EPL Index Match Previews

The Champions League quarter-finals will be played this week, with all four English teams remaining in the competition. Two of them will face off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Tuesday night, as Manchester City travel to face Spurs. These two teams have differing ambitions this season, but they must be looking at this competition as one they can win, now they have reached this stage. In the previous meeting this season, Pep Guardiola's men came out on top, but …

Chelsea host West Ham United on Monday as they continue their hunt for a top four finish. It won’t be an easy game, as the Hammers relish London derbies, but at this stage of the season, there is no room for error. The victory over Brighton was impressive and highlighted the better things about the team. It is important that Maurizio Sarri doesn’t move away from that on Monday, as it looks like he has finally found a winning style. …

Everton are nowhere the relegation fight and not close enough to the fight for the top six. They are in the thick of the fight for seventh place and, while that may not be all that glamorous, the difference between finishing seventh and finishing 11th is significant. They will look to get as many points as possible and try to get some encouraging results for next season. Beating Arsenal would fall under one of those encouraging results. A win against …

Liverpool have a chance to put the pressure on Manchester City this weekend as they travel to face Southampton on Friday night. Pep Guardiola’s men will be playing a FA Cup semi-final, which means the Reds need to take advantage this weekend. It won’t be an easy game for them as Ralph Hassenhuttl has improved Southampton and they will be desperate to perform well against the title contenders. Also taking the recent history between the two clubs, there will be …

Chelsea continue their hunt for a top four finish during the week as they welcome Brighton and Hove Albion to Stamford Bridge. This is the rearranged fixture that was due to take place on the weekend that saw the Blues lose in the Carabao Cup final. There was a potential crisis brewing in the aftermath of that, but that has been avoided by the club. Although they managed to deal with the situation, the position of Maurizio Sarri remains uncertain …

Arsenal went into the international break with two huge results, beating Manchester United and Stade Rennes to advance in the Europa League. This has put them in pole position to make it back into the Champions League through either the Premier League or Europa League. They can't let those good results go to waste by throwing away points against teams they are expected to beat like Newcastle. If they are to achieve their objective of top four this season, they'll …

Not too long ago, the Premier League title race was being touted as a triangular contest between the favourites and holders Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur. But, as the league action returns this weekend after the international break, it is increasingly clear that the title is a matter that will have to be settled between City and Liverpool, while the third-placed Spurs will actually have to duke it out with the other members of the Big Six to stake …

Chelsea are facing a difficult test on Sunday as they travel to face relegation-threatened Cardiff City. Based on the strength of the two squads, an away win will be expected, but anything can happen at this stage of the season. In their last outing, the Blues were beaten by Everton and Neil Warnock can take plenty of confidence from that result. Although they have a talented squad, the West London side have struggled to show an incisive cutting edge and …