the Blues secured their most significant win of the campaign when they beat Ajax 1-0 at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam.

The last time they lost a game was their 2-1 loss at home to Liverpool and their last two wins have proven that they can grind out results from whatever situation they find themselves.

The Blues are currently 4th on the league table and another win here would help them consolidate their position there.

Burnley is also not doing badly for a team of their quality.

The Clarets are currently 8th on the league table.

They host this game after losing their last game, but that was their first defeat in their last 5 games.

Sean Dyche’s side has won just one of their last 5 head to head meetings with the Blues but they did put up a fight the last time these sides met as they drew the game 2-2.

Liverpool would be looking to maintain their 6 points lead at the top of the Premier League table when they host Tottenham in this game.

The Reds are looking to win their first league title in 30 years as well as add to the two trophies they have won this year.

They had their lead at the top reduced by two points when they visited Manchester United on Sunday and they would be eager to get back to winning ways in this game.

Liverpool hasn’t lost a league game in this calendar year and has won 8 of their 9 opening games this season. They also have a solid head to head record against Spurs having beaten them on the three occasions they met in all competitions last season.

Liverpool has lost just one of their last 15 games against Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

Spurs have endured a tough to their season but their fans would feel their 5-0 win over Red Star Belgrade in midweek would kickstart their season.

They have traditionally struggled in this fixture and don’t have the form on their side ahead of this game.

They have lost four of their last seven games in all competition and have not won any of their last 6 away games in all competitions.