Football: Liverpool look ahead to Man City game
After their elimination from the Europa League at the hands of Besiktas, Liverpool look to game against second-place Manchester City Sunday to revive winning ways.
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Liverpool, which have been recently knocked out of the Europa League by Turkish club Besiktas, will look to their English Premier League home game against Manchester City Sunday for consolation.
But Liverpool will still be without regulars such as French center-back Mamadou Sakho, Brazilian defensive midfielder Lucas, English central midfielder Jordan Henderson, Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard, or Brazilian attacking midfielder Coutinho, all out due to injuries.
Manchester City are in second place with 55 points while Liverpool are sixth with 45 points.
The showdown at Anfield, Liverpool will kick off at 1200 GMT.
Manchester United will host Sunderland at Old Trafford on Saturday. Manchester United, in fourth place, have 47 points. The match will begin at 1500 GMT.
Third in league standings, Arsenal host Everton in London on Sunday. The game at Emirates Stadium will start at 1405 GMT. Gunners French right-back Mathieu Debuchy, Spanish defensive midfielder Mikel Arteta and Welsh central midfielder Aaron Ramsey are unavailable because of injury problems.
Leaders Chelsea's game against Leicester City and Tottenham's match versus Queens Park Rangers have been postponed because of the League Cup final to be played between Chelsea and Tottenham on Sunday.
- Matchday 27 fixtures are as follows:
Saturday
West Ham United vs Crystal Palace at 1245 GMT
Burnley vs Swansea City at 1500 GMT
Manchester United vs Sunderland at 1500 GMT
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa at 1500 GMT
Stoke City vs Hull City at 1500 GMT
West Bromwich Albion vs Southampton at 1500 GMT
Sunday
Liverpool vs Manchester City at 1200 GMT
Arsenal vs Everton at 1405 GMT
Standings:
Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chelsea | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 22 | 34 | 60 |
2 | Manchester City | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 25 | 31 | 55 |
3 | Arsenal | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 48 |
4 | Manchester United | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 18 | 47 |
5 | Southampton | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 46 |
6 | Liverpool | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 45 |
7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 44 |
8 | West Ham United | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 39 |
9 | Swansea City | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 37 |
10 | Stoke City | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 36 |
11 | Newcastle United | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 32 |
12 | Everton | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 28 |
13 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 27 |
14 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 27 |
15 | Hull City | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 26 |
16 | Sunderland | 26 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 25 |
17 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 22 |
18 | Burnley | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 22 |
19 | Aston Villa | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 36 | -23 | 22 |
20 | Leicester City | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 18 |