The hosts» midfield only suffered one change from this past
weekend league fixture against Athletic and it was Sami Khedira who replaced Asier Illarramendi in the starting lineup.
With Neymar set to miss out PSG's
weekend league fixture through injury despite training yesterday, it makes you wonder if that's the real reason the winger have been left out of the Ligue 1 side's squad.
Not exact matches
Arsenal fans will be hoping from a look at this
weekend's
fixture list in the Premier
League that it could be a good few days for the Gunners in our pursuit of the title, as many of our big rivals for the EPL trophy have matches that look harder on paper than our trip to Swansea and two of them are playing each other.
Arsenal were certainly helped by the
fixture list this
weekend which saw Chelsea and Liverpool face each other, but at the same time a lot of pundits did not expect us to win at Burnley, and you could say that we have not had much luck so far in this Premier
League campaign.
Welcome to the start of the Premier
League campaign of 2016/17 and the opening round of
fixtures play this
weekend.
Speaking ahead of this
weekend's Premier
League game against West Ham United, Pellegrini discussed the make or break nature of the
fixture.
World record signing Neymar has been left out PSG's squad for their
league match against Montpellier on the weekend, with the Brazilian now a doubt for his side's Champions League fixture against Bayern Munich next week following a bust - up with teammate Edinson Cavani, according to the M
league match against Montpellier on the
weekend, with the Brazilian now a doubt for his side's Champions
League fixture against Bayern Munich next week following a bust - up with teammate Edinson Cavani, according to the M
League fixture against Bayern Munich next week following a bust - up with teammate Edinson Cavani, according to the Mirror.
Read on to see our Premier
League predictions for all the games this
weekend, as we look forward to the stand - out
fixture between Manchester City and reigning champions Chelsea...
Taking into consideration the nature of the playing surface, and the upcoming
league fixture against Everton over the
weekend, it did surprise me that Wenger didn't make some obvious changes to his lineup.
Meanwhile the French side were without key midfielder Jeremy Toulalan after he picked up an injury in the
league fixture against Caen last
weekend.
One
fixture stands out head and shoulders above the rest in the Premier
League this
weekend, as Chelsea take on Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.
The Premier
League is back this
weekend with a number of
fixtures that could be season defining at both ends of the table.
With Premier
League action taking a break this
weekend, it's back to the international
fixtures and more specifically, England against Kazakhstan at Wembley.
PSG are of course facing their own injury concerns after Neymar was stretchered off during a
league fixture last
weekend.
Last
weekend's 2 - 2 draw at the Emirates against Hull City can not be an ideal preparation, going into a crucial Champions
League fixture as Arsenal do when they take on Anderlecht at the home of the Belgium champions.
«But the finest of all in the Premier
League has gone under the radar of late, and as a Liverpool supporter going into this
weekend's
fixtures that worries me.
But, we do have arguably the toughest Premier
League fixture of the season, away to Chelsea, on the
weekend after our first UCL group game.
With the latest round of Premier
League fixtures now over, save for an intriguing Monday night clash between QPR and Aston Villa, we have picked out the worst XI of the
weekend after disappointing displays from Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur:
Gomez has started all five of Liverpool's domestic
league fixtures thus far and Rodgers may look to Willems to challenge the England Under - 21 international, who gave away a penalty during the Reds» 3 - 1 defeat to United last
weekend.
Arsenal encountered AFC Bournemouth at the Emirates today, in this
weekend's set of Premier
League fixtures.
Arsenal weren't finished there either with Sanchez finding the back of the net with a composed finish to secure all three points which move them clear at the top of the Premier
League table ahead of the remaining
fixtures this
weekend.
Manchester City host Liverpool this afternoon in the headline
fixture of the Premier
League weekend.
After a tough week which saw Arsene Wenger pick a strong Arsenal side to face Basel in Switzerland on Wednesday and with a Premier
League match away to Everton coming up on Tuesday, the boss could hardly have asked for a better
fixture for this
weekend.
The cut - off time for the duo to be able to be registered in time for the
weekend's Premier
League fixtures against Burnley and Crystal Palace respectively has just passed with neither player having been confirmed, and it would be a disgusting thought that it could be mostly down to the fee of the agents which has stopped us from being able to field the Armenian this
weekend.
Arsenal face Leicester at the King Power stadium this
weekend for the second round of Premier
League fixtures.
The Premier
League season is set to kick - off this
weekend with Arsenal taking on Liverpool in the opening
fixtures.
Since there's no Premier
League fixtures this
weekend with the FA Cup going on, it's a good time to catch up on futures like title odds, relegation odds, top scorer and more.
Every
weekend, of all the games across the main English
leagues, 49 top
fixtures will be picked out, and all you have to do is pick the ten that you think will end in a score draw.
Chelsea host Arsenal in the pick of the Premier
League fixtures this
weekend, with all to play for in terms of the title race as the visitors can't afford to lose.
West Ham and Newcastle have shared the cost of a private plane to fly Senegal midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate, 25, and striker Papiss Cisse, 29, back from the Africa Cup of Nations in time for this
weekend's Premier
League fixtures --(Guardian)
The most eye - catching
fixture of the Premier
League weekend is at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday night and the clash between Arsenal and Man United proved to be a classic on the game.
With the notable exception of Monday night's Premier
League clash between Everton and Queens Park Rangers, this
weekend's round of
fixtures in the English top flight have drawn to a close, with some shocking displays in amongst the fine performacnes of Arsenal and Manchester United.
This
weekend's game against Tottenham is always the biggest
fixture for Arsenal fans to look out for when the season starts, and this year the significance is even higher due to our respective
League positions right now.
Arsenal get back to Premier
League action this weekend, but as our game against AFC Bournemouth is due to be played on Sunday and the way that the other weekend fixtures are set then we could be six points off the top of the league table when we kick off at the Emirates St
League action this
weekend, but as our game against AFC Bournemouth is due to be played on Sunday and the way that the other
weekend fixtures are set then we could be six points off the top of the
league table when we kick off at the Emirates St
league table when we kick off at the Emirates Stadium.
Everton have lost just one of their last four Premier
League fixtures but Wayne Rooney appeared to be unhappy at being substituted in the Merseyside derby last
weekend.
We know you're already excited about midweek Premier
League fixtures as the famously hectic Christmas schedule is just around the corner, but pause first to reflect on another superb weekend of action from the self - styled best league in the
League fixtures as the famously hectic Christmas schedule is just around the corner, but pause first to reflect on another superb
weekend of action from the self - styled best
league in the
league in the world.
Many Arsenal fans are getting worried about the
fixture congestion in this final quarter of the Premier
League season, but our one free
weekend so far (just gone) happily coincided with our round of 32 Europa
League tie double - header against Ostersund.
Now that the latest round of Premier
League fixtures has drawn to a close, save for the Monday night
fixture between QPR and Aston Villa, CaughtOffside have selected our most impressive XI from the
weekend's
fixtures:
They may have a horrendous
fixture list including a double header Europa
League semi-final with Spanish La Liga side Celta Vigo, but a look at the EPL table combined with their recent form shows, in my opinion, that they are the team most likely to take advantage of the
weekend's slip up from Liverpool who lost at home to Crystal Palace.
Albion's victory moved them up to 13th position, three points behind this
weekend's opponents, who currently occupy seventh spot in the Premier
League [before Saturday's
fixtures].
It has been revealed that the Gunners have decided to risk getting jet - lag this
weekend by taking a plane from Luton Airport to Norfolk ahead of this Premier
League fixture, and it may affect our players co-ordination in the match.
I would not as far as to say that the next Arsenal game was an absolutely crucial one, especially when you look at the Premier
League fixtures coming up after next weekend, but a north London derby is always a massive game for the players and fans and we really do not want to lose it and drop behind Tottenham in the league table, however br
League fixtures coming up after next
weekend, but a north London derby is always a massive game for the players and fans and we really do not want to lose it and drop behind Tottenham in the
league table, however br
league table, however briefly.
Right now I reckon that most Arsenal fans, and probably our manager Arsene Wenger as well, would snap your hand off if you offered them a draw from our up and coming away game in the Premier
League, because this
weekend's trip to Man City looks at the moment to be the hardest of all the
fixtures we will face this season.
Below is a reminder of the picture at the top of the Premier
League ahead of this
weekend's
fixtures.
After a handful of midweek
fixtures, there are six
league matches coming up over the weekend - with four live on Sky Sports Premier League - while Manchester United face Tottenham and Chelsea play Southampton in the FA Cup
league matches coming up over the
weekend - with four live on Sky Sports Premier
League - while Manchester United face Tottenham and Chelsea play Southampton in the FA Cup
League - while Manchester United face Tottenham and Chelsea play Southampton in the FA Cup semis.
Paul Merson returns with his predictions for this
weekend's Premier
League fixtures, and casts his eye on the FA Cup semi-finals to boot.
Manchester City continue to cruise their way in the English Premier
League as Pep Guardiola's men picked up another three points on their
weekend fixture, defeating Bournemouth 4 - 0 at home.
Palace head into this
weekend's round of Premier
League fixtures in 11th position in the standings.
The 20 - year - old featured in his club's 3 - 2 win over table - toppers Manchester City in a blockbuster Premier
League fixture over the
weekend.
After being put on hold for the latest round of FA Cup
fixtures, the Premier
League is back this
weekend.