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How much the Premier League table could change this weekend - every team's potential place


1 team hasn't moved Man City 18 17 1 0 56 12 44 52 W Won against Southampton on November 29th 2017. W Won against West Ham United on December 3rd 2017. W Won against Manchester United on December 10th 2017. W Won against Swansea City on December 13th 2017. W Won against Tottenham Hotspur on December 16th 2017.

2 team hasn't moved Man Utd 18 13 2 3 39 12 27 41 W Won against Watford on November 28th 2017. W Won against Arsenal on December 2nd 2017. L Lost against Manchester City on December 10th 2017. W Won against AFC Bournemouth on December 13th 2017. W Won against West Bromwich Albion on December 17th 2017.

3 team hasn't moved Chelsea 18 12 2 4 32 14 18 38 W Won against Swansea City on November 29th 2017. W Won against Newcastle United on December 2nd 2017. L Lost against West Ham United on December 9th 2017. W Won against Huddersfield Town on December 12th 2017. W Won against Southampton on December 16th 2017.

4 team hasn't moved Liverpool 19 9 8 2 41 23 18 35 W Won against Brighton & Hove Albion on December 2nd 2017. D Drew against Everton on December 10th 2017. D Drew against West Bromwich Albion on December 13th 2017. W Won against AFC Bournemouth on December 17th 2017. D Drew against Arsenal on December 22nd 2017.

5 team hasn't moved Arsenal 19 10 4 5 34 23 11 34 L Lost against Manchester United on December 2nd 2017. D Drew against Southampton on December 10th 2017. D Drew against West Ham United on December 13th 2017. W Won against Newcastle United on December 16th 2017. D Drew against Liverpool on December 22nd 2017.

6 team hasn't moved Burnley 18 9 5 4 16 12 4 32 W Won against AFC Bournemouth on November 29th 2017. L Lost against Leicester City on December 2nd 2017. W Won against Watford on December 9th 2017. W Won against Stoke City on December 12th 2017. D Drew against Brighton & Hove Albion on December 16th 2017.

7 team hasn't moved Tottenham 18 9 4 5 31 18 13 31 L Lost against Leicester City on November 28th 2017. D Drew against Watford on December 2nd 2017. W Won against Stoke City on December 9th 2017. W Won against Brighton & Hove Albion on December 13th 2017. L Lost against Manchester City on December 16th 2017.

8 team hasn't moved Leicester 18 7 5 6 27 26 1 26 W Won against Tottenham Hotspur on November 28th 2017. W Won against Burnley on December 2nd 2017. W Won against Newcastle United on December 9th 2017. W Won against Southampton on December 13th 2017. L Lost against Crystal Palace on December 16th 2017.

9 team hasn't moved Everton 18 7 4 7 24 30 -6 25 W Won against West Ham United on November 29th 2017. W Won against Huddersfield Town on December 2nd 2017. D Drew against Liverpool on December 10th 2017. W Won against Newcastle United on December 13th 2017. W Won against Swansea City on December 18th 2017.

10 team hasn't moved Watford 18 6 4 8 27 33 -6 22 L Lost against Manchester United on November 28th 2017. D Drew against Tottenham Hotspur on December 2nd 2017. L Lost against Burnley on December 9th 2017. L Lost against Crystal Palace on December 12th 2017. L Lost against Huddersfield Town on December 16th 2017.

11 team hasn't moved Huddersfield 18 6 3 9 16 30 -14 21 L Lost against Arsenal on November 29th 2017. L Lost against Everton on December 2nd 2017. W Won against Brighton & Hove Albion on December 9th 2017. L Lost against Chelsea on December 12th 2017. W Won against Watford on December 16th 2017.

12 team hasn't moved Southampton 18 4 6 8 17 24 -7 18 L Lost against Manchester City on November 29th 2017. D Drew against AFC Bournemouth on December 3rd 2017. D Drew against Arsenal on December 10th 2017. L Lost against Leicester City on December 13th 2017. L Lost against Chelsea on December 16th 2017.

13 team hasn't moved Brighton 18 4 6 8 14 23 -9 18 D Drew against Crystal Palace on November 28th 2017. L Lost against Liverpool on December 2nd 2017. L Lost against Huddersfield Town on December 9th 2017. L Lost against Tottenham Hotspur on December 13th 2017. D Drew against Burnley on December 16th 2017.

14 team hasn't moved Crystal Palace 18 4 5 9 15 28 -13 17 D Drew against Brighton & Hove Albion on November 28th 2017. D Drew against West Bromwich Albion on December 2nd 2017. D Drew against AFC Bournemouth on December 9th 2017. W Won against Watford on December 12th 2017. W Won against Leicester City on December 16th 2017.

15 team hasn't moved West Ham 18 4 5 9 17 32 -15 17 L Lost against Everton on November 29th 2017. L Lost against Manchester City on December 3rd 2017. W Won against Chelsea on December 9th 2017. D Drew against Arsenal on December 13th 2017. W Won against Stoke City on December 16th 2017.

16 team hasn't moved Bournemouth 18 4 4 10 15 24 -9 16 L Lost against Burnley on November 29th 2017. D Drew against Southampton on December 3rd 2017. D Drew against Crystal Palace on December 9th 2017. L Lost against Manchester United on December 13th 2017. L Lost against Liverpool on December 17th 2017.

17 team hasn't moved Stoke 18 4 4 10 19 39 -20 16 L Lost against Liverpool on November 29th 2017. W Won against Swansea City on December 2nd 2017. L Lost against Tottenham Hotspur on December 9th 2017. L Lost against Burnley on December 12th 2017. L Lost against West Ham United on December 16th 2017.

18 team hasn't moved Newcastle 18 4 3 11 16 27 -11 15 D Drew against West Bromwich Albion on November 28th 2017. L Lost against Chelsea on December 2nd 2017. L Lost against Leicester City on December 9th 2017. L Lost against Everton on December 13th 2017. L Lost against Arsenal on December 16th 2017.

19 team hasn't moved West Brom 18 2 8 8 13 24 -11 14 D Drew against Newcastle United on November 28th 2017. D Drew against Crystal Palace on December 2nd 2017. L Lost against Swansea City on December 9th 2017. D Drew against Liverpool on December 13th 2017. L Lost against Manchester United on December 17th 2017.


HOW much could the Premier League table change this weekend?

“Where could the likes of Stoke, Watford and Crystal Palace be after this weekend's fixtures?”

This weekend’s top flight action begins tonight when Arsenal take on Liverpool at the Emirates.

There are then nine fixtures in store on a bumper Premier League Saturday.

Champions Chelsea first go away to Everton in the early kickoff, before Leicester host Manchester United in the day’s late match.

Other Saturday games include: West Ham vs Newcastle, Manchester City vs Bournemouth and Burnley vs Tottenham.

But how much could the Premier League table change over the weekend?

Sportsvisualized.com have worked out the range of positions each club could be in after the latest round of fixtures.

CLICK THROUGH THE GALLERY ABOVE TO SEE WHAT POSITION YOUR TEAM COULD BE IN BY THE END OF THIS WEEKEND.


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Liverpool's Mohamed Salah grabbed his 15th Premier League goal of the season on Friday in his side's absorbing 3-3 draw with Arsenal.

The Egyptian continued his sensational recent form, putting his team in complete control of the contest at 2-0. However, Arsenal stormed back in the second period to go 3-2 ahead—netting three goals in five minutes—before Roberto Firmino netted an equaliser.

Salah is now three goals ahead of Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane, who will be keen to close the gap against Burnley on Saturday.

Here's a reminder of how the top scorers in the Premier League are currently shaping up, a recap of Friday's clash and a look ahead at what's to come this weekend.

Premier League 2017-18 Top Scorers

15—Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

12—Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)

11—Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)

10—Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United), Wayne Rooney (Everton), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)

9—Alvaro Morata (Chelsea)

8—Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City)

For the Premier League table in full, visit the competition's official website.

Salah Grabs Goal No. 15

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It was clear early in the game that Salah was going to cause Arsenal a lot of issues, as he was able to find space up against Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

He was involved in the opener when his cross deflected into the path of Philippe Coutinho and should have netted in the first half when through on goal. In the second period, he did eventually get on the scoresheet.

Firmino released his team-mate with space to run into, and with the Arsenal defence backing off, the winger curled a shot into the corner via a small deflection.

Sky Sports Statto provided an angle of Salah's strike and noted he's set for his best-ever goalscoring season:

The forward would have then been disappointed to see his team unable to see this one out, as errors in defence and in goal allowed Arsenal a route back into the game.

As we can see courtesy of the Premier League Twitter account, it didn't take the Gunners long to chop down Liverpool's lead:

Salah moved into the centre-forward position late in the game and remained a constant threat on the break. Liverpool were able to get back on terms through Firmino, although the Reds will be disappointed not to have made more of another brilliant evening's work from their No. 11.

Weekend Preview

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The second game of Week 19 will see an improving Everton side take on Chelsea, although one team will be without their scorer-in-chief.

Indeed, Morata picked up his fifth yellow card of the campaign in midweek against Bournemouth, meaning he will sit this one out. Meanwhile, for the Toffees, Rooney is in exceptional form having returned to Goodison Park from Manchester United in the summer.

While he may no longer be a force of nature in the final third, he's been so effective for Everton. Journalist Paul Brown has been impressed with Rooney's efforts:

The man currently trailing Salah in the race for the golden boot is Kane, and he will be desperate to find his shooting boots again after feeding off scraps in the 4-1 loss to Manchester City last weekend. Burnley have proven to be obdurate opponents this season, though.

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City have a trio of scorers in the hunt for the prize in Aguero, Sterling and Jesus, all of whom will be hopeful of adding more against a struggling Bournemouth team.

Few would have anticipated Sterling being so high up at this point in the season, but he's found a brilliant potency in front of goal. Per Scouted Football, his strikes have been important, too:

Elsewhere, Lukaku is beginning to rediscover his edge for United after something of a lean spell. The Belgian has grabbed two goals in his last two games and will want to extend his run against Leicester City.


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Jan Vertonghen is convinced a raft of returning players can help propel Tottenham back up the Premier League table after their recent struggles.

A heavy defeat away to Manchester City last week left Spurs seventh and counting the cost of what has been a bruising start to a season in which aspirations were high for a squad that appeared to have greater depth than those that had competed for the title in recent years.

However a raft of injuries have hit Tottenham hard, with Moussa Dembele, Harry Winks, Danny Rose and Erik Lamela spending much of the season on the sidelines, the latter two having already missed the end of last season.

Centre-back Toby Alderweireld is not expected to return until February whilst Victor Wanyama is only just stepping up his recovery from a knee cartilage problem that has sidelined him since the second week of the season.

With Mauricio Pochettino’s squad numbers starting to swell Vertonghen is optimistic that Spurs can mount a climb up the table even if league leaders Manchester City, 21 points ahead, look out of sight.

“Obviously we lost 4-1 and City played very well but we can - and will - do a lot better in the next couple of games,” Vertonghen told ESPN.

“We've got a lot of guys coming back from injuries - there's still a couple out of course - but I think we're looking very good at the moment.”

Whilst many of their top six rivals spent the week vying for spots in the EFL Cup semi-finals Tottenham were able to recuperate ahead of the inevitably draining festive run of games.

Pochettino has used the time to drill his squad on fundamentals including set pieces and shape but Vertonghen says the Spurs squad have also used the break as a time to reflect on their recent achievements.

“It's good for us to get together, to know what we've achieved in the last couple of seasons,” he added. “We still have the same group and we're still with each other. I see no reason not to get back on track during Christmas.

“A bit of luck is missing this year, but only Kyle Walker left us from that team [last summer, when he joined Manchester City] and I see no reason we can't do the same again.”

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