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Man City vs. Everton (Thursday, 12.30pm)
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The archetypal Premier League fixture aft Christmas volition spot Everton marque the abbreviated travel down the M62 to look champions Manchester City astatine the Etihad connected Boxing Day.
Man City's demise this play has arguably been the biggest communicative crossed Europe, with Pep Guardiola's broadside present retired of the rubric contention and connected a tally of 1 triumph successful 12 games.
We say: Manchester City 3-0 Everton
City's caller signifier has been scarcely believable, but they person plentifulness of favourable fixtures ahead, starting with this 1 against opponents who person enjoyed precise fewer bully days astatine the Etihad successful the past fewer years.
In the past 365 days, Everton person won conscionable 1 Premier League distant game, and that was astatine Ipswich, and ending their adjacent 15-year hold for a triumph astatine the Etihad looks improbable to travel here.
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Bournemouth vs. Crystal Palace (Thursday, 3.00pm)
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Aiming to widen their winning tally successful the apical formation to six matches, Bournemouth volition invited a struggling Crystal Palace broadside to the Vitality Stadium successful the Premier League connected Boxing Day.
The Cherries volition beryllium brimming with assurance pursuing a battering of Manchester United connected the weekend, whilst the Eagles were dealt a Selhurst Park thumping by rubric hopefuls Arsenal.
We say: Bournemouth 1-0 Crystal Palace
Conceding conscionable 7 goals crossed 8 Premier League location matches successful 2024-25, Bournemouth volition beryllium assured of keeping an often-misfiring Crystal Palace outfit astatine bay.
The Eagles volition beryllium buoyed by the apt instrumentality of Eze to top-flight action, though we cannot envisage a Boxing Day occurrence for the visitors connected the South Coast.
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Chelsea vs. Fulham (Thursday, 3.00pm)
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Chelsea and Fulham fastener horns successful a West London derby astatine Stamford Bridge successful the Premier League connected Boxing Day.
The location broadside had their awesome winning streak ended by a stubborn Everton connected Sunday, portion Fulham were besides held to a 0-0 gully by relegation candidates Southampton.
We say: Chelsea 3-1 Fulham
After being frustrated by an impenetrable Everton, Chelsea volition fancy their chances of returning to winning ways against a much unfastened Fulham side, adjacent if they whitethorn person much to interest astir defensively.
Fulham person proven themselves to beryllium a competitory outfit since returning to the apical formation nether Silva, but their grounds against Chelsea remains woeful, and their winless streak could widen to 20 present astatine the Bridge.
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Newcastle vs. Aston Villa (Thursday, 3.00pm)
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Separated by 2 points and 2 places successful the Premier League table, Newcastle United and Aston Villa volition some purpose to boost their top-four ambitions erstwhile they clash connected Boxing Day.
The Magpies are backmost astatine St James' Park pursuing a palmy travel to Ipswich, portion Villa overturned ailing champions Manchester City past clip out, keeping them conscionable supra their hosts successful the standings.
We say: Newcastle United 2-1 Aston Villa
Newcastle (16) and Aston Villa (15) travel into this festive contention having mislaid much Premier League games connected Boxing Day than immoderate different clubs successful the competition's history.
A lesser powerfulness distant from home, Villa could present gully level with their hosts successful that dubious ranking, arsenic the Magpies are flying precocious aft recovering their signifier successful the last third.
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Nott'm Forest vs. Spurs (Thursday, 3.00pm)
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Short-serving Tottenham Hotspur manager Nuno Espirito Santo seeks to prolong Spurs' festive misery connected Boxing Day, erstwhile his Nottingham Forest broadside tackle the Lilywhites astatine the City Ground.
Eight points and 7 places abstracted the 2 foes successful the Premier League table astatine present, arsenic the Garibaldi proceed to heighten their Champions League credentials portion Spurs languish successful the little echelons of the standings.
We say: Nottingham Forest 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham whitethorn beryllium capable to boast the Premier League's champion antiaircraft grounds distant from location alongside Manchester United, but that volition number for small against an inspired Forest broadside if their caller vulnerabilities are exposed erstwhile again.
Postecoglou's men tin inactive combat occurrence with occurrence connected their day, though, and Forest person seldom outplayed the Lilywhites successful caller times, truthful different engrossing brushwood whitethorn extremity with honours even.
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Southampton vs. West Ham (Thursday, 3.00pm)
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Boxing Day marks the opening of a caller epoch for Premier League basement boys Southampton, arsenic Ivan Juric takes complaint of his inaugural crippled astatine location to West Ham United.
The erstwhile Roma brag formed a watchful oculus implicit the Saints' 0-0 gully with Fulham past clip out, portion Julen Lopetegui's Hammers played retired their ain stalemate with Brighton & Hove Albion.
We say: Southampton 1-1 West Ham United
Not since 2015 person West Ham fallen to decision against the squad starting the time astatine the bottommost of the Premier League table, and portion that inclination should proceed connected Boxing Day, Lopetegui's men whitethorn person to beryllium contented with conscionable the 1 point.
Missing 2 of their rule attacking threats successful Antonio and Paqueta, the Irons volition person their enactment chopped retired against a Saints backline that has been shored up since Russell Martin's exit, and Juric's Premier League tenure appears destined to statesman with a low-scoring stalemate.
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Wolves vs. Man Utd (Thursday, 5.30pm)
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Manchester United look to marque amends for a woeful show past clip retired erstwhile they spell to Wolverhampton Wanderers connected Boxing Day successful the Premier League.
The Red Devils volition spell into the clash successful the bottom fractional of the table astatine this signifier successful the play for the archetypal clip since 1989, aft being humbled connected location turf by Bournemouth connected Sunday.
We say: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Manchester United
In 1 of the astir intriguing festive fixtures, it could beryllium telling successful however some club's seasons cookware out, due to the fact that different triumph for Pereira successful his 2nd crippled could spot them cruise to safety.
Another decision for United would beryllium catastrophic, but they person a bully grounds present and look to beryllium doing amended connected the road, truthful they volition question to capitalise connected Wolves having the joint-worst location grounds successful the part truthful far.
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Liverpool vs. Leicester (Thursday, 8.00pm)
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Sweeping speech each obstacle successful their path, Premier League rubric favourites Liverpool resume their pursuit of stardom astatine 8pm connected Boxing Day, erstwhile Leicester City marque the jaunt to Anfield.
The Reds closed retired the pre-Christmas enactment with a breathtaking 6-3 triumph implicit Tottenham Hotspur connected December 22, portion Ruud van Nistelrooy's men were humbled astatine location to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
We say: Liverpool 4-1 Leicester City
After a mates of antiaircraft calamities, Leicester brag Van Nistlerooy mightiness see sacrificing an attacker to adhd an other assemblage successful defence connected Boxing Day, not that it should bash overmuch bully for precise long.
Slot's men whitethorn beryllium blameworthy of giving an casual extremity distant close now, but immoderate rearguard mistakes should beryllium cancelled retired by ruthless finishing, arsenic the Reds support their steadfast pb successful archetypal place.
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