FOOTBALL: EPL FIXTURES, FACE OFFS AND FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL




It's our mandatory duty to give you nice updates on the recent past weeks of the English Premier League, interviews and news ahead week 31 fixtures for tomorrow.

Pep Guardiola’s team twice squandered the lead in Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Arsenal and are without a win in their last three league games.

City have a five-point lead over fifth-placed Manchester United, who have a game in hand on their local rivals. Guardiola admitted playing back-to-back away games against two such formidable opponents is a major test. “We play against a team who is stable in what they do. We don’t have too much time to prepare but we go back to Manchester now and recover and then come back to London,” Guardiola said.

Still, City ended their trip to the Emirates Stadium with more satisfaction than Arsenal, who are in sixth place, seven points behind fourth-placed City. With Arsenal fans once again calling for Arsene Wenger to resign during a pre-match protest march, the Gunners boss desperately needed a dominant display from his team. Instead, Arsenal twice had to come from behind to avoid a third successive league defeat. Wenger knows the pressure of Arsenal’s struggles and the fans’ anger is taking its toll on his players. “We are in a tough battle for the top four,” Wenger said. “The test was mental. We had to come back after half-time and we got a point after a time that has been so stressful for us.

 Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns from suspension for Manchester United’s clash with Everton at Old Trafford. Ibrahimovic has been sorely missed and Saturday’s goalless draw with West Bromwich Albion prompted United manager Jose Mourinho to blast his team’s misfiring forwards. It was the eighth time in the Premier League this season the Red Devils have had to settle for a point from a home game.

“It’s disappointing. We’ve lost a lot of points like that,” United midfielder Marouane Fellaini said. “It’s not easy to play at Old Trafford, they came to take a point or win with a counter-attack. But we have to find a solution to win the game.”


 FIXTURES (1845 GMT unless stated):

TUESDAY (4/4/2017)
Burnley v Stoke.
Leicester v Sunderland
Manchester Utd v Everton (2000 GMT)
Watford v West Brom

WEDNESDAY (5/4/2017)
Arsenal v West Ham
Chelsea v Manchester City (2000 GMT)
Hull v Middlesbrough
Liverpool v Bournemouth (2000 GMT)
Southampton v Crystal Palace
Swansea v Tottenham

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