⚽ Premier League Matchweek 31- Previews, Stats, Results, Live Updates- Tottenham vs Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and more

The last three Chelsea centre-backs to score 5+ Premier League goals in a single campaign:

:large_blue_circle: 2014-15: John Terry
:large_blue_circle: 2016-17: Gary Cahill
:large_blue_circle: 2020-21: Kurt Zouma

They won the league in the previous two seasons… but might not this time. :sweat_smile:
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Crystal Palace 0-3 Chelsea HT:

:soccer: Havertz
:soccer: Pulisic
:soccer: Zouma

A dominant first half from Chelsea as they go into half time with the lead.

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Christian Benteke pulls one back for Crystal Palace

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Christian Benteke has scored two home goals in the Premier League for Crystal Palace across the past three seasons.

Both have come against Chelsea.

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Christian Pulisic has scored four goals in his last four games for club and country.

At the double today. :soccer::soccer:

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76’: Reece James comes on

78’: Reece James assists Chelsea’s fourth goal

Instant impact.

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Palace 1-4 Chelsea FT:

:soccer: Havertz
:soccer: Pulisic
:soccer: Zouma
:soccer: Benteke
:soccer: Pulisic

Chelsea record their biggest PL win to date under Thomas Tuchel.

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4 - Christian Pulisic has scored more Premier League goals against Crystal Palace (4) than against any other team in the competition. Familiar.

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Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United

are currently seventh in the league table, five points off of Chelsea in fourth place, although the Blues have played a game more. Jose Mourinho’s men squandered a great opportunity to close that gap down last weekend when they were held to a 2-2 draw by Newcastle United and will be hoping to return to winning ways on Sunday.

Manchester United, meanwhile, strengthened their grip on second with their 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, which was followed by a 2-0 win over Granada in Europe. They are still 14 points off of leaders Manchester City, [who lost to Leeds United on Saturday. With two games in hand over the Cityzens, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men can cut down the gap but a title push looks unlikely.

The reverse fixture saw Tottenham humiliate a ten-man Manchester United side 6-1 at Old Trafford

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Team news

Tottenham are still without Ben Davies and Matt Doherty for the Premier League visit of Manchester United.

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hopes to have Marcus Rashford and Luke Shaw available for Sunday’s match.

Anthony Martial, Phil Jones (both knee) and Eric Bailly (Covid-19) won’t be available for selection.

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Having beaten Manchester United 6-1 earlier this season, Spurs are looking to record their first league double over the Red Devils since the 1989-90 season under Terry Venables.
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Manchester United have won just one of their last eight away Premier League matches against Spurs (D4 L3), a 1-0 win at Wembley in January 2019.
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The record for goals scored against Manchester United by an opponent in a Premier League season is seven, achieved by four clubs. The last team to score more than seven in a top-flight season were Spurs in 1962-63 (8), while the last team to hit double figures were Aston Villa and Newcastle during 1930-31 (11 each).
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Sheffield United vs Arsenal

Arsenal are on a torrid run of form, having failed to win any of their last four games in all competitions, most recently being held to a 1-1 draw by Slavia Prague in the Europa League. As things stand, Mikel Arteta’s side are 11th in the Premier League table, ten points off of West Ham in sixth, with chances of a top-six finish looking bleak. But with eight games still left to be played, a good run can put them back in contention.

Sheffield United, meanwhile, are all but confirmed to go back down to the EFL Championship after what has been a disappointing campaign on so many levels. The Blades are rooted to the bottom of the table, 15 points below safety and head into Sunday’s game having lost each of their last four games across all competitions, with their latest match ending in a 2-1 defeat to Leeds United.

The reverse fixture saw Arsenal defeat Sheffield United 2-1 courtesy of second-half goals from Bukayo Saka and Nicolas Pepe while David McGoldrick scored the late consolation strike for the Blades.

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Team news

Sheffield United interim manager Paul Heckingbottom hopes to have Jayden Bogle and George Baldock available against Arsenal.

John Egan returned from a toe injury, However, Chris Basham, Billy Sharp, Sander Berge (hamstring) and Jack O’Connell (knee) remain out.

Martin Odegaard is expected to miss out for Arsenal with the ankle injury that kept him out of the Slavia Prague game, with Calum Chambers also a doubt with a knock.

David Luiz and Kieran Tierney definitely miss out with knee problems.

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Sheffield United are unbeaten in all four home Premier League matches against Arsenal (W2 D2), winning their last two 1-0 in 2006-07 and 2019-20.

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Arsenal have played more Premier League matches at Bramall Lane without winning than at any other ground (4). Their last away top-flight win at Sheffield United was in April 1991, winning 2-0 with goals from Kevin Campbell and Alan Smith.

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This will be Sheffield United’s 24th consecutive Premier League game starting the day bottom of the table - only six teams have ever had a longer such run in the competition, most recently Aston Villa in 2015-16 (28 games).

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Burnley 1-2 Newcastle FT:

:soccer: Vydra
:soccer: Murphy
:soccer: Saint-Maximin

Newcastle turn it around at Turf Moor to move six points clear of the relegation zone.

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Allan Saint-Maximin has scored and assisted in the same game for the second time this season.

Both games have been against Burnley. :soccer::a:
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