Round 15 of the Premier League just ended in the early morning of December 8 (Vietnam time), the teams had to quickly prepare for round 16 in the last 2 days of the weekend. There will be no late matches in the round of 16 on Monday.
The opening match of this round is Liverpool's away trip (34 points) to London, against Crystal Palace. The chance to win 3 points for coach Jurgen Klopp and his team is very high, as in the last 14 meetings, The Kop have not lost (12, won, drew 2).
3 points will temporarily put Liverpool ahead of the rankings and put Arsenal (36) under a lot of pressure in the latest match on Saturday (00:30 am on December 10), when they also have to play away but promise to be much more difficult against Aston Villa (32) - the team currently in 3rd place.
Also on Saturday, in the 22:00 series, attention was clearly directed towards Manchester, where Man United (27) welcomed Bournemouth. The "Red Devils" are approaching the Top 4, while their opponents are 14th in the rankings. However, the visitors' form in the last 4 rounds has been very good (3 wins, 1 draw), so Erik ten Hag's team still has to be cautious, even though they just beat Chelsea.
Sunday will be a question for those teams that need to get up. Manchester City (30), after losing to Aston Villa and extending their winless streak to four games, will visit Luton Town.
Pep Guardiola will have to remember that Liverpool and Arsenal both had to sweat when visiting this newly promoted team.
Tottenham (27) have not won in 5 consecutive matches - drawn 1 1 1 and lost 4, and will host Newcastle (26) - the team that unexpectedly lost 0-3 to Everton in round 15.
No big match match but round 16 still promises exciting matches worth watching.
Premier League rankings after 15 rounds
