Last Sunday we witnessed a thunderous occasion between Man City and Liverpool, as the top two teams in the Premier League duked it out at the Etihad Stadium.
With English Premier League and the FA Cup in full swing this weekend, we are seeing a split schedule between both competitions. This is also the last weekend of EPL action before the international break.
Last weekend was lowkey but had a great round of fixtures. Chelsea and Liverpool competed in the Carabao Cup, and Liverpool ran out 11-10 winners on penalties after an enthralling 120 goalless minutes. That also meant that Arsenal and Leicester got the weekend off.
It's been a while since the English Premier League was in full swing. With the international break, FA Cup weekends, EPL play has been on the back burner. There was also the African Cup of Nations that was won on Sunday by Senegal for the first time.
As COVID-19 once again disrupts the festive English Premier League fixtures, teams and managers are left sweating about who is available and who is being pushed towards the red line as the number of games and minutes test even the strongest and fittest of players.
At the close of the weekend, the top three teams won again. Tottenham Hotspur had their game against Brighton called off because of a COVID-19 outbreak.
During the great midweek round of fixtures, we saw Liverpool dominate the Merseyside Derby; Manchester City looked good against Aston Villa, with Bernardo Silva scoring a lovely goal; and Chelsea just got their noses over the line against Watford to keep them at the summit of the English Premier League table.
A cold weekend in the EPL saw one fixture fall foul of the weather, heavy snow fell in Burnley and a decision was made to call off their match-up with Spurs. This match will now be rearranged for a later date.
Is it a three-horse race for the title? Of course it's too early to make a concrete prediction, but the play of Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool this last round certainly make you think so.
As the World Cup qualifying ends for the rest of 2021, English Premier League teams eagerly await news of their players that have been on international duty.
A thunderous round nine of fixtures saw the three true title contenders of Chelsea, Manchester City, and Liverpool show the rest of the English Premier League what they're dealing with.
After a solid set of results over the weekend there are three teams at the top, Manchester United, along with Chelsea and Liverpool. Chelsea and Liverpool remarkably have identical records!
The international break is over and we're back ready for English Premier League action. As various players left at the end of last month for the World Cup Qualifiers, the transfer window slammed shut until January.