1) Leicester City vs Arsenal (3pm)
Line ups
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Match preview
Leicester are currently third in the Premier League table, level on points with second-placed Manchester United, while Arsenal sit down in 11th spot, 11 points behind fourth-placed West Ham United.
Leicester are very much in the mix for a top-four finish in this season's Premier League, with the Foxes picking up 49 points from their 25 matches to occupy third spot in the table, level on points with second-placed Man United and six clear of fifth-placed Chelsea, meaning that they have a nice cushion at this stage.
Brendan Rodgers's side have picked up 10 points from their last four league matches, including back-to-back wins over Liverpool and Aston Villa, but they will enter this game off the back of a disappointing 2-0 loss to Slavia Prague in the second leg of their last-32 Europa League clash on Thursday night.
Leicester's European journey for the 2020-21 campaign has finished, but they are still in the FA Cup - taking on Man United in the quarter-finals of the competition on March 21 - and have plenty to play for in the league as they bid to secure a return to the Champions League for the 2021-22 season.
Rodgers's side have been excellent on their travels this term, boasting the second-best away record in England's top flight, but they have lost five of their 12 league fixtures at the King Power Stadium and will certainly be wary of an Arsenal team that are full of talent despite their struggles.
Leicester have not lost to the Gunners in England's top flight since October 2018, though, and recorded a 1-0 victory when the two teams locked horns in the reverse match at the Emirates Stadium in October.
Arsenal also looked to be heading out of the Europa League on Thursday as they trailed Benfica 2-1 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate just past the hour of the second leg at the Emirates Stadium.
Kieran Tierney scored in the 67th minute, though, before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted the decisive goal in the 87th minute, which saw Mikel Arteta's side advance to the round of 16, where they will face Olympiacos.
There is no getting away from the fact that it has been a desperately disappointing league campaign for the club once again, though, and their poor form continued last weekend as they suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Manchester City, making it just three points from their last four fixtures in England's top flight.
A total of 34 points from 25 matches has left them down in 11th position in the table, 11 points off the top four and actually only four points clear of Southampton in 14th, which is an indication of their struggles.
Arsenal's away form this season has also been disappointing, losing six of their 12 league fixtures on their travels, and another poor result on Sunday would leave them in a vulnerable position ahead of a run which includes games against Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham and Liverpool.
Leicester City Premier League form: DLWDWW
Leicester City form (all competitions): DWWDWL
Arsenal Premier League form: WDLLWL
Arsenal form (all competitions): LLWDLW
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2) Chelsea VS Manchester United (7.30PM)
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MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
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Line ups
Previously on LIEARS.
Match preview
Leicester are currently third in the Premier League table, level on points with second-placed Manchester United, while Arsenal sit down in 11th spot, 11 points behind fourth-placed West Ham United.
Leicester are very much in the mix for a top-four finish in this season's Premier League, with the Foxes picking up 49 points from their 25 matches to occupy third spot in the table, level on points with second-placed Man United and six clear of fifth-placed Chelsea, meaning that they have a nice cushion at this stage.
Brendan Rodgers's side have picked up 10 points from their last four league matches, including back-to-back wins over Liverpool and Aston Villa, but they will enter this game off the back of a disappointing 2-0 loss to Slavia Prague in the second leg of their last-32 Europa League clash on Thursday night.
Leicester's European journey for the 2020-21 campaign has finished, but they are still in the FA Cup - taking on Man United in the quarter-finals of the competition on March 21 - and have plenty to play for in the league as they bid to secure a return to the Champions League for the 2021-22 season.
Rodgers's side have been excellent on their travels this term, boasting the second-best away record in England's top flight, but they have lost five of their 12 league fixtures at the King Power Stadium and will certainly be wary of an Arsenal team that are full of talent despite their struggles.
Leicester have not lost to the Gunners in England's top flight since October 2018, though, and recorded a 1-0 victory when the two teams locked horns in the reverse match at the Emirates Stadium in October.
Arsenal also looked to be heading out of the Europa League on Thursday as they trailed Benfica 2-1 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate just past the hour of the second leg at the Emirates Stadium.
Kieran Tierney scored in the 67th minute, though, before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted the decisive goal in the 87th minute, which saw Mikel Arteta's side advance to the round of 16, where they will face Olympiacos.
There is no getting away from the fact that it has been a desperately disappointing league campaign for the club once again, though, and their poor form continued last weekend as they suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Manchester City, making it just three points from their last four fixtures in England's top flight.
A total of 34 points from 25 matches has left them down in 11th position in the table, 11 points off the top four and actually only four points clear of Southampton in 14th, which is an indication of their struggles.
Arsenal's away form this season has also been disappointing, losing six of their 12 league fixtures on their travels, and another poor result on Sunday would leave them in a vulnerable position ahead of a run which includes games against Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham and Liverpool.
Leicester City Premier League form: DLWDWW
Leicester City form (all competitions): DWWDWL
Arsenal Premier League form: WDLLWL
Arsenal form (all competitions): LLWDLW
Preview: Leicester vs. Arsenal - prediction, team news
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2) Chelsea VS Manchester United (7.30PM)
The legends
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Chelsea have won just two of the past 10 meetings in all competitions, drawing three times and losing five.
- Manchester United have won on their last three away trips to Stamford Bridge in all competitions. They have never recorded four straight victories at Chelsea.
- Chelsea have failed to score in three consecutive league meetings despite attempting 41 shots.
- Chelsea are unbeaten in nine matches in all competitions, eight of them under new boss Thomas Tuchel.
- The Blues are yet to score more than twice in any of their six league games under Tuchel. They scored three times or more in eight of 19 league fixtures under his predecessor Frank Lampard.
- Chelsea have taken 17 points from their past eight league fixtures, the division's third-best total over that period.
- They have claimed just one win in six games against fellow current top-seven clubs, drawing once and losing four times.
- Only leaders Manchester City have conceded fewer goals than Chelsea's tally of 25.
- Chelsea's six-goal league top scorer Tammy Abraham is yet to play more than 45 minutes in any league match since Tuchel became head coach.
- The away team has won all four of the previous managerial meetings between Tuchel and his opposite number Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
- Manchester United have lost just once in 19 Premier League fixtures, winning 12 games and drawing six.
- They are unbeaten in a top-flight club record 19 away league games, recording 13 victories and six draws. That run began with a 2-0 win at Chelsea in February 2020.
- The Reds Devils' total of 49 points is 14 more than they had at this stage of last season.
- United are unbeaten in seven games against fellow current top-seven clubs, winning twice and drawing on five occasions.
- Marcus Rashford has contributed to seven goals in all competitions against Chelsea, with five goals and two assists.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has won all three competitive matches as a manager at Stamford Bridge.
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