The EPL is back after the International weekend and the fixtures are jam-packed, with 26 games between 1 and 9 April inclusive. Add to that the looming European club commitments of many sides, and the FA Cup semi-finals on 22/23 April, and it is a feast for football fans.
The highlight of this weekend is the heavyweight fixture between Manchester city and Liverpool.
Join us as we cover all the premier league fixtures for this weekend.
Liverpool have lost just one of their last five matches against Manchester City (W3 D1).
Liverpool have kept five clean sheets in their last six Premier League matches.
Out of 41 previous meetings, Manchester City have won nine matches while Liverpool won 17 times. 15 games between them have ended in a draw.
Manchester City have won five of their last six league matches.
Manchester City have kept five clean sheets in their last five matches across all competitions.
Arsenal have won their last six matches in the Premier League.
Arsenal have won eight of their last nine matches against Leeds in all competitions.
Arsenal have failed to score at the Emirates only once this season against Newcastle United.
Leeds United have not won against Arsenal since 2003.
Leeds United are only two points ahead of 18th-placed West Ham United.
Chelsea have won nine of their last 11 Premier League games against Aston Villa (D1 L1). The only defeat in that period came at Villa Park on the final day of the 2020/21 season. The Villans have won just one of their last 17 away Premier League games against Chelsea (D1 L12). They have lost six in their last seven games since a 3-1 win in December 2011.
Chelsea have won two of their most recent three Premier League games (D1), the same number of victories as in the previous 15 matches combined (D6 L7). The Blues have scored as many goals in their last three league outings (6) as in the previous 12 combined.
Aston Villa have been unbeaten in their last four Premier League games (W3 D1) and have not conceded a single goal in their three wins. They last went five consecutive Premier League matches without defeat in December 2020. The last game of this series was a 1-1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Since Aston Villa’s first Premier League away win in Unai Emery’s tenure (2-1 at Brighton & Hove Albion in November), only Manchester City (16) and Arsenal (15) have picked up more points on the road than Villans (13 – W4 D1 L1).
Premier League games involving Chelsea have produced the fewest goals this season (57, 29 for, 28 against). Of all the stadiums, Stamford Bridge recorded the fewest goals (26 in total).
#MCI XI: Ederson; Stones, Akanji, Dias, Ake; Rodri, Gundogan, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Grealish, Alvarez.
#LIV XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Elliott; Salah, Jota, Gakpo.
OFFICIAL: Erling Haaland is not in the Manchester City squad for today’s game vs Liverpool.
A reminder that Erling Haaland has scored 42% of Manchester City’s Premier League goals this season…
His 28 goals have been worth 20 points. 
Four games for Mo Salah against Man City this season.
Four goals for Mo Salah against Man City this season 
Mo Salah’s 56th Premier League away goal has become the most of any Liverpool player, surpassing Michael Owen 
Pep Guardiola has won his 100th Premier League game in charge of Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in his 128th game.
He becomes the fastest manager to reach a century of victories at a single venue, overtaking Arsene Wenger (139 games at Highbury). 
Jack Grealish had failed to have a direct hand in a league goal at home this season before today
53 – Kevin De Bruyne’s goal after 53 seconds is the earliest Liverpool have conceded in the second half of a Premier League game since Sylvain Distin netted after just 40 seconds for Everton in January 2011. Blow.
Saturday fixtures 
