Tottenham and Everton both need a result while Pep Guardiola and Marcelo Bielsa may serve up another feast of football
When the dust settles on José Mourinho’s Tottenham tenure - and that could be one day soon - 4 October’s 6-1 win at Manchester United will probably be a high watermark. It happened on a day when the Premier League took on a demented quality. That Sunday also featured Liverpool’s 7-2 loss to Aston Villa. Six months on, Spurs announcing themselves as title contenders feels like a dim, surreal memory. United have since regrouped and victory in north London would further frank their passport into next season’s Champions League. Meanwhile, Spurs continue to scrap on the peripheries of the top four with their manager running his playbook of running battles with his own players. “Same coach, different players,” was his explanation at Newcastle for yet another concession of a late goal, also suggesting his team “create instability to ourselves”. Back in October at Old Trafford, he was “very happy with the squad that I have”. JB
Tottenham v Manchester United (Sunday, 4.30 pm, all times BST)
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Manchester City v Leeds (Saturday, 12.30pm)
West Ham v Leicester (Sunday, 2.05pm)
Fulham v Wolves (Friday, 8pm)
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Liverpool v Aston Villa (Saturday, 3pm)
Sheffield United v Arsenal (Sunday, 7pm)
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Crystal Palace v Chelsea (Saturday, 5.30pm)
Burnley v Newcastle (Sunday, 12pm)
West Brom v Southampton (Monday, 6pm)
Brighton v Everton (Monday, 8.15pm)
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