Chelsea vs Bournemouth team news
For the Blues, Enzo Maresca confirmed that Reece James, Romeo Lavia and Noni Madueke are all fit and ready to play if called upon.
The Cherries have a lengthy injury list and one key player will definitely be missing out – no 1 keeper Kepa is not allowed to face his parent club.
Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool
Wow – what a huge game this could be in the Premier League title race.
Certainly not a sentence I was expecting to write about Nottingham Forest at home to Liverpool when the fixture list was released.
But Forest are top of the form table – winning six matches in a row – and have won seven of their last eight.
Nuno has the Tricky Trees on fire as opponents continue to struggle to deal with their physicality and organisation, as well as they quality.
Liverpool ended a bad week with a routine win against Accrington Stanley but tonight is a massive test for Arne Slot’s team.
They were poor against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup in midweek and were lucky to escape with a draw against Manchester United last week.
Was last week just a blip or are the wheels coming off?
Forest are the only team to beat Liverpool in the Premier League this season, remember…
Brentford vs Man City
There continues to be a lot of noise coming out of Man City off the pitch but have they turned a corner on it?
Pep Guardiola’s side have now won three in a row – scoring 14 and conceding one – even if one of those wins came against Salford City.
City were superb against a hapless West Ham in their last Premier League game, with Erling Haaland back on the scoresheet and Phil Foden enjoying one of his best performances of the season.
They play Brentford at a good time. The Bees have picked up just four points since December, last time out with a 5-0 win at Southampton.
Thomas Frank’s team then suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at home to Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup at the weekend, although it was a heavily changed XI.
West Ham vs Fulham
The Graham Potter era is underway at West Ham with the former Brighton and Chelsea boss set to take charge of his first Premier League game as Hammers boss.
His first game came at Aston Villa in the FA Cup on Friday night and although they lost that game, West Ham looked a much more coherent side.
Fulham are having a decent season but now need to start stringing some wins together.
Marco Silva’s side are unbeaten since November 23, but have only picked up 12 points in eight Premier League matches since then – winning two and drawing six.
They were impressive against Watford in the FA Cup last week.
