English Premier League: Live scores, fixtures, EPL results and standings – 10-12 January
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The English Premier League returns from its break for cup action with another bumper weekend across the country.
Unstoppable Liverpool reached a calendar year unbeaten in the EPL when they polished off the festive fixture programme with a confident 2-0 win over Sheffield United at Anfield.
It left Jurgen Klopp’s side 13 points clear at the top of the table with a game in hand ahead of their visit to Tottenham for the Saturday evening kick off.
Spurs have had their improving form checked at the turn of the year, with a draw against bottom side Norwich followed up by defeat at Southampton on New Year’s Day.
The Saints now face a trip to Leicester, the side nearest to keeping a fingertip on the coattails of league leaders Liverpool.
Brendan Rodgers’ men have won two on the bounce, leaving them a point clear of Manchester City in second as the Premier League returns.
The reigning champions hit back from defeat at Wolves to seal back-to-back wins at the Etihad Stadium, now taking their desperate chase of Liverpool to Aston Villa on Sunday.
Villa have won two of their last three to haul themselves just above the choppy waters of the relegation zone.
Manchester United tasted defeat at Arsenal on New Year’s Day, pegging them back in fifth in the table.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side have the chance to make amends when rock-bottom Norwich tip-toe into Old Trafford fearing the worst, having not won a league game in eight attempts since November.
Arsenal have another tough ask after their much-needed victory over the Red Devils, heading south across the River Thames for a London derby with high-flying Crystal Palace.
The Eagles are a point and a place above the Gunners in mid-table, with Roy Hodgson’s men sitting ninth going into their Saturday lunchtime kick off.
Chelsea will remain fourth whatever happens this weekend, with Frank Lampard’s side having the chance to bolster that position at home to Burnley.
The Blues were held to a draw at Brighton to bring in 2020, while the Clarets have slipped to a worrying 15th following three defeats on the spin.
Wolves endured an annoying end to the festive period, with two straight defeats hampering their European qualification ambitions.
They now welcome Newcastle to Molineux, with the Toon Army having gone one worse in losing three in a row at the turn of the year.
Everton’s eye-catching upturn in form was knocked back by Manchester City last time out but they’ll be confident of three more points under boss Carlo Ancelotti as Brighton visit Goodison Park on Saturday.
Sheffield United and West Ham rekindle their sometime rivalry on Friday night to herald a return to Premier League action.
The Blades have the carrot of going above Manchester United into fifth if they can snaffle three points at Bramall Lane, laying the ghosts of Carlos Tevez et al to rest in the process.
David Moyes made the perfect return to east London on New Year’s Day, with his charges thumping sorry Bournemouth 4-0 at the London Stadium, calming the Hammers’ relegation concerns.
The same can’t be said for Eddie Howe’s Cherries, who slipped into the drop zone as a result.
Even more alarming is that Sunday’s visitors to the Vitality Stadium, 19th-placed Watford, have won three of their last four under new boss Nigel Pearson, to sit just a point behind their south coast hosts.
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