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Arsenal aim to build on key win during visit to West Ham

Arsenal will follow up their biggest win of the season last weekend with a tricky visit to a West Ham United side that has already registered two victories over the Gunners this campaign. The third-place Gunners (15-4-4, 49 points) earned a comprehensive 3-1 victory over first-place Liverpool on Feb. 4, tightening the three-team race atop the Premier League. Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard scored in the fully deserved victory, one in which coach

Arsenal optimistic entering latest matchup with Liverpool

Arsenal will try to narrow the five-point gap on visiting league leader Liverpool when the teams meet for the third time in six weeks on Sunday. Liverpool (15-1-6, 51 points) earned a 1-1 draw in league play against Arsenal (14-4-4, 46 points) at home on Dec. 23, and the Reds beat the Gunners 2-0 in the FA Cup third round in London on Jan. 7. The latter result flattered Liverpool, though. Arsenal created the majority

Surging Chelsea visit Liverpool in League Cup final preview

Liverpool have been cruising atop the Premier League table even without goal-scorer extraordinaire Mo Salah, but the challenge will be difficult when they host an improving Chelsea in Wednesday’s League Cup Final preview. Salah has 14 league goals but has been out since early January for international duty with Egypt and then a hamstring injury sustained during group play at the African Cup of Nations. He hasn’t featured for Liverpool (14-1-6, 48 points) since New

Liverpool, minus Mo Salah, look to keep rolling at Bournemouth

Short-handed Liverpool will look to extend their lead atop the Premier League table when they visit resurgent Bournemouth on Sunday. Liverpool (13-1-6, 45 points) own four consecutive victories in all competitions and have five wins and two draws in their past seven games. Extending those runs would require overcoming the absence of Mo Salah — who is tied for the Premier League lead in goals (14) and assists (eight) — in the first of several

Refreshed Arsenal look to climb table, starting with Crystal Palace

Arsenal will look to keep pace at the top of the Premier League table when they host Crystal Palace in Saturday’s early kickoff in London. The Gunners (12-4-4, 40 points) enter the weekend fourth in the Premier League table after a two-week break that allowed Mikel Arteta’s team to escape for a brief training camp in Dubai. The hiatus came following a run of three consecutive defeats in all competitions, including back-to-back league losses and

Manchester United looks to gain ground as Tottenham visits

After exiting European competition in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League this fall, Manchester United will look to take a step toward a return to continental play when they host Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Man U (10-9-1, 31 points) begins the weekend in ninth place in the table, nine points back of the top four and Champions League places, and three back of a top-six position that is typically enough to secure a

Manchester City feeling more ‘dynamic’ ahead of clash vs. Newcastle

Manchester City will still be without reigning Premier League Golden Boot winner Erling Haaland when they travel north on Saturday to visit Newcastle United, who also continue to be ravaged by injuries. The recent return of attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne should have third-place City (12-3-4, 40 points) in a better position than in recent weeks as they look to close the five-point gap with Liverpool at the top of the table. Haaland is still

Aston Villa, Man U look to bounce back on Boxing Day

Manchester United and visiting Aston Villa both will be looking to rebound from weekend setbacks when they meet on Boxing Day at Old Trafford. United (9-8-1, 28 points) were forced to accept a familiar fate on Saturday, losing 2-0 at West Ham United in a game in which they had the majority of the possession and — in manager Erik ten Hag’s view — the chances. A victory would’ve taken Man U up to sixth

Liverpool hosts Arsenal in battle for first place

Liverpool host Arsenal on Saturday in one of the biggest matches of the Premier League season, with the winner virtually guaranteed to hold first place heading into Christmas. Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal (12-2-3, 39 points) enter the with a one-point lead on Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in a tightly contested race that sees five teams entering the weekend separated by six points. And a big reason Arteta’s Gunners kept up with eventual title-winners Manchester City last season

Surging West Ham looking to continue climb vs. Man U

West Ham United and Manchester United both will be looking for a victory that could move them into the top six when they meet in Saturday’s early kickoff in London. West Ham (8-6-3, 27 points) enters the weekend ninth in the Premier League table, but only a point back of Man U and two behind sixth-place Newcastle after picking up 13 points in the past six league games. When it’s gone bad for manager David