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The title race between Chelsea and Manchester City in England's top football division, the Barclays Premier League, is heating up as the two top teams have the same goal average and number of points as each other before matchday 21.
Nicknamed The Blues, London side Chelsea will take on Newcastle United at their home ground, Stamford Bridge, on Saturday. Home side Chelsea will field a full-strength team for the match, as they have no injured or suspended players. The game will kick off at 1500 GMT.
Title contender Manchester City will play away to Everton on Saturday. City will lack their star player, Argentine forward Sergio Aguero, who is still injured. The match between the two sides will start at 1500 GMT.
Another London club, Arsenal, will host Stoke City at their home stadium, the Emirates Stadium, on Sunday. Home side Arsenal are in sixth place in the standings and far from impacting the title race. The Gunners might face trouble against Stoke City as they have many injured players, such as midfielders Mikel Arteta, Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey and Abou Diaby. The match will kick off at 1330 GMT.
Manchester United -- currently third in the league table -- will meet Southampton at Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday. United midfielder Daley Blind is unable to play for his team due to a knee injury. The game will begin at 1600 GMT.
- Fixtures are as follows:
Saturday
Sunderland vs Liverpool at 1245 GMT
Swansea City vs West Ham United at 1500 GMT
West Bromwich Albion vs Hull City at 1500 GMT
Chelsea vs Newcastle United at 1500 GMT
Burnley vs Queens Park Rangers at 1500 GMT
Everton vs Manchester City at 1500 GMT
Leicester City vs Aston Villa at 1500 GMT
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur at 1730 GMT
Sunday
Arsenal vs Stoke City at 1330 GMT
Manchester United vs Southampton at 1600 GMT
- Standings in Premier League are as follows:
| Rank | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 1 |
Chelsea |
20 |
14 |
4 |
2 |
44 |
19 |
25 |
46 |
| 1 |
Manchester City |
20 |
14 |
4 |
2 |
44 |
19 |
25 |
46 |
| 3 |
Manchester United |
20 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
34 |
20 |
14 |
37 |
| 4 |
Southampton |
20 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
34 |
15 |
19 |
36 |
| 5 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
20 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
29 |
27 |
2 |
34 |
| 6 |
Arsenal |
20 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
34 |
25 |
9 |
33 |
| 7 |
West Ham United |
20 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
31 |
24 |
7 |
32 |
| 8 |
Liverpool |
20 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
28 |
27 |
1 |
29 |
| 9 |
Swansea City |
20 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
25 |
24 |
1 |
29 |
| 10 |
Newcastle United |
20 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
25 |
31 |
-6 |
27 |
| 11 |
Stoke City |
20 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
22 |
24 |
-2 |
26 |
| 12 |
Aston Villa |
20 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
-11 |
22 |
| 13 |
Everton |
20 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
29 |
33 |
-4 |
21 |
| 14 |
Sunderland |
20 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
18 |
30 |
-12 |
20 |
| 15 |
Hull City |
20 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
20 |
26 |
-6 |
19 |
| 16 |
Queens Park Rangers |
20 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
22 |
35 |
-13 |
19 |
| 17 |
West Bromwich Albion |
20 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
19 |
29 |
-10 |
18 |
| 18 |
Crystal Palace |
20 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
20 |
30 |
-10 |
17 |
| 19 |
Burnley |
20 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
17 |
32 |
-15 |
17 |
| 20 |
Leicester City |
20 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
19 |
33 |
-14 |
14 |
