Supporters had started calling Marsch 'Yank Lampard' and ultimately he has gone the same way Lampard did at Everton a fortnight ago. But, they enter the fixture without scoring in back-to-back EPL games for the first time this season. 5 goals backers collect.
Chelsea is a hard team to gauge right now given their huge investment in new players and how long it will take for them to bed in and settle. RW: Alex Iwobi - 8/10 - Popped up on both flanks as well as in midfield and tended to make excellent decisions, combining his experience with characteristic flair and ingenuity. They bear a fresher look than some of their relegation rivals and it would be a useful statement if Nathan Jones's revamped group can leave Brentford with a positive result. Arsenal fixture list: When they play Man City after Everton defeat. Prediction: Manchester City 3-0 West Brom -- Matthew Evans. However, the Norway international gets underneath his first-time effort and the ball soars over the crossbar. He's certainly got a tough job trying to keep Everton in the Premier League but his experience with Burnley and getting the most out of his players could be key. He looks to be making room to shoot, but Coady does brilliantly to dispossess the Arsenal man before he can get anything away at goal. Brendan Rodgers says one of his midfield generals, Wilfred Ndidi, will be missing due to "a personal issue" while Harry Soutar, a deadline-day arrival from Stoke, is doubtful with a hip problem. They've also scored in seven consecutive EPL games, the first time they've done that since they achieved promotion back in 2019.
With Félix suspended, Mount could do with a good performance against Fulham. It's 2-0, and it's Emi Buendia! Leandro Trossard (59' for Martinelli) - 5/10. Everton vs aston villa results. Such was the quality and ruthlessness of those performances it led to Spurs being third favourites for the title this season at just 9/1 with Sky Bet. "We didn't carry that on for the first half, second half was good but we couldn't break them down. " Some on the board see hiring Corberan as a return to the Bielsa days and want to move in a different direction. Something that was previously thought to be unattainable, now proven to be within reach. Cancelo had lately dropped from prominence and it remains to be seen who assumes his role on the left. A Xhaka cross finds itself at the feet of Saka at the back post, but the 21-year-old fires well over as another opportunity goes begging for the Gunners.
Leicester still remains in relegation danger despite picking up an admirable point against Brighton a fortnight ago. The one shining light of their dreadful season has been Willy Gnonto, a deadline-day signing last summer from FC Zurich. Nathan Aké is the man in possession, though Rico Lewis, only 18, could be the heir apparent. PA. Manchester United 2 (Fernandes pen 7', Rashford 62') Crystal Palace 1 (Schlupp 76'): A win for United that took them back up to third in the table. Doubtful Souttar (groin), Vardy (glute). The Spaniard's loyalty to Marsch is why he stayed in the job as long as he did. They are almost certain to start both games and are in excellent form since the World Cup. Swansea have enjoyed a resurgence of their own under Guidolin and could prove a tough nut to crack. 30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue St James' Park Last season Newcastle 2 West Ham 4. Under Marsch, it was just chaos and was never going to breed consistency. Villa off mark with tight win over everton today. RB: Ben White - 4/10 - Such a careless performance from a player who's registered so many flawless ones this season.
A threat all night long. Someone who only has one game this week so I'm not captaining but would 100% start is Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma. But this one looks a stalemate and most likely a game with very little excitement, with the home side possibly distracted by their exploits in Europe. Doubtful Isak (head). Villa off mark with tight win over everton shirt. In Ayton's words, ''We're going to have this thing rolling now... Suns basketball on the way for sure.
Arsenal were originally scheduled to host their closest title rivals in mid-October but a rearranged Europa League fixture shunted this mouthwatering match-up post-Valentine's Day. Leicester cruised past the hapless Black Cats 4-2 on the opening day, but as City proved last season, any late-season fixture against a relegation-threatened side is hardly ideal. Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend. Willy Gnonto was their standout performer, terrifying Young down the Leeds left, with the 19-year-old teenage sensation showcasing his electrifying pace and trickery against a direct opponent twice his age. Onana is up and okay to continue as play is resumed. NEWCASTLE UNITED: The Toon are on the brink of relegation but Rafael Benitez insists it's not over yet.
Villa's revival under Unai Emery continues as they now find themselves just a point away from the top half of the table having picked up ten points from their last four games. Palace has failed to score in five of their last seven away EPL games while United has kept a clean sheet in five of their last six home games (Manchester City being the only team to have scored in that span). He was hurt by chants for his predecessor during last month's damaging defeat at Aston Villa and has never been able to step out of the Argentine's shadow. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or swipe if using a mobile device. But not even SuperCam was enough to stop the red-hot Suns, who have now won three in a row and eight of their last 10. No one in the bottom half of the table has conceded fewer than West Ham (25) but their 17 goals scored this season is the joint third fewest. Villa hung on as Leeds were buoyed once more, but they couldn't muster another moment of magic that would've seen them take a deserved point back to Yorkshire. "By giving a question, you can sometimes guide people to a place.
United manager Erik Ten Hag said of the red card: "I see two teams where several players crossed the line and one player is picked out and gets sent off. We're also mixing things up a bit moving forward. But at the end of the day, his team may have nothing to show for it if it continues to churn out losses like this. Five of Leicester's last six away games have seen a total of two or three goals scored.
They failed to score last time out for the first time during their unbeaten run and the previous times they failed to score, they followed it up with another blank. Every resource available to both sides will surely be called upon in the latest edition of master against apprentice in the dugouts. Jesse Marsch's side could end the weekend in Forest's position but should results go against them, a defeat at the City Ground may leave them in the bottom three ahead of Wednesday's trip to Man Utd. Injured Jesus (knee, Mar), Elneny (knee, unknown). Saka's half-volley sailed into the gleeful crowd behind the goal soon after. A Wembley final would have been nice, of course, as well as symbolically important in the club's mission to rediscover past glories, but was ultimately an irrelevance compared to the priority of preserving Premier League status. Southampton remained rooted to the foot of the table after their 1-0 loss against Aston Villa last time out. The first goal of the Dyche era sparked pandemonium within Goodison Park, but Everton escaped a big penalty shout just four minutes later, as Neal Maupay got caught in a tangle with Gabriel's legs before VAR waved away Arsenal appeals. Every week I'll be picking someone who is on more than 20. "Against these kind of teams you have to be very close to perfection, if not you don't score and sometimes it's not enough, " Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui said. Recently, he instructed his players to watch Netflix documentary The Redeem Team, about the USA basketball team who won Olympic gold in 2008, as inspiration for their own redemption story. The only likely new face on show will be Pedro Porro, who failed to make the grade at City as a youngster before being sold to Sporting for £7m in 2020. Prediction: Sunderland 3-2 Leicester -- Colin Randall.
In his last four EPL games, Mitoma has three goals and one assist and he scored the winner against Liverpool in the FA Cup last weekend. Producing a masterclass in physicality and pressing that would have delighted Dyche to no end, the Merseyside giants deservedly put a dent in the Gunners' title aspirations as James Tarkowski headed home the game's only goal on the hour mark, inflicting just a second league defeat of the season on Mikel Arteta 's under-performing team. Aston Villa striker Danny Ings and substitute Emiliano Buendia have secured a 2-1 win over Everton as the hosts claimed their first three points of the new English Premier League season. Can they fashion another chance? Injured Neto (ankle, Mar), B Traoré (groin, Mar), Chiquinho (knee, Apr), Kalajdzic (knee, Jun).
The Gunners close out the month against Leicester on Saturday 25 February at 15:30 GMT. He may have had a slow start to his Villa career, but Leon Bailey is threatening to explode into life in the coming months. The game goes to the break goalless, though both teams can count themselves unlucky not to have opened the scoring. Given he's found the net in five consecutive home EPL games and scored in six of his last seven, he's a likely source to score again.