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Nottingham Forest 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Both Forest and Brighton are looking to bounce back from a disappointing weekend, with Forest embarrassed 5-0 vs Bournemouth and Brighton losing 1-0 to relegation threatened Everton.
Nuno Espirito Santo will be looking the 5-0 loss to Bournemouth isn't the start of his team falling down the league table, with multiple teams behind them looking to pounce if they hit rocky form, but against a Brighton side that are left open at times and sometimes struggle against low-blocks, it could be perfect for Forest who don't mind defending deep and counter attacking.
Fabian Hurzeler will be worried by his side's performance last weekend against Everton, with his team dominating the ball, but failing to create a single big chance and after having 70% of the ball against Forest earlier in the season, his team will need a lot more quality on the ball to get past a sturdy Forest defence.
Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool
This game between Bournemouth and Liverpool is set-up to be a cracker, with Bournemouth in free-scoring form, netting 4 goals away to a Newcastle United side on a 6 game league winning streak and then 5 goals to a Forest side who'd won seven of their last eight games.
They've done this despite not having a fit and recognised striker, but this Liverpool side is a cut-above what they have faced recently, sitting comfortably at the top of the Premier League, having not lost September.
Liverpool have been top quality away from home under Slot, having not lost a game so far, and have a knack for scoring as well, including 20 goals in their last 6 games away from home.
Everton 1-1 Leicester City
Despite both these teams making their way out of the drop-zone in recent weeks, this is still a relegation six-pointer with both teams desperate for a valuable three points.
Everton's two wins in a row against Spurs and Brighton have pulled them seven points clear of the relegation zone and a further three points could put them into a potential mid-table spot over a relegation candidate, whereas a loss could pull them back into the fight.
Everton's directness and physicality could cause problems for Leicester, as they can be lightweight at times and get caught in possession, but if Leicester click on the ball, they do have the potential to hurt teams, as shown last week in their impressive comeback win away at Spurs.
Ipswich Town 2-0 Southampton
This is one of the biggest games of the season for Kieran McKenna's Ipswich, with it being one of the very few games where they are the favourite entering the game, making it must win for the Tractor Boys in their fight for survival.
Coming up against a Southampton side with just one win and six points all season, opportunities don't come much better for an Ipswich side battling for their lives in the Premier League and coming off games against Manchester City and Liverpool, they will have the opportunity to get back to their attacking ways that we saw in League One and the Championship.
With Southampton all but relegated, they are playing for the pride of not being the worst Premier League side of all time and manager Ivan Juric will hope that will be enough motivation for his side to give their all in one of the few games where they have the ability to get three points.
Newcastle United 3-1 Fulham
After bouncing back last week against Southampton, Newcastle are still in great position for a return to Champions League football, and they will be wanting to get some points on the board against Fulham ,with their next three fixtures a potential stumbling block for Eddie Howe's side, with them facing Man City, Nottingham Forest and Liverpool.
Alexander Isak was back to his best against Southampton, scoring twice and he will definitely get his chances against Fulham, with them only keeping four league clean sheets so far, however three of the four have come away from home.
Fulham have a good record against the top sides in the league this season, with recent draws against Liverpool and Arsenal and a win away to Chelsea, and after their win over Newcastle earlier in the season, they will be confident as always under Marco Silva.
Wolves 1-2 Aston Villa
There's no end in sight for tough games for Vitor Pereira, facing a top ten side for the fifth game in the row, with three more to come after, and with four losses in a row, Pereira would like to bring something in this streak as they could run the risk of a long winless run, which could prove costly with the club already sitting in the relegation zone.
What is potentially beneficial to Wolves is Villa's struggles after a midweek Champions League game, winning once, drawing three times and losing three times, however, their only win after a Champions League match is vs Wolves.
Villa maybe a little more uplifted after their performance against Celtic, with Morgan Rodgers grabbing a hat-trick which got them 8th place in the League Phase, moving them straight to the round of 16.
Brentford 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Since Brentford got into the Premier League, Spurs have not had their desired success at the Gtech Community stadium, drawing all three games their, with the last two being 2-2, with those results being underwhelming for Spurs fans, but a draw this time could be seen as a positive with the run Spurs are on in the league.
One win in their last eleven league games, including none in their last seven, Spurs are in free-fall under Ange Postecoglou with every result seemingly worse than the last, losing to relegation threatened Everton and Leicester in the past two games.
Brentford, despite boasting the fourth best home record, haven't won in their last four home games, losing three times, but their high energy, direct style will likely cause a leaky Spurs defence problems, but Spurs would be hoping they nullify that, like they did earlier in the season, with Spurs earning all three points in a dominant 3-1 victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Manchester United 2-1 Crystal Palace
For a third week in a row, its a mid-table battle for Crystal Palace, having faced West Ham, Fulham and now Man Utd, with Palace having the chance to jump above the Red Devils if they take all three points at Old Trafford.
United have found themselves a little bit of form, winning their last three games in all competitions, keeping two clean sheets in a row, having not kept one for fourteen games under Ruben Amorim, but a win against a Crystal Palace side, they have just 2 against in their last 9 league meetings, could finally kickstart some form for Untied this season.
Crystal Palace have put up some good away performances in the league this season, and are unbeaten in their last seven away from Selhurst Park, including winning three of their last four, and Jean-Phillipe Mateta scoring four in last five away games, giving Oliver Glasner's side a reputation for a team you don't want coming to your ground.
Arsenal 3-1 Manchester City
After a couple of seasons of this fixture being a potential title decider, this season it could be a potential top four decider, as a City win could drag Arsenal down to a top four battle rather than the title hopes they were tipped for this season.
Mikel Arteta's side, despite not putting on the most convincing performances are thirteen unbeaten in the league heading into this huge fixture, with it ever important each week for Arsenal to at least match Liverpool's result to have a chance to win their first Premier League title in two decades.
Pep Guardiola's side are back to some form since Christmas, being unbeaten in six games and their performance against a top team in Chelsea last week showed they can still perform against the better teams in the league, but going to The Emirates, where Arsenal haven't lost in the league this season, it would be another test for Guardiola's side, who had to overcome some struggles midweek against Club Brugge.
Chelsea 2-0 West Ham
Its a return to Stamford Bridge for Graham Potter, taking charge of his fourth Premier League game for West Ham, with his team seeing signs of encouragement in their last game away to Aston Villa, especially in the second half, where they took control of the game and probably deserved to win.
After a terrific start to life under Enzo Maresca, seeing them in the picture for the title, Chelsea have seen themselves dropped to a battle for the Champions League, with just one win in their last seven games and are without a clean sheet in six.
Chelsea have been the better team in this fixture in recent years, and their past two meetings have not been close, with Chelsea winning 5-0 and 3-0, with Nicholas Jackson grabbing 4 goals and 2 assists in the two games.
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