There is little respite after the late drama at Anfield that added fresh urgency to the title race. The top remains tight, the European places intrigue-filled and West Ham United\u2019s resurgence has intensified the relegation battle. Suddenly, Tottenham Hotspur are nervous.<\/p>\n
Aston Villa arrive at Gameweek 26 having taken just four points from their previous four matches, their midfield injury list lengthening and the sense that Unai Emery\u2019s team has been overachieving this season growing. Manchester United and Chelsea come into this round on the back of four consecutive wins, while Liverpool sit sixth and eight points adrift. Villa risk being pulled into a competitive fight for a top-five finish. Facing an indifferent Brighton & Hove Albion, who have slipped to 14th after a five-game winless run, victory feels imperative.<\/p>\n
Crystal Palace will be buoyed by contributions from new signings J\u00f8rgen Strand Larsen and Evann Guessand in Sunday\u2019s M23 Derby win over Brighton, but Isma\u00efla Sarr proved the match-winner. Oliver Glasner will likely depend on Sarr as Palace aim to avoid relegation talk. Burnley have collected the fewest points in the division over the past 12 games, so this could be a tight, low-scoring encounter.<\/p>\n
Manchester City\u2019s stoppage-time penalty at Anfield and that win will reassure Pep Guardiola, yet City need a vintage run to displace Arsenal at the top. Wednesday\u2019s home game against Fulham is a key chance to respond to Arsenal\u2019s recent wins. These sides produced a contender for game of the season at Craven Cottage earlier in the campaign; Fulham seek to avoid three successive Premier League defeats.<\/p>\n
Wolverhampton Wanderers\u2019 midseason upturn brought them closer to Derby County\u2019s record-low points tally of 11, but Rob Edwards\u2019s side still need three more to draw level. A first-half Cole Palmer hat-trick helped Chelsea at Molineux, though Wolves rallied after the restart. Nottingham Forest were dire at Elland Road and now sit just three points clear of the relegation zone after West Ham\u2019s improvement.<\/p>\n
Sunderland remain unbeaten at the Stadium of Light and possess the fourth-best home record; they outplayed Liverpool at Anfield earlier in the season. Liverpool have been underwhelming away from home and risk falling further behind in the Champions League race.<\/p>\n
Brentford have emerged as one of the division\u2019s surprise packages under Keith Andrews, sitting seventh after a 3\u20132 victory at Newcastle. Arsenal face a double gameweek in FPL and can rotate for the FA Cup, but both Premier League away days demand focus.<\/p>\n
Predictions
\nAston Villa 2\u20130 Brighton
\nCrystal Palace 1\u20130 Burnley
\nMan City 3\u20131 Fulham
\nNottingham Forest 1\u20131 Wolves
\nSunderland 2\u20131 Liverpool
\nBrentford 1\u20132 Arsenal<\/p>\n
Tuesday results: Chelsea 3\u20131 Leeds; Everton 1\u20131 Bournemouth; Tottenham 0\u20131 Newcastle; West Ham 1\u20132 Manchester United.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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