England Round 37

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Fulham vs Manchester City Preview:

Possible starting lineups:

Fulham:
Leno; Castagne, Diop, Ream, Robinson; Palhinha, Lukic; Iwobi, Pereira, Willian; Muniz

Manchester City:
Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Rodri, Kovacic; Bernardo, De Bruyne, Foden; Haaland

Fulham will welcome Manchester City to Craven Cottage in a match that could decide the champions. Fulham sit on the 13th place with 44 points and it seems they have nothing to play for, but pride. They are out of the relegation battle, while the European spots are far away. Furthermore, the current form is poor. Fulham are without a victory in the last three games, losing 3:1 to Liverpool and drawing with Crystal Palace and Brentford. Manager Marco Silva is doing a solid job and I believe the fans are satisfied. This will be Fulham's last home match of the campaign and they will try to make their fans happy. Silva has almost all players available, only the midfielder Harrison Reed is struggling with injury. He missed the draw with Brentford due to a knock, but should be ready in time for this match. If Reed is not deemed fit to start, then Sasa Lukic could deputize. Young Tosin Adarabioyo has been left out of the squad after reportedly turning down a contract extension.

Manchester City will try to write history and to win the Premier League fourth consecutive time. Pep Guardiola's side are just one point behind league leaders Arsenal having played a match less. That means Manchester City will move two points clear at the top of the table with a victory here, at least for 24 hours. Arsenal travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on Sunday afternoon. The Citizens are in good form, winning the last six league matches. City were impressive last weekend when they destroyed Wolverhampton Wanderers, winning 5:1 at Etihad. The atmosphere in the team is excellent, while the players confidence is high. In addition, Guardiola has a fully-fit squad to choose from. First-choice goalkeeper Ederson has recovered from a shoulder injury and started last weekend, while Ruben Dias has recovered from illness, as well as Phil Foden. The latter will probably start next to Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva, while the City's goal machine Haaland will lead the line.

Fulham vs Manchester City Prediction:

Manchester City are clear favorites, but Fulham will try to upset the reigning champions. However, it won't be easy. The Cottagers have beaten Man City just once in their last 15 Premier League home matches. It happened almost 20 years ago, in November 2005. However, Fulham have some positive results against Big-6 clubs this season. They have already beaten the likes of Arsenal and Tottenham at Craven Cottage, so there is reason for the hosts to be optimistic. I will also mention they played an 1:1 home draw with Liverpool in Carabao Cup, as well as two positive results on road - a 2:2 draw with Arsenal at the Emirats and the victory at Old Trafford. I think they are able to score, so this should be an efficient match with goals on both sides.

Fulham vs Manchester City Pick: Both teams to score - Yes @1.82 with Pinnacle

 

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Aston Villa vs Liverpool Preview:

Possible starting lineups:

Aston Villa:
Martinez; Cash, Torres, Lenglet, Digne; Diaby, Luiz, McGinn, Bailey; Duran, Watkins

Liverpool:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson; Elliott, Endo, Mac Allister; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz

Aston Villa will host Liverpool in the penultimate round of Premier League fixtures at Villa Park on Monday evening. While the Reds have already secured Champions League football for next season, the Lions can join them with a positive result here. Aston Villa have four points more than fifth-placed Tottenham, with two matches to play. But having on mind the Spurs should face Manchester City on Tuesday and then Sheffield United, I think they can't collect six points from this two fixtures. In other words, Aston Villa will end the season as fourth even with defeats in the last two games. The atmosphere in the squad is not at desired level. They had a frustrating European clash with Olympiacos on Thursday. Emery's men were eliminated from the Europa League after failed to overturn a two-goal deficit. What is worse, they returned to England tired. In addition, Youri Tielemans, Alex Moreno and Nicolo Zaniolo are all rated as doubtful and will require late fitness tests. Winger Morgan Rogers is definitely out after picked up a hamstring injury in the Brighton loss. He joined Emiliano Buendia, Tyrone Mings, Boubacar Kamara and Jacob Ramsey on the sidelines. As such, the 20-year-old midfielder Tim Ireogbunam, who has just one Premier League start to his name, could be an option here.

Liverpool are out of title race and they will finish as third, regardless of the results in the last two rounds. Free from the pressure, they outplayed Tottenham last weekend, winning 4:2 at Anfield. Four goals were scored by four different players - Mohamed Salah, Andrew Robertson, Harvey Elliott and Cody Gakpo. However, the defense wasn't at desired level and allowed Richarlison and Son Heung-min to find the back of the net. The Reds failed to register a clean sheet since 2 March, meaning they have conceded on each of the last nine Premier League matches. They also suffered a 3:1 aggregate defeat to Atalanta in Europa League and suffered a painful elimination from Man United in the FA Cup. But right now it is not important, Liverpool will finish the season on the third place. What is important, that's Klopp's departure. There will be lot of emotions next weekend, probably tears too. In the meantime the players will try to pleased the boss with a victory here. The guests are without Diogo Jota, Ben Doak, Bobby Clark, Thiago Alcantara and Joel Matip due to injuries. Andy Robertson is rated as doubtful after missed the last training sessions, with Kostas Tsimikas and Joe Gomez ready to deputize.

Aston Villa vs Liverpool Prediction:

Aston Villa had a frustrating European clash with Olympiacos on Thursday. They failed to overturn a two-goal deficit, while returned to England fatigued. The actual form is poor, they lost twice in Europa League, lost to Brighton last weekend domestically and squandered a two-goal advantage to Chelsea in the game before. Liverpool are out of Europe, so they will come into this match well rested. The Reds have scored six goals in their last two game and I think they are closer to the victory.

Aston Villa vs Liverpool Pick: Liverpool to win @ 1.70 with Everygame