Arsenal currently leads the Premier League with 53 points, followed by Manchester City (47 points) and Aston Villa (46 points). In the opposite direction, the bottom group including West Ham, Burnley and Wolves are still deeply mired in crisis.
The highlight of the round is the match between Liverpool and Manchester City. Liverpool is currently 6th with 39 points, only 2 points behind the top 4. Therefore, a victory will help Arne Slot's team return to the Champions League race strongly.
Meanwhile, Man City, although ranked 2nd, has been left 6 points behind Arsenal. If they continue to stumble, the Etihad home team's ambition to defend the throne will be questioned.
In the leading group, Arsenal is considered to have a great advantage when they only have to welcome Sunderland, the team currently ranked 8th. With stable form and an attack that has scored 46 goals after 24 matches, The Gunners are likely to aim for a victory to consolidate the top spot.
Another notable match is the clash between Manchester United and Tottenham - two teams in opposite states. "The Red Devils" are ranked 4th, in positive form with 3 wins in their last 5 matches and still hoping to keep pace with the top 3.
Conversely, Tottenham has declined significantly, especially in the defense system with 33 goals conceded after 24 rounds. If they do not improve their defense ability soon, Spurs can easily continue to be empty-handed.
In the middle group, matches such as Bournemouth - Aston Villa or Fulham - Everton are also of great significance in the race to win tickets to European cups.
Aston Villa is only 1 point behind Man City, so they are not allowed to drop points against Bournemouth. Meanwhile, Fulham and Everton both have 34 points, so the direct head-to-head result will greatly affect the position of both in the standings.
